India’s Rice Production in 2024-2025

India has numerous states dedicated to producing rice, with each state possessing their own distinct climate and soil type, their collaborative efforts contribute significantly to India’s total rice output. Here’s an overview of all these states that contribute:

West Bengal: Famous for being leading state of India in rice production, West Bengal grows numerous rice varieties – both aromatic and non-aromatic. The state also sustains an extensive network of rivers that supports the rice harvest each monsoon season.

Uttar Pradesh: As one of the leading producers of rice in the country, Uttar Pradesh produces huge quantities each year in its eastern regions that receive heavy monsoon rain.

Punjab: Punjab is also known as bread basket of India. It is famous for its success in implementing the Green Revolution, and produces varieties of high-yield rice varieties using intensive irrigation as well as modern farming practices.

Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with their vast deltas and river systems such as Godavari and Krishna rivers, are major regions for rice production and famous for producing Sona Masuri varieties of grain.

Odisha: Odisha produces rice varieties suited to its several ecological zones which is one of the mainstays of life in Odisha’s population, so they produce various types of varieties suited for cultivation in Odisha.

Tamil Nadu: Rice production in Tamil Nadu primarily centres around Cauvery Delta. This state is renowned for producing both medium and short-duration varieties of rice.

Bihar: Bihar rice cultivation flourished due to its fertile Gangetic plains and ideal climate, producing an ample supply of grain that provided sustenance to most of its citizens.

Chhattisgarh: Chhattisgarh in India has long been recognized as “the Rice Bowl of Central India”. Chhattisgarh produces both aromatic and non-aromatic varieties of this grain product.

Assam: Rice is the principal agricultural commodity grown across a variety of terrain, from floodplains to hills. Assam is best known for producing distinct varieties of rice such as Joha and Bora that thrive there.

Haryana: Although, not as large a producer than other states, Haryana has seen a steadfast increase in rice production due to improvements in agricultural practices and irrigation technology.

Indian Rice Varieties (Basmati & Non- Basmati)

• Basmati Rice

   There are 45 varieties of Basmati rice notified so far:  

• Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are the leading Indian states in basmati rice cultivation, with Punjab ranking first in production and Uttar Pradesh being a major producer with a large cultivation area. Other key basmati-producing regions include Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi.

Major Export Destinations of Indian Non- Basmati Rice:

• Benin
• Senegal
• Togo
• Guinea
• Nigeria
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Vietnam
• United Arab Emirates
• Malaysia
• Bhutan
• Europe
• Latin America

 
India exported 198.65 lakh tonnes (19.86 million tonnes) of rice between April 1, 2024, and March 25, 2025.

Breakdown of India’s rice exports 

• Basmati Rice: 59.44 lakh tonnes
• Parboiled Rice: 90.44 lakh tonnes
• Non-basmati: 33.23 lakh tonnes
• Broken Rice: 7.95 lakh tonnes
• Other Rice Varieties:  7.59 lakh tonnes