In the 2023/2024 marketing year, rice imports to the Philippines amounted to about 5.4 million metric tons, making it the leading country for rice imports worldwide. China imported about two million metric tons of rice that same year. Total production of milled rice worldwide amounted to almost 532.9 million metric tons in 2024/25. Global grain production Rice is one of the most produced grains in the world, surpassed only by corn and wheat. The worldwide production of corn in 2023/24 is expected to be more than double the production of milled rice, exceeding 1.23 billion metric tons. Though not at the volume of corn, the production of milled rice has generally been increasing each year, reaching a peak of about 513 million metric tons in 2022/23. This is an increase of almost 15 percent compared to 2008/09. Rice Although rice is characterized as a single type of grain, there are actually over 40,000 varieties of rice, classified based on several characteristics such as size, starch content, and milling. Rice is found in many different cultures and cuisines, but China is the clear leader in consumption, followed by India and Bangladesh. Global rice consumption has grown and reached a peak of over 520.4 million metric tons in 2022/23.

This statistic shows the volume of rice imports to the United States from 2013/2014 to 2024/2025, measured in thousand metric tons. During the trade year 2016/17, rice imports to the U.S. amounted to about 787 thousand metric tons and have since increased to about 1.5 million metric tons in 2023/24.

3389 Global import shipment records of Rice Importers with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

China Imports from United States of Rice was US$44 during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from United States of Rice - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on May of 2025.

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Indonesia Import: Value: Rice data was reported at 1,037,128.400 USD th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 143,641.700 USD th for 2017. Indonesia Import: Value: Rice data is updated yearly, averaging 209,306.550 USD th from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2018, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,513,163.500 USD th in 2011 and a record low of 7,196.000 USD th in 1993. Indonesia Import: Value: Rice data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table ID.JAE064: Import: Commodities by Country: Rice.

Ghana Imports from Thailand of Rice was US$13.53 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ghana Imports from Thailand of Rice - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

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4851 Global import shipment records of Basmati Rice with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

Brunei Imports: Rice data was reported at 28.324 BND mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.738 BND mn for 2022. Brunei Imports: Rice data is updated yearly, averaging 23.895 BND mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.486 BND mn in 2012 and a record low of 4.116 BND mn in 1972. Brunei Imports: Rice data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.JA009: Trade Statistics: Imports: by Commodities.

1142 Global import shipment records of Basmati Rice with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

In 2019, rice imports in Latin America and the Caribbean attained a value of more than 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, down from 2.17 billion dollars recorded in 2018. During the last year analyzed, the region experienced rice trade deficit of close to 427 million dollars.

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Indonesia Import: Volume: Rice data was reported at 2,253,824.500 Ton in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 305,274.600 Ton for 2017. Indonesia Import: Volume: Rice data is updated yearly, averaging 638,890.500 Ton from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2018, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,751,398.000 Ton in 1999 and a record low of 24,317.000 Ton in 1993. Indonesia Import: Volume: Rice data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table ID.JAE064: Import: Commodities by Country: Rice.

Kenya Imports from Pakistan of Rice was US$102.16 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kenya Imports from Pakistan of Rice - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Indonesia Imports from Pakistan of Rice was US$182.32 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Indonesia Imports from Pakistan of Rice - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

In 2024, Indonesia imported approximately 1.36 million metric tons of rice from Thailand. The total import volume of rice to Indonesia amounted to around 4.5 million metric tons in the same year. Indonesia is one of the leading rice and paddy producers worldwide. Rice is the main staple food for most Indonesians, however, the domestic consumption usually exceeds the domestic production.