Rice Production by Country (2026)

Looking at rice production by country from 2018-2024, data from 116 territories tracked by FAO reveals global rice output of roughly 819.8 million tonnes in 2024. India and China ranked as the top rice producers, with Bangladesh in third place.

India and China Dominate While Southeast Asia Supplies the Export Market

Listed 2024 rice production reached about 819.8 million tonnes worldwide. India accounted for 26.6% of that total with 217,867,864 tonnes, narrowly ahead of China at 207,530,000 tonnes (25.3%). Bangladesh held third at 60,570,453 tonnes, followed by Indonesia (53,142,727) and Vietnam (43,450,449). The top five together supplied about 71.1% of the global total. India also ranks as the world’s largest rice exporter, a role that amplifies its influence beyond production volume.

The map shows the geographic concentration of rice cultivation, with the full ranking in the table below. 

Rice Production by Country (2024 FAO Data)

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#	Country	2024 (Tonne)
1	India IN	217,867,864
2	China CN	207,530,000
3	Bangladesh BD	60,570,453
4	Indonesia ID	53,142,727
5	Vietnam VN	43,450,449
6	Thailand TH	33,551,337
7	Myanmar MM	27,650,000
8	Philippines PH	19,087,135
9	Pakistan PK	14,585,231
10	Cambodia KH	14,200,000
11	Brazil BR	10,671,490
12	Japan JP	10,142,000
13	United States US	10,075,780
14	Nigeria NG	9,129,900
15	Egypt EG	6,430,000
16	Nepal NP	5,955,500
17	Madagascar MG	4,970,000
18	South Korea KR	4,783,114
19	Sri Lanka LK	4,698,453
20	Tanzania TZ	4,052,141
21	Laos LA	3,750,740
22	Guinea GN	3,680,000
23	Peru PE	3,640,432
24	Iran IR	3,478,820
25	Colombia CO	2,823,000
26	Mali ML	2,756,344
27	Ivory Coast CI	2,381,129
28	North Korea KP	2,250,000
29	Malaysia MY	2,102,960
30	DR Congo CD	1,940,592
31	Ghana GH	1,721,200
32	Taiwan TW	1,643,000
33	Senegal SN	1,580,000
34	Ecuador EC	1,560,200
35	Italy IT	1,448,760
36	Sierra Leone SL	1,390,800
37	Uruguay UY	1,305,900
38	Argentina AR	1,264,770
39	Russia RU	1,258,900
40	Guyana GY	1,115,800
41	Paraguay PY	1,051,752
42	Türkiye TR	1,019,000
43	Dominican Republic DO	958,000
44	Afghanistan AF	654,000
45	Australia AU	619,180
46	Venezuela VE	611,475
47	Spain ES	605,820
48	Burkina Faso BF	513,234
49	Kazakhstan KZ	512,982
50	Benin BJ	500,605
51	Nicaragua NI	468,319
52	Bolivia BO	434,028
53	Mauritania MR	431,700
54	Uzbekistan UZ	383,564
55	Panama PA	371,000
56	Chad TD	347,187
57	Cameroon CM	345,583
58	Liberia LR	322,400
59	Uganda UG	300,000
60	Ethiopia ET	282,720
61	Kenya KE	282,152
62	Greece GR	250,090
63	Guinea-Bissau GW	243,900
64	Iraq IQ	227,508
65	Suriname SR	225,923
66	Mexico MX	219,588
67	Togo TG	180,200
68	Portugal PT	172,120
69	Mozambique MZ	169,311
70	Niger NE	164,768
71	Tajikistan TJ	163,549
72	Rwanda RW	141,932
73	Burundi BI	136,000
74	Haiti HT	135,000
75	Malawi MW	127,000
76	Chile CL	118,673
77	Turkmenistan TM	85,536
78	Cuba CU	84,331
79	France FR	71,960
80	Bulgaria BG	65,840
81	Costa Rica CR	64,214
82	Timor-Leste TL	62,000
83	Central African Republic CF	52,868
84	Gambia GM	52,548
85	Angola AO	48,340
86	Kyrgyzstan KG	48,092
87	Bhutan BT	41,537
88	South Sudan SS	38,000
89	Guatemala GT	31,700
90	Sudan SD	27,818
91	Zambia ZM	24,566
92	Honduras HN	23,433
93	North Macedonia MK	18,608
94	Belize BZ	16,777
95	Azerbaijan AZ	15,291
96	Ukraine UA	15,000
97	Romania RO	14,400
98	El Salvador SV	11,000
99	Fiji FJ	8,598
100	Hungary HU	8,560
101	Morocco MA	6,006
102	Brunei BN	3,612
103	Puerto Rico PR	3,498
104	South Africa ZA	3,082
105	Solomon Islands SB	2,756
106	Somalia SO	2000
107	Gabon GA	1762
108	Saudi Arabia SA	1006
109	Eswatini SZ	1000
110	Congo CG	1000
111	Papua New Guinea PG	883
112	Trinidad and Tobago TT	784
113	Algeria DZ	313
114	Micronesia FM	182
115	Zimbabwe ZW	74
116	Comoros KM	5
117	Hong Kong HK	0.05

Southeast Asian Producers Balance Domestic Needs and Exports

Thailand produced 33,551,337 tonnes in 2024, Myanmar 27,650,000 tonnes, Philippines 19,087,135 tonnes, Pakistan 14,585,231 tonnes, and Cambodia 14,200,000 tonnes. Several of these countries rank among the world’s top rice exporters, with Thailand and Vietnam competing in premium jasmine and fragrant varieties. Brazil, the largest non-Asian producer, contributed 10,671,490 tonnes, while Japan produced 10,142,000 tonnes for its domestic market. The region’s output is shaped by monsoon timing, irrigation infrastructure, and government price support programs.

African and South Asian Markets Show Mixed Trends

Nigeria led African rice production with 9,129,900 tonnes in 2024, followed by Egypt at 6,430,000 tonnes and Madagascar at 4,970,000 tonnes. Despite growing output, Africa remains a large net importer of rice. Across South Asia, Nepal produced 5,955,500 tonnes and Sri Lanka 4,698,453 tonnes, two markets where rice is a dietary staple. The United States declined from 10,152,890 tonnes to 10,075,780 tonnes, reflecting acreage shifts toward higher-value crops in the Mississippi Delta and California.

2026 Outlook: India Is Projected To Retain a Narrow Lead Over China

The 2026 estimates place India near 221,384,358 tonnes and China near 205,979,220 tonnes, with India retaining a narrow lead over China. Bangladesh’s estimate of 61,055,617 tonnes and Vietnam’s 43,394,477 tonnes point to stable output in the second tier. The forecast for the United States of 10,625,912 tonnes suggests a partial recovery. These projections assume average growing conditions and do not account for extreme weather events, policy changes, or trade disruptions.

Rice Production by Country: 2018-2024 Data and 2026 Estimates

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#	Country	2026 (est.)	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
1	India	221,384,358	217,867,864	207,753,551	193,473,289	195,241,449	182,702,924	175,071,504	176,493,654
2	China	205,979,220	207,530,000	206,603,200	208,494,800	212,843,000	211,860,000	209,614,000	212,129,000
3	Bangladesh	61,055,617	60,570,453	60,601,181	57,776,022	56,772,472	56,056,815	54,784,187	54,614,715
4	Indonesia	52,982,102	53,142,727	53,980,993	54,748,977	54,415,294	54,649,202	54,604,033	59,200,534
5	Vietnam	43,394,477	43,450,449	43,497,625	42,660,798	43,852,729	42,765,000	43,495,488	44,046,250
6	Thailand	34,086,190	33,551,337	33,851,579	32,882,932	32,117,024	30,977,600	31,234,428	33,142,323
7	Myanmar	27,940,969	27,650,000	25,650,000	27,983,100	27,438,300	26,399,600	26,691,400	28,016,100
8	Philippines	18,989,893	19,087,135	20,059,562	19,756,513	19,960,170	19,294,856	18,814,827	19,066,094
9	Pakistan	15,169,430	14,585,231	14,788,853	10,983,081	13,984,009	12,629,514	11,120,483	10,798,000
10	Cambodia	14,526,400	14,200,000	13,186,400	11,851,700	12,207,000	10,936,000	10,885,700	10,892,000
11	Brazil	10,397,514	10,671,490	10,285,663	10,773,990	11,660,605	11,091,011	10,368,639	11,808,412
12	Japan	10,087,980	10,142,000	10,136,000	10,451,000	10,616,200	10,476,100	10,540,100	10,606,000
13	United States	10,625,912	10,075,780	9,901,510	7,259,340	8,665,970	10,319,860	8,396,180	10,152,890
14	Nigeria	9,225,710	9,129,900	8,902,200	8,502,000	8,342,000	8,171,800	8,435,510	8,403,300
15	Egypt	6,648,811	6,430,000	6,228,827	4,300,578	4,241,894	4,804,000	4,804,296	3,123,708
16	Nepal	6,037,988	5,955,500	5,724,234	5,486,472	5,130,625	5,621,710	5,550,878	5,610,011
17	Madagascar	5,108,896	4,970,000	5,117,636	4,873,948	4,570,673	4,227,927	3,910,629	4,030,000
18	South Korea	4,663,374	4,783,114	4,897,839	4,998,223	5,211,037	4,713,162	5,016,083	5,195,437
19	Sri Lanka	4,795,888	4,698,453	4,513,431	3,392,905	5,149,596	5,120,924	4,592,056	3,929,831
20	Tanzania	4,113,305	4,052,141	3,588,000	4,135,400	4,045,400	4,527,500	3,474,766	3,414,815
21	Laos	3,765,209	3,750,740	3,900,200	3,781,580	3,660,550	3,519,100	3,534,500	3,584,700
22	Guinea	3,802,098	3,680,000	3,534,800	3,158,100	2,839,900	2,459,015	2,385,929	2,339,747
23	Peru	3,669,707	3,640,432	3,402,368	3,347,686	3,538,444	3,434,199	3,190,969	3,557,900
24	Iran	3,629,337	3,478,820	3,485,600	3,629,200	3,032,900	4,560,700	4,422,300	3,106,400
25	Colombia	2,783,934	2,823,000	3,006,100	2,608,500	2,980,400	3,038,500	2,639,200	2,591,400
26	Mali	2,850,995	2,756,344	3,023,891	2,864,723	2,420,245	3,010,027	3,196,336	3,167,528
27	Ivory Coast	2,471,124	2,381,129	2,011,500	1,703,514	1,659,000	1,481,182	1,883,956	2,006,845
28	North Korea	2,265,000	2,250,000	2,150,000	2,140,000	2,100,000	2,113,019	2,803,713	2,087,623
29	Malaysia	2,069,096	2,102,960	2,175,149	2,281,736	2,441,597	2,356,392	2,352,870	2,639,202
30	DR Congo	1,987,022	1,940,592	1,812,345	1,692,323	1,580,620	1,476,290	1,378,846	1,286,872
31	Ghana	1,796,020	1,721,200	1,443,000	1,283,000	1,143,000	973,000	925,000	769,401
32	Taiwan	1,703,148	1,643,000	1,460,374	1,575,777	1,560,870	1,750,729	1,791,211	1,949,796
33	Senegal	1,603,028	1,580,000	1,519,700	1,409,120	1,382,120	1,349,723	1,155,730	1,206,587
34	Ecuador	1,608,980	1,560,200	1,313,000	1,252,800	1,207,000	1,072,400	882,400	1,083,300
35	Italy	1,480,122	1,448,760	1,378,640	1,236,960	1,459,310	1,507,490	1,492,620	1,470,090
36	Sierra Leone	1,288,487	1,390,800	1,315,400	1,397,000	1,978,905	1,049,795	947,464	918,713
37	Uruguay	1,290,663	1,305,900	1,372,700	1,397,900	1,309,000	1,209,000	1,200,000	1,247,000
38	Argentina	1,225,825	1,264,770	1,163,209	1,222,426	1,453,187	1,222,910	1,189,866	1,367,968
39	Russia	1,292,781	1,258,900	1,073,000	920,095	1,076,412	1,141,819	1,098,660	1,038,222
40	Guyana	1,141,380	1,115,800	1,005,700	929,600	860,000	1,057,600	1,049,900	964,000
41	Paraguay	1,030,029	1,051,752	978,450	975,069	1,180,600	1,187,768	1,069,200	894,600
42	Türkiye	1,030,900	1,019,000	900,000	950,000	1,000,000	980,000	1,000,000	940,000
43	Dominican Republic	941,866	958,000	925,600	1,006,100	1,006,394	934,754	919,464	965,250
44	Afghanistan	661,740	654,000	597,000	592,000	622,300	655,400	570,900	525,500
45	Australia	633,218	619,180	496,633	691,444	422,978	50,226	66,835	635,113
46	Venezuela	616,821	611,475	618,625	610,975	593,932	704,531	516,752	490,583
47	Spain	502,043	605,820	334,100	350,420	617,180	739,230	778,780	798,880
48	Burkina Faso	520,659	513,234	504,254	438,982	451,014	451,421	376,527	350,392
49	Kazakhstan	529,829	512,982	485,183	431,391	503,771	556,775	560,668	482,945
50	Benin	493,075	500,605	492,626	525,014	519,667	411,578	406,083	459,313
51	Nicaragua	498,969	468,319	498,969	504,391	492,028	476,992	468,319	438,079
52	Bolivia	484,490	434,028	698,544	608,681	550,182	487,427	600,044	541,157
53	Mauritania	434,663	431,700	470,500	394,700	428,400	291,300	255,500	322,600
54	Uzbekistan	392,575	383,564	355,674	359,147	334,226	293,451	314,659	221,089
55	Panama	365,975	371,000	397,000	421,247	406,370	391,600	372,245	350,195
56	Chad	322,667	347,187	223,952	231,965	242,647	278,053	290,563	259,540
57	Cameroon	351,096	345,583	340,792	343,100	315,300	290,449	292,850	327,366
58	Liberia	330,840	322,400	324,000	256,000	255,600	279,000	276,400	257,995
59	Uganda	309,462	300,000	365,000	347,000	327,900	275,000	167,000	199,266
60	Ethiopia	283,844	282,720	279,095	290,790	278,273	268,223	181,250	185,200
61	Kenya	278,939	282,152	229,064	192,299	186,000	180,890	160,585	112,605
62	Greece	252,953	250,090	190,440	214,750	245,340	287,410	220,930	222,690
63	Guinea-Bissau	248,476	243,900	226,400	224,000	213,918	198,142	187,000	176,000
64	Iraq	13,369	227,508	12,602	11,637	422,463	464,159	574,705	18,196
65	Suriname	220,435	225,923	228,888	184,235	263,749	249,836	274,266	273,916
66	Mexico	212,013	219,588	252,100	246,317	257,041	295,338	245,217	283,763
67	Togo	185,425	180,200	183,100	169,608	165,541	159,852	147,053	145,489
68	Portugal	172,344	172,120	178,830	155,570	175,900	132,790	161,500	160,790
69	Mozambique	161,160	169,311	161,920	245,792	207,821	175,322	179,836	170,129
70	Niger	169,745	164,768	142,592	144,422	134,000	115,000	121,760	101,607
71	Tajikistan	166,564	163,549	161,853	146,848	141,700	133,400	106,442	90,446
72	Rwanda	144,475	141,932	133,628	135,075	131,758	116,504	131,577	113,880
73	Burundi	132,612	136,000	125,000	115,000	120,000	150,000	241,211	89,296
74	Haiti	132,569	135,000	136,000	140,000	155,000	159,306	186,087	164,643
75	Malawi	121,230	127,000	124,300	136,083	155,000	145,446	132,728	112,313
76	Chile	114,412	118,673	109,232	100,557	146,085	169,697	174,897	192,808
77	Turkmenistan	85,428	85,536	86,617	86,285	86,214	86,234	85,070	79,838
78	Cuba	78,250	84,331	58,766	143,812	225,786	266,595	391,842	460,870
79	France	76,772	71,960	68,270	64,480	62,340	75,460	82,570	71,430
80	Bulgaria	66,612	65,840	64,160	64,320	58,120	65,810	70,920	60,720
81	Costa Rica	68,754	64,214	76,119	114,343	151,018	137,504	157,016	179,638
82	Timor-Leste	68,686	62,000	83,000	85,500	45,455	49,983	47,822	57,000
83	Central African Republic	53,839	52,868	53,326	51,773	50,265	48,801	12,552	12,070
84	Gambia	53,786	52,548	47,410	44,597	40,173	40,288	31,900	26,800
85	Angola	42,256	48,340	39,830	10,563	10,514	10,567	10,102	9,699
86	Kyrgyzstan	48,476	48,092	46,765	44,248	46,338	44,474	41,219	40,783
87	Bhutan	42,012	41,537	40,804	41,049	40,508	54,088	49,948	63,890
88	South Sudan	38,408	38,000	33,000	36,515	26,024	26,232	24,555	12,821
89	Guatemala	36,140	31,700	51,184	27,891	24,143	23,583	22,776	32,564
90	Sudan	26,938	27,818	21,880	28,000	35,000	51,200	48,000	45,000
91	Zambia	35,620	24,566	62,680	62,280	65,876	34,630	29,584	43,063
92	Honduras	28,425	23,433	34,092	51,129	53,819	65,634	56,523	59,648
93	North Macedonia	18,469	18,608	19,997	18,981	18,962	19,518	21,278	19,732
94	Belize	17,524	16,777	17,701	15,364	14,990	13,942	13,900	13,375
95	Azerbaijan	15,708	15,291	13,972	10,715	10,062	9,397	11,070	11,975
96	Ukraine	15,882	15,000	11,080	30,280	49,480	60,680	54,570	69,210
97	Romania	14,458	14,400	12,070	16,900	14,980	24,670	39,530	42,860
98	El Salvador	9,750	11,000	11,000	14,504	19,146	23,497	27,603	22,764
99	Fiji	8,238	8,598	7,165	13,356	10,368	8,847	6,589	7,051
100	Hungary	8,180	8,560	8,330	10,150	9,520	11,740	11,030	13,420
101	Morocco	8,709	6,006	56,222	49,110	50,901	65,700	64,598	63,037
102	Brunei	3,509	3,612	3,726	3,563	4,100	3,900	2,300	2,400
103	Puerto Rico	3,765	3,498	3,630	3,181	2,732	2,283	1835	1387
104	South Africa	3,083	3,082	3,082	3,081	3,081	3,080	3,080	3,080
105	Solomon Islands	2,756	2,756	2,751	2,747	2,759	2,761	2,758	2,755
106	Somalia	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2087	2003	1766
107	Gabon	1762	1762	1768	1758	1758	1789	1727	1760
108	Saudi Arabia	963	1006	908	815	814	787	400	18
109	Eswatini	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	800	1000
110	Congo	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1076	1123	1166
111	Papua New Guinea	885	883	880	877	879	858	860	861
112	Trinidad and Tobago	346	784	326	125	351	734	575	586
113	Algeria	313	313	313	311	315	311	308	301
114	Micronesia	182	182	182	182	182	181	184	181
115	Zimbabwe	107	74	539	539	2,908	2021	1134	1363
116	Comoros	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7
117	Hong Kong	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.06	-