What is the difference in rice production between Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR?

45,610 tonnes, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs USSR: Rice production

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.94 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

1.99 million tonnes

in 1991

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

31st

USSR rank

30th

Rice production over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.99 million tonnes against 1.94 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 45,610 tonnes.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st and USSR ranks 30th of 143 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	95,174 tonnes	591,778 tonnes	496,604 tonnes	USSR
1970s	203,520 tonnes	1.75 million tonnes	1.54 million tonnes	USSR
1980s	296,497 tonnes	2.43 million tonnes	2.13 million tonnes	USSR
1990s	393,100 tonnes	2.08 million tonnes	1.68 million tonnes	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production, Democratic Republic of Congo or USSR?: USSR, at 1.99 million tonnes against 1.94 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 1991.
What is the difference in rice production between Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR?: 45,610 tonnes, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR rank globally for rice production?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st and USSR ranks 30th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Rice production is measured in tonnes.