Area & Production of Rice (Paddy) during 2012

Sr. No.

Countries

Production

Area

%age Share

1

China

204285000

30297000

28.38

2

India

152600000

42500000

21.20

3

Indonesia

69045141

13443443

9.59

4

Viet Nam

43661570

7753163

6.07

5

Thailand

37800000

12600000

5.25

6

Bangladesh

33889632

11553452

4.71

7

Myanmar

33000000

8150000

4.59

8

Philippines

18032422

4689960

2.51

9

Brazil

11549881

2413288

1.60

10

Japan

10654000

1581000

1.48

11

Pakistan

9400000

2700000

1.31

12

Cambodia

9290940

3007545

1.29

13

USA

9048220

1083760

1.26

14

Republic of Korea

6420000

846870

0.89

15

Egypt

5911086

620285

0.82

Total of top 15 Countries

654587892

143239766

90.95

Total of other 102 countries

65150381

19959324

9.05

 World total

719738273

163199090

100.00

Source: FAO