Based on a comparison of 165 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in rice consumption with 183,995 kt followed by India and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 2.00 kt, Montenegro with 2.00 kt and Malta with 5.00 kt.
Total rice consumption reached 638,091 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.284 % more than in the previous year and 8.84 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total rice consumption reached an all time high of 638,091 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 118,249 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.85 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 28.8 % of rice consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 59.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 80.7 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Rice Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| Rice Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 41,204 | 39,609 | 41,300 | 43,208 | 42,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 9,308 | 8,365 | 9,789 | 8,978 | 7,701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | 3,721 | 3,756 | 3,847 | 4,047 | 4,149 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 178,531 | 180,995 | 181,130 | 184,330 | 184,464 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 5,070 | 5,081 | 5,113 | 4,523 | 4,615 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 130,090 | 133,436 | 134,986 | 133,945 | 140,616 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 50,463 | 48,170 | 52,071 | 53,389 | 48,734 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 10,521 | 10,466 | 10,409 | 10,314 | 9,590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 10,314 | 10,339 | 10,446 | 10,485 | 10,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 7,190 | 7,038 | 7,107 | 7,225 | 8,143 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 4,011 | 4,069 | 4,153 | 4,278 | 4,272 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | kt | 19,587 | 17,442 | 19,109 | 19,383 | 21,158 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 4,802 | 4,664 | 4,667 | 4,617 | 4,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 11,641 | 11,571 | 11,340 | 11,634 | 11,336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 22,931 | 22,108 | 22,445 | 21,918 | 22,415 |
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