Philippines records its highest rice production in 2020 (2024)

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Philippines records its highest rice production in 2020? ›

The Philippines recorded its highest rice production level at 19.44 million metric tons (MT) in 2020.

China is the world's largest producer of rice, followed by India and Indonesia. Further Reading: Rabi and Kharif Crops. Major Crops India.

The Philippines remains to be one of the top rice producers in the world, maintaining its 8th place behind China, Indonesia, India, and other Southeast Asian nations.

The volume of unmilled rice or palay produced in the Philippines amounted to around 19.76 million metric tons in 2022.

Since 2016, about five million hectares of land nationwide have been dedicated to cultivating palay, resulting in a yield of about 20 million metric tons of unmilled rice in 2022.

China continues to be the world's biggest producer, growing one-third of Asia's total on 29 million ha (Table 1). India produces nearly a quarter on 43 million ha. Other top rice-producing countries in Asia include Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Japan.

Sugarcane was the leading crop produced in the Philippines with a total volume of production at 23.46 million metric tons in 2022. Palay, coconut, and banana were also among the crops with the highest production volume in that year.

The country produced 10.99 million metric tons of milled rice, up from 9.77 million metric tons produced in 2011. With this development, the Philippines surpassed major rice exporters including China and India, which showed an improvement of only 1.55 and 3.77 percent in milled rice production, respectively.

“The Philippines is projected to remain the number one global rice importer — taking a record 3.8 million [metric] tons — in 2024, followed by China, Indonesia, the European Union, Nigeria, and Iraq,” the USDA's Economic Research Service said in a report.

How much of the Philippines GDP is rice? ›

The contribution of palay (unhusked) rice production to the gross domestic product (GDP) ranges from 2 to 3 percent over the last 10 years, while the share of “rice and corn milling” is about 2.3 percent (Table 1).

The issues faced by rice farmers in the Philippines include low rice yields, rising cost of agricultural inputs, climate variability, and constraints in farming.

Rice shortages in the Philippines are caused by a combination of factors. Climate change, low yield, and a decreasing number of Filipinos engaged in agriculture contribute to the instability in the supply of rice and fluctuation in market prices .

The Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley are the largest rice producing regions. The following table shows the rice-harvested areas in different producing zones.

More than its role on the dinner table, rice is also ingrained in Philippine tradition. Newlyweds get showered with grains of rice as a sign of blessing, and, as custom dictates, the presence of rice is needed too before moving into a new home to ward off evil spirits.

Rice production is concentrated in the eastern half of the state, stretching from the Louisiana to the Missouri borders. California ranks as the second-largest rice-growing state in the United States.

China: A Comparison of Rice Production: Despite its status as the leading rice-producing state in the U.S., Arkansas does not produce more rice than China. The vast size of China's agricultural landscape, coupled with its large population, allows the country to maintain its position as the world's top rice producer.

Basmati rice, a staple food in India, has been named the 'Best Rice in the World' by Taste Atlas.

Rice is one of the most widely consumed grains in the world. As the most populous country in the world, China also consumes more rice than any other country, with about 150 million metric tons consumed in 2023/2024.