El Salvador vs French Guiana: Rice production
El Salvador
11,000 tonnes
in 2024
French Guiana
15,073 tonnes
in 2006
El Salvador rank
99th
French Guiana rank
96th
Rice production over time
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 15,073 tonnes against 11,000 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 4,073 tonnes.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and French Guiana ranks 96th of 142 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,742 tonnes | 167.78 tonnes | 41,574 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 44,231 tonnes | 176.4 tonnes | 44,055 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 53,173 tonnes | 6,916 tonnes | 46,257 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 61,540 tonnes | 25,948 tonnes | 35,592 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 31,436 tonnes | 22,200 tonnes | 9,236 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, El Salvador or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 15,073 tonnes against 11,000 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2006.
- What is the difference in rice production between El Salvador and French Guiana?
- 4,073 tonnes, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and French Guiana?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
- How do El Salvador and French Guiana rank globally for rice production?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and French Guiana ranks 96th 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
Rice production is measured in tonnes.