Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Rice — Production, per square kilometre
Saudi Arabia
0.0004 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0025 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
98th
South Africa rank
95th
Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0025 t per square kilometre against 0.0004 t per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0021 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 6.0 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 95th of 120 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | 0.002 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0025 t per square kilometre against 0.0004 t per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 0.0021 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 95th 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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About this data
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.