Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Rice production

Algeria
313.12 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
882.53 tonnes
in 2024
Algeria rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

Rice production over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 882.53 tonnes against 313.12 tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 569.41 tonnes.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.8 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 142 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 6,405 tonnes 1,563 tonnes 4,842 tonnes Algeria
1970s 1,650 tonnes 1,438 tonnes 211.6 tonnes Algeria
1980s 1,270 tonnes 553.1 tonnes 716.9 tonnes Algeria
1990s 1,046 tonnes 629 tonnes 417.37 tonnes Algeria
2000s 384.83 tonnes 790.7 tonnes 405.86 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2010s 308.44 tonnes 842.75 tonnes 534.31 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2020s 312.69 tonnes 875.29 tonnes 562.6 tonnes Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 882.53 tonnes against 313.12 tonnes in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice production between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
569.41 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rice production?
Algeria ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice production
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

Rice production is measured in tonnes.