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Rice Production by African country
Nigeria has the highest rice production of any African country, at 9.13M t — 1.4× Egypt's 6.43M t.
Annual rice (paddy) production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). 43 of 54 countries, ranked · FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE, 2024.
Nigeria
Egypt
MadagascarBy region
The top 5 countries account for 63% of Africa's total rice production.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Rice Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9.13M t | |
| 2 | Egypt | 6.43M t | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 4.97M t | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 4.05M t | |
| 5 | Guinea | 3.68M t | |
| 6 | Mali | 2.76M t | |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.38M t | |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.94M t | |
| 9 | Ghana | 1.72M t | |
| 10 | Senegal | 1.58M t | |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 1.39M t | |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 513.23K t | |
| 13 | Benin | 500.61K t | |
| 14 | Mauritania | 431.7K t | |
| 15 | Chad | 347.19K t | |
| 16 | Cameroon | 345.58K t | |
| 17 | Liberia | 322.4K t | |
| 18 | Uganda | 300K t | |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 282.72K t | |
| 20 | Kenya | 282.15K t | |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 243.9K t | |
| 22 | Togo | 180.2K t | |
| 23 | Mozambique | 169.31K t | |
| 24 | Niger | 164.77K t | |
| 25 | Rwanda | 141.93K t | |
| 26 | Burundi | 136K t | |
| 27 | Malawi | 127K t | |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 52.87K t | |
| 29 | Gambia | 52.55K t | |
| 30 | Angola | 48.34K t | |
| 31 | South Sudan | 38K t | |
| 32 | Sudan | 27.82K t | |
| 33 | Zambia | 24.57K t | |
| 34 | Morocco | 6.01K t | |
| 35 | South Africa | 3.08K t | |
| 36 | Somalia | 2K t | |
| 37 | Gabon | 1.76K t | |
| 38 | Eswatini | 1K t | |
| 39 | Republic of the Congo | 1K t | |
| 40 | Algeria | 313.12 t | |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 73.5 t | |
| 42 | Comoros | 5 t | |
| 43 | Mauritius | 0 t |
Tanzania
Guinea
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
Benin
Mauritania
Chad
Cameroon
Liberia
Uganda
Ethiopia
Kenya
Guinea-Bissau
Togo
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
Burundi
Malawi
Central African Republic
Gambia
Angola
South Sudan
Sudan
Zambia
Morocco
South Africa
Somalia
Gabon
Eswatini
Republic of the Congo
Algeria
Zimbabwe
Comoros
MauritiusGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Rice Production figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=rice_production_tonnes&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest rice production?
Nigeria has the highest rice production in Africa at 9.13M t (2024), followed by Egypt and Madagascar.
Which African country has the lowest rice production?
Mauritius has the lowest rice production of the 43 African countries with data, at 0 t (2024).
How many African countries report Rice Production data?
43 of 54 African countries have a recent Rice Production figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=rice_production_tonnes&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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