Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Rice production by region
Bangladesh
60.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
53.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
4th
Rice production by region over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 60.57 million tonnes against 53.14 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 7.43 million tonnes.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 142 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.70 million tonnes | 13.78 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 17.65 million tonnes | 22.39 million tonnes | 4.75 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 22.52 million tonnes | 37.47 million tonnes | 14.95 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 27.46 million tonnes | 48.33 million tonnes | 20.86 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 39.75 million tonnes | 53.99 million tonnes | 14.25 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 51.98 million tonnes | 58.05 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 58.36 million tonnes | 54.19 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 60.57 million tonnes against 53.14 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 7.43 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for rice production by region?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 4th of 142 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.