Japan vs Melanesia: Rice — Production

Japan
10.14 million t
in 2023
Melanesia
10,803 t
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Melanesia rank
15th

Rice — Production over time

  • Japan
  • Melanesia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.14 million t against 10,803 t in Melanesia, a difference of 10.13 million t.

That makes Japan's figure about 938.3 times Melanesia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 133 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Melanesia Difference Ahead
1960s 17.17 million t 20,287 t 17.15 million t Japan
1970s 15.78 million t 23,640 t 15.76 million t Japan
1980s 13.34 million t 30,603 t 13.31 million t Japan
1990s 12.47 million t 22,487 t 12.45 million t Japan
2000s 10.95 million t 17,210 t 10.93 million t Japan
2010s 10.87 million t 10,746 t 10.86 million t Japan
2020s 10.42 million t 13,474 t 10.41 million t Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Japan or Melanesia?
Japan, at 10.14 million t against 10,803 t in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Japan and Melanesia?
10.13 million t, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Melanesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Melanesia rank globally for rice — production?
Japan ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.