Rice — Area harvested by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Rice — Area harvested is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 50.51 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 52,372 ha, and the mean is 1.54 million ha.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 63 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 |
| 3 | China, mainland | 29.01 million ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 7.06 million ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 11.45 million ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 11.25 million ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.84 million ha | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 10.05 million ha | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.30 million ha | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 7.02 million ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 912,998 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 4.65 million ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 770,048 ha | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 4.57 million ha | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 3.90 million ha | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 485,000 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 11 | Cambodia | 3.90 million ha | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 209,368 ha | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 12 | Guinea | 2.43 million ha | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 136,352 ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 2.04 million ha | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 128,904 ha | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 1.59 million ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 28,574 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 1.46 million ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 811,177 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 15 | Melanesia | 4,751 ha | 2024 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 16 | Nepal | 1.42 million ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia | 99 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 99 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 1.13 million ha | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 987,345 ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20 ha | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 789,529 ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 704,158 ha | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 20 | Caribbean | 281,862 ha | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 697,713 ha | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 627,249 ha | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 23 | USSR | 599,400 ha | 1991 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 593,513 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 25 | Ghana | 472,900 ha | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 438,228 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 27 | Senegal | 410,271 ha | 2024 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 402,235 ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 29 | Liberia | 290,000 ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 273,082 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 257,047 ha | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 32 | China, Taiwan Province of | 250,000 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 230,187 ha | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 230,000 ha | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 226,130 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 206,200 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 190,950 ha | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 187,682 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 186,514 ha | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 168,574 ha | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 41 | Guyana | 167,700 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 160,000 ha | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Uruguay | 139,645 ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 129,200 ha | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 45 | Benin | 128,501 ha | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 103,600 ha | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Burundi | 99,419 ha | 2024 | up 319.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 98,190 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 94,437 ha | 2024 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 50 | Mauritania | 88,500 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 86,717 ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 52 | Spain | 85,940 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 82,840 ha | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 54 | Malawi | 80,100 ha | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Iraq | 52,372 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 51,969 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia and New Zealand | 51,969 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Haiti | 51,572 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Suriname | 50,796 ha | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 60 | Gambia | 49,811 ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Niger | 48,714 ha | 2024 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 45,742 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Kenya | 43,057 ha | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Cuba | 40,875 ha | 2024 | down 76.2% | flat |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 38,805 ha | 2024 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 66 | South Sudan | 38,453 ha | 2024 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 34,551 ha | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 31,570 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 31,346 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 27,720 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 71 | Zambia | 23,162 ha | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 18,834 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 73 | Chile | 17,370 ha | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 74 | Angola | 17,169 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 14,742 ha | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 76 | France | 13,480 ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 12,218 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 12,150 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,907 ha | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 80 | Guatemala | 10,538 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 81 | Bhutan | 9,112 ha | 2024 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 82 | French Guiana | 8,838 ha | 2006 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Yugoslav SFR | 8,692 ha | 1991 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 7,600 ha | 2011 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 6,664 ha | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 86 | Sudan | 6,264 ha | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 3,460 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 3,120 ha | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 89 | Ukraine | 3,000 ha | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 2,878 ha | 2024 | up 164.8% | rising |
| 91 | Fiji | 2,866 ha | 2024 | up 129.5% | falling |
| 92 | Romania | 2,530 ha | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | 2,360 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 1,793 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 1,567 ha | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,494 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 1,477 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | 1,058 ha | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 99 | Somalia | 1,000 ha | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 929 ha | 2024 | up 3,616.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | 924 ha | 2024 | down 79.0% | rising |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 804 ha | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Gabon | 629 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 419 ha | 2024 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 409 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 106 | Eswatini | 368 ha | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 224 ha | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Algeria | 165 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Réunion | 51 ha | 2006 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 17 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 0 ha | 1995 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 1996 | 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 172.41 million ha
- Asia 147.04 million ha
- Southern Asia 69.32 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 37.02 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 45.45 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 44.43 million ha
- Middle Africa 2.32 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
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 705,834 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5.03 million ha
- Eastern Africa 4.26 million ha
- South America 4.15 million ha
- Northern America 1.16 million ha
- United States of America 1.16 million ha
- Northern Africa 711,511 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
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.