Melanesia vs Middle Africa: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Melanesia
25.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle Africa
8.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
9th
Middle Africa rank
7th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 25.39 % change on previous year against 8.13 % change on previous year in Middle Africa, a difference of 17.26 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 3.1 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Melanesia ranks 9th and Middle Africa ranks 7th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Middle Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6 % change on previous year | 10.45 % change on previous year | 12.05 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9279 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 1990s | -5.45 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | -2.22 % change on previous year | 0.8492 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | -2.36 % change on previous year | 13.78 % change on previous year | 16.14 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 6.47 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | 0.5649 % 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, Melanesia or Middle Africa?
- Melanesia, at 25.39 % change on previous year against 8.13 % change on previous year in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 17.26 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Middle Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and Middle Africa ranks 7th of 130 countries.
- 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.