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Countries by rice production

China had the highest rice production of 136 countries in 2018, at 212,129,000 tonnes. Sweden had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 167,386 tonnes and the figure for the World was 766,667,909 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2018

Afghanistan: 525,500 tonnesAngola: 9,699 tonnesArgentina: 1,367,968 tonnesAustralia: 635,113 tonnesAzerbaijan: 11,975 tonnesBangladesh: 54,614,715 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 350,392 tonnesBulgaria: 60,720 tonnesBurundi: 89,296 tonnesBenin: 459,313 tonnesBrunei: 2,400 tonnesBolivia: 541,157 tonnesBrazil: 11,808,412 tonnesBhutan: 63,890 tonnesBelize: 13,375 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,286,872 tonnesCentral African Republic: 12,070 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,166 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 2,006,845 tonnesChile: 192,808 tonnesCameroon: 327,366 tonnesChina: 212,129,000 tonnesColombia: 2,591,400 tonnesCosta Rica: 179,638 tonnesCuba: 460,870 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 965,250 tonnesAlgeria: 301 tonnesEcuador: 1,083,300 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 3,123,708 tonnesSpain: 798,880 tonnesEthiopia: 185,200 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 7,051 tonnesFrance: 71,430 tonnesGabon: 1,760 tonnesGhana: 769,401 tonnesGambia: 26,800 tonnesGuinea: 2,339,747 tonnesGreece: 222,690 tonnesGuatemala: 32,564 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 176,000 tonnesGuyana: 964,000 tonnesHonduras: 59,648 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 164,643 tonnesHungary: 13,420 tonnesIndonesia: 59,200,534 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 176,493,654 tonnesIraq: 18,196 tonnesIran: 3,106,400 tonnesItaly: 1,470,090 tonnesJamaica: 0 tonnesJapan: 10,606,000 tonnesKenya: 112,605 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 40,783 tonnesCambodia: 10,892,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,087,623 tonnesSouth Korea: 5,195,437 tonnesKazakhstan: 482,945 tonnesLaos: 3,584,700 tonnesSri Lanka: 3,929,831 tonnesLiberia: 257,995 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 63,037 tonnesMadagascar: 4,030,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 19,732 tonnesMali: 3,167,528 tonnesMyanmar: 28,016,100 tonnesMauritania: 322,600 tonnesMauritius: 19 tonnesMalawi: 112,313 tonnesMexico: 283,763 tonnesMalaysia: 2,639,202 tonnesMozambique: 170,129 tonnesNiger: 101,607 tonnesNigeria: 8,403,300 tonnesNicaragua: 438,079 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,610,011 tonnesPanama: 350,195 tonnesPeru: 3,557,900 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 861 tonnesPhilippines: 19,066,094 tonnesPakistan: 10,798,000 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 1,387 tonnesPortugal: 160,790 tonnesParaguay: 894,600 tonnesRomania: 42,860 tonnesRussia: 1,038,222 tonnesRwanda: 113,880 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 18 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,755 tonnesSudan: 45,000 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 918,713 tonnesSenegal: 1,206,587 tonnesSomalia: 1,766 tonnesSuriname: 273,916 tonnesSouth Sudan: 12,821 tonnesEl Salvador: 22,764 tonnesEswatini: 1,000 tonnesChad: 259,540 tonnesTogo: 145,489 tonnesThailand: 33,142,323 tonnesTajikistan: 90,446 tonnesTimor-Leste: 57,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 79,838 tonnesTürkiye: 940,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 586 tonnesTaiwan: 1,949,796 tonnesTanzania: 3,414,815 tonnesUkraine: 69,210 tonnesUganda: 199,266 tonnesUnited States: 10,152,890 tonnesUruguay: 1,247,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 221,089 tonnesVenezuela: 490,583 tonnesVietnam: 44,046,250 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,080 tonnesZambia: 43,063 tonnesZimbabwe: 1,363 tonnes
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tonnes, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2018

China: 212,129,000 tonnesChina212,129,000India: 176,493,654 tonnesIndia176,493,654Indonesia: 59,200,534 tonnesIndonesia59,200,534Bangladesh: 54,614,715 tonnesBangladesh54,614,715Vietnam: 44,046,250 tonnesVietnam44,046,250Thailand: 33,142,323 tonnesThailand33,142,323Myanmar: 28,016,100 tonnesMyanmar28,016,100Philippines: 19,066,094 tonnesPhilippines19,066,094Brazil: 11,808,412 tonnesBrazil11,808,412Cambodia: 10,892,000 tonnesCambodia10,892,000Pakistan: 10,798,000 tonnesPakistan10,798,000Japan: 10,606,000 tonnesJapan10,606,000United States: 10,152,890 tonnesUnited States10,152,890Nigeria: 8,403,300 tonnesNigeria8,403,300Nepal: 5,610,011 tonnesNepal5,610,011South Korea: 5,195,437 tonnesSouth Korea5,195,437Madagascar: 4,030,000 tonnesMadagascar4,030,000Sri Lanka: 3,929,831 tonnesSri Lanka3,929,831Laos: 3,584,700 tonnesLaos3,584,700Peru: 3,557,900 tonnesPeru3,557,900Tanzania: 3,414,815 tonnesTanzania3,414,815Mali: 3,167,528 tonnesMali3,167,528Egypt: 3,123,708 tonnesEgypt3,123,708Iran: 3,106,400 tonnesIran3,106,400Malaysia: 2,639,202 tonnesMalaysia2,639,202Colombia: 2,591,400 tonnesColombia2,591,400Guinea: 2,339,747 tonnesGuinea2,339,747North Korea: 2,087,623 tonnesNorth Korea2,087,623Côte d’Ivoire: 2,006,845 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire2,006,845Taiwan: 1,949,796 tonnesTaiwan1,949,796Italy: 1,470,090 tonnesItaly1,470,090Argentina: 1,367,968 tonnesArgentina1,367,968Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,286,872 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,286,872Uruguay: 1,247,000 tonnesUruguay1,247,000Senegal: 1,206,587 tonnesSenegal1,206,587Ecuador: 1,083,300 tonnesEcuador1,083,300Russia: 1,038,222 tonnesRussia1,038,222Dominican Republic: 965,250 tonnesDominican Republic965,250Guyana: 964,000 tonnesGuyana964,000Türkiye: 940,000 tonnesTürkiye940,000China: 212,129,000 tonnesChina212,129,000India: 176,493,654 tonnesIndia176,493,654Indonesia: 59,200,534 tonnesIndonesia59,200,534Bangladesh: 54,614,715 tonnesBangladesh54,614,715Vietnam: 44,046,250 tonnesVietnam44,046,250Thailand: 33,142,323 tonnesThailand33,142,323Myanmar: 28,016,100 tonnesMyanmar28,016,100Philippines: 19,066,094 tonnesPhilippines19,066,094Brazil: 11,808,412 tonnesBrazil11,808,412Cambodia: 10,892,000 tonnesCambodia10,892,000Pakistan: 10,798,000 tonnesPakistan10,798,000Japan: 10,606,000 tonnesJapan10,606,000United States: 10,152,890 tonnesUnited States10,152,890Nigeria: 8,403,300 tonnesNigeria8,403,300Nepal: 5,610,011 tonnesNepal5,610,011South Korea: 5,195,437 tonnesSouth Korea5,195,437Madagascar: 4,030,000 tonnesMadagascar4,030,000Sri Lanka: 3,929,831 tonnesSri Lanka3,929,831Laos: 3,584,700 tonnesLaos3,584,700Peru: 3,557,900 tonnesPeru3,557,900Tanzania: 3,414,815 tonnesTanzania3,414,815Mali: 3,167,528 tonnesMali3,167,528Egypt: 3,123,708 tonnesEgypt3,123,708Iran: 3,106,400 tonnesIran3,106,400Malaysia: 2,639,202 tonnesMalaysia2,639,202Colombia: 2,591,400 tonnesColombia2,591,400Guinea: 2,339,747 tonnesGuinea2,339,747North Korea: 2,087,623 tonnesNorth Korea2,087,623Côte d’Ivoire: 2,006,845 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire2,006,845Taiwan: 1,949,796 tonnesTaiwan1,949,796Italy: 1,470,090 tonnesItaly1,470,090Argentina: 1,367,968 tonnesArgentina1,367,968Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,286,872 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,286,872Uruguay: 1,247,000 tonnesUruguay1,247,000Senegal: 1,206,587 tonnesSenegal1,206,587Ecuador: 1,083,300 tonnesEcuador1,083,300Russia: 1,038,222 tonnesRussia1,038,222Dominican Republic: 965,250 tonnesDominican Republic965,250Guyana: 964,000 tonnesGuyana964,000Türkiye: 940,000 tonnesTürkiye940,000
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
tonnes		Change on 2017
1China212,129,000-0.3%
2India176,493,654+6.5%
3Indonesia59,200,534+7.1%
4Bangladesh54,614,715+4.9%
5Vietnam44,046,250+3%
6Thailand33,142,323+5%
7Myanmar28,016,100+7.6%
8Philippines19,066,094-1.1%
9Brazil11,808,412-5.3%
10Cambodia10,892,000+3.6%
11Pakistan10,798,000-3.4%
12Japan10,606,000-1.6%
13United States10,152,890+25.6%
14Nigeria8,403,300+7.3%
15Nepal5,610,011+8.9%
16South Korea5,195,437-1.7%
17Madagascar4,030,000+11.9%
18Sri Lanka3,929,831+64.9%
19Laos3,584,700-11.3%
20Peru3,557,900+14.2%
21Tanzania3,414,815+39.3%
22Mali3,167,528+17%
23Egypt3,123,708-37%
24Iran3,106,400-3.1%
25Malaysia2,639,202+2.7%
26Colombia2,591,400-4.1%
27Guinea2,339,747+6.5%
28North Korea2,087,623-12.4%
29Côte d’Ivoire2,006,845-5.3%
30Taiwan1,949,796+11.2%
31Italy1,470,090-8%
32Argentina1,367,968+3%
33Democratic Republic of the Congo1,286,872+6.1%
34Uruguay1,247,000-11.5%
35Senegal1,206,587+19.3%
36Ecuador1,083,300-18.6%
37Russia1,038,222+5.2%
38Dominican Republic965,250+6.7%
39Guyana964,000-0.6%
40Türkiye940,000+4.4%
41Sierra Leone918,713+2.4%
42Paraguay894,600-3.2%
43Spain798,880-4.3%
44Ghana769,401+6.6%
45Australia635,113-21.3%
46Bolivia541,157+13.1%
47Afghanistan525,500+4%
48Venezuela490,583-16.7%
49Kazakhstan482,945-1.3%
50Cuba460,870+13.9%
51Benin459,313+64.8%
52Nicaragua438,079+3.7%
53Burkina Faso350,392+7.6%
54Panama350,195+10.7%
55Cameroon327,366+14%
56Mauritania322,600+7.3%
57Mexico283,763+6.9%
58Suriname273,916-5.4%
59Chad259,540-1.5%
60Liberia257,995+4.2%
61Greece222,690-12.8%
62Uzbekistan221,089-44.1%
63Uganda199,266+5.6%
64Chile192,808+50.8%
65Ethiopia Estimated185,200+22.6%
66Costa Rica179,638+17.5%
67Guinea-Bissau176,000+6.7%
68Mozambique170,129-3.6%
69Haiti164,643-8%
70Portugal160,790-10.6%
71Togo145,489+3.5%
72Rwanda113,880+4.5%
73Kenya112,605+38.7%
74Malawi112,313-7.2%
75Niger101,607-9.8%
76Tajikistan90,446-7.5%
77Burundi89,296+1.1%
78Turkmenistan79,838+0.2%
79France71,430-22.8%
80Ukraine69,210+8.2%
81Bhutan63,890-26%
82Morocco63,037+9.3%
83Bulgaria60,720+3.8%
84Honduras59,6480%
85Timor-Leste57,000-8.2%
86Sudan45,000-6.3%
87Zambia43,063+12.1%
88Romania42,860-1%
89Kyrgyzstan40,783+6.8%
90Guatemala32,564+2.3%
91Gambia26,800-10.7%
92El Salvador22,764-23.1%
93North Macedonia19,732+15.5%
94Iraq18,196-93.2%
95Hungary13,420+9.1%
96Belize13,375-28.7%
97South Sudan12,821-1.5%
98Central African Republic12,070+4%
99Azerbaijan11,975-24.8%
100Angola9,699+2.9%
101Fiji7,051-22.4%
102South Africa Estimated3,0800%
103Solomon Islands Estimated2,755+0.3%
104Brunei2,400+4.3%
105Somalia Estimated1,766+19.9%
106Gabon Estimated1,760+4%
107Puerto Rico Estimated1,387+45%
108Zimbabwe Estimated1,363+2.7%
109Republic of the Congo Estimated1,166-3.3%
110Eswatini1,000+6%
111Papua New Guinea Estimated861+0.2%
112Trinidad and Tobago586-63.8%
113Algeria Estimated301-4.7%
114Micronesia Estimated181+2%
115Mauritius19-88.1%
116Saudi Arabia18n/a
117Comoros70%
118Belgium0n/a
118Croatia0n/a
118Cyprus0n/a
118Czechia0n/a
118Denmark0n/a
118Estonia0n/a
118Finland0n/a
118Germany0n/a
118Ireland0n/a
118Jamaica0-100%
118Latvia0n/a
118Lithuania0n/a
118Luxembourg0n/a
118Malta0n/a
118Netherlands0n/a
118Poland0n/a
118Slovakia0n/a
118Slovenia0n/a
118Sweden0n/a

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 6 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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