Canada vs France: Cereal production
Canada
63.66 million tonnes
in 2024
France
53.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
France rank
12th
Cereal production over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 63.66 million tonnes against 53.55 million tonnes in France, a difference of 10.11 million tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.10 million tonnes | 28.01 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 37.23 million tonnes | 39.05 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 47.62 million tonnes | 51.98 million tonnes | 4.36 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 52.09 million tonnes | 59.52 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 48.38 million tonnes | 64.79 million tonnes | 16.41 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 55.40 million tonnes | 66.71 million tonnes | 11.31 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 60.63 million tonnes | 60.34 million tonnes | 295,480 tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 63.66 million tonnes against 53.55 million tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Canada and France?
- 10.11 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for cereal production?
- Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.