Rice — Production by country
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,...
Countries reporting
131
Highest
208.06 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
223,952 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,482
What the numbers show
Rice — Production is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 208.06 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 223,952 t, and the mean is 7.65 million t.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 894.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Rice — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 208.06 million t | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 206.73 million t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 206.60 million t | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 43.50 million t | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 58.61 million t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.83 million t | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 53.98 million t | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.60 million t | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 33.07 million t | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.59 million t | 2023 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 25.65 million t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 20.06 million t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 14.80 million t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.81 million t | 2023 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 12.90 million t | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.78 million t | 2023 | down 38.8% | flat |
| 11 | Brazil | 10.29 million t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 900,000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 10.14 million t | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 722,370 t | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 8.90 million t | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 698,544 t | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Nepal | 5.72 million t | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 83,000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 5.60 million t | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 15 | Melanesia | 10,803 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 5.12 million t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia | 181.54 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 16 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 181.54 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 4.90 million t | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 4.51 million t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 100 t | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 3.53 million t | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.01 million t | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 3.37 million t | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Mali | 3.02 million t | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Caribbean | 1.22 million t | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 3.01 million t | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 2.17 million t | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 24 | USSR | 1.99 million t | 1991 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 1.52 million t | 2023 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 1.46 million t | 2023 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 27 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.46 million t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 1.40 million t | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 1.38 million t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1.37 million t | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 1.31 million t | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 1.16 million t | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 1.07 million t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 34 | Guyana | 995,000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Paraguay | 978,450 t | 2023 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 947,005 t | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 597,000 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 504,254 t | 2023 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 498,969 t | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 496,633 t | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 496,633 t | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Benin | 492,626 t | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 485,183 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 458,200 t | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Panama | 436,135 t | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 46 | Burundi | 412,369 t | 2023 | up 894.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 358,433 t | 2023 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 355,674 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 334,100 t | 2023 | down 61.7% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 260,000 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Liberia | 256,200 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 252,100 t | 2023 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 229,064 t | 2023 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 226,400 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Chad | 223,952 t | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Suriname | 203,156 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 202,000 t | 2023 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 190,440 t | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 59 | Togo | 183,100 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 178,830 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 161,920 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 62 | Niger | 142,600 t | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Haiti | 136,000 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 134,485 t | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 133,628 t | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Cuba | 130,000 t | 2023 | down 80.7% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 124,300 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 109,232 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 86,617 t | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 76,119 t | 2023 | down 66.1% | rising |
| 71 | France | 68,270 t | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 64,160 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 73 | Zambia | 62,680 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Morocco | 56,222 t | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 55,100 t | 2023 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 53,326 t | 2023 | up 425.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 51,193 t | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 46,765 t | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 40,804 t | 2023 | down 48.2% | rising |
| 80 | Angola | 39,830 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Yugoslav SFR | 37,501 t | 1991 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 34,870 t | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 83 | South Sudan | 33,000 t | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 25,000 t | 2011 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Sudan | 21,880 t | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 19,997 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 17,701 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 88 | French Guiana | 15,073 t | 2006 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 13,972 t | 2023 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Iraq | 12,602 t | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Romania | 12,070 t | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Ukraine | 11,080 t | 2023 | down 92.4% | falling |
| 93 | El Salvador | 11,000 t | 2023 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 8,330 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 7,165 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,700 t | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 3,628 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | 3,082 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 2,753 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Somalia | 2,000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Gabon | 1,731 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 1,001 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | 1,000 t | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 885.01 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 816.48 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 326 t | 2023 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Algeria | 307.29 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Réunion | 185 t | 2006 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 73.5 t | 2023 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 21.02 t | 2023 | up 600.7% | volatile |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.06 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Albania | 0 t | 1995 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 112 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 1991 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 800.00 million t
- Asia 716.78 million t
- Southern Asia 294.62 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 131.59 million t
- Eastern Asia 224.87 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 195.25 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 164.06 million t
- Africa 42.67 million t
- Americas 36.71 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.75 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 33.80 million t
- Middle Africa 2.49 million t
- South America 24.21 million t
- Western Africa 24.17 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 18.19 million t
- Eastern Africa 10.33 million t
- Northern America 9.90 million t
- United States of America 9.90 million t
- Northern Africa 5.68 million t
- Europe 3.33 million t
- European Union (27) 2.23 million t
- Southern Europe 2.10 million t
- Central America 1.38 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.16 million t
- Central Asia 1.11 million t
- Western Asia 927,391 t
- Oceania 507,618 t
- Western Europe 68,270 t
- Southern Africa 4,083 t
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.