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Rice — Production in Americas

Americas: Rice — Production was 36.71 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.71 million t
Change on year
up 7.3%
Rank
7th
of 28 groups
All-time high
38.14 million t
in 2018
All-time low
10.57 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Americas, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — production in Americas is 36.71 million t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Americas peaked at 38.14 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.57 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 7th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Production in Americas, year by year

Year t Change
1961 10.57 million t —
1962 11.50 million t +8.7%
1963 11.73 million t +2.1%
1964 12.74 million t +8.6%
1965 14.36 million t +12.8%
1966 13.03 million t -9.3%
1967 14.44 million t +10.9%
1968 14.92 million t +3.3%
1969 14.46 million t -3.1%
1970 15.71 million t +8.6%
1971 14.71 million t -6.3%
1972 14.85 million t +0.9%
1973 16.05 million t +8.1%
1974 17.37 million t +8.2%
1975 19.87 million t +14.4%
1976 20.58 million t +3.6%
1977 19.71 million t -4.3%
1978 19.63 million t -0.4%
1979 20.32 million t +3.5%
1980 23.07 million t +13.5%
1981 24.10 million t +4.5%
1982 24.50 million t +1.7%
1983 19.36 million t -21.0%
1984 23.25 million t +20.1%
1985 23.13 million t -0.5%
1986 23.67 million t +2.3%
1987 24.47 million t +3.4%
1988 27.11 million t +10.8%
1989 26.86 million t -0.9%
1990 22.66 million t -15.6%
1991 24.27 million t +7.1%
1992 26.88 million t +10.8%
1993 25.81 million t -4.0%
1994 29.09 million t +12.7%
1995 29.16 million t +0.2%
1996 27.22 million t -6.6%
1997 28.24 million t +3.8%
1998 26.73 million t -5.4%
1999 33.87 million t +26.7%
2000 31.67 million t -6.5%
2001 31.90 million t +0.7%
2002 31.74 million t -0.5%
2003 31.75 million t +0.0%
2004 36.78 million t +15.9%
2005 36.21 million t -1.5%
2006 33.68 million t -7.0%
2007 33.15 million t -1.6%
2008 35.39 million t +6.7%
2009 37.70 million t +6.5%
2010 36.17 million t -4.1%
2011 36.79 million t +1.7%
2012 35.44 million t -3.7%
2013 35.78 million t +1.0%
2014 37.67 million t +5.3%
2015 36.84 million t -2.2%
2016 36.49 million t -0.9%
2017 36.60 million t +0.3%
2018 38.14 million t +4.2%
2019 34.42 million t -9.8%
2020 38.04 million t +10.5%
2021 37.34 million t -1.8%
2022 34.21 million t -8.4%
2023 36.71 million t +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.08 million t 10.57 million t 14.92 million t 9
1970s 17.88 million t 14.71 million t 20.58 million t 10
1980s 23.95 million t 19.36 million t 27.11 million t 10
1990s 27.39 million t 22.66 million t 33.87 million t 10
2000s 34.00 million t 31.67 million t 37.70 million t 10
2010s 36.43 million t 34.42 million t 38.14 million t 10
2020s 36.57 million t 34.21 million t 38.04 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 Bangladesh 58.61 million t compare
  2. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.83 million t compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 53.98 million t compare
  4. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.60 million t compare
  5. 6 Thailand 33.07 million t compare
  6. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.59 million t compare
  7. 7 Myanmar 25.65 million t compare
  8. 8 Philippines 20.06 million t compare
  9. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.81 million t compare
  10. 9 Pakistan 14.80 million t compare
  11. 10 Cambodia 12.90 million t compare
  12. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.78 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Americas?
Rice — production in Americas was 36.71 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 38.14 million t in 2018.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 10.57 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for rice — production?
Americas ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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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.