Rice — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Rice — Production was 226.35 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
226.35 million t
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 28 groups
All-time high
232.88 million t
in 2017
All-time low
78.87 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — production in Eastern Asia is 226.35 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 232.88 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.87 million t, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Rice — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 78.87 million t —
1962 88.57 million t +12.3%
1963 100.24 million t +13.2%
1964 109.73 million t +9.5%
1965 113.60 million t +3.5%
1966 122.54 million t +7.9%
1967 122.50 million t -0.0%
1968 122.85 million t +0.3%
1969 124.23 million t +1.1%
1970 137.40 million t +10.6%
1971 140.24 million t +2.1%
1972 139.69 million t -0.4%
1973 148.81 million t +6.5%
1974 151.86 million t +2.0%
1975 155.12 million t +2.1%
1976 154.56 million t -0.4%
1977 160.33 million t +3.7%
1978 167.25 million t +4.3%
1979 172.74 million t +3.3%
1980 163.02 million t -5.6%
1981 169.98 million t +4.3%
1982 186.90 million t +10.0%
1983 194.64 million t +4.1%
1984 206.11 million t +5.9%
1985 195.87 million t -5.0%
1986 199.54 million t +1.9%
1987 199.76 million t +0.1%
1988 194.25 million t -2.8%
1989 205.66 million t +5.9%
1990 214.26 million t +4.2%
1991 209.54 million t -2.2%
1992 213.26 million t +1.8%
1993 200.73 million t -5.9%
1994 202.97 million t +1.1%
1995 209.14 million t +3.0%
1996 218.51 million t +4.5%
1997 224.15 million t +2.6%
1998 220.87 million t -1.5%
1999 221.28 million t +0.2%
2000 210.56 million t -4.8%
2001 200.09 million t -5.0%
2002 196.33 million t -1.9%
2003 180.44 million t -8.1%
2004 200.54 million t +11.1%
2005 202.42 million t +0.9%
2006 202.75 million t +0.2%
2007 206.47 million t +1.8%
2008 214.43 million t +3.9%
2009 217.21 million t +1.3%
2010 217.61 million t +0.2%
2011 223.35 million t +2.6%
2012 227.59 million t +1.9%
2013 227.64 million t +0.0%
2014 230.84 million t +1.4%
2015 232.37 million t +0.7%
2016 231.78 million t -0.3%
2017 232.88 million t +0.5%
2018 231.97 million t -0.4%
2019 229.76 million t -0.9%
2020 230.91 million t +0.5%
2021 232.33 million t +0.6%
2022 227.66 million t -2.0%
2023 225.25 million t -1.1%
2024 226.35 million t +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 109.24 million t 78.87 million t 124.23 million t 9
1970s 152.80 million t 137.40 million t 172.74 million t 10
1980s 191.57 million t 163.02 million t 206.11 million t 10
1990s 213.47 million t 200.73 million t 224.15 million t 10
2000s 203.12 million t 180.44 million t 217.21 million t 10
2010s 228.58 million t 217.61 million t 232.88 million t 10
2020s 228.50 million t 225.25 million t 232.33 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 India 217.87 million t compare
  2. 2 China 209.17 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 207.53 million t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 43.45 million t compare
  5. 4 Bangladesh 60.57 million t compare
  6. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 4.05 million t compare
  7. 5 Indonesia 53.14 million t compare
  8. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.75 million t compare
  9. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.48 million t compare
  10. 6 Thailand 33.55 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Eastern Asia?
Rice — production in Eastern Asia was 226.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 232.88 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.87 million t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for rice — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
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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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.