The bar chart below provides information about the top ten rice producing countries in the world in 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph illustrates the top ten rice-producing

countries

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globally in 2015, measured in thousand

tons

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. Major agricultural nations, including China and India, stand out prominently on the list.

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, rice

production

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was highly concentrated in Asia, with China and India dominating the rankings by a significant margin. Meanwhile, Southeast Asian

countries

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occupied mid-range positions, and Brazil and Japan contributed the smallest shares among the top ten. In 2015, China led global rice

production

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with approximately 150

million

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tons

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, far surpassing India, which produced just over 100

million

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tons

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. These two

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alone accounted for the majority of global output. Indonesia and Bangladesh followed, each producing slightly less than 40

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tons

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. Vietnam ranked fifth with around 30

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tons

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, making it the

last

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country to exceed 20

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tons

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of annual

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. The remaining

countries

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produced less than 20

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tons

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of rice annually. Thailand, with nearly 19

million

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tons

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, outperformed Burma and the Philippines, which produced similar outputs of approximately 12

million

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tons

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each. At the bottom of the list were Brazil and Japan, both contributing 9

million

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tons

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, collectively accounting for less than half of Thailand’s

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.