|
Area & Production of Rice Paddy
in the World (2008) |
| S.No. |
Country |
Area (In Hectare) |
Production in Tonnes |
%age Share |
|
1 |
China |
29,493,292 |
193,354,175 |
28.23 |
|
2 |
India |
44,000,000 |
148,260,000 |
21.64 |
|
3 |
Indonesia |
12,309,155 |
60,251,072 |
8.80 |
|
4 |
Bangladesh |
11,741,000 |
46,905,000 |
6.85 |
|
5 |
Viet Nam |
7,414,300 |
38,725,100 |
5.65 |
|
6 |
Myanmar |
8,200,000 |
30,500,000 |
4.45 |
|
7 |
Thailand |
10,247,997 |
30,466,918 |
4.45 |
|
8 |
Philippines |
4,459,980 |
16,815,500 |
2.45 |
|
9 |
Brazil |
2,861,564 |
12,100,138 |
1.77 |
|
10 |
Japan |
1,700,000 |
11,028,750 |
1.61 |
|
11 |
Pakistan |
2,962,600 |
10,428,000 |
1.52 |
| Total
of Top Ten Countries |
135,389,888 |
598,834,653 |
87.42 |
| Other
Countries |
23,565,500 |
86,178,721 |
12.58 |
|
World Total |
158,955,388 |
685,013,374 |
100.00 |
|
Source: Food & Agriculture Organization |
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