Rice production in Indonesia
Indonesia: Rice production was 53.14 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.14 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 143 countries
All-time high
61.03 million tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
11.60 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice production in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice production in Indonesia is 53.14 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice production in Indonesia peaked at 61.03 million tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.60 million tonnes, in 1963.
Indonesia ranks 4th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice production in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.08 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 13.00 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 11.60 million tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 12.31 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 12.97 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 13.65 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 13.22 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 17.16 million tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1969 | 18.02 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 19.33 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 20.19 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 19.39 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 21.49 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 22.47 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 22.34 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 23.30 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 23.35 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 25.77 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 26.28 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 29.65 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 32.77 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 33.58 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 35.30 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 38.14 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 39.03 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 39.73 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 40.08 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 41.68 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 44.73 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 45.18 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 44.69 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 48.24 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 48.18 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.64 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 49.74 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 51.10 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 49.38 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 49.24 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.87 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 51.90 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 50.46 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 51.49 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.14 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 54.09 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 54.15 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 54.45 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.59 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.66 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 59.01 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 59.28 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 58.26 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.70 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 60.09 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.06 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 61.03 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 54.03 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 55.25 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 59.20 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 54.60 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 54.65 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.42 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.75 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 53.98 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 53.14 million tonnes | -1.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 53.14 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 225,923 tonnes, 235.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 53.14 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.00 million tonnes, 17.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice production in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +29.8% | 13.22 million tonnes | 17.16 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.78 million tonnes | 11.60 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.39 million tonnes | 19.33 million tonnes | 26.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.47 million tonnes | 29.65 million tonnes | 44.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.33 million tonnes | 44.69 million tonnes | 51.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.99 million tonnes | 50.46 million tonnes | 59.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.05 million tonnes | 54.03 million tonnes | 61.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.19 million tonnes | 53.14 million tonnes | 54.75 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice production in Indonesia?
- Rice production in Indonesia was 53.14 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice production recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.03 million tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice production recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.60 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for rice production?
- Indonesia ranks 4th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice production rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Rice production is measured in tonnes.