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Rice production2020

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 territoryChina211,860,000 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2020
01China
211,860,000
02India
182,702,930
03Bangladesh
56,056,816
04Indonesia
54,649,204
05Vietnam
42,765,000
06Thailand
30,977,600
07Myanmar (Burma)
26,399,600
08Philippines
19,294,856
09Pakistan
12,629,514
10Brazil
11,091,011

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Rice production · 2020 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01China211,860,0002020
02India182,702,9302020
03Bangladesh56,056,8162020
04Indonesia54,649,2042020
05Vietnam42,765,0002020
06Thailand30,977,6002020
07Myanmar (Burma)26,399,6002020
08Philippines19,294,8562020
09Pakistan12,629,5142020
10Brazil11,091,0112020
11Cambodia10,936,0002020
12Japan10,476,1002020
13United States10,319,8602020
14Nigeria8,171,8002020
15Nepal5,621,7102020
16Sri Lanka5,120,9242020
17Egypt4,804,0002020
18South Korea4,713,1622020
19Iran4,560,7002020
20Tanzania4,527,5002020
21Madagascar4,227,9272020
22Laos3,519,1002020
23Peru3,434,1992020
24Colombia3,038,5002020
25Mali3,010,0272020
26Guinea2,459,0152020
27Malaysia2,356,3922020
28North Korea2,113,0192020
29Italy1,507,4902020
30Côte d’Ivoire1,481,1822020
31Congo - Kinshasa1,476,2902020
32Senegal1,349,7232020
33Argentina1,222,9102020
34Uruguay1,209,0002020
35Paraguay1,187,7682020
36Russia1,141,8192020
37Ecuador1,072,4002020
38Guyana1,057,6002020
39Sierra Leone1,049,7952020
40Türkiye980,0002020
41Ghana973,0002020
42Dominican Republic934,7542020
43Spain739,2302020
44Venezuela704,5312020
45Afghanistan655,4002020
46Kazakhstan556,7752020
47Bolivia487,4272020
48Nicaragua476,9922020
49Iraq464,1592020
50Burkina Faso451,4212020
51Benin411,5782020
52Panama391,6002020
53Mexico295,3382020
54Uzbekistan293,4512020
55Mauritania291,3002020
56Cameroon290,4492020
57Greece287,4102020
58Liberia279,0002020
59Chad278,0532020
60Uganda275,0002020
61Ethiopia268,2232020
62Cuba266,5952020
63Suriname249,8362020
64Guinea-Bissau198,1422020
65Kenya180,8902020
66Mozambique175,3222020
67Chile169,6972020
68Togo159,8522020
69Haiti159,3062020
70Burundi150,0002020
71Malawi145,4462020
72Costa Rica137,5042020
73Tajikistan133,4002020
74Portugal132,7902020
75Rwanda116,5042020
76Niger115,0002020
77Turkmenistan86,2342020
78France75,4602020
79Bulgaria65,8102020
80Morocco65,7002020
81Honduras65,6342020
82Ukraine60,6802020
83Bhutan54,0882020
84Sudan51,2002020
85Australia50,2262020
86Timor-Leste49,9832020
87Central African Republic48,8012020
88Kyrgyzstan44,4742020
89Gambia40,2882020
90Zambia34,6302020
91South Sudan26,2322020
92Romania24,6702020
93Guatemala23,5832020
94El Salvador23,4972020
95North Macedonia19,5182020
96Belize13,9422020
97Hungary11,7402020
98Angola10,5672020
99Azerbaijan9,3972020
100Fiji8,8472020
101Brunei3,9002020
102South Africa3,0802020
103Solomon Islands2,7612020
104Puerto Rico2,2832020
105Somalia2,0872020
106Gabon1,7892020
107Congo - Brazzaville1,0762020
108Eswatini1,0002020
109Papua New Guinea858.332020
110Saudi Arabia7872020
111Trinidad & Tobago7342020
112Algeria310.932020
113Zimbabwe1922020
114Micronesia180.72020
115Comoros52020
116Belgium02020
116Cyprus02020
116Czechia02020
116Germany02020
116Denmark02020
116Estonia02020
116Finland02020
116Croatia02020
116Ireland02020
116Jamaica02020
116Lithuania02020
116Luxembourg02020
116Latvia02020
116Malta02020
116Mauritius02020
116Netherlands02020
116Poland02020
116Slovakia02020
116Slovenia02020
116Sweden02020
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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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