Egypt vs Madagascar: Rice production by region

Egypt
6.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
4.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
15th
Madagascar rank
17th

Rice production by region over time

  • Egypt
  • Madagascar
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 6.43 million tonnes against 4.97 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 1.46 million tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 142 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 2.04 million tonnes 1.64 million tonnes 396,542 tonnes Egypt
1970s 2.40 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 428,113 tonnes Egypt
1980s 2.37 million tonnes 2.15 million tonnes 222,744 tonnes Egypt
1990s 4.47 million tonnes 2.46 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes Egypt
2000s 6.24 million tonnes 3.25 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes Egypt
2010s 5.01 million tonnes 4.03 million tonnes 986,606 tonnes Egypt
2020s 5.20 million tonnes 4.75 million tonnes 449,022 tonnes Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production by region, Egypt or Madagascar?
Egypt, at 6.43 million tonnes against 4.97 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice production by region between Egypt and Madagascar?
1.46 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for rice production by region?
Egypt ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 17th 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.