Which has higher rice production by region, Iraq or Kenya?

Kenya, at 282,152 tonnes against 227,508 tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.

What is the difference in rice production by region between Iraq and Kenya?

54,644 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Iraq vs Kenya: Rice production by region

Iraq

227,508 tonnes

in 2024

Kenya

282,152 tonnes

in 2024

Iraq rank

65th

Kenya rank

62nd

Rice production by region over time

Iraq
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 282,152 tonnes against 227,508 tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 54,644 tonnes.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 62nd of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	206,229 tonnes	16,002 tonnes	190,227 tonnes	Iraq
1970s	173,375 tonnes	35,673 tonnes	137,702 tonnes	Iraq
1980s	157,010 tonnes	44,790 tonnes	112,220 tonnes	Iraq
1990s	249,590 tonnes	46,003 tonnes	203,588 tonnes	Iraq
2000s	226,423 tonnes	47,100 tonnes	179,323 tonnes	Iraq
2010s	275,644 tonnes	114,486 tonnes	161,159 tonnes	Iraq
2020s	227,674 tonnes	214,081 tonnes	13,593 tonnes	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production by region, Iraq or Kenya?: Kenya, at 282,152 tonnes against 227,508 tonnes in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice production by region between Iraq and Kenya?: 54,644 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kenya?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Kenya rank globally for rice production by region?: Iraq ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 62nd 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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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: 18 September 2026

Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.