Rice — Production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rice — Production was 958,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 958,000 t for rice — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.01 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 111,300 t, in 1962.
That places Dominican Republic 36th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 112,856 t | — |
| 1962 | 111,300 t | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 117,849 t | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 143,058 t | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 167,446 t | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 177,912 t | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 167,452 t | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 181,406 t | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 195,000 t | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 210,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 212,000 t | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 214,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 225,900 t | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 259,441 t | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 218,611 t | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 312,228 t | +42.8% |
| 1977 | 308,041 t | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 351,020 t | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 376,739 t | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 397,698 t | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 400,460 t | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 446,913 t | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 500,543 t | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 507,377 t | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 493,756 t | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 456,660 t | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 507,861 t | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 421,193 t | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 474,213 t | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 427,597 t | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 466,171 t | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 565,653 t | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 442,531 t | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 375,807 t | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 486,741 t | +29.5% |
| 1996 | 474,220 t | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 508,539 t | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 474,595 t | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 566,501 t | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 581,410 t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 721,668 t | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 730,705 t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 608,329 t | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 576,621 t | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 644,940 t | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 713,821 t | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 748,986 t | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 778,511 t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 780,139 t | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 850,228 t | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 874,690 t | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 663,981 t | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 723,637 t | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 818,504 t | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 824,302 t | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 856,724 t | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 905,051 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 965,250 t | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 919,464 t | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 934,754 t | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million t | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 925,600 t | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 958,000 t | +3.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 958,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 219,588 t, 4.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 958,000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 219,588 t, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152,698 t | 111,300 t | 195,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 268,798 t | 210,000 t | 376,739 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 460,667 t | 397,698 t | 507,861 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 478,836 t | 375,807 t | 566,501 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 688,513 t | 576,621 t | 780,139 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 840,183 t | 663,981 t | 965,250 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 966,169 t | 925,600 t | 1.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 33 Russian Federation 1.26 million t compare
- 34 Guyana 1.12 million t compare
- 35 Paraguay 1.05 million t compare
- 37 Afghanistan 654,000 t compare
- 38 Australia 619,180 t compare
- 38 Australia and New Zealand 619,180 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — production in Dominican Republic?
- Rice — production in Dominican Republic was 958,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,300 t in 1962.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rice — production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.