Rice — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Rice — Production was 9.90 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.90 million t
Change on year
up 36.4%
Rank
13th
of 28 groups
All-time high
11.03 million t
in 2010
All-time low
2.46 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in United States of America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, rice — production in United States of America stood at 9.90 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in United States of America peaked at 11.03 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.46 million t, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 13th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rice — Production in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2.46 million t
1962 3.00 million t +21.9%
1963 3.19 million t +6.4%
1964 3.32 million t +4.1%
1965 3.46 million t +4.2%
1966 3.86 million t +11.5%
1967 4.05 million t +5.1%
1968 4.72 million t +16.5%
1969 4.17 million t -11.8%
1970 3.80 million t -8.8%
1971 3.89 million t +2.3%
1972 3.88 million t -0.4%
1973 4.21 million t +8.6%
1974 5.10 million t +21.2%
1975 5.83 million t +14.3%
1976 5.25 million t -10.0%
1977 4.50 million t -14.2%
1978 6.04 million t +34.2%
1979 5.99 million t -0.9%
1980 6.63 million t +10.8%
1981 8.29 million t +25.0%
1982 6.97 million t -15.9%
1983 4.52 million t -35.1%
1984 6.30 million t +39.2%
1985 6.12 million t -2.8%
1986 6.05 million t -1.2%
1987 5.88 million t -2.8%
1988 7.25 million t +23.4%
1989 7.01 million t -3.4%
1990 7.08 million t +1.0%
1991 7.23 million t +2.1%
1992 8.15 million t +12.7%
1993 7.08 million t -13.1%
1994 8.97 million t +26.7%
1995 7.89 million t -12.1%
1996 7.78 million t -1.3%
1997 8.30 million t +6.6%
1998 8.37 million t +0.8%
1999 9.35 million t +11.7%
2000 8.66 million t -7.4%
2001 9.76 million t +12.8%
2002 9.57 million t -2.0%
2003 9.07 million t -5.2%
2004 10.54 million t +16.2%
2005 10.11 million t -4.1%
2006 8.83 million t -12.7%
2007 9.00 million t +2.0%
2008 9.24 million t +2.7%
2009 9.97 million t +7.9%
2010 11.03 million t +10.6%
2011 8.39 million t -23.9%
2012 9.07 million t +8.1%
2013 8.62 million t -5.0%
2014 10.08 million t +17.0%
2015 8.72 million t -13.4%
2016 10.17 million t +16.5%
2017 8.08 million t -20.5%
2018 10.15 million t +25.6%
2019 8.40 million t -17.3%
2020 10.32 million t +22.9%
2021 8.67 million t -16.0%
2022 7.26 million t -16.2%
2023 9.90 million t +36.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.58 million t 2.46 million t 4.72 million t 9
1970s 4.85 million t 3.80 million t 6.04 million t 10
1980s 6.50 million t 4.52 million t 8.29 million t 10
1990s 8.02 million t 7.08 million t 9.35 million t 10
2000s 9.47 million t 8.66 million t 10.54 million t 10
2010s 9.27 million t 8.08 million t 11.03 million t 10
2020s 9.04 million t 7.26 million t 10.32 million t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 10 Cambodia 12.90 million t compare
  2. 11 Brazil 10.29 million t compare
  3. 11 Türkiye 900,000 t compare
  4. 12 Japan 10.14 million t compare
  5. 13 Nigeria 8.90 million t compare
  6. 14 Nepal 5.72 million t compare
  7. 14 Timor-Leste 83,000 t compare
  8. 15 Egypt 5.60 million t compare
  9. 16 Madagascar 5.12 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in United States of America?
Rice — production in United States of America was 9.90 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 11.03 million t in 2010.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.46 million t in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for rice — production?
United States of America ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.