Rice production in Australia

Rice production in Australia was 619,180 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 24.7% from 2023. That is the 45th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes619,180
Change on 2023+24.7%
Rank45th of 135Countries ranked
Series high1,643,4032001
Series low17,6142008

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Rice production in Australia, 1961 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M19611971198119912001201120241961: 118,000 tonnes1962: 139,000 tonnes1963: 140,000 tonnes1964: 146,000 tonnes1965: 158,000 tonnes1966: 187,000 tonnes1967: 221,000 tonnes1968: 228,000 tonnes1969: 267,000 tonnes1970: 250,000 tonnes1971: 301,000 tonnes1972: 248,000 tonnes1973: 309,000 tonnes1974: 409,000 tonnes1975: 387,000 tonnes1976: 417,000 tonnes1977: 530,000 tonnes1978: 489,697 tonnes1979: 692,151 tonnes1980: 613,163 tonnes1981: 760,000 tonnes1982: 857,000 tonnes1983: 520,000 tonnes1984: 634,000 tonnes1985: 864,000 tonnes1986: 687,000 tonnes1987: 549,000 tonnes1988: 761,000 tonnes1989: 805,000 tonnes1990: 924,000 tonnes1991: 787,000 tonnes1992: 1,122,000 tonnes1993: 955,000 tonnes1994: 1,082,000 tonnes1995: 1,137,000 tonnes1996: 951,200 tonnes1997: 1,388,000 tonnes1998: 1,330,900 tonnes1999: 1,389,800 tonnes2000: 1,100,700 tonnes2001: 1,643,403 tonnes2002: 1,192,202 tonnes2003: 438,111 tonnes2004: 553,114 tonnes2005: 338,885 tonnes2006: 1,002,654 tonnes2007: 162,806 tonnes2008: 17,614 tonnes2009: 60,868 tonnes2010: 196,684 tonnes2011: 723,283 tonnes2012: 918,733 tonnes2013: 1,161,115 tonnes2014: 819,276 tonnes2015: 690,390 tonnes2016: 273,942 tonnes2017: 807,304 tonnes2018: 635,113 tonnes2019: 66,835 tonnes2020: 50,226 tonnes2021: 422,978 tonnes2022: 691,444 tonnes2023: 496,633 tonnes2024: 619,180 tonnes0500K1M1.5M2M19611983200520241961: 118,000 tonnes1962: 139,000 tonnes1963: 140,000 tonnes1964: 146,000 tonnes1965: 158,000 tonnes1966: 187,000 tonnes1967: 221,000 tonnes1968: 228,000 tonnes1969: 267,000 tonnes1970: 250,000 tonnes1971: 301,000 tonnes1972: 248,000 tonnes1973: 309,000 tonnes1974: 409,000 tonnes1975: 387,000 tonnes1976: 417,000 tonnes1977: 530,000 tonnes1978: 489,697 tonnes1979: 692,151 tonnes1980: 613,163 tonnes1981: 760,000 tonnes1982: 857,000 tonnes1983: 520,000 tonnes1984: 634,000 tonnes1985: 864,000 tonnes1986: 687,000 tonnes1987: 549,000 tonnes1988: 761,000 tonnes1989: 805,000 tonnes1990: 924,000 tonnes1991: 787,000 tonnes1992: 1,122,000 tonnes1993: 955,000 tonnes1994: 1,082,000 tonnes1995: 1,137,000 tonnes1996: 951,200 tonnes1997: 1,388,000 tonnes1998: 1,330,900 tonnes1999: 1,389,800 tonnes2000: 1,100,700 tonnes2001: 1,643,403 tonnes2002: 1,192,202 tonnes2003: 438,111 tonnes2004: 553,114 tonnes2005: 338,885 tonnes2006: 1,002,654 tonnes2007: 162,806 tonnes2008: 17,614 tonnes2009: 60,868 tonnes2010: 196,684 tonnes2011: 723,283 tonnes2012: 918,733 tonnes2013: 1,161,115 tonnes2014: 819,276 tonnes2015: 690,390 tonnes2016: 273,942 tonnes2017: 807,304 tonnes2018: 635,113 tonnes2019: 66,835 tonnes2020: 50,226 tonnes2021: 422,978 tonnes2022: 691,444 tonnes2023: 496,633 tonnes2024: 619,180 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024619,180
2023496,633
2022691,444
2021422,978
202050,226
201966,835
2018635,113
2017807,304
2016273,942
2015690,390
2014819,276
20131,161,115
2012918,733
2011723,283
2010196,684
200960,868
200817,614
2007162,806
20061,002,654
2005338,885
2004553,114
2003438,111
20021,192,202
20011,643,403
20001,100,700
19991,389,800
19981,330,900
19971,388,000
1996951,200
19951,137,000
19941,082,000
1993955,000
19921,122,000
1991787,000
1990924,000
1989805,000
1988761,000
1987549,000
1986687,000
1985864,000
1984634,000
1983520,000
1982857,000
1981760,000
1980613,163
1979692,151
1978489,697
1977530,000
1976417,000
1975387,000
1974409,000
1973309,000
1972248,000
1971301,000
1970250,000
1969267,000
1968228,000
1967221,000
1966187,000
1965158,000
1964146,000
1963140,000
1962139,000
1961118,000

Rankings

Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, Australia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Australia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, Australia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/australia.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Australia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510): Rice production, Australia, 1961 to 2024}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/australia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the rice production in Australia?

Rice production in Australia was 619,180 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 24.7% from 2023. That is the 45th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rice production in Australia?

1,643,403 tonnes in 2001, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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