Brazil vs United States: Rice production by region
Brazil
10.67 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
10.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
United States rank
13th
Rice production by region over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 10.67 million tonnes against 10.08 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 595,700 tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 142 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.25 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 7.63 million tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9.72 million tonnes | 6.50 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 9.52 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11.59 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 11.78 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.90 million tonnes | 9.24 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 10.67 million tonnes against 10.08 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Brazil and United States?
- 595,700 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for rice production by region?
- Brazil ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th 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.