Rice — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
157
Highest
50.51 million ha
India
Lowest
0 ha
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
51,969 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,889
What the numbers show
Rice — Area harvested is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 50.51 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 51,969 ha, and the mean is 1.51 million ha.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 3,616.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Rice — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 50.51 million ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 29.26 million ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 2 | China | 29.26 million ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 4 | China, mainland | 29.01 million ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 11.45 million ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 11.25 million ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 10.05 million ha | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 7.06 million ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 9 | Myanmar | 7.02 million ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 4.65 million ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 4.57 million ha | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 3.90 million ha | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 3.90 million ha | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 14 | Guinea | 2.43 million ha | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 2.04 million ha | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 2.04 million ha | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.84 million ha | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 1.59 million ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 19 | Japan | 1.46 million ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 20 | Nepal | 1.42 million ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.30 million ha | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 1.13 million ha | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 987,345 ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 24 | Laos | 912,998 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 912,998 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 811,177 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 811,177 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 789,529 ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 770,048 ha | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 704,158 ha | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 704,158 ha | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 697,713 ha | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 627,249 ha | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 34 | USSR | 599,400 ha | 1991 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 593,513 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 485,000 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 37 | Ghana | 472,900 ha | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 438,228 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 410,271 ha | 2024 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 402,235 ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 41 | Liberia | 290,000 ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 42 | Caribbean | 281,862 ha | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 273,082 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Mozambique | 273,082 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Chad | 257,047 ha | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of | 250,000 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 230,187 ha | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 230,000 ha | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 226,130 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 209,368 ha | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 51 | Russia | 206,200 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 206,200 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Argentina | 190,950 ha | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 187,682 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 55 | Paraguay | 186,514 ha | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 168,574 ha | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 57 | Guyana | 167,700 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 58 | Cameroon | 160,000 ha | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 139,645 ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 136,352 ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 129,200 ha | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 129,200 ha | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 63 | Turkey | 128,904 ha | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 63 | Türkiye | 128,904 ha | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 65 | Benin | 128,501 ha | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Togo | 103,600 ha | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 99,419 ha | 2024 | up 319.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 98,190 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 98,190 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 94,437 ha | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 94,437 ha | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritania | 88,500 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 88,500 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 86,717 ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 75 | Spain | 85,940 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 82,840 ha | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 80,100 ha | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 52,372 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 79 | Australia | 51,969 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Australia and New Zealand | 51,969 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Haiti | 51,572 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 82 | Suriname | 50,796 ha | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 83 | Gambia | 49,811 ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Gambia | 49,811 ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | 48,714 ha | 2024 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 45,742 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 45,742 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Kenya | 43,057 ha | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 40,875 ha | 2024 | down 76.2% | flat |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 38,805 ha | 2024 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 91 | South Sudan | 38,453 ha | 2024 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 91 | South Sudan | 38,453 ha | 2024 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 34,551 ha | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 31,570 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 95 | Mexico | 31,346 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 28,574 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Portugal | 27,720 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 23,162 ha | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 18,834 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 100 | Chile | 17,370 ha | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 101 | Angola | 17,169 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 14,742 ha | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 103 | France | 13,480 ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 12,218 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 12,218 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 12,150 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,907 ha | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,907 ha | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 10,538 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 110 | Bhutan | 9,112 ha | 2024 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 111 | French Guiana | 8,838 ha | 2006 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Yugoslav SFR | 8,692 ha | 1991 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 113 | Sudan (former) | 7,600 ha | 2011 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Honduras | 6,664 ha | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 115 | Sudan | 6,264 ha | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 116 | Melanesia | 4,751 ha | 2024 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 117 | Belize | 3,460 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 3,120 ha | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 3,120 ha | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 120 | Ukraine | 3,000 ha | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 2,878 ha | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 2,878 ha | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji | 2,866 ha | 2024 | up 129.5% | falling |
| 123 | Fiji | 2,866 ha | 2024 | up 129.5% | falling |
| 125 | Romania | 2,530 ha | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Hungary | 2,360 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 1,793 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 1,793 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 129 | El Salvador | 1,567 ha | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Brunei | 1,494 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,494 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 1,477 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 133 | South Africa | 1,058 ha | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 134 | Somalia | 1,000 ha | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 929 ha | 2024 | up 3,616.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Morocco | 924 ha | 2024 | down 79.0% | rising |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 804 ha | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | 629 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | 419 ha | 2024 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 409 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 141 | Eswatini | 368 ha | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 368 ha | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 224 ha | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | 165 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Micronesia | 99 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 145 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 99 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 147 | Réunion | 51 ha | 2006 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Syria | 20 ha | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20 ha | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 17 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 17 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Albania | 0 ha | 1995 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 152 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 152 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 1991 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 172.41 million ha
- Asia 147.04 million ha
- Southern Asia 69.32 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 45.45 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 44.43 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 37.02 million ha
- Eastern Asia 31.90 million ha
- Africa 18.88 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14.50 million ha
- Western Africa 11.59 million ha
- Americas 5.82 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5.03 million ha
- Eastern Africa 4.26 million ha
- South America 4.15 million ha
- Middle Africa 2.32 million ha
- Northern America 1.16 million ha
- United States of America 1.16 million ha
- Northern Africa 711,511 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 705,834 ha
- Europe 614,200 ha
- European Union (27) 401,880 ha
- Southern Europe 374,480 ha
- Eastern Europe 226,240 ha
- Central America 222,334 ha
- Central Asia 186,891 ha
- Western Asia 184,573 ha
- Oceania 56,819 ha
- Western Europe 13,480 ha
- Southern Africa 1,427 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.