Japan vs South America: Rice — Production
Rice — Production over time
- Japan
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 24.21 million t against 10.14 million t in Japan, a difference of 14.08 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and South America ranks 8th of 133 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 million t | 8.42 million t | 8.75 million t | Japan |
| 1970s | 15.78 million t | 11.27 million t | 4.51 million t | Japan |
| 1980s | 13.34 million t | 15.13 million t | 1.78 million t | South America |
| 1990s | 12.47 million t | 17.15 million t | 4.69 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 10.95 million t | 22.00 million t | 11.05 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 10.87 million t | 24.36 million t | 13.49 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 10.42 million t | 24.81 million t | 14.39 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, Japan or South America?
- South America, at 24.21 million t against 10.14 million t in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production between Japan and South America?
- 14.08 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South America rank globally for rice — production?
- Japan ranks 12th and South America ranks 8th 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
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.