Cereals, primary — Production by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
234
Highest
653.23 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Saint Lucia
Median
2.02 million t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,784
What the numbers show
Cereals, primary — Production is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 653.23 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.02 million t, and the mean is 19.47 million t.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 6,237.4%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).
Cereals, primary — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 653.23 million t | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 1 | China | 653.23 million t | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 651.36 million t | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 391.12 million t | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 155.96 million t | 1991 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 138.98 million t | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 120.40 million t | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 120.40 million t | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 85.73 million t | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 68.28 million t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 66.35 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 63.66 million t | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 55.93 million t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Ukraine | 55.65 million t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 15 | France | 53.55 million t | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 53.45 million t | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 52.35 million t | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 47.85 million t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 39.02 million t | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 39.02 million t | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 38.98 million t | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 38.64 million t | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 34.35 million t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 32.64 million t | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 31.76 million t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 31.76 million t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 30.13 million t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 28.47 million t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 27.23 million t | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 24.57 million t | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 24.57 million t | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 32 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 24.51 million t | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 24.00 million t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 24.00 million t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 20.86 million t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19.44 million t | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 37 | Yugoslav SFR | 19.26 million t | 1991 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 17.86 million t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 15.58 million t | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 40 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.47 million t | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 15.31 million t | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 14.14 million t | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 12.69 million t | 2024 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 11.53 million t | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 11.40 million t | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 46 | Mali | 10.44 million t | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechoslovakia | 10.20 million t | 1992 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 10.04 million t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9.53 million t | 2005 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 8.72 million t | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 8.72 million t | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 8.30 million t | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 8.30 million t | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 54 | Belarus | 7.73 million t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 54 | Belarus | 7.73 million t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 7.52 million t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 57 | Denmark | 7.50 million t | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 6.73 million t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 6.45 million t | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 6.22 million t | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 6.22 million t | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 6.20 million t | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Niger | 5.97 million t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 5.92 million t | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 5.81 million t | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 5.71 million t | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 5.67 million t | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan (former) | 5.61 million t | 2011 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 69 | Guinea | 5.39 million t | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 5.24 million t | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 5.24 million t | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 5.21 million t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | 5.15 million t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 74 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.03 million t | 1992 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 4.98 million t | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 76 | Kenya | 4.98 million t | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 4.93 million t | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 78 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4.89 million t | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 79 | Austria | 4.88 million t | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.39 million t | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 4.34 million t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 82 | Syria | 4.33 million t | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.33 million t | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 84 | Laos | 4.27 million t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.27 million t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.17 million t | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.17 million t | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 4.12 million t | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 89 | Uruguay | 4.12 million t | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 3.91 million t | 2024 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 3.85 million t | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.74 million t | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovakia | 3.69 million t | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 3.69 million t | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 95 | Angola | 3.50 million t | 2024 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.49 million t | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 3.31 million t | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 3.31 million t | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 99 | Croatia | 3.29 million t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 99 | Croatia | 3.29 million t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 3.28 million t | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Finland | 3.28 million t | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 103 | Morocco | 3.21 million t | 2024 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 104 | Latvia | 3.15 million t | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 2.91 million t | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | 2.87 million t | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 107 | Ecuador | 2.79 million t | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Chad | 2.71 million t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 2.66 million t | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 2.66 million t | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Chile | 2.56 million t | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 112 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.45 million t | 1999 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 2.33 million t | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.13 million t | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.13 million t | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 2.13 million t | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 117 | Malaysia | 2.10 million t | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 118 | Belgium | 1.93 million t | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 119 | Ireland | 1.90 million t | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 120 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.87 million t | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 121 | Zambia | 1.76 million t | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Caribbean | 1.69 million t | 2024 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 1.55 million t | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 1.55 million t | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 125 | Togo | 1.53 million t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | 1.50 million t | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 1.49 million t | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 1.34 million t | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 130 | Estonia | 1.30 million t | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 132 | South Sudan | 1.20 million t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 132 | South Sudan | 1.20 million t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 134 | Norway | 1.18 million t | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 135 | Saudi Arabia | 1.17 million t | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 137 | New Zealand | 1.10 million t | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 139 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.04 million t | 2024 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 140 | Portugal | 1.02 million t | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 141 | Rwanda | 975,199 t | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 142 | El Salvador | 895,000 t | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 881,420 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 144 | Burundi | 789,542 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Honduras | 770,044 t | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 146 | Slovenia | 672,960 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 147 | Albania | 649,919 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 148 | Switzerland | 628,070 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 149 | Mauritania | 570,227 t | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritania | 570,227 t | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 532,134 t | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 532,134 t | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 153 | Panama | 461,850 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 154 | Mongolia | 443,153 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Yemen | 421,000 t | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 155 | Yemen | 421,000 t | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 157 | Georgia | 418,577 t | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 323,557 t | 2024 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 159 | Haiti | 323,000 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 160 | Liberia | 322,400 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 161 | Cuba | 307,959 t | 2024 | down 69.7% | rising |
| 162 | Eritrea | 305,210 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 162 | Eritrea | 305,210 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 282,868 t | 2024 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 165 | Oman | 241,658 t | 2024 | up 494.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Suriname | 226,034 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 167 | Armenia | 215,133 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 167 | Armenia | 215,133 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 169 | Israel | 175,077 t | 2024 | down 53.0% | flat |
| 170 | Libya | 164,800 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 145,751 t | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 140,770 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | 132,000 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Somalia | 128,063 t | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 175 | Gambia | 124,841 t | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Gambia | 124,841 t | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Lebanon | 119,830 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 178 | Jordan | 84,012 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Eswatini | 77,722 t | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 179 | Eswatini | 77,722 t | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 181 | Bhutan | 73,368 t | 2024 | down 56.9% | rising |
| 182 | Costa Rica | 72,256 t | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 183 | Lesotho | 67,527 t | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 183 | Lesotho | 67,527 t | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 185 | Namibia | 61,229 t | 2024 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 186 | Botswana | 54,554 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Gabon | 47,737 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Palestine | 46,265 t | 2022 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 189 | Melanesia | 40,947 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 190 | Kuwait | 35,266 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Congo | 30,221 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 191 | Congo | 30,221 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 193 | Cyprus | 28,890 t | 2024 | up 292.4% | volatile |
| 194 | United Arab Emirates | 20,216 t | 2024 | up 683.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Comoros | 20,110 t | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 195 | Comoros | 20,110 t | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 197 | Papua New Guinea | 18,808 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Réunion | 15,185 t | 2006 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 199 | French Guiana | 15,163 t | 2006 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Fiji | 11,042 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 200 | Fiji | 11,042 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 202 | New Caledonia | 7,355 t | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Montenegro | 6,907 t | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 204 | Iceland | 4,986 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 205 | Puerto Rico | 3,731 t | 2024 | up 6,237.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Brunei | 3,612 t | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,612 t | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Solomon Islands | 2,756 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Jamaica | 2,381 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Qatar | 1,769 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 211 | Mauritius | 1,289 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Vanuatu | 985.44 t | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 213 | Sao Tome and Principe | 796.13 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Sao Tome and Principe | 796.13 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Trinidad and Tobago | 784.4 t | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Bahamas | 604.91 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 216 | Bahamas | 604.91 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 218 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Micronesia | 289.81 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 220 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 289.81 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 222 | Maldives | 204.87 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Dominica | 194.19 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 224 | Grenada | 177.21 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 225 | Guadeloupe | 100 t | 1977 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 226 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.37 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 227 | Djibouti | 17.41 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 228 | Cape Verde | 5 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 228 | Cabo Verde | 5 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 230 | Barbados | 1.1 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 231 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 1980 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 231 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 231 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 1980 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.13 billion t
- Asia 1.56 billion t
- Americas 817.28 million t
- Eastern Asia 674.94 million t
- Southern Asia 560.66 million t
- Northern America 518.65 million t
- Europe 475.80 million t
- United States of America 454.99 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 372.07 million t
- Eastern Europe 272.07 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 260.07 million t
- South America 258.81 million t
- European Union (27) 257.54 million t
- South-eastern Asia 234.22 million t
- Africa 222.72 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 170.56 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 147.87 million t
- Western Europe 101.16 million t
- Western Africa 77.04 million t
- Eastern Africa 75.58 million t
- Western Asia 56.08 million t
- Southern Europe 53.97 million t
- Oceania 53.49 million t
- Northern Europe 48.61 million t
- Northern Africa 39.72 million t
- Central America 38.13 million t
- Central Asia 38.03 million t
- Southern Africa 15.57 million t
- Middle Africa 14.81 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 3.70 million t
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.