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Countries by rice production

China had the highest rice production of 136 countries in 2019, at 209,614,000 tonnes. Sweden had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 170,949 tonnes and the figure for the World was 755,088,171 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2019

Afghanistan: 570,900 tonnesAngola: 10,102 tonnesArgentina: 1,189,866 tonnesAustralia: 66,835 tonnesAzerbaijan: 11,070 tonnesBangladesh: 54,784,187 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 376,527 tonnesBulgaria: 70,920 tonnesBurundi: 241,211 tonnesBenin: 406,083 tonnesBrunei: 2,300 tonnesBolivia: 600,044 tonnesBrazil: 10,368,639 tonnesBhutan: 49,948 tonnesBelize: 13,900 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,378,846 tonnesCentral African Republic: 12,552 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,123 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,883,956 tonnesChile: 174,897 tonnesCameroon: 292,850 tonnesChina: 209,614,000 tonnesColombia: 2,639,200 tonnesCosta Rica: 157,016 tonnesCuba: 391,842 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 919,464 tonnesAlgeria: 308 tonnesEcuador: 882,400 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 4,804,296 tonnesSpain: 778,780 tonnesEthiopia: 181,250 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 6,589 tonnesFrance: 82,570 tonnesGabon: 1,727 tonnesGhana: 925,000 tonnesGambia: 31,900 tonnesGuinea: 2,385,929 tonnesGreece: 220,930 tonnesGuatemala: 22,776 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 187,000 tonnesGuyana: 1,049,900 tonnesHonduras: 56,523 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 186,087 tonnesHungary: 11,030 tonnesIndonesia: 54,604,033 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 175,071,504 tonnesIraq: 574,705 tonnesIran: 4,422,300 tonnesItaly: 1,492,620 tonnesJamaica: 1 tonnesJapan: 10,540,100 tonnesKenya: 160,585 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 41,219 tonnesCambodia: 10,885,700 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,803,713 tonnesSouth Korea: 5,016,083 tonnesKazakhstan: 560,668 tonnesLaos: 3,534,500 tonnesSri Lanka: 4,592,056 tonnesLiberia: 276,400 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 64,598 tonnesMadagascar: 3,910,629 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 21,278 tonnesMali: 3,196,336 tonnesMyanmar: 26,691,400 tonnesMauritania: 255,500 tonnesMauritius: 21 tonnesMalawi: 132,728 tonnesMexico: 245,217 tonnesMalaysia: 2,352,870 tonnesMozambique: 179,836 tonnesNiger: 121,760 tonnesNigeria: 8,435,510 tonnesNicaragua: 468,319 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,550,878 tonnesPanama: 372,245 tonnesPeru: 3,190,969 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 860 tonnesPhilippines: 18,814,827 tonnesPakistan: 11,120,483 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 1,835 tonnesPortugal: 161,500 tonnesParaguay: 1,069,200 tonnesRomania: 39,530 tonnesRussia: 1,098,660 tonnesRwanda: 131,577 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 400 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,758 tonnesSudan: 48,000 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 947,464 tonnesSenegal: 1,155,730 tonnesSomalia: 2,003 tonnesSuriname: 274,266 tonnesSouth Sudan: 24,555 tonnesEl Salvador: 27,603 tonnesEswatini: 800 tonnesChad: 290,563 tonnesTogo: 147,053 tonnesThailand: 31,234,428 tonnesTajikistan: 106,442 tonnesTimor-Leste: 47,822 tonnesTurkmenistan: 85,070 tonnesTürkiye: 1,000,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 575 tonnesTaiwan: 1,791,211 tonnesTanzania: 3,474,766 tonnesUkraine: 54,570 tonnesUganda: 167,000 tonnesUnited States: 8,396,180 tonnesUruguay: 1,200,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 314,659 tonnesVenezuela: 516,752 tonnesVietnam: 43,495,488 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,080 tonnesZambia: 29,584 tonnesZimbabwe: 1,134 tonnes
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tonnes, 2019. 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, 2019

China: 209,614,000 tonnesChina209,614,000India: 175,071,504 tonnesIndia175,071,504Bangladesh: 54,784,187 tonnesBangladesh54,784,187Indonesia: 54,604,033 tonnesIndonesia54,604,033Vietnam: 43,495,488 tonnesVietnam43,495,488Thailand: 31,234,428 tonnesThailand31,234,428Myanmar: 26,691,400 tonnesMyanmar26,691,400Philippines: 18,814,827 tonnesPhilippines18,814,827Pakistan: 11,120,483 tonnesPakistan11,120,483Cambodia: 10,885,700 tonnesCambodia10,885,700Japan: 10,540,100 tonnesJapan10,540,100Brazil: 10,368,639 tonnesBrazil10,368,639Nigeria: 8,435,510 tonnesNigeria8,435,510United States: 8,396,180 tonnesUnited States8,396,180Nepal: 5,550,878 tonnesNepal5,550,878South Korea: 5,016,083 tonnesSouth Korea5,016,083Egypt: 4,804,296 tonnesEgypt4,804,296Sri Lanka: 4,592,056 tonnesSri Lanka4,592,056Iran: 4,422,300 tonnesIran4,422,300Madagascar: 3,910,629 tonnesMadagascar3,910,629Laos: 3,534,500 tonnesLaos3,534,500Tanzania: 3,474,766 tonnesTanzania3,474,766Mali: 3,196,336 tonnesMali3,196,336Peru: 3,190,969 tonnesPeru3,190,969North Korea: 2,803,713 tonnesNorth Korea2,803,713Colombia: 2,639,200 tonnesColombia2,639,200Guinea: 2,385,929 tonnesGuinea2,385,929Malaysia: 2,352,870 tonnesMalaysia2,352,870Côte d’Ivoire: 1,883,956 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,883,956Taiwan: 1,791,211 tonnesTaiwan1,791,211Italy: 1,492,620 tonnesItaly1,492,620Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,378,846 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,378,846Uruguay: 1,200,000 tonnesUruguay1,200,000Argentina: 1,189,866 tonnesArgentina1,189,866Senegal: 1,155,730 tonnesSenegal1,155,730Russia: 1,098,660 tonnesRussia1,098,660Paraguay: 1,069,200 tonnesParaguay1,069,200Guyana: 1,049,900 tonnesGuyana1,049,900Türkiye: 1,000,000 tonnesTürkiye1,000,000Sierra Leone: 947,464 tonnesSierra Leone947,464China: 209,614,000 tonnesChina209,614,000India: 175,071,504 tonnesIndia175,071,504Bangladesh: 54,784,187 tonnesBangladesh54,784,187Indonesia: 54,604,033 tonnesIndonesia54,604,033Vietnam: 43,495,488 tonnesVietnam43,495,488Thailand: 31,234,428 tonnesThailand31,234,428Myanmar: 26,691,400 tonnesMyanmar26,691,400Philippines: 18,814,827 tonnesPhilippines18,814,827Pakistan: 11,120,483 tonnesPakistan11,120,483Cambodia: 10,885,700 tonnesCambodia10,885,700Japan: 10,540,100 tonnesJapan10,540,100Brazil: 10,368,639 tonnesBrazil10,368,639Nigeria: 8,435,510 tonnesNigeria8,435,510United States: 8,396,180 tonnesUnited States8,396,180Nepal: 5,550,878 tonnesNepal5,550,878South Korea: 5,016,083 tonnesSouth Korea5,016,083Egypt: 4,804,296 tonnesEgypt4,804,296Sri Lanka: 4,592,056 tonnesSri Lanka4,592,056Iran: 4,422,300 tonnesIran4,422,300Madagascar: 3,910,629 tonnesMadagascar3,910,629Laos: 3,534,500 tonnesLaos3,534,500Tanzania: 3,474,766 tonnesTanzania3,474,766Mali: 3,196,336 tonnesMali3,196,336Peru: 3,190,969 tonnesPeru3,190,969North Korea: 2,803,713 tonnesNorth Korea2,803,713Colombia: 2,639,200 tonnesColombia2,639,200Guinea: 2,385,929 tonnesGuinea2,385,929Malaysia: 2,352,870 tonnesMalaysia2,352,870Côte d’Ivoire: 1,883,956 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,883,956Taiwan: 1,791,211 tonnesTaiwan1,791,211Italy: 1,492,620 tonnesItaly1,492,620Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,378,846 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,378,846Uruguay: 1,200,000 tonnesUruguay1,200,000Argentina: 1,189,866 tonnesArgentina1,189,866Senegal: 1,155,730 tonnesSenegal1,155,730Russia: 1,098,660 tonnesRussia1,098,660Paraguay: 1,069,200 tonnesParaguay1,069,200Guyana: 1,049,900 tonnesGuyana1,049,900Türkiye: 1,000,000 tonnesTürkiye1,000,000Sierra Leone: 947,464 tonnesSierra Leone947,464
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
tonnes		Change on 2018
1China209,614,000-1.2%
2India175,071,504-0.8%
3Bangladesh54,784,187+0.3%
4Indonesia54,604,033-7.8%
5Vietnam43,495,488-1.3%
6Thailand31,234,428-5.8%
7Myanmar26,691,400-4.7%
8Philippines18,814,827-1.3%
9Pakistan11,120,483+3%
10Cambodia10,885,700-0.1%
11Japan10,540,100-0.6%
12Brazil10,368,639-12.2%
13Nigeria8,435,510+0.4%
14United States8,396,180-17.3%
15Nepal5,550,878-1.1%
16South Korea5,016,083-3.5%
17Egypt4,804,296+53.8%
18Sri Lanka4,592,056+16.9%
19Iran4,422,300+42.4%
20Madagascar3,910,629-3%
21Laos3,534,500-1.4%
22Tanzania3,474,766+1.8%
23Mali3,196,336+0.9%
24Peru3,190,969-10.3%
25North Korea2,803,713+34.3%
26Colombia2,639,200+1.8%
27Guinea2,385,929+2%
28Malaysia2,352,870-10.8%
29Côte d’Ivoire1,883,956-6.1%
30Taiwan1,791,211-8.1%
31Italy1,492,620+1.5%
32Democratic Republic of the Congo1,378,846+7.1%
33Uruguay1,200,000-3.8%
34Argentina1,189,866-13%
35Senegal1,155,730-4.2%
36Russia1,098,660+5.8%
37Paraguay1,069,200+19.5%
38Guyana1,049,900+8.9%
39Türkiye1,000,000+6.4%
40Sierra Leone947,464+3.1%
41Ghana925,000+20.2%
42Dominican Republic919,464-4.7%
43Ecuador882,400-18.5%
44Spain778,780-2.5%
45Bolivia600,044+10.9%
46Iraq574,705+3,058.4%
47Afghanistan570,900+8.6%
48Kazakhstan560,668+16.1%
49Venezuela516,752+5.3%
50Nicaragua468,319+6.9%
51Benin406,083-11.6%
52Cuba391,842-15%
53Burkina Faso376,527+7.5%
54Panama372,245+6.3%
55Uzbekistan314,659+42.3%
56Cameroon292,850-10.5%
57Chad290,563+12%
58Liberia276,400+7.1%
59Suriname274,266+0.1%
60Mauritania255,500-20.8%
61Mexico245,217-13.6%
62Burundi241,211+170.1%
63Greece220,930-0.8%
64Guinea-Bissau187,000+6.3%
65Haiti186,087+13%
66Ethiopia Estimated181,250-2.1%
67Mozambique179,836+5.7%
68Chile174,897-9.3%
69Uganda167,000-16.2%
70Portugal161,500+0.4%
71Kenya160,585+42.6%
72Costa Rica157,016-12.6%
73Togo147,053+1.1%
74Malawi132,728+18.2%
75Rwanda131,577+15.5%
76Niger121,760+19.8%
77Tajikistan106,442+17.7%
78Turkmenistan85,070+6.6%
79France82,570+15.6%
80Bulgaria70,920+16.8%
81Australia66,835-89.5%
82Morocco64,598+2.5%
83Honduras56,523-5.2%
84Ukraine54,570-21.2%
85Bhutan49,948-21.8%
86Sudan48,000+6.7%
87Timor-Leste47,822-16.1%
88Kyrgyzstan41,219+1.1%
89Romania39,530-7.8%
90Gambia31,900+19%
91Zambia29,584-31.3%
92El Salvador27,603+21.3%
93South Sudan24,555+91.5%
94Guatemala22,776-30.1%
95North Macedonia21,278+7.8%
96Belize13,900+3.9%
97Central African Republic12,552+4%
98Azerbaijan11,070-7.6%
99Hungary11,030-17.8%
100Angola10,102+4.2%
101Fiji6,589-6.6%
102South Africa Estimated3,0800%
103Solomon Islands Estimated2,758+0.1%
104Brunei2,300-4.2%
105Somalia Estimated2,003+13.4%
106Puerto Rico Estimated1,835+32.3%
107Gabon Estimated1,727-1.9%
108Zimbabwe1,134-16.8%
109Republic of the Congo Estimated1,123-3.7%
110Papua New Guinea Estimated860-0.1%
111Eswatini800-20%
112Trinidad and Tobago575-1.9%
113Saudi Arabia400+2,122.2%
114Algeria Estimated308+2.3%
115Micronesia Estimated184+1.6%
116Mauritius21+10.5%
117Comoros5-28.6%
118Jamaica1n/a
119Belgium0n/a
119Croatia0n/a
119Cyprus0n/a
119Czechia0n/a
119Denmark0n/a
119Estonia0n/a
119Finland0n/a
119Germany0n/a
119Ireland0n/a
119Latvia0n/a
119Lithuania0n/a
119Luxembourg0n/a
119Malta0n/a
119Netherlands0n/a
119Poland0n/a
119Slovakia0n/a
119Slovenia0n/a
119Sweden0n/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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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