Rice — Self-sufficiency ratio by country
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What the numbers show
Rice — Self-sufficiency ratio is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 1.54 in Cambodia; the lowest is -0.78 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.8919.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 54.0%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 100.0%).
Rice — Self-sufficiency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 1.54 | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.01 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 1.34 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.25 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 0.98 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 1.22 | 2024 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 0.95 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 1.15 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 1.11 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 7 | France | 1.09 | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 8 | Argentina | 1.05 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 1.04 | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1.04 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.04 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 12 | Suriname | 1.01 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Guyana | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Niger | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Pakistan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Malaysia | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Malawi | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Myanmar | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Mali | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Peru | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Philippines | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Rwanda | 1 | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Senegal | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Togo | 1 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 15 | Thailand | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Uganda | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | China, mainland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 1 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 15 | Cameroon | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Chile | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Belize | 1 | 2022 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | India | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Burundi | 1 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Australia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2021 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 1 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 15 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 49 | Zambia | 0.99 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.99 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 0.99 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 0.99 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Morocco | 0.98 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 0.97 | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Colombia | 0.97 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Benin | 0.97 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.95 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 0.92 | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 59 | Mozambique | 0.89 | 2024 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 60 | Angola | 0.88 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 61 | Panama | 0.86 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 62 | Portugal | 0.85 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 0.78 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 64 | Ukraine | 0.58 | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.23 | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0.18 | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 0.18 | 2015 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.14 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 0.13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.09 | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | South Africa | -0.78 | 2024 | up 27.1% | 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
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK