Bangladesh vs USSR: Rice production by region

Bangladesh
60.57 million tonnes
in 2024
USSR
1.99 million tonnes
in 1991
Bangladesh rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st

Rice production by region over time

  • Bangladesh
  • USSR
020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 60.57 million tonnes against 1.99 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 58.58 million tonnes.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 30.5 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 142 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 15.70 million tonnes 591,778 tonnes 15.11 million tonnes Bangladesh
1970s 17.65 million tonnes 1.75 million tonnes 15.90 million tonnes Bangladesh
1980s 22.52 million tonnes 2.43 million tonnes 20.09 million tonnes Bangladesh
1990s 26.74 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes 24.67 million tonnes Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production by region, Bangladesh or USSR?
Bangladesh, at 60.57 million tonnes against 1.99 million tonnes in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice production by region between Bangladesh and USSR?
58.58 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Bangladesh and USSR rank globally for rice production by region?
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Rice production by region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
143 places, 7,453 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.