Puerto Rico vs Southern Africa: Rice — Production, annual growth rate

Puerto Rico
14.06 % change on previous year
in 2023
Southern Africa
0.0304 % change on previous year
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Southern Africa rank
21st

Rice — Production, annual growth rate over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Southern Africa
-2000200400196219922023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 14.06 % change on previous year against 0.0304 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 14.03 % change on previous year.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 462.9 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 130 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Southern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 5.76 % change on previous year 5.78 % change on previous year 0.0234 % change on previous year Southern Africa
1970s 2.65 % change on previous year -1.9 % change on previous year 4.55 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
1980s -17.37 % change on previous year -1.96 % change on previous year 15.41 % change on previous year Southern Africa
1990s -100 % change on previous year -7.13 % change on previous year 92.87 % change on previous year Southern Africa
2010s 148.31 % change on previous year 0.8139 % change on previous year 147.5 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
2020s 18.64 % change on previous year 0.0168 % change on previous year 18.63 % change on previous year Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, annual growth rate, Puerto Rico or Southern Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 14.06 % change on previous year against 0.0304 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production, annual growth rate between Puerto Rico and Southern Africa?
14.03 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Southern Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Southern Africa rank globally for rice — production, annual growth rate?
Puerto Rico ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
159 places, 9,019 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.