In 2022/2023, the area harvested for rice was over 47 million hectares in India. The country was the leading rice producer worldwide based on area harvested, this was followed by China with an area of about 30 million hectares harvested for rice.
Global leading rice producing countries based on area harvested in 2022/2023 (in million hectares)*
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US Department of Agriculture. (January 24, 2024). Global leading rice producing countries based on area harvested in 2022/2023 (in million hectares)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255939/global-top-rice-producers-based-on-area-harvested/
US Department of Agriculture. "Global leading rice producing countries based on area harvested in 2022/2023 (in million hectares)*." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255939/global-top-rice-producers-based-on-area-harvested/
US Department of Agriculture. (2024). Global leading rice producing countries based on area harvested in 2022/2023 (in million hectares)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255939/global-top-rice-producers-based-on-area-harvested/
US Department of Agriculture. "Global Leading Rice Producing Countries Based on Area Harvested in 2022/2023 (in Million Hectares)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255939/global-top-rice-producers-based-on-area-harvested/
US Department of Agriculture, Global leading rice producing countries based on area harvested in 2022/2023 (in million hectares)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255939/global-top-rice-producers-based-on-area-harvested/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Global leading rice producing countries based on area harvested in 2022/2023 (in million hectares)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255939/global-top-rice-producers-based-on-area-harvested/
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