Based on a comparison of 154 countries in 2017, Laos ranked the highest in rice consumption per capita with 271 kg followed by Bangladesh and Cambodia. On the other end of the scale was Serbia with 0.997 kg, Tunisia with 1.21 kg and Poland with 1.61 kg.
Average rice consumption per capita reached 79.7 kg in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.259 % more than in the previous year and 33.3 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average rice consumption per capita reached an all time high of 79.7 kg in 2017 and an all time low of 38.8 kg in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.29 % since 1961.
Data for more countries are available at Rice Consumption Per Capita indicator page.
Rice Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Bangladesh | kg | 173 | 172 | 172 | 267 | 266 | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | kg | 159 | 158 | 159 | 241 | 240 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kg | 80.0 | 78.4 | 78.2 | 126 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | kg | 96.1 | 96.0 | 97.1 | 152 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea Bissau | kg | 94.6 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 126 | 125 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kg | 133 | 134 | 135 | 207 | 212 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | kg | 162 | 158 | 159 | 247 | 256 | ||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | kg | 103 | 103 | 103 | 152 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | kg | 125 | 130 | 133 | 187 | 185 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | kg | 86.7 | 88.1 | 87.8 | 138 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | kg | 119 | 121 | 119 | 174 | 170 | ||||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone | kg | 98.8 | 102 | 103 | 190 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | kg | 109 | 108 | 110 | 169 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kg | 112 | 115 | 115 | 180 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | kg | 145 | 142 | 145 | 217 | 219 |