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Countries by rice production

China had the highest rice production of 136 countries in 2020, at 211,860,000 tonnes. Sweden had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 164,775 tonnes and the figure for the World was 771,604,783 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2020

Afghanistan: 655,400 tonnesAngola: 10,567 tonnesArgentina: 1,222,910 tonnesAustralia: 50,226 tonnesAzerbaijan: 9,397 tonnesBangladesh: 56,056,815 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 451,421 tonnesBulgaria: 65,810 tonnesBurundi: 150,000 tonnesBenin: 411,578 tonnesBrunei: 3,900 tonnesBolivia: 487,427 tonnesBrazil: 11,091,011 tonnesBhutan: 54,088 tonnesBelize: 13,942 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,476,290 tonnesCentral African Republic: 48,801 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,076 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,481,182 tonnesChile: 169,697 tonnesCameroon: 290,449 tonnesChina: 211,860,000 tonnesColombia: 3,038,500 tonnesCosta Rica: 137,504 tonnesCuba: 266,595 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 934,754 tonnesAlgeria: 311 tonnesEcuador: 1,072,400 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 4,804,000 tonnesSpain: 739,230 tonnesEthiopia: 268,223 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 8,847 tonnesFrance: 75,460 tonnesGabon: 1,789 tonnesGhana: 973,000 tonnesGambia: 40,288 tonnesGuinea: 2,459,015 tonnesGreece: 287,410 tonnesGuatemala: 23,583 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 198,142 tonnesGuyana: 1,057,600 tonnesHonduras: 65,634 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 159,306 tonnesHungary: 11,740 tonnesIndonesia: 54,649,202 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 182,702,924 tonnesIraq: 464,159 tonnesIran: 4,560,700 tonnesItaly: 1,507,490 tonnesJamaica: 0 tonnesJapan: 10,476,100 tonnesKenya: 180,890 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 44,474 tonnesCambodia: 10,936,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,113,019 tonnesSouth Korea: 4,713,162 tonnesKazakhstan: 556,775 tonnesLaos: 3,519,100 tonnesSri Lanka: 5,120,924 tonnesLiberia: 279,000 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 65,700 tonnesMadagascar: 4,227,927 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 19,518 tonnesMali: 3,010,027 tonnesMyanmar: 26,399,600 tonnesMauritania: 291,300 tonnesMauritius: 0 tonnesMalawi: 145,446 tonnesMexico: 295,338 tonnesMalaysia: 2,356,392 tonnesMozambique: 175,322 tonnesNiger: 115,000 tonnesNigeria: 8,171,800 tonnesNicaragua: 476,992 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,621,710 tonnesPanama: 391,600 tonnesPeru: 3,434,199 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 858 tonnesPhilippines: 19,294,856 tonnesPakistan: 12,629,514 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 2,283 tonnesPortugal: 132,790 tonnesParaguay: 1,187,768 tonnesRomania: 24,670 tonnesRussia: 1,141,819 tonnesRwanda: 116,504 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 787 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,761 tonnesSudan: 51,200 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 1,049,795 tonnesSenegal: 1,349,723 tonnesSomalia: 2,087 tonnesSuriname: 249,836 tonnesSouth Sudan: 26,232 tonnesEl Salvador: 23,497 tonnesEswatini: 1,000 tonnesChad: 278,053 tonnesTogo: 159,852 tonnesThailand: 30,977,600 tonnesTajikistan: 133,400 tonnesTimor-Leste: 49,983 tonnesTurkmenistan: 86,234 tonnesTürkiye: 980,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 734 tonnesTaiwan: 1,750,729 tonnesTanzania: 4,527,500 tonnesUkraine: 60,680 tonnesUganda: 275,000 tonnesUnited States: 10,319,860 tonnesUruguay: 1,209,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 293,451 tonnesVenezuela: 704,531 tonnesVietnam: 42,765,000 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,080 tonnesZambia: 34,630 tonnesZimbabwe: 192 tonnes
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tonnes, 2020. 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, 2020

China: 211,860,000 tonnesChina211,860,000India: 182,702,924 tonnesIndia182,702,924Bangladesh: 56,056,815 tonnesBangladesh56,056,815Indonesia: 54,649,202 tonnesIndonesia54,649,202Vietnam: 42,765,000 tonnesVietnam42,765,000Thailand: 30,977,600 tonnesThailand30,977,600Myanmar: 26,399,600 tonnesMyanmar26,399,600Philippines: 19,294,856 tonnesPhilippines19,294,856Pakistan: 12,629,514 tonnesPakistan12,629,514Brazil: 11,091,011 tonnesBrazil11,091,011Cambodia: 10,936,000 tonnesCambodia10,936,000Japan: 10,476,100 tonnesJapan10,476,100United States: 10,319,860 tonnesUnited States10,319,860Nigeria: 8,171,800 tonnesNigeria8,171,800Nepal: 5,621,710 tonnesNepal5,621,710Sri Lanka: 5,120,924 tonnesSri Lanka5,120,924Egypt: 4,804,000 tonnesEgypt4,804,000South Korea: 4,713,162 tonnesSouth Korea4,713,162Iran: 4,560,700 tonnesIran4,560,700Tanzania: 4,527,500 tonnesTanzania4,527,500Madagascar: 4,227,927 tonnesMadagascar4,227,927Laos: 3,519,100 tonnesLaos3,519,100Peru: 3,434,199 tonnesPeru3,434,199Colombia: 3,038,500 tonnesColombia3,038,500Mali: 3,010,027 tonnesMali3,010,027Guinea: 2,459,015 tonnesGuinea2,459,015Malaysia: 2,356,392 tonnesMalaysia2,356,392North Korea: 2,113,019 tonnesNorth Korea2,113,019Taiwan: 1,750,729 tonnesTaiwan1,750,729Italy: 1,507,490 tonnesItaly1,507,490Côte d’Ivoire: 1,481,182 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,481,182Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,476,290 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,476,290Senegal: 1,349,723 tonnesSenegal1,349,723Argentina: 1,222,910 tonnesArgentina1,222,910Uruguay: 1,209,000 tonnesUruguay1,209,000Paraguay: 1,187,768 tonnesParaguay1,187,768Russia: 1,141,819 tonnesRussia1,141,819Ecuador: 1,072,400 tonnesEcuador1,072,400Guyana: 1,057,600 tonnesGuyana1,057,600Sierra Leone: 1,049,795 tonnesSierra Leone1,049,795China: 211,860,000 tonnesChina211,860,000India: 182,702,924 tonnesIndia182,702,924Bangladesh: 56,056,815 tonnesBangladesh56,056,815Indonesia: 54,649,202 tonnesIndonesia54,649,202Vietnam: 42,765,000 tonnesVietnam42,765,000Thailand: 30,977,600 tonnesThailand30,977,600Myanmar: 26,399,600 tonnesMyanmar26,399,600Philippines: 19,294,856 tonnesPhilippines19,294,856Pakistan: 12,629,514 tonnesPakistan12,629,514Brazil: 11,091,011 tonnesBrazil11,091,011Cambodia: 10,936,000 tonnesCambodia10,936,000Japan: 10,476,100 tonnesJapan10,476,100United States: 10,319,860 tonnesUnited States10,319,860Nigeria: 8,171,800 tonnesNigeria8,171,800Nepal: 5,621,710 tonnesNepal5,621,710Sri Lanka: 5,120,924 tonnesSri Lanka5,120,924Egypt: 4,804,000 tonnesEgypt4,804,000South Korea: 4,713,162 tonnesSouth Korea4,713,162Iran: 4,560,700 tonnesIran4,560,700Tanzania: 4,527,500 tonnesTanzania4,527,500Madagascar: 4,227,927 tonnesMadagascar4,227,927Laos: 3,519,100 tonnesLaos3,519,100Peru: 3,434,199 tonnesPeru3,434,199Colombia: 3,038,500 tonnesColombia3,038,500Mali: 3,010,027 tonnesMali3,010,027Guinea: 2,459,015 tonnesGuinea2,459,015Malaysia: 2,356,392 tonnesMalaysia2,356,392North Korea: 2,113,019 tonnesNorth Korea2,113,019Taiwan: 1,750,729 tonnesTaiwan1,750,729Italy: 1,507,490 tonnesItaly1,507,490Côte d’Ivoire: 1,481,182 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire1,481,182Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,476,290 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,476,290Senegal: 1,349,723 tonnesSenegal1,349,723Argentina: 1,222,910 tonnesArgentina1,222,910Uruguay: 1,209,000 tonnesUruguay1,209,000Paraguay: 1,187,768 tonnesParaguay1,187,768Russia: 1,141,819 tonnesRussia1,141,819Ecuador: 1,072,400 tonnesEcuador1,072,400Guyana: 1,057,600 tonnesGuyana1,057,600Sierra Leone: 1,049,795 tonnesSierra Leone1,049,795
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020
tonnes		Change on 2019
1China211,860,000+1.1%
2India182,702,924+4.4%
3Bangladesh56,056,815+2.3%
4Indonesia54,649,202+0.1%
5Vietnam42,765,000-1.7%
6Thailand30,977,600-0.8%
7Myanmar26,399,600-1.1%
8Philippines19,294,856+2.6%
9Pakistan12,629,514+13.6%
10Brazil11,091,011+7%
11Cambodia10,936,000+0.5%
12Japan10,476,100-0.6%
13United States10,319,860+22.9%
14Nigeria8,171,800-3.1%
15Nepal5,621,710+1.3%
16Sri Lanka5,120,924+11.5%
17Egypt4,804,000-0%
18South Korea4,713,162-6%
19Iran4,560,700+3.1%
20Tanzania4,527,500+30.3%
21Madagascar4,227,927+8.1%
22Laos3,519,100-0.4%
23Peru3,434,199+7.6%
24Colombia3,038,500+15.1%
25Mali3,010,027-5.8%
26Guinea2,459,015+3.1%
27Malaysia2,356,392+0.1%
28North Korea2,113,019-24.6%
29Taiwan1,750,729-2.3%
30Italy1,507,490+1%
31Côte d’Ivoire1,481,182-21.4%
32Democratic Republic of the Congo1,476,290+7.1%
33Senegal1,349,723+16.8%
34Argentina1,222,910+2.8%
35Uruguay1,209,000+0.8%
36Paraguay1,187,768+11.1%
37Russia1,141,819+3.9%
38Ecuador1,072,400+21.5%
39Guyana1,057,600+0.7%
40Sierra Leone1,049,795+10.8%
41Türkiye980,000-2%
42Ghana973,000+5.2%
43Dominican Republic934,754+1.7%
44Spain739,230-5.1%
45Venezuela704,531+36.3%
46Afghanistan655,400+14.8%
47Kazakhstan556,775-0.7%
48Bolivia487,427-18.8%
49Nicaragua476,992+1.9%
50Iraq464,159-19.2%
51Burkina Faso451,421+19.9%
52Benin411,578+1.4%
53Panama391,600+5.2%
54Mexico295,338+20.4%
55Uzbekistan293,451-6.7%
56Mauritania291,300+14%
57Cameroon290,449-0.8%
58Greece287,410+30.1%
59Liberia279,000+0.9%
60Chad278,053-4.3%
61Uganda275,000+64.7%
62Ethiopia268,223+48%
63Cuba266,595-32%
64Suriname249,836-8.9%
65Guinea-Bissau198,142+6%
66Kenya180,890+12.6%
67Mozambique175,322-2.5%
68Chile169,697-3%
69Togo159,852+8.7%
70Haiti159,306-14.4%
71Burundi150,000-37.8%
72Malawi145,446+9.6%
73Costa Rica137,504-12.4%
74Tajikistan133,400+25.3%
75Portugal132,790-17.8%
76Rwanda116,504-11.5%
77Niger115,000-5.6%
78Turkmenistan86,234+1.4%
79France75,460-8.6%
80Bulgaria65,810-7.2%
81Morocco65,700+1.7%
82Honduras65,634+16.1%
83Ukraine60,680+11.2%
84Bhutan54,088+8.3%
85Sudan51,200+6.7%
86Australia50,226-24.9%
87Timor-Leste49,983+4.5%
88Central African Republic48,801+288.8%
89Kyrgyzstan44,474+7.9%
90Gambia40,288+26.3%
91Zambia34,630+17.1%
92South Sudan26,232+6.8%
93Romania24,670-37.6%
94Guatemala23,583+3.5%
95El Salvador23,497-14.9%
96North Macedonia19,518-8.3%
97Belize13,942+0.3%
98Hungary11,740+6.4%
99Angola10,567+4.6%
100Azerbaijan9,397-15.1%
101Fiji8,847+34.3%
102Brunei3,900+69.6%
103South Africa Estimated3,0800%
104Solomon Islands Estimated2,761+0.1%
105Puerto Rico Estimated2,283+24.4%
106Somalia Estimated2,087+4.2%
107Gabon Estimated1,789+3.6%
108Republic of the Congo Estimated1,076-4.2%
109Eswatini1,000+25%
110Papua New Guinea Estimated858-0.2%
111Saudi Arabia787+96.8%
112Trinidad and Tobago734+27.7%
113Algeria Estimated311+0.9%
114Zimbabwe192-83.1%
115Micronesia Estimated181-1.7%
116Comoros50%
117Belgium0n/a
117Croatia0n/a
117Cyprus0n/a
117Czechia0n/a
117Denmark0n/a
117Estonia0n/a
117Finland0n/a
117Germany0n/a
117Ireland0n/a
117Jamaica0-100%
117Latvia0n/a
117Lithuania0n/a
117Luxembourg0n/a
117Malta0n/a
117Mauritius0-100%
117Netherlands0n/a
117Poland0n/a
117Slovakia0n/a
117Slovenia0n/a
117Sweden0n/a

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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 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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