Rice — Production in French Guiana

French Guiana: Rice — Production was 15,073 t in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
15,073 t
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
89th
of 133 countries
All-time high
31,544 t
in 2001
All-time low
15 t
in 1970
Years of data
46
1961–2006

Rice — Production in French Guiana, 1961–2006

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — production in French Guiana is 15,073 t, measured in 2006.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in French Guiana peaked at 31,544 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15 t, in 1970.

That places French Guiana 89th out of 133 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice — Production in French Guiana, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in French Guiana, 1961 to 2006.
Year t Change
1961 385 t —
1962 620 t +61.0%
1963 60 t -90.3%
1964 70 t +16.7%
1965 75 t +7.1%
1966 130 t +73.3%
1967 90 t -30.8%
1968 20 t -77.8%
1969 60 t +200.0%
1970 15 t -75.0%
1971 40 t +166.7%
1972 24 t -40.0%
1973 100 t +316.7%
1974 100 t +0.0%
1975 100 t +0.0%
1976 100 t +0.0%
1977 150 t +50.0%
1978 335 t +123.3%
1979 800 t +138.8%
1980 360 t -55.0%
1981 550 t +52.8%
1982 450 t -18.2%
1983 2,476 t +450.2%
1984 5,022 t +102.8%
1985 7,810 t +55.5%
1986 8,750 t +12.0%
1987 13,030 t +48.9%
1988 14,295 t +9.7%
1989 16,422 t +14.9%
1990 21,649 t +31.8%
1991 28,500 t +31.6%
1992 24,315 t -14.7%
1993 27,549 t +13.3%
1994 25,190 t -8.6%
1995 25,276 t +0.3%
1996 30,977 t +22.6%
1997 31,243 t +0.9%
1998 24,896 t -20.3%
1999 19,883 t -20.1%
2000 19,612 t -1.4%
2001 31,544 t +60.8%
2002 22,407 t -29.0%
2003 23,461 t +4.7%
2004 25,529 t +8.8%
2005 17,774 t -30.4%
2006 15,073 t -15.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Production in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +450.2% 450 t 2,476 t
1973 +316.7% 24 t 100 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 167.78 t 20 t 620 t 9
1970s 176.4 t 15 t 800 t 10
1980s 6,916 t 360 t 16,422 t 10
1990s 25,948 t 19,883 t 31,243 t 10
2000s 22,200 t 15,073 t 31,544 t 7

Countries ranked near French Guiana

  1. 86 North Macedonia 18,608 t compare
  2. 87 Belize 16,777 t compare
  3. 88 Azerbaijan 15,291 t compare
  4. 90 Ukraine 15,000 t compare
  5. 91 Romania 14,400 t compare
  6. 92 El Salvador 11,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in French Guiana?
Rice — production in French Guiana was 15,073 t in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in French Guiana?
The highest recorded value was 31,544 t in 2001.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in French Guiana?
The lowest recorded value was 15 t in 1970.
How does French Guiana rank for rice — production?
French Guiana ranks 89th out of 133 countries with data for 2006.
Is rice — production rising or falling in French Guiana?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this French Guiana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
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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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.