Rice — Self-sufficiency ratio by country
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What the numbers show
Rice — Self-sufficiency ratio is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.54 in Cambodia; the lowest is 0 in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.7484.
Over the past decade 22 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 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 1.34 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.25 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 1.22 | 2024 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 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 | Brazil | 1.04 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1.04 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Guyana | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Suriname | 1.01 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.01 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Madagascar | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Myanmar | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Malawi | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Malaysia | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Togo | 1 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Niger | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | China, mainland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Pakistan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Philippines | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Uganda | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 1 | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Senegal | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Japan | 1 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 1 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | Ecuador | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Indonesia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | India | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Cameroon | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Belize | 1 | 2022 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 16 | Burundi | 1 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2021 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Zambia | 0.99 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 0.99 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.99 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 52 | Italy | 0.99 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 0.98 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | Morocco | 0.98 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.97 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 58 | Benin | 0.97 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0.97 | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.95 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 61 | Türkiye | 0.95 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 0.92 | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 64 | Mozambique | 0.89 | 2024 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 65 | Angola | 0.88 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 66 | Panama | 0.86 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 0.85 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.78 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.58 | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 70 | Mexico | 0.23 | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 0.18 | 2015 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 0.18 | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 73 | El Salvador | 0.14 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 0.13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.09 | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 76 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 76 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 76 | Ireland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Belgium | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Czechia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Germany | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Sweden | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Slovenia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Slovakia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Denmark | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Poland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 76 | Finland | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 76 | New Zealand | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.23
- South Africa -0.78
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