Rice — Production in Africa
Africa: Rice — Production was 42.67 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 42.67 million t for rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Africa peaked at 42.67 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.31 million t, in 1961.
Africa ranks 8th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.92 million t | 4.31 million t | 7.14 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.76 million t | 7.29 million t | 8.49 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.84 million t | 8.57 million t | 13.08 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.96 million t | 12.70 million t | 17.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.04 million t | 16.64 million t | 24.35 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.27 million t | 25.82 million t | 36.27 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.87 million t | 37.70 million t | 42.67 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — production in Africa?
- Rice — production in Africa was 42.67 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.67 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 million t in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for rice — production?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.