Which has higher rice production, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?

Somalia, at 2,000 tonnes against 1,006 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.

What is the difference in rice production between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?

994 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?

43 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Rice production

Saudi Arabia

1,006 tonnes

in 2024

Somalia

2,000 tonnes

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

110th

Somalia rank

108th

Rice production over time

Saudi Arabia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2,000 tonnes against 1,006 tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 994 tonnes.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 108th of 143 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,874 tonnes	0 tonnes	2,874 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
1970s	673.1 tonnes	4,700 tonnes	4,027 tonnes	Somalia
1980s	8.8 tonnes	12,890 tonnes	12,881 tonnes	Somalia
1990s	0 tonnes	7,363 tonnes	7,363 tonnes	Somalia
2010s	209 tonnes	1,884 tonnes	1,675 tonnes	Somalia
2020s	865.95 tonnes	2,017 tonnes	1,151 tonnes	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 2,000 tonnes against 1,006 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice production between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?: 994 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Somalia rank globally for rice production?: Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 108th 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.