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Rice trade by country, tonnes of milled rice

India was the largest net exporter of rice in 2024, selling 17.9 Mt more than it bought; the Philippines was the largest net importer, buying 4.8 Mt more than it sold.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

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Exports minus imports, million tonnes, 2024
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Rice tradeExports minus imports, million tonnes, 2024

Summary

Countries reported exporting 60.0 Mt of rice in 2024, 11% more than in 2023. The largest net exporters: India 17.9 Mt, Thailand 9.9 Mt and Pakistan 6.5 Mt. The largest net importers: The Philippines 4.8 Mt, Indonesia 4.5 Mt and Iraq 2.1 Mt.

197 countries and territories have a figure for 2024. 1 more reported a figure for one of the two years before but not yet for 2024; they are hatched on the map. Rice is counted as milled rice: FAOSTAT’s paddy production times 0.67, and trade in milled equivalent. Net trade is exports minus imports, as each country reports them to FAOSTAT; one country’s exports and its partners’ imports often differ. Flows on the map are the largest in 2023, as importers report them.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data

Exports, imports and net trade in million tonnes (Mt) or tonnes (t), as tonnes of milled rice, for every country with a figure for 2024, with 2023’s net trade for comparison. e: FAOSTAT’s own estimate or imputation.
India17.9 Mt6,000 t17.9 Mt net exports17.7 Mt net exports
Thailand9.9 Mt13,000 t9.9 Mt net exports8.7 Mt net exports
Pakistan6.5 Mt14,000 t6.5 Mt net exportse4.5 Mt net exports
Vietnam7.0 Mt1.2 Mt5.7 Mt net exportse6.9 Mt net exports
Cambodia3.9 Mt8,000 t3.9 Mt net exports1.4 Mt net exports
Myanmar2.6 Mt4,000 t2.6 Mt net exports1.5 Mt net exports
United States3.1 Mt1.4 Mt1.7 Mt net exports948,000 t net exports
Uruguay768,000 t6,000 t762,000 t net exportse993,000 t net exports
Paraguay728,000 t1,000 t727,000 t net exportse862,000 t net exports
Guyana474,000 t138 t474,000 t net exports400,000 t net exports
Italy708,000 t294,000 t414,000 t net exports378,000 t net exports
Tanzania397,000 t866 t396,000 t net exports73,000 t net exports
Argentina186,000 t6,000 t180,000 t net exports287,000 t net exports
Kazakhstan102,000 t19,000 t82,000 t net exports83,000 t net exports
Greece99,000 t24,000 t75,000 t net exports70,000 t net exports
Ecuador53,000 t568 t53,000 t net exports10,000 t net imports
Suriname49,000 t399 t48,000 t net exports37,000 t net exports
Taiwan150,000 t137,000 t12,000 t net exportse19,000 t net exports
Bulgaria60,000 t51,000 t9,000 t net exports19,000 t net exports
North Macedonia6,000 t365 t5,000 t net exports6,000 t net exports
Bolivia4,000 t2,000 t1,000 t net exportse2,000 t net imports
Niue0 t8 t8 t net imports8 t net imports
Tonga0 t79 t79 t net imports177 t net imports
Turkmenistan0 t125 t125 t net imports277 t net imports
Faroe Islands0 t177 t177 t net imports189 t net imports
Cook Islands0 t182 t182 t net imports279 t net imports
Palau0 t303 t303 t net importse392 t net imports
Nauru0 t397 t397 t net imports462 t net imports
Belize0 t744 t744 t net imports449 t net imports
Dominica0 t928 t928 t net importse1,000 t net imports
Tuvalu0 t972 t972 t net imports740 t net imports
Eritrea0 t1,000 t1,000 t net imports375 t net imports
Antigua and Barbuda0 t2,000 t2,000 t net imports2,000 t net imports
Grenada0 t2,000 t2,000 t net importse2,000 t net imports
Iceland0 t2,000 t2,000 t net imports2,000 t net imports
Montenegro101 t2,000 t2,000 t net imports2,000 t net imports
Saint Kitts and Nevis0 t2,000 t2,000 t net imports1,000 t net imports
Micronesia0 t2,000 t2,000 t net imports2,000 t net imports
Saint Lucia0 t3,000 t3,000 t net imports3,000 t net imports
Marshall Islands0 t3,000 t3,000 t net imports2,000 t net imports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 t3,000 t3,000 t net imports2,000 t net imports
Belarus0 t4,000 t4,000 t net imports1,000 t net imports
Bahamas0 t4,000 t4,000 t net imports5,000 t net imports
Malawi105 t4,000 t4,000 t net imports177 t net exports
Luxembourg119 t4,000 t4,000 t net imports4,000 t net imports
Barbados69 t4,000 t4,000 t net imports4,000 t net imports
Estonia162 t5,000 t4,000 t net imports4,000 t net imports
Chad0 t5,000 t5,000 t net imports11,000 t net imports
French Polynesia0 t5,000 t5,000 t net imports8,000 t net imports
Malta18 t6,000 t6,000 t net imports5,000 t net imports
Latvia2,000 t8,000 t6,000 t net imports5,000 t net imports
Bosnia and Herzegovina6 t7,000 t7,000 t net imports7,000 t net imports
South Sudan0 t7,000 t7,000 t net imports5,000 t net imports
Seychelles0 t7,000 t7,000 t net imports6,000 t net imports
São Tomé and Príncipe0 t7,000 t7,000 t net imports9,000 t net imports
New Caledonia0 t8,000 t8,000 t net imports5,000 t net imports
Kiribati0 t8,000 t8,000 t net imports13,000 t net imports
Moldova41 t8,000 t8,000 t net imports8,000 t net imports
Kyrgyzstan753 t9,000 t8,000 t net imports10,000 t net imports
Lesotho22 t8,000 t8,000 t net imports9,000 t net imports
Cyprus83 t9,000 t9,000 t net imports9,000 t net imports
Armenia78 t10,000 t10,000 t net imports10,000 t net imports
Palestine0 t11,000 t11,000 t net imports57,000 t net imports
Georgia12 t11,000 t11,000 t net imports12,000 t net imports
Lithuania15,000 t26,000 t11,000 t net imports13,000 t net imports
Samoa58 t11,000 t11,000 t net importse7,000 t net imports
Serbia599 t12,000 t12,000 t net imports12,000 t net imports
Central African Republic33 t12,000 t12,000 t net importse20,000 t net imports
Slovenia14,000 t26,000 t12,000 t net imports9,000 t net imports
Solomon Islands0 t15,000 t15,000 t net importse31,000 t net imports
Croatia174 t16,000 t15,000 t net imports14,000 t net imports
Vanuatu433 t16,000 t16,000 t net importse19,000 t net imports
Equatorial Guinea307 t20,000 t19,000 t net imports24,000 t net imports
North Korea0 t20,000 t20,000 t net imports164,000 t net imports
Cabo Verde0 t20,000 t20,000 t net imports45,000 t net imports
Burundi206 t21,000 t21,000 t net imports15,000 t net imports
Albania37 t21,000 t21,000 t net imports14,000 t net imports
Slovakia7,000 t29,000 t22,000 t net imports24,000 t net imports
Namibia2 t22,000 t22,000 t net importse25,000 t net imports
Australia241,000 t266,000 t25,000 t net imports30,000 t net exports
Laos47,000 t73,000 t26,000 t net imports11,000 t net imports
Macao0 t28,000 t28,000 t net imports29,000 t net imports
Trinidad and Tobago1,000 t30,000 t29,000 t net imports26,000 t net imports
Norway337 t30,000 t30,000 t net imports30,000 t net imports
Brunei42 t31,000 t31,000 t net imports20,000 t net imports
Tunisia52 t33,000 t32,000 t net imports13,000 t net imports
Zambia2,000 t34,000 t33,000 t net imports39,000 t net imports
Romania17,000 t51,000 t34,000 t net imports39,000 t net imports
Finland91 t35,000 t35,000 t net imports35,000 t net imports
Maldives0 t35,000 t35,000 t net imports29,000 t net imports
Tajikistan2 t36,000 t36,000 t net imports31,000 t net imports
Eswatini43 t36,000 t36,000 t net imports43,000 t net imports
Mauritania2 t36,000 t36,000 t net imports30,000 t net imports
Hungary5,000 t41,000 t37,000 t net imports42,000 t net imports
Austria5,000 t43,000 t38,000 t net imports39,000 t net imports
Denmark8,000 t47,000 t39,000 t net imports37,000 t net imports
Ireland6,000 t45,000 t39,000 t net imports32,000 t net imports
Gabon0 t40,000 t40,000 t net imports102,000 t net imports
Türkiye293,000 t335,000 t43,000 t net imports438,000 t net imports
Mongolia4,000 t48,000 t44,000 t net imports58,000 t net imports
Fiji3,000 t48,000 t45,000 t net imports41,000 t net imports
Botswana13 t47,000 t47,000 t net imports46,000 t net imports
Uzbekistan3,000 t51,000 t47,000 t net imports107,000 t net imports
Comoros47 t52,000 t52,000 t net importse56,000 t net imports
Rwanda0 t54,000 t54,000 t net imports160,000 t net imports
Bhutan0 t61,000 t61,000 t net imports95,000 t net imports
Azerbaijan180 t64,000 t64,000 t net imports55,000 t net imports
Jamaica140 t65,000 t65,000 t net importse77,000 t net imports
Egypt107,000 t173,000 t66,000 t net importse214,000 t net imports
New Zealand189 t67,000 t67,000 t net imports57,000 t net imports
Mauritius42 t73,000 t73,000 t net imports21,000 t net imports
El Salvador17,000 t90,000 t73,000 t net imports70,000 t net imports
Lebanon6,000 t80,000 t74,000 t net importse54,000 t net imports
Sweden1,000 t76,000 t75,000 t net imports76,000 t net imports
Bahrain336 t79,000 t78,000 t net imports62,000 t net imports
Panama0 t80,000 t80,000 t net imports125,000 t net imports
Morocco2,000 t87,000 t85,000 t net importse85,000 t net imports
Ukraine3,000 t88,000 t85,000 t net imports76,000 t net imports
Brazil944,000 t1.0 Mt86,000 t net imports179,000 t net exports
Portugal97,000 t189,000 t91,000 t net imports117,000 t net imports
Switzerland1,000 t96,000 t95,000 t net imports79,000 t net imports
Czechia26,000 t125,000 t99,000 t net imports90,000 t net imports
Netherlands342,000 t449,000 t107,000 t net imports129,000 t net imports
Libya0 t108,000 t108,000 t net imports78,000 t net imports
Sri Lanka8,000 t131,000 t123,000 t net imports20,000 t net imports
Sudan0 t125,000 t125,000 t net importse145,000 t net imports
Guatemala744 t130,000 t129,000 t net imports98,000 t net imports
Peru14,000 t144,000 t131,000 t net imports131,000 t net imports
Republic of the Congo3,000 t137,000 t134,000 t net imports84,000 t net imports
Ethiopia0 t137,000 t137,000 t net importse431,000 t net imports
Nigeria336 t142,000 t142,000 t net importse5,000 t net imports
Timor-Leste2,000 t146,000 t144,000 t net imports157,000 t net imports
Honduras18,000 t163,000 t144,000 t net imports117,000 t net imports
Cuba0 t145,000 t145,000 t net imports557,000 t net imports
Poland50,000 t197,000 t147,000 t net imports135,000 t net imports
Colombia40,000 t187,000 t147,000 t net imports116,000 t net imports
Russia43,000 t212,000 t169,000 t net importse164,000 t net imports
Guinea-Bissau0 t174,000 t174,000 t net imports119,000 t net imports
Syria53 t175,000 t175,000 t net importse136,000 t net imports
Costa Rica25,000 t219,000 t194,000 t net imports211,000 t net imports
Israel124 t195,000 t195,000 t net importse137,000 t net imports
Chile2,000 t204,000 t203,000 t net imports213,000 t net imports
Qatar68 t207,000 t207,000 t net imports157,000 t net imports
Mali8 t209,000 t209,000 t net importse518,000 t net imports
Algeria265 t212,000 t212,000 t net imports225,000 t net imports
Venezuela47 t214,000 t214,000 t net imports584,000 t net imports
Dominican Republic259 t214,000 t214,000 t net imports22,000 t net imports
Kuwait11 t222,000 t222,000 t net imports169,000 t net imports
Jordan594 t227,000 t227,000 t net imports201,000 t net imports
Spain153,000 t391,000 t239,000 t net imports156,000 t net imports
Papua New Guinea130 t243,000 t243,000 t net importse328,000 t net imports
Democratic Republic of the Congo1 t244,000 t244,000 t net importse224,000 t net imports
Gambia21 t245,000 t245,000 t net imports254,000 t net imports
Madagascar4 t248,000 t248,000 t net imports413,000 t net imports
Singapore188,000 t448,000 t259,000 t net imports276,000 t net imports
Hong Kong10,000 t272,000 t262,000 t net imports260,000 t net imports
Zimbabwe0 t264,000 t264,000 t net imports256,000 t net imports
Bangladesh4,000 t287,000 t283,000 t net importse368,000 t net imports
South Korea138,000 t422,000 t285,000 t net imports197,000 t net imports
Uganda3,000 t293,000 t289,000 t net importse237,000 t net imports
Liberia0 t301,000 t301,000 t net imports658,000 t net imports
Oman4,000 t326,000 t322,000 t net imports171,000 t net imports
Angola96 t329,000 t329,000 t net imports342,000 t net imports
Djibouti0 t341,000 t341,000 t net imports3,000 t net imports
Nepal49 t344,000 t344,000 t net importse416,000 t net imports
Germany42,000 t396,000 t353,000 t net imports345,000 t net imports
Belgium483,000 t883,000 t400,000 t net imports234,000 t net imports
Togo15,000 t457,000 t442,000 t net imports410,000 t net imports
Niger0 t444,000 t444,000 t net imports573,000 t net imports
Canada30,000 t480,000 t451,000 t net importse866,000 t net imports
Sierra Leone4 t482,000 t482,000 t net imports394,000 t net imports
China1.1 Mt1.6 Mt508,000 t net imports993,000 t net imports
Haiti223 t519,000 t519,000 t net imports527,000 t net imports
France45,000 t606,000 t561,000 t net imports556,000 t net imports
Somalia0 t589,000 t589,000 t net imports485,000 t net imports
Afghanistan84 t603,000 t603,000 t net imports535,000 t net imports
Ghana465 t631,000 t631,000 t net importse626,000 t net imports
United Kingdom31,000 t690,000 t659,000 t net importse646,000 t net imports
Japan44,000 t754,000 t710,000 t net imports666,000 t net imports
United Arab Emirates110,000 t820,000 t710,000 t net imports553,000 t net imports
Yemen1 t726,000 t726,000 t net imports555,000 t net imports
Mozambique82 t740,000 t740,000 t net importse703,000 t net imports
Iran3,000 t748,000 t746,000 t net imports743,000 t net imports
Mexico16,000 t835,000 t819,000 t net importse526,000 t net imports
Burkina Faso956 t856,000 t855,000 t net imports767,000 t net imports
Kenya19 t916,000 t916,000 t net importse935,000 t net imports
Cameroon651 t988,000 t987,000 t net importse600,000 t net imports
Guinea6 t1.1 Mt1.1 Mt net imports869,000 t net imports
South Africa174,000 t1.4 Mt1.2 Mt net importse1.1 Mt net imports
Senegal83,000 t1.4 Mt1.3 Mt net imports1.2 Mt net imports
Malaysia104,000 t1.7 Mt1.6 Mt net imports1.3 Mt net imports
Côte d'Ivoire9,000 t1.6 Mt1.6 Mt net imports1.3 Mt net imports
Benin29,000 t1.8 Mt1.8 Mt net imports1.5 Mt net imports
Saudi Arabia6,000 t1.8 Mt1.8 Mt net imports1.2 Mt net imports
Iraq422 t2.1 Mt2.1 Mt net imports1.9 Mt net imports
Indonesia505 t4.5 Mt4.5 Mt net imports3.1 Mt net imports
Philippines582 t4.8 Mt4.8 Mt net imports3.1 Mt net imports

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)2023 and 2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Not yet reported

Nicaragua (2023: 102,000 t net imports).

Largest flows, 2023

The 20 largest flows in 2023, exporter to importer, as importers report them.
VietnamPhilippines2.5 Mt
ThailandIndonesia1.4 Mt
VietnamIndonesia1.1 Mt
IndiaBenin1.1 Mt
VietnamChina935,000 t
IndiaSaudi Arabia923,000 t
ThailandSouth Africa896,000 t
IndiaSenegal840,000 t
ThailandUnited States756,000 t
ParaguayBrazil638,000 t
IndiaKenya635,000 t
IndiaBurkina Faso628,000 t
IndiaCôte d'Ivoire595,000 t
MyanmarChina541,000 t
VietnamGhana524,000 t
BrazilVenezuela511,000 t
VietnamCôte d'Ivoire490,000 t
ThailandChina462,000 t
CambodiaVietnam438,000 t
IndiaUnited Arab Emirates427,000 t

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)2023Updated 24 Oct 2026

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