Colombia vs Guinea: Rice production by region
Colombia
2.82 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
3.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Guinea rank
22nd
Rice production by region over time
- Colombia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.68 million tonnes against 2.82 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 857,000 tonnes.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 22nd of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 633,654 tonnes | 252,380 tonnes | 381,274 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.37 million tonnes | 381,294 tonnes | 984,550 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.82 million tonnes | 587,792 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.82 million tonnes | 906,118 tonnes | 909,339 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.26 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 993,031 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.25 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 205,699 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.89 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 243,064 tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Colombia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3.68 million tonnes against 2.82 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Colombia and Guinea?
- 857,000 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guinea rank globally for rice production by region?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 22nd of 143 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.