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Rice is a major food staple and a mainstay for the rural population and their food security. It is mainly cultivated by small farmers in holdings of less than one hectare.
Rice is also a wage commodity for workers in the cash crop or non-agricultural sectors. Rice is vital for the nutrition of much of the population in Asia, as well as in Latin America and the Caribbean and in Africa; it is central to the food security of over half the world population. Developing countries account for 95 per cent of the total production.
Let's take a look at some of the major rice producers in the world.
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
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China
Annual production: 202.6 million metric tonne
Global rank: 1
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Ajay Verma/Reuters
India
Annual production: 155.7 million metric tonne
Global rank: 2
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
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Indonesia
Annual production: 65.7 million metric tonne
Global rank: 3
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Mustafizur Rahman/Reuters
Bangladesh
Annual production: 50.6 million metric tonne
Global rank: 4
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Kham/Reuters
Vietnam
Annual production: 42.3 million metric tonne
Global rank: 5
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Kerek Wongsa/Reuters
Thailand
Annual production: 34.5 million metric tonne
Global rank: 6
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Soe Zeya/Reuters
Myanmar
Annual production: 32.8 million metric tonne
Global rank: 7
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
The Philippines
Annual production: 16.6 million metric tonne
Global rank: 8
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters
Brazil
Annual production: 13.4 million metric tonne
Global rank: 9
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Chor Sokunthea/Reuters
Cambodia
Annual production: 8.7 million metric tonne
Global rank: 10
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Japan
Annual production: 8.4 million metric tonne
Global rank: 11
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
The United States
Annual production: 8.3 million metric tonne
Global rank: 12
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
South Korea
Annual production: 6.3 million metric tonne
Global rank: 13
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
Pakistan
Annual production: 6.1 million metric tonne
Global rank: 14
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Aladin Abdel Naby/Reuters
Egypt
Annual production: 5.6 million metric tonne
Global rank: 15
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Tim Cocks/Reuters
Madagascar
Annual production: 5.0 million metric tonne
Global rank: 16
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters
Nigeria
Annual production: 4.5 million metric tonne
Global rank: 17
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Nepal
Annual production: 4.4 million metric tonne
Global rank: 18
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters
Sri Lanka
Annual production: 3.8 million metric tonne
Global rank: 19
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20 biggest rice producers in the world
Photographs: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
Iran
Annual production: 3.2 million metric tonne
Global rank: 20
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