Melanesia vs South America: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Melanesia
25.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
South America
4.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
9th
South America rank
8th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- South America
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 25.39 % change on previous year against 4.43 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 20.96 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 5.7 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South America ahead.
Melanesia ranks 9th and South America ranks 8th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and South America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | 6.27 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1970s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0.8731 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1980s | 0.9279 % change on previous year | 0.5492 % change on previous year | 0.3787 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | -5.45 % change on previous year | -0.6309 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2000s | -2.22 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2010s | -2.36 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | 0.0591 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 6.47 % change on previous year | 0.4829 % change on previous year | 5.98 % 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 South America?
- Melanesia, at 25.39 % change on previous year against 4.43 % change on previous year in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Melanesia and South America?
- 20.96 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and South America rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and South America ranks 8th 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.