World Consumption of RICE
Consumption in (000) Tonnes
S.No. Countries 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 China 166976.9 163661.57 159974.84 156483.26 153396.17 150487.1
2 India 117715.63 120977.21 124241.65 127216.46 129879.92 132441.22
3 Indonesia 45108.54 45433.54 45330.39 45207.57 45187.97 45230.28
4 Bangladesh 31330.82 32501.35 33440.2 34109.78 34585.73 34981.19
5 Viet Nam 19501.71 20067.53 20801.1 21678.14 22640.7 23634.43
6 Myanmar 14360.79 14658.91 15132.3 15772.42 16535.2 17352.11
7 Philippines 11457.37 12047.24 12616.85 13181.05 13755.87 14320.25
8 Japan 12567.99 12484.74 12411.27 12347.72 12297.88 12268.79
9 Brazil 9723.77 9744.36 9905.23 10246.76 10708.57 11209.3
10 Thailand 9609.9 9441.5 9493.63 10056.07 9632 9003.1
11 Korea, Republic of 6611.54 6468.7 6374.88 6333.95 6325.49 6326.26
12 Nigeria 4120.71 4383.38 4650.54 4898.93 5126.7 5348.06
13 Pakistan 4074.35 4135.82 4246.6 4419.48 4618.16 4818.83
14 Egypt 4030.78 4166.78 4311.08 4424.7 4505.37 4569.54
15 United States of America 3831.18 3926.64 3989.81 4022.28 4024.5 4012.24
Total of top 15 Countries 461021.98 464099.27 466920.37 470398.57 473220.23 476002.7
Total of other 141 Countries 48547.5 49925.16 51373.58 53199.66 55278.42 57188.8
World Total 509569.48 514024.43 518293.95 523598.23 528498.65 533191.5
Source:FAO
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