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Rice production (metric tons) by country

Production data on rice relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting
42
Highest
5.68 million metric tons
Egypt
Lowest
0 metric tons
Mauritius
Median
114,983 metric tons
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,385

What the numbers show

Rice production (metric tons) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 5.68 million metric tons in Egypt; the lowest is 0 metric tons in Mauritius.

The median across all reporting countries is 114,983 metric tons, and the mean is 632,260 metric tons.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 486.6%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 71.6%).

Rice production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Egypt 5.68 million metric tons 2011 up 8.6% rising
2 Madagascar 5.08 million metric tons 2011 up 90.7% rising
3 Nigeria 4.57 million metric tons 2011 up 66.0% volatile
4 Tanzania 2.25 million metric tons 2011 up 159.1% volatile
5 Mali 1.74 million metric tons 2011 up 85.1% volatile
6 Guinea 1.50 million metric tons 2011 up 45.1% volatile
7 Sierra Leone 1.08 million metric tons 2011 up 259.3% rising
8 Cote d'Ivoire 702,434 metric tons 2011 up 10.8% rising
9 Ghana 463,975 metric tons 2011 up 69.0% volatile
10 Senegal 405,824 metric tons 2011 up 96.1% volatile
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 353,667 metric tons 2011 up 8.5% rising
12 Liberia 300,000 metric tons 2011 up 106.9% rising
13 Burkina Faso 240,866 metric tons 2011 up 119.2% volatile
14 Uganda 233,000 metric tons 2011 up 104.4% volatile
15 Guinea-Bissau 194,651 metric tons 2011 up 128.8% rising
16 Mozambique 192,934 metric tons 2011 up 15.6% rising
17 Chad 189,526 metric tons 2011 up 69.0% volatile
18 Benin 170,000 metric tons 2011 up 209.6% volatile
19 Mauritania 161,076 metric tons 2011 up 173.9% volatile
20 Cameroon 155,000 metric tons 2011 up 150.0% volatile
21 Malawi 117,733 metric tons 2011 up 26.4% volatile
22 Togo 112,233 metric tons 2011 up 80.9% volatile
23 Kenya 111,229 metric tons 2011 up 147.2% rising
24 Burundi 91,415 metric tons 2011 up 50.1% volatile
25 Ethiopia 90,412 metric tons 2011 up 486.6% volatile
26 Rwanda 80,541 metric tons 2011 up 416.0% volatile
27 Gambia 51,136 metric tons 2011 up 56.9% rising
28 Zambia 46,130 metric tons 2011 up 296.1% volatile
29 Central African Republic 40,000 metric tons 2011 up 58.1% volatile
30 Morocco 38,942 metric tons 2011 down 1.6% volatile
31 Comoros 26,500 metric tons 2011 up 39.8% rising
32 Sudan 23,350 metric tons 2010 up 191.9% volatile
33 Angola 23,209 metric tons 2011 up 335.0% volatile
34 Somalia 21,916 metric tons 2011 up 447.9% volatile
35 Niger 21,729 metric tons 2011 down 71.6% rising
36 South Africa 2,527 metric tons 2011 down 21.0% rising
37 Congo 1,700 metric tons 2011 up 25.8% volatile
38 Gabon 1,686 metric tons 2011 up 73.6% rising
39 Zimbabwe 635 metric tons 2011 up 5.8% volatile
40 Algeria 274 metric tons 2011 down 2.8% volatile
41 Eswatini 92 metric tons 2011 down 25.8% volatile
42 Mauritius 0 metric tons 2011 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Rice production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 2,385 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Production data on rice relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.