Rice — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Rice — Production was 10.08 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.08 million t
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
15th
of 30 groups
All-time high
11.03 million t
in 2010
All-time low
2.46 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Production in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, rice — production in Northern America stood at 10.08 million t.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Northern America peaked at 11.03 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.46 million t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rice — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.46 million t —
1962 3.00 million t +21.9%
1963 3.19 million t +6.4%
1964 3.32 million t +4.1%
1965 3.46 million t +4.2%
1966 3.86 million t +11.5%
1967 4.05 million t +5.1%
1968 4.72 million t +16.5%
1969 4.17 million t -11.8%
1970 3.80 million t -8.8%
1971 3.89 million t +2.3%
1972 3.88 million t -0.4%
1973 4.21 million t +8.6%
1974 5.10 million t +21.2%
1975 5.83 million t +14.3%
1976 5.25 million t -10.0%
1977 4.50 million t -14.2%
1978 6.04 million t +34.2%
1979 5.99 million t -0.9%
1980 6.63 million t +10.8%
1981 8.29 million t +25.0%
1982 6.97 million t -15.9%
1983 4.52 million t -35.1%
1984 6.30 million t +39.2%
1985 6.12 million t -2.8%
1986 6.05 million t -1.2%
1987 5.88 million t -2.8%
1988 7.25 million t +23.4%
1989 7.01 million t -3.4%
1990 7.08 million t +1.0%
1991 7.23 million t +2.1%
1992 8.15 million t +12.7%
1993 7.08 million t -13.1%
1994 8.97 million t +26.7%
1995 7.89 million t -12.1%
1996 7.78 million t -1.3%
1997 8.30 million t +6.6%
1998 8.37 million t +0.8%
1999 9.35 million t +11.7%
2000 8.66 million t -7.4%
2001 9.76 million t +12.8%
2002 9.57 million t -2.0%
2003 9.07 million t -5.2%
2004 10.54 million t +16.2%
2005 10.11 million t -4.1%
2006 8.83 million t -12.7%
2007 9.00 million t +2.0%
2008 9.24 million t +2.7%
2009 9.97 million t +7.9%
2010 11.03 million t +10.6%
2011 8.39 million t -23.9%
2012 9.07 million t +8.1%
2013 8.62 million t -5.0%
2014 10.08 million t +17.0%
2015 8.72 million t -13.4%
2016 10.17 million t +16.5%
2017 8.08 million t -20.5%
2018 10.15 million t +25.6%
2019 8.40 million t -17.3%
2020 10.32 million t +22.9%
2021 8.67 million t -16.0%
2022 7.26 million t -16.2%
2023 9.90 million t +36.4%
2024 10.08 million t +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.58 million t 2.46 million t 4.72 million t 9
1970s 4.85 million t 3.80 million t 6.04 million t 10
1980s 6.50 million t 4.52 million t 8.29 million t 10
1990s 8.02 million t 7.08 million t 9.35 million t 10
2000s 9.47 million t 8.66 million t 10.54 million t 10
2010s 9.27 million t 8.08 million t 11.03 million t 10
2020s 9.24 million t 7.26 million t 10.32 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 12 Cambodia 14.20 million t compare
  2. 13 Brazil 10.67 million t compare
  3. 14 Japan 10.14 million t compare
  4. 15 Nigeria 9.13 million t compare
  5. 16 Egypt 6.43 million t compare
  6. 16 Egypt 6.43 million t compare
  7. 18 Nepal 5.96 million t compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Northern America?
Rice — production in Northern America was 10.08 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 11.03 million t in 2010.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.46 million t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for rice — production?
Northern America ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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
207 places, 10,889 data points, 1961–2024
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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.