In 2020, the rice harvested area is estimated at 400.3 thousand hectares with a production of 2.07 million tons of GKG. If converted into rice, rice production in 2020 is estimated to reach 1.18 million tons.

In 2019, The harvested area and rice production in Sumatera Utara Province is estimated at 413.14 thousand hectares with a production of 2,078.90 thousand tons of paddy. If converted to rice, rice production in North Sumatra Province in 2019 will reach around 1,186.35 thousand tons.

In 2022, the rice harvested area is estimated at 423.52 thousand hectares with a production of around 2.13 million tons of GKG

In 2023, the rice harvest area is estimated to be 404.47 thousand hectares with rice production of around 2.08 million tons of milled dry grain (GKG).

In 2024, the rice harvest area in Sumatera Utara Province is estimated to be 419.09 thousand hectares with rice production of around 2.15 million tons of dry milled grain (GKG).

In 2024, the rice harvest area will reach 419.46 thousand hectares with rice production of 2.20 million tons of milled dry grain (GKG)