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Rice production by country (2019) This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production [1] for 2022 was 776,461,457 [2] metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.
In 2021, world production of rice was 787 million tonnes, led by China and India with a combined 52% of the total. [34] This placed rice fourth in the list of crops by production, after sugarcane, maize, and wheat. [35] Other major producers were Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam. [35] 90% of world production is from Asia. [36]
It has the fifth-largest amount of land under rice cultivation in the world and is the world's second largest exporter of rice. [5] Thailand has plans to further increase the land available for rice production, with a goal of adding 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres) to its already 9.2 million hectares (23 million acres) of rice-growing areas.
India is the world's second-largest producer of rice, and the largest exporter of rice in the world. [2] Production increased from 53.6 million tons in FY 1980 [1] to 120 million tons in FY2020-21. [3] Rice is one of the chief grains of India. Moreover, this country has the largest area under rice cultivation.
Rice production in Vietnam in the Mekong and Red River deltas is important to the food supply in the country and national economy. Vietnam is one of the world's richest agricultural regions and is the second-largest (after Thailand ) exporter worldwide and the world's seventh-largest consumer of rice . [ 1 ]
The Philippines is the 8th-largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [1] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [2] [needs update] There are an estimated 2.4 million rice farmers in the Philippines as of 2020. [3]
Rice production in Thailand represents a significant portion of the Thai economy. It uses over half of the farmable land area and labor force in Thailand. [45] Thailand has a strong tradition of rice production. It has the fifth-largest amount of land used for rice cultivation in the world and is the world's largest exporter of rice. [46]
Rice production in the United States (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Rice production by country" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.