Sierra Leone vs Uruguay: Rice production by region
Sierra Leone
1.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
1.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
37th
Uruguay rank
38th
Rice production by region over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.39 million tonnes against 1.31 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 84,900 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,786 tonnes | 86,006 tonnes | 304,780 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 526,130 tonnes | 178,757 tonnes | 347,373 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 493,230 tonnes | 376,782 tonnes | 116,448 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 411,146 tonnes | 780,258 tonnes | 369,112 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 586,567 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 575,126 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 321,362 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.43 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 107,482 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Sierra Leone or Uruguay?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.39 million tonnes against 1.31 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
- 84,900 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uruguay rank globally for rice production by region?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.