Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Rice — Area harvested

Afghanistan
129,200 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
139,645 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
44th
Uruguay rank
43rd

Rice — Area harvested over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uruguay
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 139,645 ha against 129,200 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 10,445 ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 212,222 ha 25,957 ha 186,265 ha Afghanistan
1970s 207,800 ha 44,992 ha 162,808 ha Afghanistan
1980s 163,750 ha 77,072 ha 86,678 ha Afghanistan
1990s 172,300 ha 140,871 ha 31,429 ha Afghanistan
2000s 160,600 ha 167,895 ha 7,295 ha Uruguay
2010s 168,552 ha 167,292 ha 1,260 ha Afghanistan
2020s 134,995 ha 143,669 ha 8,674 ha Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 139,645 ha against 129,200 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
10,445 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for rice — area harvested?
Afghanistan ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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