This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the

Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; . (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, , translates ...

. The total world

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

production for 2022 was 776,461,457 metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.

Production by country

The table shows the countries with the largest production of rice in 2022 ( paddy rice).

Production by country

Historical statistics

World production

Large producers

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