List of countries by rice production

This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457[1] metric tonnes.

Rice production by country (2019)

In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.

Production by country edit

The table shows the countries with the largest production of rice in 2022 (paddy rice).[1]

RankCountry/regionRice production
(tonnes)
>1,000,000 tonnes
1  China208,494,800
2  India196,245,700
3  Bangladesh57,189,193
4  Indonesia54,748,977
5  Vietnam42,672,339
6  Thailand34,317,028
7  Myanmar24,680,200
8  Philippines19,756,392
9  Cambodia11,624,000
10  Pakistan10,983,081
11  Brazil10,776,268
12  Japan10,363,900
13  Nigeria8,502,000
14  United States7,274,170
15  Egypt5,800,000
16  Nepal5,486,500
17  South Korea4,998,223
18  Madagascar4,585,000
19  Laos3,594,800
20  Peru3,449,365
21  Sri Lanka3,392,905
22  Mali2,864,723
23  Tanzania2,856,500
24  Colombia2,620,100
25  Guinea2,523,305
26  Malaysia2,364,453
27  North Korea2,061,443
28  Ivory Coast1,993,000
29  Democratic Republic of the Congo1,692,323
30  Taiwan1,576,000
31  Iran1,500,000
32  Senegal1,409,120
33  Sierra Leone1,397,000
34  Uruguay1,372,700
35  Ghana1,283,000
36  Ecuador1,252,800
37  Italy1,236,960
38  Argentina1,222,426
39  Dominican Republic1,149,000
100,000–1,000,000 tonnes
40  Turkey950,000
41  Guyana929,600
42  Russia920,095
43  Paraguay861,500
44  Uganda730,000
45  Australia691,444
46  Bolivia608,681
47  Afghanistan592,000
48  Benin525,014
49  Nicaragua504,391
50  Venezuela478,473
51  Burkina Faso438,982
52  Kazakhstan431,391
53  Mauritania403,000
54  Panama390,000
55  Mozambique365,000
56  Uzbekistan359,147
57  Spain350,420
58  Cameroon343,103
59  Liberia288,000
60  Suriname266,204
61  Mexico246,989
62  Chad231,965
63  Guinea-Bissau224,000
64  Greece214,750
65  Ethiopia208,000
66  Kenya192,299
67  Cuba183,932
68  Togo169,608
69  Portugal155,570
70  Malawi147,000
71  Niger144,000
72  Haiti140,000
73  Rwanda135,075
74  Burundi127,484
75  Tajikistan110,399
76  Costa Rica103,740
77  Chile100,557
10,000–100,000 tonnes
78  Turkmenistan86,285
79  Timor-Leste76,000
80  France64,480
81  Bulgaria64,320
82  Zambia62,280
83  Central African Republic51,773
84  Honduras51,129
85  Morocco49,110
86  Gambia44,597
87  Kyrgyzstan44,248
88  Bhutan41,049
89  South Sudan36,515
90  Sudan33,000
91  Guatemala32,000
92  El Salvador23,000
93  North Macedonia18,981
94  Romania16,900
95  Belize15,364
96  Fiji12,991
97  Iraq11,637
98  Azerbaijan10,715
99  Angola10,563
100  Hungary10,150
1,000–10,000 tonnes
101  Brunei4,200
102  Ukraine3,090
103  South Africa3,082
104  Solomon Islands2,754
105  Zimbabwe1,923
106  Gabon1,730
107  Somalia1,588
108  Republic of the Congo1,000
109  Eswatini1,000
<1,000 tonnes
110  Papua New Guinea887
111  Saudi Arabia815
112  Algeria307
113  Puerto Rico179
114  Federated States of Micronesia178
115  Trinidad and Tobago125
116  Comoros5
117  Hong Kong0.06

Historical statistics edit

World production edit

World production in tonnes[2]
YearProduction
1961215,646,627
1962226,456,291
1963247,119,204
1964262,928,949
1965254,059,657
1966261,181,246
1967277,386,339
1968288,624,275
1969295,584,346
1970316,345,651
YearProduction
1971317,712,363
1972307,289,867
1973334,928,765
1974331,970,539
1975356,963,012
1976347,686,382
1977369,481,070
1978385,208,660
1979375,251,671
1980396,871,220
YearProduction
1981410,075,138
1982421,948,954
1983448,016,205
1984465,342,803
1985468,164,482
1986468,675,152
1987461,439,818
1988487,457,812
1989514,421,550
1990518,568,551
YearProduction
1991518,512,573
1992527,878,059
1993529,599,553
1994538,591,043
1995547,162,009
1996568,658,020
1997577,136,882
1998578,813,971
1999611,177,562
2000598,668,144
YearProduction
2001600,246,670
2002571,051,377
2003586,931,574
2004607,349,029
2005634,225,538
2006640,705,586
2007653,970,131
2008684,382,979
2009680,265,683
2010694,471,884
YearProduction
2011719,469,859
2012727,680,662
2013731,770,431
2014730,801,993
2015731,952,333
2016734,073,708
2017747,410,272
2018759,066,702
2019749,189,908
2020756,743,722
YearProduction
2021787,293,867
2022776,461,457

Large producers edit

Rice production in million tonnes[2]
Country2020201020001990198019701961
 China211.9195.8187.9189.3139.9110.053.6
 India178.3144.0127.5111.280.363.353.4
 Bangladesh54.950.137.626.820.816.714.4
 Indonesia54.659.351.945.229.719.312.1
 Vietnam42.840.032.519.211.610.29.0
 Thailand30.235.725.817.217.413.910.2
 Myanmar25.132.121.014.013.38.26.8
 Philippines19.315.812.49.97.65.63.9
 Brazil11.111.211.17.49.87.65.4
 United States10.311.08.77.16.63.82.5
 Japan9.710.711.913.112.216.516.2
 Pakistan8.47.27.24.94.73.31.7
 Nigeria8.24.53.32.51.10.31.3

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b FAO: World rice production (Crops > Items > Rice, paddy),