Guinea vs Tanzania: Rice production by region
Guinea
3.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
4.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
22nd
Tanzania rank
20th
Rice production by region over time
- Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.05 million tonnes against 3.68 million tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 372,140 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 20th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252,380 tonnes | 119,338 tonnes | 133,042 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 381,294 tonnes | 258,800 tonnes | 122,494 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1980s | 587,792 tonnes | 446,946 tonnes | 140,846 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1990s | 906,118 tonnes | 656,894 tonnes | 249,224 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 136,178 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.05 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | 680,850 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.13 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 935,324 tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.05 million tonnes against 3.68 million tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Guinea and Tanzania?
- 372,140 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for rice production by region?
- Guinea ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 20th 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.