Largest paddy-rice producers by nation, 2023

Paddy rice production by nation, million tonnes, 2023.

What the Data Shows

Paddy Rice production is ranked by nation for 2023 in million tonnes. The data structure is a nine-row raw leaderboard using production volumes only. China ranks first at 208.1M tonnes, followed by India at 206.7M tonnes. The values were accessed from a FAOSTAT-attributed source page on 2026-05-30.

Data table

Unit: million tonnes · Period: 2023

RankEntryValuePeriod
1China208.1M2023
2India206.7M2023
3Bangladesh58.6M2023
4Indonesia54.0M2023
5Viet Nam43.5M2023
6Thailand33.1M2023
7Myanmar25.7M2023
8Philippines20.1M2023
9Pakistan14.8M2023

Data notes & caveats

Values are comparable national observations from the stated source. Display rounding may shorten large numbers, but the ranking order follows the source values.

Methodology

Rows are ranked from highest to lowest using Paddy field / FAO-attributed table for 2023, measured in million tonnes. Values are rounded for display while preserving the source ranking.

Source consistency notes

Rows use the same source family, period, unit and measurement basis.

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