Australia vs Turkey: Rice production by region
Australia
619,180 tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
1.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
45th
Turkey rank
42nd
Rice production by region over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.02 million tonnes against 619,180 tonnes in Australia, a difference of 399,820 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 42nd of 142 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178,222 tonnes | 223,111 tonnes | 44,889 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 403,285 tonnes | 275,670 tonnes | 127,615 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 705,016 tonnes | 292,580 tonnes | 412,436 tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.11 million tonnes | 253,000 tonnes | 853,690 tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 651,035 tonnes | 537,932 tonnes | 113,102 tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 629,268 tonnes | 905,000 tonnes | 275,732 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 456,092 tonnes | 969,800 tonnes | 513,708 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Australia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.02 million tonnes against 619,180 tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Australia and Turkey?
- 399,820 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for rice production by region?
- Australia ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 42nd of 142 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.