Rice — Production in Oceania

Oceania: Rice — Production was 631,598 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
631,598 t
Change on year
up 24.4%
Rank
25th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.66 million t
in 2001
All-time low
32,929 t
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Production in Oceania, 1961–2024

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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 Oceania is 631,598 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 24.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Oceania peaked at 1.66 million t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32,929 t, in 2008.

Oceania ranks 25th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Rice — Production in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 142,560 t —
1962 163,275 t +14.5%
1963 163,787 t +0.3%
1964 165,744 t +1.2%
1965 174,106 t +5.0%
1966 203,131 t +16.7%
1967 237,385 t +16.9%
1968 249,103 t +4.9%
1969 287,488 t +15.4%
1970 274,005 t -4.7%
1971 323,581 t +18.1%
1972 268,208 t -17.1%
1973 327,035 t +21.9%
1974 428,645 t +31.1%
1975 412,905 t -3.7%
1976 443,104 t +7.3%
1977 555,482 t +25.4%
1978 514,459 t -7.4%
1979 721,820 t +40.3%
1980 645,777 t -10.5%
1981 791,157 t +22.5%
1982 888,340 t +12.3%
1983 546,241 t -38.5%
1984 663,983 t +21.6%
1985 898,128 t +35.3%
1986 718,319 t -20.0%
1987 573,077 t -20.2%
1988 793,747 t +38.5%
1989 837,427 t +5.5%
1990 953,678 t +13.9%
1991 819,247 t -14.1%
1992 1.15 million t +40.1%
1993 980,518 t -14.6%
1994 1.10 million t +12.5%
1995 1.16 million t +5.0%
1996 971,883 t -16.1%
1997 1.41 million t +44.9%
1998 1.34 million t -5.0%
1999 1.41 million t +5.5%
2000 1.12 million t -20.7%
2001 1.66 million t +48.4%
2002 1.21 million t -27.3%
2003 456,466 t -62.2%
2004 570,878 t +25.1%
2005 357,981 t -37.3%
2006 1.02 million t +184.8%
2007 181,376 t -82.2%
2008 32,929 t -81.8%
2009 75,935 t +130.6%
2010 207,924 t +173.8%
2011 734,942 t +253.5%
2012 927,125 t +26.1%
2013 1.17 million t +26.4%
2014 829,876 t -29.2%
2015 700,475 t -15.6%
2016 286,362 t -59.1%
2017 820,168 t +186.4%
2018 645,960 t -21.2%
2019 77,226 t -88.0%
2020 62,874 t -18.6%
2021 437,165 t +595.3%
2022 708,606 t +62.1%
2023 507,611 t -28.4%
2024 631,598 t +24.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Production in Oceania 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
2021 +595.3% 62,874 t 437,165 t
2011 +253.5% 207,924 t 734,942 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 198,509 t 142,560 t 287,488 t 9
1970s 426,924 t 268,208 t 721,820 t 10
1980s 735,620 t 546,241 t 898,128 t 10
1990s 1.13 million t 819,247 t 1.41 million t 10
2000s 668,353 t 32,929 t 1.66 million t 10
2010s 640,180 t 77,226 t 1.17 million t 10
2020s 469,571 t 62,874 t 708,606 t 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 22 Mali 2.76 million t compare
  2. 23 Malaysia 2.10 million t compare
  3. 23 Caribbean 1.18 million t compare
  4. 24 USSR 1.99 million t compare
  5. 25 Ghana 1.72 million t compare
  6. 26 China, Taiwan Province of 1.64 million t compare
  7. 27 Senegal 1.58 million t compare
  8. 28 Ecuador 1.56 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Oceania?
Rice — production in Oceania was 631,598 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 million t in 2001.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 32,929 t in 2008.
How does Oceania rank for rice — production?
Oceania ranks 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oceania 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.