Japan vs United States: Rice production

Japan

10.14 million tonnes

in 2024

United States

10.08 million tonnes

in 2024

Japan rank

12th

United States rank

13th

Rice production over time

Japan currently reports 10.14 million tonnes against 10.08 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 66,200 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 142 countries.

Indicator: Rice production
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.