Rice — Production 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
217.87 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
227,508 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,889
What the numbers show
Rice — Production is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 217.87 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 227,508 t, and the mean is 7.99 million t.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 60 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 |
| 2 | China | 209.17 million t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 207.53 million t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 60.57 million t | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 53.14 million t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 43.45 million t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 33.55 million t | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 9 | Myanmar | 27.65 million t | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 19.09 million t | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 14.59 million t | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cambodia | 14.20 million t | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 10.67 million t | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 10.14 million t | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 9.13 million t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 6.43 million t | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 6.43 million t | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 18 | Nepal | 5.96 million t | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 4.97 million t | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 4.97 million t | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 4.78 million t | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 4.70 million t | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.05 million t | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Laos | 3.75 million t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.75 million t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea | 3.68 million t | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 3.64 million t | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.48 million t | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 2.82 million t | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 2.76 million t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.38 million t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.38 million t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.25 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 34 | Malaysia | 2.10 million t | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 35 | USSR | 1.99 million t | 1991 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.94 million t | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 1.72 million t | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.64 million t | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 1.58 million t | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 1.56 million t | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Italy | 1.45 million t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Uruguay | 1.31 million t | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Russia | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 47 | Caribbean | 1.18 million t | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 48 | Guyana | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Turkey | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Türkiye | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 958,000 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 654,000 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 654,000 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 55 | Australia | 619,180 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia and New Zealand | 619,180 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 611,475 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 605,820 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 513,234 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 512,982 t | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 512,982 t | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 62 | Benin | 500,605 t | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 498,969 t | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 434,028 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 431,700 t | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 431,700 t | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 383,564 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 383,564 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 371,000 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 70 | Chad | 347,187 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Cameroon | 345,583 t | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Liberia | 322,400 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 300,000 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 282,720 t | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 282,720 t | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 282,152 t | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 250,090 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 243,900 t | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Iraq | 227,508 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 225,923 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 81 | Mexico | 219,588 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 82 | Togo | 180,200 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 172,120 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 169,311 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 169,311 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 86 | Niger | 164,768 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 163,549 t | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 163,549 t | 2024 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 141,932 t | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Burundi | 136,000 t | 2024 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Haiti | 135,000 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 127,000 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Chile | 118,673 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 85,536 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 84,331 t | 2024 | down 85.6% | rising |
| 96 | France | 71,960 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 65,840 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 64,214 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 62,000 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 52,868 t | 2024 | up 312.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Gambia | 52,548 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 52,548 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 103 | Angola | 48,340 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 48,092 t | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 48,092 t | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bhutan | 41,537 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 107 | South Sudan | 38,000 t | 2024 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 107 | South Sudan | 38,000 t | 2024 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 109 | Yugoslav SFR | 37,501 t | 1991 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 110 | Sudan (former) | 35,710 t | 2011 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Guatemala | 31,700 t | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 112 | Sudan | 27,818 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 113 | Zambia | 24,566 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Honduras | 23,433 t | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 18,608 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 18,608 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 16,777 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 15,291 t | 2024 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 15,291 t | 2024 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 120 | French Guiana | 15,073 t | 2006 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Ukraine | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 122 | Romania | 14,400 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Melanesia | 12,236 t | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 124 | El Salvador | 11,000 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 8,598 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 8,598 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 127 | Hungary | 8,560 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | 6,006 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Brunei | 3,612 t | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,612 t | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 3,498 t | 2024 | up 7,060.6% | volatile |
| 132 | South Africa | 3,082 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 2,756 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Somalia | 2,000 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Gabon | 1,762 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 136 | Saudi Arabia | 1,006 t | 2024 | up 5,489.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Eswatini | 1,000 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Eswatini | 1,000 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 882.53 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 784.4 t | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Algeria | 313.12 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Réunion | 185 t | 2006 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Micronesia | 181.81 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 145 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 181.81 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 147 | Syria | 100 t | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Syrian Arab Republic | 100 t | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 73.5 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 5 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Comoros | 5 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Albania | 0 t | 1995 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 152 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 152 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 1991 | — | 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
- Eastern Asia 226.35 million t
- South-eastern Asia 197.00 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 171.21 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 137.46 million t
- Africa 44.78 million t
- Americas 37.22 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 35.03 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
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2.86 million t
- Middle Africa 2.74 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
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.