Portugal vs Rwanda: Rice — Area harvested

Portugal
27,720 ha
in 2024
Rwanda
34,551 ha
in 2024
Portugal rank
70th
Rwanda rank
67th

Rice — Area harvested over time

  • Portugal
  • Rwanda
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 34,551 ha against 27,720 ha in Portugal, a difference of 6,831 ha.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 67th of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 35,741 ha 96.11 ha 35,645 ha Portugal
1970s 35,403 ha 967 ha 34,436 ha Portugal
1980s 31,314 ha 2,515 ha 28,799 ha Portugal
1990s 25,653 ha 4,194 ha 21,459 ha Portugal
2000s 25,627 ha 11,140 ha 14,487 ha Portugal
2010s 29,608 ha 24,450 ha 5,158 ha Portugal
2020s 27,644 ha 32,147 ha 4,503 ha Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, Portugal or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 34,551 ha against 27,720 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Portugal and Rwanda?
6,831 ha, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Rwanda rank globally for rice — area harvested?
Portugal ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 67th 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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