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How much rice does Indonesia produce?

Indonesia is the 4th largest producer of rice: 53.1 million tonnes in 2024, 6.5% of the world's 819.8 million tonnes (FAOSTAT).

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Indonesia's rice production

Indonesia rice production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
453.1 million tonnes6.5%-1.1% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Indonesia rice production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of indonesia rice production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Indonesia rice production from 12,084,000 to 53,142,727, peaking at 61,031,000.010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,00050,000,00060,000,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Indonesia rice production

Share of world output over time

Indonesia's share of world rice production in selected years
19902000201020202024
8.7%8.7%8.6%7.1%6.5%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 5.3%, 1970s 6.5%, 1980s 8.2%, 1990s 8.8%, 2000s 8.6%, 2010s 7.9%, 2020s 6.8%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Indonesia as a buyer of rice

Indonesia imported $2.7 billion of rice (HS 1006, mostly milled) in 2024, 6.8% of world imports, ranked #1. Of its $2.7 billion of rice imports in 2024, 32% came from Thailand and 28% from Vietnam, among 24 suppliers. Largest sources: Thailand (32%), Vietnam (28%), Pakistan (17%), Myanmar (17%), India (4.6%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much rice Indonesia uses

Indonesia's domestic supply of rice was 58.0 million tonnes in 2023, 7.6% of the world's. Food supply was 186 kg per person a year, 10th highest of 141 countries with a million or more people. It produced 92% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 8%. FAO's item is "Rice and products (milled equivalent)". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The rice price Indonesia sells into

The benchmark price, Thai 5% broken, Bangkok FOB, was $482/t in September 2026, up 29% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 20% a year, calmer in 67% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Rice price history.

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