Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
130
Highest
140.72 % change on previous year
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
0.2908 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
9,129
What the numbers show
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 140.72 % change on previous year in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2908 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.2582 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 4,061.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 2,507.9%).
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 140.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Spain | 55.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,061.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Fiji | 51.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 46.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 520.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Cuba | 36.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 374.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 36.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 26.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 8 | South Sudan | 26.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 461.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Melanesia | 25.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 24.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 17.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 260.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 14.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 952.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Burundi | 14.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Greece | 14.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 502.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 13.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 12.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,682.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 11.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 220.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.11 % change on previous year | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 10.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 10.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 9.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Belize | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 8.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 842.4% | volatile |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 8.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 8.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 8.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 8.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 7.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 369.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Pakistan | 7.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,436.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Angola | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Cambodia | 6.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Rwanda | 5.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Caribbean | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,920.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Togo | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Réunion | 2 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Eswatini | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Cameroon | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Malawi | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 0.8547 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo | 0.5609 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.5516 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.5484 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 65 | China | 0.2928 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | 0.2889 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 67 | China, mainland | 0.1997 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Gabon | 0.1592 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 0.155 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.0827 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Somalia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Micronesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Sudan (former) | 0 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritania | -0.3378 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Australia | -0.4196 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Australia and New Zealand | -0.4196 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | -0.6024 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Haiti | -0.6033 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | -0.6057 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | -0.6269 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Viet Nam | -0.7287 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | -0.7505 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | -0.7874 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Thailand | -0.7964 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 90 | French Guiana | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Nepal | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 92 | North Macedonia | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Japan | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Republic of Korea | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Bangladesh | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 867.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Indonesia | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Panama | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Suriname | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Yugoslav SFR | -2.12 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 168.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Tajikistan | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 103 | USSR | -2.38 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | -2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Benin | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Bhutan | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Malaysia | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Philippines | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,507.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 325.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Uruguay | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -5.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Colombia | -6.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | -6.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Iraq | -9.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | -12.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 439.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Mexico | -14.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | -25.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,563.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | -25.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 484.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Honduras | -30.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 436.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Guatemala | -38.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,131.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Zambia | -53.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,159.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | -79.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 396.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Morocco | -86.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 632.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 294.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 127 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 153.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Asia 55.13 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 15.56 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 15.16 % change on previous year
- Europe 13.77 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 11.22 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 11.08 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 8.13 % change on previous year
- South America 4.43 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.23 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 3.51 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.94 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 2.88 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.87 % change on previous year
- Americas 2.84 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 2.72 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.42 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.37 % change on previous year
- World 2.07 % change on previous year
- Asia 1.88 % change on previous year
- Oceania 1.32 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.5457 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.4969 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0.4554 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0.4554 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.4164 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.1721 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -1.23 % change on previous year
- Central America -12.55 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.