Table 1.
Importance of rice as a source of food and income by region.
| Type | GDP per capita income USD (value of USD per capita) | Rice for domestic consumption (million tons)a | Food supply (kg/capita/yr)c | Rice production milled (million tons)a | Percentage of value of rice in the total value of agricultureb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | |||||
| 1970 | 320.87 | 5.11 | 10.85 | 4.83 | 2.86 |
| 1980 | 1283.62 | 7.53 | 14.88 | 5.27 | 2.91 |
| 1990 | 937.62 | 11.15 | 16.75 | 7.76 | 3.09 |
| 2000 | 1912.15 | 16.08 | 18.76 | 11.15 | 4.60 |
| 2018 | 1858.78 | 37.64 | 34.26 | 33.48 | 3.27 |
| South America | |||||
| 1970 | 606.89 | 6.07 | 26.98 | 5.43 | 3.09 |
| 1980 | 1977.40 | 9.28 | 29.47 | 8.96 | 3.36 |
| 1990 | 2588.92 | 10.87 | 31.58 | 10.13 | 2.57 |
| 2000 | 9804.27 | 12.89 | 30.43 | 12.84 | 3.09 |
| 2018 | 6944.07 | 14.89 | 44.74 | 23.74 | 2.07 |
| Asia | |||||
| 1970 | 245.51 | 191.70 | 77.45 | 195.90 | 26.63 |
| 1980 | 967.01 | 241.90 | 77.20 | 244.94 | 24.34 |
| 1990 | 1699.57 | 308.36 | 82.40 | 321.71 | 22.24 |
| 2000 | 4901.91 | 346.68 | 78.62 | 362.53 | 18.48 |
| 2018 | 8786.51 | 407.41 | 112.99 | 662.93 | 12.83 |
| World | |||||
| 1970 | 922.94 | 209.88 | 47.61 | 213.01 | 11.99 |
| 1980 | 2759.64 | 270.19 | 49.71 | 269.91 | 11.47 |
| 1990 | 4316.57 | 343.81 | 54.22 | 351.37 | 11.89 |
| 2000 | 9548.35 | 393.68 | 53.69 | 399.19 | 10.64 |
| 2018 | 11,244.09 | 444.12 | 78.46 | 742.05 | 7.93 |
a
Asia consists of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, while Africa is composed of countries in sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.
b
Gross value of production (constant 2014–2016 thousand USD).
c
For 2018, estimates include rice and products as compared to earlier estimates of milled rice.
Sources: FAOSTAT and USDA (2021).