Top countries based on production of milled rice 2017/2018
Leading countries based on the production of milled rice in 2017/2018 (in million metric tons)*
In the 2017/2018 crop year, China produced some 148.9 million metric tons of milled rice, a higher volume than any other country. India came in second place with 112.9 million metric tons of milled rice in that crop year.
Milled rice
After the rice is grown and harvested from rice paddies, it undergoes a process to prepare it for human consumption, known as milling. Milling removes the rice husk and bran layers, and the end product is the rice that can be found in your local grocery store or supermarket. The total volume of milled rice produced worldwide reached 495.9 million metric tons in the 2018/2019 crop year.
Rice consumption worldwide
The top rice consuming countries are China, India, and Indonesia in that order. In 2018/2019, China’s rice consumption amounted to 143.79 million metric tons. The per capita consumption of rice worldwide has remained remarkably stable since the year 2000, and amounted to about 53.9 kilograms per year in 2018/2019.
Leading countries based on the production of milled rice in 2017/2018 (in million metric tons)*
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| Production in million metric tons | |
|---|---|
| China | 148.87 |
| India | 112.91 |
| Indonesia | 37 |
| Bangladesh | 32.65 |
| Vietnam | 28.47 |
| Thailand | 20.37 |
| Burma | 13.2 |
| Philippines | 12.24 |
| Brazil | 8.21 |
| Japan | 7.79 |
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