| Country Wise Area & Production of Rice (Paddy) in the World Year 2015 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Countries | Production (Tons) | Area (Hectares) | %age Share |
| 1 | China | 208230000 | 30215700 | 28.14 |
| 2 | India | 156540000 | 43390000 | 21.15 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 75397841 | 14116638 | 10.19 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 51278400 | 11371775 | 6.93 |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 45105021 | 7831119 | 6.09 |
| 6 | Thailand | 27702191 | 9717975 | 3.74 |
| 7 | Myanmar | 26210318 | 6769494 | 3.54 |
| 8 | Philippines | 18149838 | 4656227 | 2.45 |
| 9 | Brazil | 12301201 | 2138397 | 1.66 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 10201840 | 2739495 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Japan | 9986000 | 1506000 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Cambodia | 9335000 | 2795063 | 1.26 |
| 13 | USA | 8724530 | 1042080 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Nigeria | 6256228 | 3121562 | 0.85 |
| 15 | Korea | 5771026 | 799344 | 0.78 |
| Total Top 15 Countries | 671189434 | 142210869 | 90.69 | |
| Total of Other 106 Countries | 68895262 | 18551429 | 9.31 | |
| Total World | 740084696 | 160762298 | 100.00 | |
| Source: FAO | ||||