Afghanistan vs Turkey: Rice production
Afghanistan
654,000 tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
1.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
45th
Turkey rank
43rd
Rice production over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.02 million tonnes against 654,000 tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 365,000 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 43rd of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 362,111 tonnes | 223,111 tonnes | 139,000 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 410,600 tonnes | 275,670 tonnes | 134,930 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 349,300 tonnes | 292,580 tonnes | 56,720 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 347,000 tonnes | 253,000 tonnes | 94,000 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 462,100 tonnes | 537,932 tonnes | 75,832 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 635,820 tonnes | 905,000 tonnes | 269,180 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 624,140 tonnes | 969,800 tonnes | 345,660 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Afghanistan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.02 million tonnes against 654,000 tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 365,000 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for rice production?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 43rd 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. 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.