Peru vs Tanzania: Rice production by region
Peru
3.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
4.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru rank
23rd
Tanzania rank
20th
Rice production by region over time
- Peru
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.05 million tonnes against 3.64 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 411,710 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 20th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 355,686 tonnes | 119,338 tonnes | 236,347 tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 536,728 tonnes | 258,800 tonnes | 277,928 tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 895,964 tonnes | 446,946 tonnes | 449,017 tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.23 million tonnes | 656,894 tonnes | 571,808 tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.29 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.07 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | 338,855 tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 3.47 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 597,062 tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Peru or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.05 million tonnes against 3.64 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Peru and Tanzania?
- 411,710 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Tanzania rank globally for rice production by region?
- Peru ranks 23rd 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.