Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1,192
Puerto Rico
Lowest
2.88
Mauritius
Median
97.81
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,865
What the numbers show
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1,192 in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 2.88 in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.81, and the mean is 112.49.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 414.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 7,772.7%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.4%).
Rice — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1,192 | 2024 | up 7,772.7% | falling |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 400.17 | 2024 | up 257.6% | rising |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 397.46 | 2024 | up 431.8% | volatile |
| 4 | South Sudan | 234.6 | 2024 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 104.63 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 222.8 | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 213.67 | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 7 | Benin | 164.12 | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 161.03 | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 9 | Senegal | 155.41 | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 152.91 | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 143.15 | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mauritania | 136.74 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 132.06 | 2017 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 131.91 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 15 | Brunei Darussalam | 130.14 | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 129.33 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 127.46 | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 124.22 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 124.12 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 122.08 | 2024 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 21 | Niger | 121.81 | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 121.72 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 117.13 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 117.08 | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 117.01 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 116.89 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 116.19 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 114.83 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 29 | Cameroon | 114.77 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 114.61 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 114.28 | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 113.82 | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 33 | France | 112.81 | 2017 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 34 | Paraguay | 111.33 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 108.47 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 107.05 | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 37 | Guyana | 106.92 | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 106.73 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 106.65 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt | 105.66 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 41 | Thailand | 105.41 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 105.33 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 105.11 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 104.99 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 103.85 | 2017 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 46 | Eswatini | 103.73 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | 102.92 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 48 | China, Taiwan Province of | 101.92 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 49 | Nigeria | 101.76 | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 100.12 | 2017 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 51 | Somalia | 99.18 | 2024 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Spain | 98.18 | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 53 | Uganda | 97.81 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 97.72 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 55 | Liberia | 97.04 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 56 | China | 96.83 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 57 | China, mainland | 96.77 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 96.22 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 95.49 | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 95.38 | 2017 | up 105.3% | falling |
| 61 | Belize | 95.35 | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 95.01 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 94.64 | 2017 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Japan | 94.59 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 65 | Chad | 93.11 | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 66 | Australia | 92.95 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Australia and New Zealand | 92.73 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Malawi | 91.47 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 69 | South Africa | 88.68 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 70 | Algeria | 88.45 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 87.53 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 72 | Brazil | 86.73 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 73 | Mali | 86.5 | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 86.07 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Indonesia | 84.51 | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 84.39 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Gabon | 83.63 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 82.97 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 79 | Guatemala | 82.36 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 80 | Haiti | 80.91 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 79.5 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 81 | Iraq | 79.5 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Argentina | 79.38 | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 78.97 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 78.4 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | 76.87 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | 75.55 | 2024 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 88 | Mozambique | 70.72 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 70.68 | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 90 | Chile | 68.91 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 91 | Malaysia | 66.54 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 92 | Congo | 66.17 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan | 57.66 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 94 | Zambia | 55.27 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 48.54 | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 96 | Comoros | 46.5 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.58 | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 30.55 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 99 | El Salvador | 29.73 | 2024 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 100 | Honduras | 29.31 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 28.97 | 2024 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 102 | Cuba | 17.13 | 2024 | down 85.2% | rising |
| 103 | Morocco | 10.96 | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 5.55 | 2019 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 4.77 | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Mauritius | 2.88 | 2019 | down 93.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 136.33
- Southern Asia 118.62
- Middle Africa 127.63
- Western Africa 112.72
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 123.79
- Eastern Europe 112.22
- Africa 110.43
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 106.7
- Asia 103.01
- Eastern Africa 106.01
- United Republic of Tanzania 102.47
- Northern Africa 104.51
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 101.93
- Micronesia 101.86
- World 101.61
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 100.38
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100
- Central Asia 98.67
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 96.99
- United States of America 98.51
- Melanesia 94.49
- Northern America 98.09
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 91.64
- Eastern Asia 96.42
- Viet Nam 89.95
- Western Asia 95.93
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 88.94
- Europe 94.76
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 81.38
- South America 94.26
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.42
- Americas 93.76
- Timor-Leste 72.42
- South-Eastern Asia 93.32
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 92.58
- Oceania 91.33
- Southern Africa 90.79
- Côte d'Ivoire 90.17
- Southern Europe 90.15
- European Union (27) 87.41
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.