Africa vs Melanesia: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Africa
2.94 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
25.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Africa rank
11th
Melanesia rank
9th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 25.39 % change on previous year against 2.94 % change on previous year in Africa, a difference of 22.45 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 8.6 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.57 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1970s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1980s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 0.9279 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | -5.45 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.89 % change on previous year | -2.22 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2010s | 5.88 % change on previous year | -2.36 % change on previous year | 8.24 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, annual growth rate, Africa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 25.39 % change on previous year against 2.94 % change on previous year in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Africa and Melanesia?
- 22.45 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.