Melanesia vs Western Africa: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Melanesia
25.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
9th
Western Africa rank
12th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 25.39 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 22.51 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 8.8 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.
Melanesia ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9279 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | -5.45 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 7.04 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | -2.22 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | -2.36 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | 9.47 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 6.47 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 2.61 % 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 Western Africa?
- Melanesia, at 25.39 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 22.51 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 12th 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.