Guyana vs Uruguay: Rice production
Guyana
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
1.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Guyana rank
41st
Uruguay rank
38th
Rice production over time
- Guyana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.31 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in Guyana, a difference of 190,100 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 38th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223,878 tonnes | 86,006 tonnes | 137,872 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1970s | 236,841 tonnes | 178,757 tonnes | 58,084 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1980s | 264,289 tonnes | 376,782 tonnes | 112,492 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 412,997 tonnes | 780,258 tonnes | 367,261 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 484,729 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 676,964 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 848,954 tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 499,135 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 993,740 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 325,160 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Guyana or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.31 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Guyana and Uruguay?
- 190,100 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Uruguay rank globally for rice production?
- Guyana ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 38th 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.