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Rice — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Rice — Production was 2.10 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.10 million t
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
18th
of 28 groups
All-time high
2.94 million t
in 2012
All-time low
1.13 million t
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — production in Southern Europe stood at 2.10 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Southern Europe peaked at 2.94 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million t, in 1965.

Southern Europe ranks 18th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Year t Change
1961 1.38 million t —
1962 1.33 million t -3.6%
1963 1.24 million t -6.6%
1964 1.34 million t +8.5%
1965 1.13 million t -15.6%
1966 1.26 million t +11.4%
1967 1.38 million t +9.3%
1968 1.29 million t -6.5%
1969 1.59 million t +23.2%
1970 1.52 million t -4.5%
1971 1.53 million t +0.8%
1972 1.38 million t -10.1%
1973 1.71 million t +24.3%
1974 1.67 million t -2.5%
1975 1.66 million t -0.9%
1976 1.49 million t -9.8%
1977 1.30 million t -12.9%
1978 1.63 million t +25.1%
1979 1.82 million t +11.6%
1980 1.69 million t -6.9%
1981 1.59 million t -5.9%
1982 1.69 million t +6.2%
1983 1.49 million t -11.6%
1984 1.73 million t +15.6%
1985 1.88 million t +9.1%
1986 1.96 million t +4.1%
1987 1.89 million t -3.8%
1988 1.91 million t +1.4%
1989 1.87 million t -2.0%
1990 2.15 million t +14.8%
1991 2.12 million t -1.6%
1992 2.08 million t -1.6%
1993 1.86 million t -10.9%
1994 2.10 million t +13.1%
1995 1.99 million t -5.1%
1996 2.57 million t +29.2%
1997 2.62 million t +1.9%
1998 2.56 million t -2.3%
1999 2.61 million t +1.9%
2000 2.36 million t -9.7%
2001 2.45 million t +4.0%
2002 2.51 million t +2.3%
2003 2.58 million t +2.8%
2004 2.75 million t +6.4%
2005 2.54 million t -7.5%
2006 2.49 million t -2.2%
2007 2.63 million t +5.8%
2008 2.41 million t -8.5%
2009 2.93 million t +21.8%
2010 2.85 million t -2.8%
2011 2.88 million t +1.1%
2012 2.94 million t +2.2%
2013 2.75 million t -6.6%
2014 2.67 million t -2.7%
2015 2.84 million t +6.4%
2016 2.89 million t +1.8%
2017 2.89 million t -0.3%
2018 2.67 million t -7.4%
2019 2.68 million t +0.1%
2020 2.69 million t +0.4%
2021 2.52 million t -6.3%
2022 1.98 million t -21.5%
2023 2.10 million t +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.33 million t 1.13 million t 1.59 million t 9
1970s 1.57 million t 1.30 million t 1.82 million t 10
1980s 1.77 million t 1.49 million t 1.96 million t 10
1990s 2.27 million t 1.86 million t 2.62 million t 10
2000s 2.56 million t 2.36 million t 2.93 million t 10
2010s 2.81 million t 2.67 million t 2.94 million t 10
2020s 2.32 million t 1.98 million t 2.69 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 15 Egypt 5.60 million t compare
  2. 15 Melanesia 10,803 t compare
  3. 16 Madagascar 5.12 million t compare
  4. 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 181.54 t compare
  5. 16 Micronesia 181.54 t compare
  6. 17 Republic of Korea 4.90 million t compare
  7. 18 Sri Lanka 4.51 million t compare
  8. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 100 t compare
  9. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 2.01 million t compare
  10. 19 Guinea 3.53 million t compare
  11. 20 Peru 3.37 million t compare
  12. 21 Mali 3.02 million t compare
  13. 21 Caribbean 1.22 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Southern Europe?
Rice — production in Southern Europe was 2.10 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.94 million t in 2012.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million t in 1965.
How does Southern Europe rank for rice — production?
Southern Europe ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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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
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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.