Based on a comparison of 112 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in rice production with 208,495 kt followed by India and Bangladesh. On the other end of the scale was Comoros with 0.005 kt, Trinidad and Tobago with 0.125 kt and Algeria with 0.307 kt.
Total rice production reached 776,461 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.62 % less than in the previous year and 6.05 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total rice production reached an all time high of 789,045 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 215,647 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.12 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 26.9 % of rice production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 59.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 85.1 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Rice Production indicator page.
Rice Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Bangladesh | kt | 50,453 | 54,148 | 54,416 | 54,586 | 54,906 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 10,622 | 12,465 | 11,808 | 10,369 | 11,091 | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | kt | 9,952 | 10,518 | 10,892 | 10,886 | 10,936 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 211,094 | 212,676 | 212,129 | 209,614 | 211,860 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 5,309 | 4,961 | 3,124 | 4,804 | 4,804 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 164,539 | 169,136 | 174,717 | 178,305 | 186,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 54,031 | 55,252 | 59,201 | 54,604 | 54,649 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 10,934 | 10,777 | 10,606 | 10,540 | 10,469 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | kt | 26,085 | 26,036 | 28,016 | 26,691 | 26,400 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | kt | 10,517 | 10,890 | 10,859 | 8,436 | 8,172 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kt | 10,274 | 11,175 | 10,798 | 11,120 | 12,630 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | kt | 17,627 | 19,276 | 19,066 | 18,815 | 19,295 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kt | 31,857 | 32,899 | 32,348 | 28,618 | 31,734 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 10,167 | 8,084 | 10,153 | 8,396 | 10,320 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kt | 43,112 | 42,764 | 44,046 | 43,495 | 42,765 |