MAJOR RICE PRODUCERS
             
Milled
MT
(1000)		 Percent Of
Production		 Rough
Yield
(Kg/ha.)		 Area
Harvested
(1000 ha.)		  Percent
Of Area		 Rough
MT
(1000)
             
2001/02
WORLD 393,345 100 3,871 151,312 100 585,738
Southeast Asia* 90,440 23 3,446 41,100 27 141,638
TOP SEVEN 318,490 81 3,955 119,900 79 474,152
             
China 126,700 32 6,199 29,200 19 181,000
India 89,000 23 2,987 44,700 30 133,513
Indonesia* 32,500 8 4,433 11,600 8 51,424
Bangladesh 23,000 6 3,165 10,900 7 34,503
Vietnam* 20.600 5 4,190 7,450 5 31,212
Thailand* 16,830 4 2,537 10,050 7 25,500
Burma* 9,860 3 2,833 6,000 4 17,000
Other Southeast Asia** 10,650 3 2,750 6,000 4 16,502
Rest of World 64,205 16 3,742 25,412 17 95,084
2000/01
WORLD 395,893 100 3,872 152,175 100 589,206
Southeast Asia* 89,668 23 3,422 41,043 27 140,430
TOP SEVEN 321,361 81 3,958 120,793 79 478,072
             
China 131,536 33 6,272 29,962 20 187,909
India 86,300 22 2,890 44,790 29 129,463
Indonesia* 32,000 8 4,365 11,600 8 50,633
Bangladesh 24,362 6 3,353 10,900 7 36,547
Vietnam* 20,473 5 4,140 7,493 5 31,020
Thailand* 16,830 4 2,538 10,048 7 25,500
Burma* 9,860 2 2,833 6,000 4 17,000
Other Southeast Asia** 10,505 3 2,758 5,902 4 16,277
Rest of World 64,027 16 3,723 25,480 17 94,857

CHANGE FROM 2000/01
  Milled Milled Share Of Area Area Share Of
  MT MT Change Harvested Harvested Change
  (1000) (%Chg.) (Percent) (1000 Ha) (%Chg.) (Percent)
             
WORLD -2,548 -1 100 -863 -1 100
Southeast Asia* 772 1 8 57 0 13
TOP SEVEN -2,871 -1 97 -893 -1 84
             
China -4,836 -4 49 -762 -3 72
India 2,700 3 27 -90 -0 8
Indonesia* 500 2 5 0 0 0
Bangledesh -1,362 -6 14 0 0 0
Vietnam* 127 1 1 -43 -1 4
Thailand* 0 0 0 2 0 0
Burma* 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Southeast Asia** 145 1 1 98 2 9
Rest of World 178 0 2 -68 -0 6
** Philippines & Cambodia
November 2001 Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA