China vs India: Rice production by region

China

207.53 million tonnes

in 2024

India

217.87 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

2nd

India rank

1st

Rice production by region over time

India currently reports 217.87 million tonnes against 207.53 million tonnes in China, a difference of 10.34 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 142 countries.

Indicator: Rice production by region
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 7,453 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.