Rice — Production in World

World: Rice — Production was 800.00 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
800.00 million t
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 33 groups
All-time high
800.00 million t
in 2023
All-time low
215.65 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in World, 1961–2023

200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

World recorded 800.00 million t for rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in World peaked at 800.00 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 215.65 million t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 258.78 million t 215.65 million t 295.58 million t 9
1970s 344.28 million t 307.29 million t 385.21 million t 10
1980s 454.24 million t 396.87 million t 514.42 million t 10
1990s 551.90 million t 518.07 million t 611.54 million t 10
2000s 626.43 million t 571.44 million t 685.88 million t 10
2010s 736.22 million t 696.37 million t 763.88 million t 10
2020s 788.72 million t 775.11 million t 800.00 million t 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 208.06 million t compare
  2. 2 India 206.73 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 206.60 million t compare
  4. 4 Bangladesh 58.61 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in World?
Rice — production in World was 800.00 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 800.00 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 215.65 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for rice — production?
World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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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