India vs World: Rice — Production, per square kilometre

India
69.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World
6.2 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
4th
World rank
1st

Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • World
0204060196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 69.88 t per square kilometre against 6.2 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 63.68 t per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 11.3 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 120 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1960s 18.16 t per square kilometre 2.48 t per square kilometre 15.68 t per square kilometre India
1970s 22.6 t per square kilometre 3.3 t per square kilometre 19.3 t per square kilometre India
1980s 30.18 t per square kilometre 4.36 t per square kilometre 25.82 t per square kilometre India
1990s 39.76 t per square kilometre 4.5 t per square kilometre 35.25 t per square kilometre India
2000s 44.95 t per square kilometre 4.91 t per square kilometre 40.04 t per square kilometre India
2010s 54.36 t per square kilometre 5.69 t per square kilometre 48.67 t per square kilometre India
2020s 65.52 t per square kilometre 6.06 t per square kilometre 59.46 t per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, per square kilometre, India or World?
India, at 69.88 t per square kilometre against 6.2 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between India and World?
63.68 t per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and World rank globally for rice — production, per square kilometre?
India ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,174 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.