Rice — Production 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 — Production is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 217.87 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 243,900 t, and the mean is 7.81 million t.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 7,060.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Rice — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 217.87 million t | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 209.17 million t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 207.53 million t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 43.45 million t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 60.57 million t | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.05 million t | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 53.14 million t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.75 million t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 33.55 million t | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.48 million t | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 27.65 million t | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 19.09 million t | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 14.59 million t | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.25 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 10 | Cambodia | 14.20 million t | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.94 million t | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 10.67 million t | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 10.14 million t | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 611,475 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 9.13 million t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 434,028 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 6.43 million t | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 62,000 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Nepal | 5.96 million t | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 15 | Melanesia | 12,236 t | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 4.97 million t | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia | 181.81 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 181.81 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 4.78 million t | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 4.70 million t | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 100 t | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 3.68 million t | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.38 million t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 3.64 million t | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 2.82 million t | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 2.76 million t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 2.10 million t | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 23 | Caribbean | 1.18 million t | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 24 | USSR | 1.99 million t | 1991 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 1.72 million t | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.64 million t | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | Senegal | 1.58 million t | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 1.56 million t | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 1.45 million t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 1.31 million t | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 34 | Guyana | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Paraguay | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 958,000 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 654,000 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 619,180 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia and New Zealand | 619,180 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Spain | 605,820 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 513,234 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 512,982 t | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 43 | Benin | 500,605 t | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 498,969 t | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritania | 431,700 t | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 383,564 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 371,000 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 48 | Chad | 347,187 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 345,583 t | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 322,400 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 300,000 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 282,720 t | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 53 | Kenya | 282,152 t | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 250,090 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 243,900 t | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 227,508 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Suriname | 225,923 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 219,588 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 59 | Togo | 180,200 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 172,120 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 169,311 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 62 | Niger | 164,768 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 163,549 t | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 141,932 t | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Burundi | 136,000 t | 2024 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Haiti | 135,000 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 127,000 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 118,673 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 85,536 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 84,331 t | 2024 | down 85.6% | rising |
| 71 | France | 71,960 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 65,840 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 64,214 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 52,868 t | 2024 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 52,548 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 48,340 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 48,092 t | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 41,537 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 79 | South Sudan | 38,000 t | 2024 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 80 | Yugoslav SFR | 37,501 t | 1991 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 81 | Sudan (former) | 35,710 t | 2011 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Guatemala | 31,700 t | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 83 | Sudan | 27,818 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 24,566 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 23,433 t | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 18,608 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 16,777 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 15,291 t | 2024 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 89 | French Guiana | 15,073 t | 2006 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 91 | Romania | 14,400 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 11,000 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 93 | Fiji | 8,598 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 8,560 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 6,006 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,612 t | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 3,498 t | 2024 | up 7,060.6% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | 3,082 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 2,756 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Somalia | 2,000 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Gabon | 1,762 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 1,006 t | 2024 | up 5,489.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Eswatini | 1,000 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 882.53 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 784.4 t | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Algeria | 313.12 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Réunion | 185 t | 2006 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 73.5 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 5 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 0 t | 1995 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 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 820.22 million t
- Asia 733.66 million t
- Southern Asia 307.85 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 137.46 million t
- Eastern Asia 226.35 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 197.00 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 171.21 million t
- Africa 44.78 million t
- Americas 37.22 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.86 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 35.03 million t
- Middle Africa 2.74 million t
- Western Africa 25.05 million t
- South America 24.82 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 18.00 million t
- Eastern Africa 10.53 million t
- Northern America 10.08 million t
- United States of America 10.08 million t
- Northern Africa 6.46 million t
- Europe 3.93 million t
- European Union (27) 2.64 million t
- Southern Europe 2.50 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.36 million t
- Western Asia 1.26 million t
- Central Asia 1.19 million t
- Central America 1.14 million t
- Oceania 631,598 t
- Western Europe 71,960 t
- Southern Africa 4,082 t
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.