With 756 Mt produced globally, rice is the world's 3rd most consumed agricultural crop. Here are the top 10 highest rice producing countries
China is projected to produce 147 million tonnes of rice in 2023
India is expected to consume 109 Mt & export world leading 19.5 Mt of rice
Domestic rice use is seen at 35.5 Mt in Indonesia
Vietnam checks in with 27.23 Mt rice expected in 2023
Thailand is projected to harvest 20.10 Mt of rice in 2023
Myanmar saw harvesting of 12.5 Mt rice in 2022-23 with 10.3 Mt used domestically.
Philippines is projected to produce 12.41 Mt of rice in 2023
Japan is projected to produce 7.45 Mt of rice in 2023
Brazil is a major rice producer with 7.3 Mt expected from 2023 harvest
Pakistan is projected to produce 6.6 Mt of rice in 2023