China vs India: Rice production
China
207.53 million tonnes
in 2024
India
217.87 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Rice production over time
- China
- India
How they compare
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 143 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.20 million tonnes | 54.00 million tonnes | 28.20 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 124.48 million tonnes | 67.20 million tonnes | 57.28 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 165.69 million tonnes | 89.72 million tonnes | 75.97 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 189.11 million tonnes | 118.20 million tonnes | 70.90 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 181.73 million tonnes | 133.64 million tonnes | 48.09 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 208.02 million tonnes | 161.61 million tonnes | 46.41 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 209.47 million tonnes | 199.41 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, China or India?
- India, at 217.87 million tonnes against 207.53 million tonnes in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between China and India?
- 10.34 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for rice production?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 143 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.