Rice and products — Production by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
What the numbers show
Rice and products — Production is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 208,064 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 458 1000 t, and the mean is 9,268 1000 t.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 248.6%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Rice and products — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 208,064 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | India | 206,727 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 206,603 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 58,613 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 53,981 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 6 | Vietnam | 43,498 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 43,498 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Thailand | 33,071 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 25,650 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 10 | Philippines | 20,060 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 14,804 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 12 | Cambodia | 12,900 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 10,286 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 14 | United States | 9,902 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 8,902 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 5,724 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 5,600 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 5,118 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 4,898 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 4,513 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Laos | 3,900 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,900 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3,599 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,588 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 3,535 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 3,368 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 3,006 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 28 | Malaysia | 2,167 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 29 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,088 1000 t | 2018 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,012 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,012 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,812 1000 t | 2023 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 1,520 1000 t | 2023 | up 248.6% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 1,463 1000 t | 2023 | up 156.7% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,461 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 1,408 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 1,379 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 38 | Uruguay | 1,373 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 39 | Ecuador | 1,313 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 1,163 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 41 | Caribbean | 1,142 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 42 | Russia | 1,066 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 1,066 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 44 | Guyana | 995 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 45 | Paraguay | 978 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 947 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 900 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Türkiye | 900 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 699 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 619 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 597 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 504 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 499 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 54 | Australia | 497 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Australia and New Zealand | 497 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 485 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 57 | Mauritania | 458 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 436 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 59 | Cuba | 392 1000 t | 2019 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 60 | Uganda | 365 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 358 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 356 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 334 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 64 | Liberia | 256 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 65 | Mexico | 252 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 229 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 68 | Suriname | 210 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.6% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 190 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 179 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 72 | Mozambique | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 143 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 136 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 76 | Rwanda | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 124 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 78 | Chile | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 87 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 80 | East Timor | 83 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 83 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 76 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 83 | France | 68 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 86 | Morocco | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 87 | Gambia | 55 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 88 | Guatemala | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 90 | Bhutan | 41 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 91 | Angola | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 94 | Belize | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Romania | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 98 | Ukraine | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Melanesia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Hungary | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 102 | Fiji | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | South Africa | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Gabon | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Congo | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Comoros | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 800,128 1000 t
- Asia 717,239 1000 t
- Southern Asia 294,618 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 225,248 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 195,309 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 163,785 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 131,489 1000 t
- Africa 42,510 1000 t
- Americas 36,540 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 34,039 1000 t
- Western Africa 24,181 1000 t
- South America 24,118 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 18,115 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 10,155 1000 t
- Northern America 9,902 1000 t
- United States of America 9,902 1000 t
- Northern Africa 5,678 1000 t
- Europe 3,332 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2,685 1000 t
- Middle Africa 2,491 1000 t
- European Union (27) 2,235 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,102 1000 t
- Central America 1,378 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,161 1000 t
- Central Asia 1,136 1000 t
- Western Asia 927 1000 t
- Oceania 508 1000 t
- Western Europe 68 1000 t
- Southern Africa 4 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.