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
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
Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.