Colombia vs Peru: Rice production
Colombia
2.82 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
3.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Peru rank
23rd
Rice production over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.64 million tonnes against 2.82 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 817,430 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Peru ranks 23rd of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 633,654 tonnes | 355,686 tonnes | 277,968 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.37 million tonnes | 536,728 tonnes | 829,116 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.82 million tonnes | 895,964 tonnes | 925,792 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 586,755 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.26 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 31,626 tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.25 million tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | 814,006 tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.89 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 581,326 tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 3.64 million tonnes against 2.82 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Colombia and Peru?
- 817,430 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for rice production?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Peru ranks 23rd 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.