Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Rice production by region
Guinea
3.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
19th
Rice production by region over time
- Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.70 million tonnes against 3.68 million tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 1.02 million tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 143 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252,380 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 826,590 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 381,294 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 587,792 tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 906,118 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.26 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.05 million tonnes | 4.02 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.13 million tonnes | 4.58 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.70 million tonnes against 3.68 million tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 1.02 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice production by region?
- Guinea ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 19th 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.