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Rice production2023

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 territoryIndia207,753,550 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2023
01India
207,753,550
02China
206,603,200
03Bangladesh
60,601,180
04Indonesia
53,980,990
05Vietnam
43,497,624
06Thailand
33,851,580
07Myanmar (Burma)
25,650,000
08Philippines
20,059,562
09Pakistan
14,788,853
10Cambodia
13,186,400

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Rice production · 2023 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01India207,753,5502023
02China206,603,2002023
03Bangladesh60,601,1802023
04Indonesia53,980,9902023
05Vietnam43,497,6242023
06Thailand33,851,5802023
07Myanmar (Burma)25,650,0002023
08Philippines20,059,5622023
09Pakistan14,788,8532023
10Cambodia13,186,4002023
11Brazil10,285,6632023
12Japan10,136,0002023
13United States9,901,5102023
14Nigeria8,902,2002023
15Egypt6,228,8272023
16Nepal5,724,2342023
17Madagascar5,117,6362023
18South Korea4,897,8392023
19Sri Lanka4,513,4312023
20Laos3,900,2002023
21Tanzania3,588,0002023
22Guinea3,534,8002023
23Iran3,485,6002023
24Peru3,402,3682023
25Mali3,023,8912023
26Colombia3,006,1002023
27Malaysia2,175,1492023
28North Korea2,150,0002023
29Côte d’Ivoire2,011,5002023
30Congo - Kinshasa1,812,3452023
31Senegal1,519,7002023
32Ghana1,443,0002023
33Italy1,378,6402023
34Uruguay1,372,7002023
35Sierra Leone1,315,4002023
36Ecuador1,313,0002023
37Argentina1,163,2092023
38Russia1,073,0002023
39Guyana1,005,7002023
40Paraguay978,4502023
41Dominican Republic925,6002023
42Türkiye900,0002023
43Bolivia698,5442023
44Venezuela618,6252023
45Afghanistan597,0002023
46Burkina Faso504,2542023
47Nicaragua498,9692023
48Australia496,6332023
49Benin492,6262023
50Kazakhstan485,1832023
51Mauritania470,5002023
52Panama397,0002023
53Uganda365,0002023
54Uzbekistan355,6752023
55Cameroon340,7922023
56Spain334,1002023
57Liberia324,0002023
58Ethiopia279,0952023
59Mexico252,1002023
60Kenya229,0642023
61Suriname228,8882023
62Guinea-Bissau226,4002023
63Chad223,9522023
64Greece190,4402023
65Togo183,1002023
66Portugal178,8302023
67Mozambique161,9202023
68Tajikistan161,8532023
69Niger142,5922023
70Haiti136,0002023
71Rwanda133,6282023
72Burundi125,0002023
73Malawi124,3002023
74Chile109,2332023
75Turkmenistan86,6172023
76Timor-Leste83,0002023
77Costa Rica76,1192023
78France68,2702023
79Bulgaria64,1602023
80Zambia62,6802023
81Cuba58,7662023
82Morocco56,2222023
83Central African Republic53,3262023
84Guatemala51,1842023
85Gambia47,4102023
86Kyrgyzstan46,7652023
87Bhutan40,8042023
88Angola39,8302023
89Honduras34,0922023
90South Sudan33,0002023
91Sudan21,8802023
92North Macedonia19,9972023
93Belize17,7012023
94Azerbaijan13,9732023
95Iraq12,6022023
96Romania12,0702023
97Ukraine11,0802023
98El Salvador11,0002023
99Hungary8,3302023
100Fiji7,1652023
101Brunei3,7262023
102Puerto Rico3,6302023
103South Africa3,0822023
104Solomon Islands2,7512023
105Somalia2,0002023
106Gabon1,7682023
107Congo - Brazzaville1,0002023
107Eswatini1,0002023
109Saudi Arabia907.592023
110Papua New Guinea879.732023
111Zimbabwe5392023
112Trinidad & Tobago3262023
113Algeria312.582023
114Micronesia181.542023
115Comoros52023
116Belgium02023
116Cyprus02023
116Czechia02023
116Germany02023
116Denmark02023
116Estonia02023
116Finland02023
116Croatia02023
116Ireland02023
116Jamaica02023
116Lithuania02023
116Luxembourg02023
116Latvia02023
116Malta02023
116Mauritius02023
116Netherlands02023
116Poland02023
116Slovakia02023
116Slovenia02023
116Sweden02023
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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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