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Land under rice production (hectares) by country

Land under rice production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting
40
Highest
2.58 million hectares
Nigeria
Lowest
0 hectares
Mauritius
Median
44,856 hectares
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,386

What the numbers show

Land under rice production (hectares) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 2.58 million hectares in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 hectares in Mauritius.

The median across all reporting countries is 44,856 hectares, and the mean is 278,728 hectares.

Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 568.7%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 32.1%).

Land under rice production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 2.58 million hectares 2011 up 21.8% volatile
2 Madagascar 1.91 million hectares 2011 up 57.4% rising
3 Tanzania 1.12 million hectares 2011 up 175.8% volatile
4 Guinea 850,000 hectares 2011 up 41.4% volatile
5 Mali 830,408 hectares 2011 up 77.3% volatile
6 Sierra Leone 603,924 hectares 2011 up 101.3% rising
7 Egypt 593,185 hectares 2011 up 5.4% rising
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 528,133 hectares 2011 up 22.3% rising
9 Cote d'Ivoire 379,694 hectares 2011 up 11.4% rising
10 Liberia 250,000 hectares 2011 up 92.3% falling
11 Ghana 197,480 hectares 2011 up 45.2% rising
12 Mozambique 195,243 hectares 2011 up 12.1% rising
13 Chad 163,402 hectares 2011 up 87.5% volatile
14 Burkina Faso 136,268 hectares 2011 up 133.1% volatile
15 Senegal 109,177 hectares 2011 up 25.2% rising
16 Guinea-Bissau 106,300 hectares 2011 up 54.2% rising
17 Uganda 90,000 hectares 2011 up 18.4% volatile
18 Malawi 61,559 hectares 2011 up 22.8% rising
19 Cameroon 55,000 hectares 2011 up 168.2% volatile
20 Ethiopia 45,000 hectares 2011 up 438.0% volatile
21 Togo 44,713 hectares 2011 up 39.2% rising
22 Gambia 42,026 hectares 2011 up 200.2% volatile
23 Benin 42,000 hectares 2011 up 58.5% volatile
24 Mauritania 31,063 hectares 2011 up 139.1% volatile
25 Burundi 28,200 hectares 2011 up 48.4% volatile
26 Kenya 28,031 hectares 2011 up 112.4% rising
27 Zambia 27,490 hectares 2011 up 196.5% volatile
28 Angola 26,038 hectares 2011 up 568.7% volatile
30 Comoros 21,000 hectares 2011 up 29.7% rising
31 Niger 18,829 hectares 2011 down 32.1% rising
32 Rwanda 14,592 hectares 2011 up 186.7% volatile
33 Morocco 9,608 hectares 2011 up 28.1% rising
34 Sudan 6,400 hectares 2010 up 17.2% volatile
35 Congo 3,142 hectares 2011 up 62.8% volatile
36 Somalia 3,122 hectares 2011 up 366.0% volatile
38 Gabon 611 hectares 2011 up 26.2% rising
39 Zimbabwe 304 hectares 2011 up 38.2% volatile
40 Algeria 179 hectares 2011 up 3.5% volatile
41 Eswatini 32 hectares 2011 down 23.8% volatile
42 Mauritius 0 hectares 2011 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Land under rice production (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 2,386 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Land under rice production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.