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Rice production2022

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 territoryChina208,494,800 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2022
01China
208,494,800
02India
193,473,300
03Bangladesh
57,776,020
04Indonesia
54,748,976
05Vietnam
42,660,800
06Thailand
32,882,932
07Myanmar (Burma)
27,983,100
08Philippines
19,756,514
09Cambodia
11,851,700
10Pakistan
10,983,081

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Rice production · 2022 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01China208,494,8002022
02India193,473,3002022
03Bangladesh57,776,0202022
04Indonesia54,748,9762022
05Vietnam42,660,8002022
06Thailand32,882,9322022
07Myanmar (Burma)27,983,1002022
08Philippines19,756,5142022
09Cambodia11,851,7002022
10Pakistan10,983,0812022
11Brazil10,773,9902022
12Japan10,451,0002022
13Nigeria8,502,0002022
14United States7,259,3402022
15Nepal5,486,4722022
16South Korea4,998,2232022
17Madagascar4,873,9482022
18Egypt4,300,5782022
19Tanzania4,135,4002022
20Laos3,781,5802022
21Iran3,629,2002022
22Sri Lanka3,392,9052022
23Peru3,347,6862022
24Guinea3,158,1002022
25Mali2,864,7232022
26Colombia2,608,5002022
27Malaysia2,281,7362022
28North Korea2,140,0002022
29Côte d’Ivoire1,703,5142022
30Congo - Kinshasa1,692,3232022
31Senegal1,409,1202022
32Uruguay1,397,9002022
33Sierra Leone1,397,0002022
34Ghana1,283,0002022
35Ecuador1,252,8002022
36Italy1,236,9602022
37Argentina1,222,4262022
38Dominican Republic1,006,1002022
39Paraguay975,0692022
40Türkiye950,0002022
41Guyana929,6002022
42Russia920,0952022
43Australia691,4452022
44Venezuela610,9752022
45Bolivia608,6812022
46Afghanistan592,0002022
47Benin525,0142022
48Nicaragua504,3912022
49Burkina Faso438,9822022
50Kazakhstan431,3912022
51Panama421,2472022
52Mauritania394,7002022
53Uzbekistan359,1472022
54Spain350,4202022
55Uganda347,0002022
56Cameroon343,1002022
57Ethiopia290,7902022
58Liberia256,0002022
59Mexico246,3172022
60Mozambique245,7922022
61Chad231,9652022
62Guinea-Bissau224,0002022
63Greece214,7502022
64Kenya192,2992022
65Suriname184,2352022
66Togo169,6082022
67Portugal155,5702022
68Tajikistan146,8482022
69Niger144,4222022
70Cuba143,8122022
71Haiti140,0002022
72Malawi136,0832022
73Rwanda135,0752022
74Burundi115,0002022
75Costa Rica114,3432022
76Chile100,5572022
77Turkmenistan86,2852022
78Timor-Leste85,5002022
79France64,4802022
80Bulgaria64,3202022
81Zambia62,2802022
82Central African Republic51,7732022
83Honduras51,1292022
84Morocco49,1102022
85Gambia44,5972022
86Kyrgyzstan44,2482022
87Bhutan41,0492022
88South Sudan36,5152022
89Sudan28,0002022
90Guatemala27,8912022
91North Macedonia18,9812022
92Romania16,9002022
93Belize15,3642022
94El Salvador14,5042022
95Fiji13,3562022
96Iraq11,6372022
97Azerbaijan10,7152022
98Angola10,5632022
99Hungary10,1502022
100Brunei3,5632022
101Puerto Rico3,1812022
102Ukraine3,0902022
103South Africa3,0812022
104Solomon Islands2,7472022
105Somalia2,0002022
106Gabon1,7582022
107Congo - Brazzaville1,0002022
107Eswatini1,0002022
109Papua New Guinea876.942022
110Saudi Arabia8152022
111Zimbabwe5392022
112Algeria311.452022
113Micronesia182.112022
114Trinidad & Tobago1252022
115Comoros52022
116Belgium02022
116Cyprus02022
116Czechia02022
116Germany02022
116Denmark02022
116Estonia02022
116Finland02022
116Croatia02022
116Ireland02022
116Jamaica02022
116Lithuania02022
116Luxembourg02022
116Latvia02022
116Malta02022
116Mauritius02022
116Netherlands02022
116Poland02022
116Slovakia02022
116Slovenia02022
116Sweden02022
135 / 135 · Economies with data

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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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