Rice — Area harvested in United States of America

United States of America: Rice — Area harvested was 1.16 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.16 million ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
13th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.53 million ha
in 1981
All-time low
643,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in United States of America is 1.16 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in United States of America peaked at 1.53 million ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 643,000 ha, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 13th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 643,000 ha
1962 717,000 ha +11.5%
1963 717,000 ha +0.0%
1964 723,000 ha +0.8%
1965 725,470 ha +0.3%
1966 796,086 ha +9.7%
1967 797,260 ha +0.1%
1968 952,374 ha +19.5%
1969 861,321 ha -9.6%
1970 734,373 ha -14.7%
1971 735,668 ha +0.2%
1972 735,668 ha +0.0%
1973 878,237 ha +19.4%
1974 1.02 million ha +16.6%
1975 1.14 million ha +11.3%
1976 1.00 million ha -12.0%
1977 910,150 ha -9.3%
1978 1.20 million ha +32.1%
1979 1.16 million ha -3.4%
1980 1.34 million ha +15.4%
1981 1.53 million ha +14.5%
1982 1.32 million ha -14.0%
1983 877,750 ha -33.5%
1984 1.13 million ha +29.2%
1985 1.01 million ha -11.1%
1986 955,000 ha -5.3%
1987 944,100 ha -1.1%
1988 1.17 million ha +24.3%
1989 1.09 million ha -7.4%
1990 1.14 million ha +5.1%
1991 1.13 million ha -1.5%
1992 1.27 million ha +12.6%
1993 1.15 million ha -9.5%
1994 1.34 million ha +17.0%
1995 1.25 million ha -6.7%
1996 1.13 million ha -9.3%
1997 1.26 million ha +10.7%
1998 1.32 million ha +5.0%
1999 1.42 million ha +7.8%
2000 1.23 million ha -13.5%
2001 1.34 million ha +9.0%
2002 1.30 million ha -3.2%
2003 1.21 million ha -6.5%
2004 1.35 million ha +10.9%
2005 1.36 million ha +1.2%
2006 1.14 million ha -16.1%
2007 1.11 million ha -2.6%
2008 1.20 million ha +8.3%
2009 1.26 million ha +4.3%
2010 1.46 million ha +16.5%
2011 1.06 million ha -27.6%
2012 1.08 million ha +2.4%
2013 999,180 ha -7.8%
2014 1.19 million ha +18.8%
2015 1.04 million ha -12.2%
2016 1.25 million ha +20.3%
2017 960,730 ha -23.3%
2018 1.18 million ha +22.6%
2019 1.00 million ha -14.9%
2020 1.21 million ha +20.5%
2021 1.00 million ha -17.0%
2022 876,960 ha -12.6%
2023 1.15 million ha +31.7%
2024 1.16 million ha +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 770,279 ha 643,000 ha 952,374 ha 9
1970s 952,533 ha 734,373 ha 1.20 million ha 10
1980s 1.14 million ha 877,750 ha 1.53 million ha 10
1990s 1.24 million ha 1.13 million ha 1.42 million ha 10
2000s 1.25 million ha 1.11 million ha 1.36 million ha 10
2010s 1.12 million ha 960,730 ha 1.46 million ha 10
2020s 1.08 million ha 876,960 ha 1.21 million ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 485,000 ha compare
  2. 10 Pakistan 3.90 million ha compare
  3. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 209,368 ha compare
  4. 11 Cambodia 3.90 million ha compare
  5. 12 Guinea 2.43 million ha compare
  6. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 136,352 ha compare
  7. 13 Madagascar 2.04 million ha compare
  8. 13 Türkiye 128,904 ha compare
  9. 14 Brazil 1.59 million ha compare
  10. 14 Timor-Leste 28,574 ha compare
  11. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 811,177 ha compare
  12. 15 Japan 1.46 million ha compare
  13. 15 Melanesia 4,751 ha compare
  14. 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 99 ha compare
  15. 16 Nepal 1.42 million ha compare
  16. 16 Micronesia 99 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in United States of America?
Rice — area harvested in United States of America was 1.16 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million ha in 1981.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 643,000 ha in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for rice — area harvested?
United States of America ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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