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Where does the United States get its rice? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $1.6 billion of rice (1.5 million tonnes), 4.1% of the world total. Thailand sold 55% of the total, followed by India (26%) and China (4%). The United States was the world’s 6th-largest importer of rice.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Share of world total
4.1%
World rank
6th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Thailand879Tonnes: 866,456USD per tonne: $1,01555%Sea
India419Tonnes: 312,636USD per tonne: $1,34026.2%Sea
China56.2Tonnes: 82,551USD per tonne: $6803.5%Sea
Pakistan56.1Tonnes: 33,381USD per tonne: $1,6813.5%Sea
Vietnam31.5Tonnes: 30,800USD per tonne: $1,0212%Sea
Canada31.4Tonnes: 19,792USD per tonne: $1,5892%Land
Brazil22.8Tonnes: 22,732USD per tonne: $1,0031.4%Sea
Italy18.3Tonnes: 8,454USD per tonne: $2,1621.1%Sea
Japan18.1Tonnes: 9,201USD per tonne: $1,9661.1%Sea
Mexico12.2Tonnes: 24,330USD per tonne: $5010.76%Sea
Argentina11.8Tonnes: 14,816USD per tonne: $7980.74%Sea
Spain10.5Tonnes: 5,490USD per tonne: $1,9040.65%Sea
South Korea6Tonnes: 2,577USD per tonne: $2,3440.38%Sea
Taiwan5Tonnes: 4,355USD per tonne: $1,1540.31%Sea
Cambodia3.7Tonnes: 3,906USD per tonne: $9400.23%Sea
Turkey2.8Tonnes: 1,415USD per tonne: $1,9870.18%Sea
Uruguay2.8Tonnes: 1,801USD per tonne: $1,5410.17%Sea
Bangladesh1.6Tonnes: 1,003USD per tonne: $1,5630.1%Sea
United Arab Emirates1.4Tonnes: 890USD per tonne: $1,5830.09%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.95Tonnes: 777USD per tonne: $1,2260.06%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Thailand was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Thailand 879
  • India 419
  • China 56.2
  • Pakistan 56.1
  • Vietnam 31.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Thailand105879
India23419
China0.2556.2
Pakistan656.1
Vietnam0.0131.5

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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