Rice — Area harvested — FAO TIER 1 by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at...
Countries reporting
147
Highest
34.05 million ha
India
Lowest
0 ha
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
52,985 ha
Years covered
90
1961–2050
Data points
10,111
What the numbers show
Rice — Area harvested — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 34.05 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 52,985 ha, and the mean is 1.25 million ha.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Rice — Area harvested — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 34.05 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 2 | China | 27.88 million ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 3 | China, mainland | 27.63 million ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 12.55 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 10.85 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 9.96 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 6.99 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 6.02 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 4.79 million ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 4.34 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 4.33 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 12 | OECD | 4.23 million ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 2.76 million ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 2.68 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 1.62 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 1.50 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1.20 million ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 18 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.05 million ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 1.00 million ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 20 | Guinea | 985,577 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 785,540 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 22 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 777,445 ha | 2050 | — | flat |
| 23 | Mali | 772,651 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 752,989 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 748,033 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 726,610 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 717,586 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 715,673 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 707,162 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 689,865 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 651,437 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 616,972 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 33 | USSR | 599,400 ha | 1991 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 34 | Caribbean | 523,543 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 504,058 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 398,762 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 37 | Liberia | 374,871 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 359,780 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 334,593 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 331,520 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ghana | 329,882 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 322,981 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 304,455 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 295,237 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 261,363 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of | 252,301 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 238,751 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 229,745 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 227,462 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 50 | Uruguay | 219,989 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Türkiye | 192,124 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 191,311 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 53 | Iraq | 189,474 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 159,853 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Benin | 134,869 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 123,131 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Panama | 119,120 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 58 | Guyana | 118,614 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 59 | Malawi | 115,245 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 114,783 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 114,281 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Australia and New Zealand | 114,281 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Spain | 109,051 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 64 | Cameroon | 95,706 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Haiti | 90,344 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 66 | Togo | 86,425 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 85,459 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 73,807 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 68,016 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 63,158 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 60,233 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Suriname | 59,936 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 54,365 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 52,985 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Timor-Leste | 44,365 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 43,765 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 77 | Mauritania | 34,924 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 31,120 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 79 | South Sudan | 30,269 ha | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 80 | Niger | 29,637 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 81 | Ukraine | 28,302 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 82 | Gambia | 27,818 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Zambia | 27,552 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Bhutan | 26,183 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 85 | Chile | 25,402 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 86 | Portugal | 25,051 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 87 | Greece | 23,690 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 88 | France | 18,712 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 16,908 ha | 2050 | — | flat |
| 90 | Honduras | 11,794 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 91 | Guatemala | 11,593 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 92 | Angola | 11,304 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 93 | French Guiana | 10,004 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 8,782 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 95 | Yugoslav SFR | 8,692 ha | 1991 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 7,505 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 7,068 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan (former) | 6,720 ha | 2011 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Melanesia | 6,042 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,989 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 101 | Romania | 5,687 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 5,206 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 103 | Somalia | 5,200 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan | 4,982 ha | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 105 | Fiji | 4,886 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 106 | Belize | 3,906 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 107 | Comoros | 3,603 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 3,273 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,127 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Hungary | 2,564 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Congo | 1,577 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 1,502 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 1,446 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,174 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 812 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Gabon | 639 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 117 | Algeria | 567 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 344 ha | 2050 | — | falling |
| 119 | Eswatini | 161 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Micronesia | 92 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 120 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 92 ha | 2050 | — | rising |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20 ha | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 9 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | 0 ha | 1995 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 124 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Czechia | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Germany | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Finland | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Malta | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Poland | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 124 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 152.51 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 148.77 million ha
- Asia 127.70 million ha
- Southern Asia 50.81 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 45.73 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 42.99 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 36.54 million ha
- Eastern Asia 30.58 million ha
- Africa 15.65 million ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 14.64 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11.65 million ha
- Western Africa 9.72 million ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).