Myanmar vs South America: Rice — Production

Myanmar
25.65 million t
in 2023
South America
24.21 million t
in 2023
Myanmar rank
8th
South America rank
11th

Rice — Production over time

  • Myanmar
  • South America
10.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 25.65 million t against 24.21 million t in South America, a difference of 1.44 million t.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

Myanmar ranks 8th and South America ranks 11th of 146 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and South America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South America Difference Ahead
1960s 7.70 million t 8.42 million t 727,403 t South America
1970s 8.98 million t 11.27 million t 2.29 million t South America
1980s 13.94 million t 15.13 million t 1.18 million t South America
1990s 16.64 million t 17.15 million t 511,470 t South America
2000s 26.82 million t 22.00 million t 4.82 million t Myanmar
2010s 27.53 million t 24.36 million t 3.17 million t Myanmar
2020s 26.87 million t 24.81 million t 2.06 million t Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Myanmar or South America?
Myanmar, at 25.65 million t against 24.21 million t in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Myanmar and South America?
1.44 million t, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South America rank globally for rice — production?
Myanmar ranks 8th and South America ranks 11th of 146 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.