China vs India: Rice — Production
China
208.06 million t
in 2023
India
206.73 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Rice — Production over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 208.06 million t against 206.73 million t in India, a difference of 1.34 million t.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.08 million t | 54.00 million t | 31.08 million t | China |
| 1970s | 127.60 million t | 67.20 million t | 60.40 million t | China |
| 1980s | 168.43 million t | 89.72 million t | 78.71 million t | China |
| 1990s | 191.19 million t | 120.08 million t | 71.11 million t | China |
| 2000s | 183.32 million t | 133.77 million t | 49.55 million t | China |
| 2010s | 209.70 million t | 162.11 million t | 47.59 million t | China |
| 2020s | 211.54 million t | 197.77 million t | 13.76 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, China or India?
- China, at 208.06 million t against 206.73 million t in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production between China and India?
- 1.34 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for rice — production?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.