Rice Production by Country — World Ranking

India is the world's largest Rice producer, at 217,867.9 thousand tonnes in 2024, followed by China, mainland and Bangladesh.

Rank	Country	Production (K tonnes)	Yield (hg/ha)	Area (K ha)	YoY
1	India	217,867.9	43,132	50,511.9	+4.9%
2	China, mainland	207,530	71,545	29,006.9	+0.4%
3	Bangladesh	60,570.5	52,906	11,448.8	-0.1%
4	Indonesia	53,142.7	52,899	10,046.1	-1.6%
5	Viet Nam	43,450.4	61,517	7,063.2	-0.1%
6	Thailand	33,551.3	29,827	11,248.6	-0.9%
7	Myanmar	27,650	39,409	7,016.2	+7.8%
8	Philippines	19,087.1	41,084	4,645.9	-4.8%
9	Pakistan	14,585.2	37,406	3,899.2	-1.4%
10	Cambodia	14,200	36,437	3,897.1	+7.7%
11	Brazil	10,671.5	67,281	1,586.1	+3.8%
12	Japan	10,142	69,561	1,458	+0.1%
13	United States of America	10,075.8	86,841	1,160.2	+1.8%
14	Nigeria	9,129.9	19,965	4,572.9	+2.6%
15	Egypt	6,430	91,315	704.2	+3.2%
16	Nepal	5,955.5	41,922	1,420.6	+4%
17	Madagascar	4,970	24,352	2,040.9	-2.9%
18	Republic of Korea	4,783.1	68,554	697.7	-2.3%
19	Sri Lanka	4,698.5	41,511	1,131.9	+4.1%
20	Tanzania	4,052.1	31,056	1,304.8	+12.9%
21	Lao People's Democratic Republic	3,750.7	41,082	913	-3.8%
22	Guinea	3,680	15,116	2,434.5	+4.1%
23	Peru	3,640.4	83,072	438.2	+7%
24	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	3,478.8	45,177	770	-0.2%
25	Colombia	2,823	45,006	627.2	-6.1%
26	Mali	2,756.3	34,911	789.5	-8.8%
27	Ivory Coast	2,381.1	29,354	811.2	+18.4%
28	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2,250	46,392	485	+4.7%
29	Malaysia	2,103	35,432	593.5	-3.3%
30	DR Congo	1,940.6	10,519	1,844.9	+7.1%

Rice in Africa

8 African countries rank in the global top 30: Nigeria (#14), Egypt (#15), Madagascar (#17), Tanzania (#20), Guinea (#22), Mali (#26), Ivory Coast (#27), DR Congo (#30).

Rank	Country	Production (K tonnes)
14	Nigeria	9,129.9
15	Egypt	6,430
17	Madagascar	4,970
20	Tanzania	4,052.1
22	Guinea	3,680
26	Mali	2,756.3
27	Ivory Coast	2,381.1
30	DR Congo	1,940.6