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Rice production2019

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 data135 / 217No observation: 82
First-ranked country or territoryChina209,614,000 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2019
01China
209,614,000
02India
175,071,500
03Bangladesh
54,784,188
04Indonesia
54,604,030
05Vietnam
43,495,490
06Thailand
31,234,428
07Myanmar (Burma)
26,691,400
08Philippines
18,814,828
09Pakistan
11,120,483
10Cambodia
10,885,700

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Rice production · 2019 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01China209,614,0002019
02India175,071,5002019
03Bangladesh54,784,1882019
04Indonesia54,604,0302019
05Vietnam43,495,4902019
06Thailand31,234,4282019
07Myanmar (Burma)26,691,4002019
08Philippines18,814,8282019
09Pakistan11,120,4832019
10Cambodia10,885,7002019
11Japan10,540,1002019
12Brazil10,368,6392019
13Nigeria8,435,5102019
14United States8,396,1802019
15Nepal5,550,8782019
16South Korea5,016,0832019
17Egypt4,804,2962019
18Sri Lanka4,592,0562019
19Iran4,422,3002019
20Madagascar3,910,6292019
21Laos3,534,5002019
22Tanzania3,474,7662019
23Mali3,196,3362019
24Peru3,190,9702019
25North Korea2,803,7132019
26Colombia2,639,2002019
27Guinea2,385,9292019
28Malaysia2,352,8702019
29Côte d’Ivoire1,883,9562019
30Italy1,492,6202019
31Congo - Kinshasa1,378,8462019
32Uruguay1,200,0002019
33Argentina1,189,8662019
34Senegal1,155,7302019
35Russia1,098,6602019
36Paraguay1,069,2002019
37Guyana1,049,9002019
38Türkiye1,000,0002019
39Sierra Leone947,4642019
40Ghana925,0002019
41Dominican Republic919,4642019
42Ecuador882,4002019
43Spain778,7802019
44Bolivia600,0442019
45Iraq574,7052019
46Afghanistan570,9002019
47Kazakhstan560,6682019
48Venezuela516,7522019
49Nicaragua468,3192019
50Benin406,0832019
51Cuba391,8422019
52Burkina Faso376,5272019
53Panama372,2452019
54Uzbekistan314,6592019
55Cameroon292,8502019
56Chad290,5632019
57Liberia276,4002019
58Suriname274,2662019
59Mauritania255,5002019
60Mexico245,2172019
61Burundi241,2112019
62Greece220,9302019
63Guinea-Bissau187,0002019
64Haiti186,0872019
65Ethiopia181,2502019
66Mozambique179,8362019
67Chile174,8972019
68Uganda167,0002019
69Portugal161,5002019
70Kenya160,5852019
71Costa Rica157,0162019
72Togo147,0532019
73Malawi132,7282019
74Rwanda131,5772019
75Niger121,7602019
76Tajikistan106,4422019
77Turkmenistan85,0702019
78France82,5702019
79Bulgaria70,9202019
80Australia66,8352019
81Morocco64,5982019
82Honduras56,5232019
83Ukraine54,5702019
84Bhutan49,9482019
85Sudan48,0002019
86Timor-Leste47,8222019
87Kyrgyzstan41,2192019
88Romania39,5302019
89Gambia31,9002019
90Zambia29,5842019
91El Salvador27,6032019
92South Sudan24,5552019
93Guatemala22,7762019
94North Macedonia21,2782019
95Belize13,9002019
96Central African Republic12,5522019
97Azerbaijan11,0702019
98Hungary11,0302019
99Angola10,1022019
100Fiji6,5892019
101South Africa3,0802019
102Solomon Islands2,7582019
103Brunei2,3002019
104Somalia2,0032019
105Puerto Rico1,8352019
106Gabon1,7272019
107Zimbabwe1,1342019
108Congo - Brazzaville1,1232019
109Papua New Guinea859.762019
110Eswatini8002019
111Trinidad & Tobago5752019
112Saudi Arabia4002019
113Algeria308.072019
114Micronesia183.822019
115Mauritius212019
116Comoros52019
117Jamaica12019
118Belgium02019
118Cyprus02019
118Czechia02019
118Germany02019
118Denmark02019
118Estonia02019
118Finland02019
118Croatia02019
118Ireland02019
118Lithuania02019
118Luxembourg02019
118Latvia02019
118Malta02019
118Netherlands02019
118Poland02019
118Slovakia02019
118Slovenia02019
118Sweden02019
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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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