2026-09-18 · percent of global rice consumption

Asia eats most of the world's rice

Half of humanity depends on rice — production mirrors consumption.

Equal squares let you compare shares at a glance — the story is in the colored bands, not country size on a map. This grid divides rice consumption (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Asia and Africa, Americas, other — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 0.1 percent of global rice consumption (0.1% of rice consumption) · 1,000 cells