Japan vs Western Africa: Rice — Production

Japan
10.14 million t
in 2023
Western Africa
24.17 million t
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Western Africa rank
9th

Rice — Production over time

  • Japan
  • Western Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 24.17 million t against 10.14 million t in Japan, a difference of 14.04 million t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 17.17 million t 1.77 million t 15.40 million t Japan
1970s 15.78 million t 2.55 million t 13.24 million t Japan
1980s 13.34 million t 4.17 million t 9.17 million t Japan
1990s 12.47 million t 6.41 million t 6.06 million t Japan
2000s 10.95 million t 8.20 million t 2.75 million t Japan
2010s 10.87 million t 16.90 million t 6.03 million t Western Africa
2020s 10.42 million t 22.29 million t 11.87 million t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Japan or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 24.17 million t against 10.14 million t in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Japan and Western Africa?
14.04 million t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Western Africa rank globally for rice — production?
Japan ranks 12th and Western Africa ranks 9th 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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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.