Production and Commerce
| Top 20 Rice Producers by Country — 2010 (million metric ton) |
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|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 197.2 |
| India | 120.6 |
| Indonesia | 66.4 |
| Bangladesh | 49.3 |
| Vietnam | 39.9 |
| Burma | 33.2 |
| Thailand | 31.5 |
| Philippines | 15.7 |
| Brazil | 11.3 |
| United States | 11.0 |
| Japan | 10.6 |
| Cambodia | 8.2 |
| Pakistan | 7.2 |
| South Korea | 6.1 |
| Madagascar | 4.7 |
| Egypt | 4.3 |
| Sri Lanka | 4.3 |
| Nepal | 4.0 |
| Nigeria | 3.2 |
| Laos | 3.0 |
| Source: Food and Agriculture Organization | |
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