Rice, Arroz, Oryza Sativa

Rice  was domesticated around  10-8 000 BC in Yangze river valley. Today, its the second crop in the world by volume (after maize). In 2009,  678 688 289 + tons of rice were produced by 128 countries. That leaves you as a potential consumer with 99.6 kg, or almost 219 pounds of rice per year (of 2009).

 Such amount would last you  over 182 days at 2000 calories a day. Crop of 2009 could feed  almost 3.4 billion people through an entire year at 2000 calories a day. Protein content  could provide 50 g a day to 2.6 billion people.

 Update 2010 : 115 countries produced  672 015 587 tons of rice, or 97.8 kg  per potential consumer.
Biggest producer is China with 197 212 010 tons in 2010.
Biggest producer per capita is Burma, with 621.3 kg produced in 2010.
Biggest exporter is Thailand, 8.5 million tons are expected to be exported in 2010. Thai rice costs $500-600 per ton.  Rough rice in Chicago  costs  $14.15 for 100 lbs as of today.

Best crop ever was in  2008,  685 874 696 tonnes. Worst, since 1961--215.65 million tonnes in 1961.
Best worldwide yields were in 2008, 4306.8 kg/ha. Worst, since 1961-- 1869.2 kg/ha in 1961.
Record yield  belongs to Egypt, 10 075 kg/ha in 2006.

World crop costs around  $240-260 billion dollars.

Land usage : 161 420 743 hectares were used for rice production in 2009, a territory slightly smaller than Iran, more than ever before. That is over 10.25% of all arable land in the world, and significantly higher % for irrigated land.

Over 17.5 million tonnes of rice were used for seeds in 2009.


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Production by country: 2007, 2008, 2009 , M and F-- unknown and estimates

Afghanistan	Rice, paddy	552000		410000		469000
Albania	Rice, paddy		M		M		M
Algeria	Rice, paddy	300	F	300	F		M
Angola	Rice, paddy	4635		8414		14291
Argentina	Rice, paddy	1080070		1245800		1334155
Australia	Rice, paddy	163000		190000		270000
Azerbaijan	Rice, paddy	3575		3740		4353
Bangladesh	Rice, paddy	43057000		46905000		45075000
Belize	Rice, paddy	17775		11780		20615
Benin	Rice, paddy	72960		99299			M
Bhutan	Rice, paddy	74438		70000	F	65763
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Rice, paddy	352104		337800		395651
Brazil	Rice, paddy	11060700		12061465		12604782
Brunei Darussalam	Rice, paddy	1512	*	1402	*	1371	*
Bulgaria	Rice, paddy	30576		38645		43441
Burkina Faso	Rice, paddy	68916		162152			M
Burundi	Rice, paddy	70911		70911	F		M
Cambodia	Rice, paddy	6727000		7175473		7586000	*
Cameroon	Rice, paddy	65000	F	65000	F	65000	F
Central African Republic	Rice, paddy	37595		37971		39110
Chad	Rice, paddy	106379		169764			M
Chile	Rice, paddy	109569		121400		127311
China	Rice, paddy	187397460		193354175		197257175
Colombia	Rice, paddy	2313310		2792232		2985217
Comoros	Rice, paddy	20000	F	20000	F		M
Congo	Rice, paddy	1300	F	1400	F		M
Costa Rica	Rice, paddy	221551		248046		256460
Côte d'Ivoire	Rice, paddy	606310		683671			M
Cuba	Rice, paddy	439600		436000		563600
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Rice, paddy	1869500		2862000	*		M
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Rice, paddy	316180		316530			M
Dominican Republic	Rice, paddy	655788		644277			M
Ecuador	Rice, paddy	1734135		1442052		1579406
Egypt	Rice, paddy	6876830		7253373		7500000	F
El Salvador	Rice, paddy	31540		35218		40188
Ethiopia	Rice, paddy	11244		24434			M
Fiji	Rice, paddy	14849		11595		11637
France	Rice, paddy	87700		89200		138100
French Guiana	Rice, paddy	8671	*	8671	F		M
Gabon	Rice, paddy	1100	F	1100	F	1100	F
Gambia	Rice, paddy	11395		38300		79000
Ghana	Rice, paddy	185340		301920		391440
Greece	Rice, paddy	195340		208800		205000
Guatemala	Rice, paddy	35000	F	35000	F		M
Guinea	Rice, paddy	1401592		1534088			M
Guinea-Bissau	Rice, paddy	127250		148757			M
Guyana	Rice, paddy	458700		507000			M
Haiti	Rice, paddy	130000		110000			M
Honduras	Rice, paddy	46661		49544		44883
Hungary	Rice, paddy	9916		9985		11722
India	Rice, paddy	144570000		148260000		131274000
Indonesia	Rice, paddy	57157436		60251072		64398890
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Rice, paddy	2664237		2183962		2253416
Iraq	Rice, paddy	393000		248157		173074
Italy	Rice, paddy	1540087		1400000	F	1500000	F
Jamaica	Rice, paddy	2	F	2	F		M
Japan	Rice, paddy	10893000		11028750		10592500	*
Kazakhstan	Rice, paddy	294350		254710		307000
Kenya	Rice, paddy	47256		63248		37198
Kyrgyzstan	Rice, paddy	17269		17700		20710
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Rice, paddy	2710050		2927140		3144800
Liberia	Rice, paddy	231800	*	295150	*		M
Madagascar	Rice, paddy	3000000	F	3000000	F		M
Malawi	Rice, paddy	113166		114885			M
Malaysia	Rice, paddy	2375000		2353000		2510000
Mali	Rice, paddy	1082384		1624246		1950805
Mauritania	Rice, paddy	82165		82163		99300	*
Mauritius	Rice, paddy	0	F	0	F		M
Mexico	Rice, paddy	294697		224371		261900
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Rice, paddy	100	F	100	F		M
Morocco	Rice, paddy	33150		44520			M
Mozambique	Rice, paddy	104655		101914			M
Myanmar	Rice, paddy	31450000		30500000	*		M
Nepal	Rice, paddy	3680839		4299264		4523693
New Zealand	Rice, paddy		M		M		M
Nicaragua	Rice, paddy	269869		321880			M
Niger	Rice, paddy	70000		28497	*		M
Nigeria	Rice, paddy	3186000		4179000			M
Pakistan	Rice, paddy	8345100		10428000		10324500
Panama	Rice, paddy	236978		301038			M
Papua New Guinea	Rice, paddy	800	F	800	F		M
Paraguay	Rice, paddy	130000		149701		219800
Peru	Rice, paddy	2435134		2775800		2989592
Philippines	Rice, paddy	16240194		16815548		16266417
Portugal	Rice, paddy	156200		150700		159000
Puerto Rico	Rice, paddy	0	F	0	F		M
Republic of Korea	Rice, paddy	6038000		6919250			M
Réunion	Rice, paddy	80	F	80	F		M
Romania	Rice, paddy	27518		48917		72418
Russian Federation	Rice, paddy	704544		738300		912970
Rwanda	Rice, paddy	62000		82000		80000	F
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Rice, paddy		M		M		M
Saudi Arabia	Rice, paddy	0	F	0	F		M
Senegal	Rice, paddy	193379		408219		502104
Sierra Leone	Rice, paddy	1000000	F	1000000	F		M
Solomon Islands	Rice, paddy	2800		2800	F		M
Somalia	Rice, paddy	16000	F	16000	F		M
South Africa	Rice, paddy	3300	F	3300	F		M
Spain	Rice, paddy	723426		665200		899400
Sri Lanka	Rice, paddy	3131000		3875000		3652000
Sudan	Rice, paddy	23000		30000		22500
Suriname	Rice, paddy	179012		182877			M
Swaziland	Rice, paddy	170	F	170	F		M
Syrian Arab Republic	Rice, paddy		M		M		M
Tajikistan	Rice, paddy	52109		53989		54000	F
Thailand	Rice, paddy	32099401		31650632		31462886
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Rice, paddy	15355		16140		19870
Timor-Leste	Rice, paddy	60420		60420	F		M
Togo	Rice, paddy	74843		70237			M
Trinidad and Tobago	Rice, paddy	2450	F	2450	F		M
Turkey	Rice, paddy	648000		753325		750000
Turkmenistan	Rice, paddy	110900	*	110900	F		M
Uganda	Rice, paddy	162000		171000		181000
Ukraine	Rice, paddy	108000		100700		142900
United Republic of Tanzania	Rice, paddy	1341846		1341846	F		M
United States of America	Rice, paddy	8998728		9241173		9972230
Uruguay	Rice, paddy	1145700		1330000		1287200
Uzbekistan	Rice, paddy	197700		110400		194400
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Rice, paddy	1054857		1360646			M
Viet Nam	Rice, paddy	35942700		38725100		38895500
Zambia	Rice, paddy	18317		24023	*	41929	*
Zimbabwe	Rice, paddy	600	F	600	F		M
World + (Total)	Rice, paddy	656807350	A	685874696	A	678688289	A