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Rice production2024

Annual paddy rice production in tonnes. This measures harvested paddy rice rather than milled rice.

FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data134 / 217No observation: 83
First-ranked country or territoryIndia217,867,870 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2024
01India
217,867,870
02China
207,530,000
03Bangladesh
60,570,452
04Indonesia
53,142,730
05Vietnam
43,450,450
06Thailand
33,551,336
07Myanmar (Burma)
27,650,000
08Philippines
19,087,136
09Pakistan
14,585,231
10Cambodia
14,200,000

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Rice production · 2024 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01India217,867,8702024
02China207,530,0002024
03Bangladesh60,570,4522024
04Indonesia53,142,7302024
05Vietnam43,450,4502024
06Thailand33,551,3362024
07Myanmar (Burma)27,650,0002024
08Philippines19,087,1362024
09Pakistan14,585,2312024
10Cambodia14,200,0002024
11Brazil10,671,4902024
12Japan10,142,0002024
13United States10,075,7802024
14Nigeria9,129,9002024
15Egypt6,430,0002024
16Nepal5,955,5002024
17Madagascar4,970,0002024
18South Korea4,783,1142024
19Sri Lanka4,698,4532024
20Tanzania4,052,1412024
21Laos3,750,7402024
22Guinea3,680,0002024
23Peru3,640,4322024
24Iran3,478,8202024
25Colombia2,823,0002024
26Mali2,756,3442024
27Côte d’Ivoire2,381,1292024
28North Korea2,250,0002024
29Malaysia2,102,9602024
30Congo - Kinshasa1,940,5922024
31Ghana1,721,2002024
32Senegal1,580,0002024
33Ecuador1,560,2002024
34Italy1,448,7602024
35Sierra Leone1,390,8002024
36Uruguay1,305,9002024
37Argentina1,264,7702024
38Russia1,258,9002024
39Guyana1,115,8002024
40Paraguay1,051,7522024
41Türkiye1,019,0002024
42Dominican Republic958,0002024
43Afghanistan654,0002024
44Australia619,1802024
45Venezuela611,4752024
46Spain605,8202024
47Burkina Faso513,2342024
48Kazakhstan512,9822024
49Benin500,6052024
50Bolivia434,0282024
51Mauritania431,7002024
52Uzbekistan383,5642024
53Panama371,0002024
54Chad347,1872024
55Cameroon345,5832024
56Liberia322,4002024
57Uganda300,0002024
58Ethiopia282,7202024
59Kenya282,1522024
60Greece250,0902024
61Guinea-Bissau243,9002024
62Iraq227,5082024
63Suriname225,9232024
64Mexico219,5882024
65Togo180,2002024
66Portugal172,1202024
67Mozambique169,3112024
68Niger164,7682024
69Tajikistan163,5492024
70Rwanda141,9322024
71Burundi136,0002024
72Haiti135,0002024
73Malawi127,0002024
74Chile118,6732024
75Turkmenistan85,5362024
76Cuba84,3312024
77France71,9602024
78Bulgaria65,8402024
79Costa Rica64,2142024
80Timor-Leste62,0002024
81Central African Republic52,8682024
82Gambia52,5482024
83Angola48,3402024
84Kyrgyzstan48,0922024
85Bhutan41,5372024
86South Sudan38,0002024
87Guatemala31,7002024
88Sudan27,8182024
89Zambia24,5662024
90Honduras23,4332024
91North Macedonia18,6082024
92Belize16,7772024
93Azerbaijan15,2912024
94Ukraine15,0002024
95Romania14,4002024
96El Salvador11,0002024
97Fiji8,5982024
98Hungary8,5602024
99Morocco6,0062024
100Brunei3,6122024
101Puerto Rico3,4982024
102South Africa3,0822024
103Solomon Islands2,7562024
104Somalia2,0002024
105Gabon1,7622024
106Saudi Arabia1,0062024
107Congo - Brazzaville1,0002024
107Eswatini1,0002024
109Papua New Guinea882.532024
110Trinidad & Tobago784.42024
111Algeria313.122024
112Micronesia181.812024
113Zimbabwe73.52024
114Comoros52024
115Belgium02024
115Cyprus02024
115Czechia02024
115Germany02024
115Denmark02024
115Estonia02024
115Finland02024
115Croatia02024
115Ireland02024
115Jamaica02024
115Lithuania02024
115Luxembourg02024
115Latvia02024
115Malta02024
115Mauritius02024
115Netherlands02024
115Poland02024
115Slovakia02024
115Slovenia02024
115Sweden02024
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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual paddy rice production in tonnes. This measures harvested paddy rice rather than milled rice.
Unit
tonnes
Source & definition
FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data · fao:27
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Original metadata

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      "lastUpdated": "2026-02-25",
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