Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Rice production by region
Mauritania
431,700 tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
498,969 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania rank
53rd
Nicaragua rank
51st
Rice production by region over time
- Mauritania
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 498,969 tonnes against 431,700 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 67,269 tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 51st of 142 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 562.33 tonnes | 56,610 tonnes | 56,048 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 3,524 tonnes | 81,693 tonnes | 78,169 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 30,472 tonnes | 136,061 tonnes | 105,590 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 64,338 tonnes | 201,152 tonnes | 136,814 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 73,731 tonnes | 291,103 tonnes | 217,372 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 228,185 tonnes | 413,913 tonnes | 185,728 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 396,225 tonnes | 493,095 tonnes | 96,870 tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 498,969 tonnes against 431,700 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 67,269 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for rice production by region?
- Mauritania ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 51st 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.