DESCRIPTION
Rice is an edible starchy cereal grain and the grass plant (family Poaceae) by which it is produced. Roughly one-half of the world population, including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia, is wholly dependent upon rice as a staple food; 95 percent of the world’s rice crop is eaten by humans. Rice is cooked by boiling, or it can be ground into a flour. It is eaten alone and in a great variety of soups, side dishes, and main dishes in Asian, Middle Eastern, and many other cuisines. Other products in which rice is used are breakfast cereals, noodles, and such alcoholic beverages as Japanese sake.
World Production
- Worldwide 755,473,800 tonnes of rice is produced per year. –
- China is the largest rice producer in the world with 211,405,211 tonnes production per year.
- India comes second with 177,645,000 tonnes yearly production.
- China and India produce together more than 50 % of world’s total rice.
- With 54,604,033 tonnes of production per year, Indonesia is the third largest producer of rice.
- United States of America, with 8,376,720 tonnes of production per year is ranked at 14.
| Country | Production (Tons) | Production per Person (Kg) | Acreage (Hectare) | Yield (Kg / Hectare) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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China | 211,405,211 | 151.669 | 29,960,066 | 7,056.2 |
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India | 177,645,000 | 132.92 | 43,780,000 | 4,057.7 |
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Indonesia | 54,604,033 | 206.041 | 10,677,887 | 5,113.7 |
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Bangladesh | 54,586,344 | 330.574 | 11,516,553 | 4,739.8 |
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Vietnam | 43,448,504 | 458.995 | 7,469,890 | 5,816.5 |
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Thailand | 28,356,869 | 409.881 | 9,715,358 | 2,918.8 |
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Myanmar | 26,269,814 | 487.718 | 6,920,875 | 3,795.7 |
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Philippines | 18,814,827 | 176.816 | 4,651,490 | 4,044.9 |
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Pakistan | 11,115,428 | 55.062 | 3,033,965 | 3,663.7 |
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Cambodia | 10,886,000 | 677.415 | 3,001,313 | 3,627.1 |
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Japan | 10,527,000 | 83.224 | 1,542,000 | 6,826.8 |
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Brazil | 10,368,611 | 49.484 | 1,710,049 | 6,063.3 |
