This map shows global rice production.
Worldwide Rice Production : 678,688,289 tonnes
Worldwide Rice Area Harvested : 161,420,743 Ha
World production of rice has risen steadily from about 150 million tonnes of paddy rice in 1960 to over 678 million tonnes in 2009. The top four producers were China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan. Hybrid rice helped significantly increase domestic rice production by about 10 million tons annually.
Units: Area Harvested data is in hectares; production data in tonnes.
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