India takes the rice lead · 1961–2024

Name: India takes the rice lead · 1961–2024
Uploaded: 2026-10-23T19:17:31Z
Description: A 60-million-tonne gap becomes a lead of more than 10 million. Follow the annual paddy harvests of India and mainland China across 64 years.

A 60-million-tonne gap becomes a lead of more than 10 million. Follow the annual paddy harvests of India and mainland China across 64 years.

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Annual paddy rice harvest · million tonnes before milling · 1961–2024 · 64 annual observations per country

Sources, method and credits

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed 23 October 2026. Original bulk edition last modified 31 December 2025; item27 Rice, element5510 Production, area100 India and area41 China, mainland. Source tonnes divided by one million, no cumulative sum or gap fill. 128 annual observations. Annual harvest years, not local marketing years; paddy before milling, not milled rice, yield, exports, consumption or food security. Historical estimates may be revised; transitions animate reported annual points and are not additional observations. Full source rows, flags, method and credits: /examples/india-china-rice-20261024/sources.html

FAO statistical data: CC BY 4.0 under FAO Statistical Database Terms of Use and any source exceptions. Selection, unit conversion and presentation by ChartGlow; no FAO endorsement. Background: Jamie Trinh / Unsplash, Unsplash License; illustrative rice terraces, positioned, scaled and faded. National flags from native Flagcdn paths.

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