Top 3 rice-producing states in India

Sandeep Singh

Jul 25,2024

Top 3 rice-producing states in India

Do you know where India's rice comes from? Here's a list of top rice-producing states in the country, as per data from Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Ministry data. 

Telangana

At 16.6 MT a year, Telangana is the top rice-producing state in India.

Telangana

To put things into perspective, it is 12.2% of the country's overall rice output. 

Uttar Pradesh

At 15.7 MT, UP is the second largest rice-producing state in the country. 

UP 

That is 11.5% of the country's total rice production. 

West Bengal

West Bengal is the third largest rice-producing state in India, at 15.1 MT. 

WB

That makes up for 11.1% of the country's total rice output.  

Top 3 rice-producing states 

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