Rice is an important crop and consumed widely across the globe as a staple food. India is among the leading rice producers in the world and stands at 2nd position in the world. India produces rice in a large quantity and in the last financial year, rice production crossed the mark of 100 Million Tonnes.
Apart from the leading rice producer, India is also the largest exporter of rice in the world and in the last financial year, India exported more than 8 Million Tonnes of Rice to many countries. Some of the countries to which India exports rice are Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Senegal, and South Africa.
| S.NO | STATE | PRODUCTION (IN LAKH TONNES) | AREA (LAKH HECTARES) | YIELD (KG/HECTARE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Bengal | 146.05 | 54.33 | 2,688 |
| 2. | Uttar Pradesh | 140.22 | 59.47 | 2,358 |
| 3. | Andhra Pradesh | 128.95 | 40.96 | 3,146 |
| 4. | Punjab | 105.42 | 28.18 | 3,741 |
| 5. | Tamil Nadu | 74.58 | 19.03 | 3,918 |
| 6. | Bihar | 71.62 | 33.24 | 2,155 |
| 7. | Chhattisgarh | 60.28 | 37.73 | 1,597 |
| 8. | Odisha | 58.07 | 40.04 | 1,450 |
| 9. | Assam | 45.16 | 25.37 | 1,780 |
| 10. | Karnataka | 39.55 | 14.16 | 2,793 |
