Cereals, primary — Production by country

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...

Countries reporting
196
Highest
653.23 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
2.02 million t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,898

What the numbers show

Cereals, primary — Production is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 653.23 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Hong Kong SAR.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.02 million t, and the mean is 18.34 million t.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 91 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 653.23 million t 2024 up 16.2% rising
2 China, mainland 651.36 million t 2024 up 16.3% rising
3 India 391.12 million t 2024 up 30.9% rising
3 Viet Nam 47.85 million t 2024 down 4.6% volatile
4 USSR 155.96 million t 1991 up 8.5% rising
4 Türkiye 39.02 million t 2024 up 19.3% rising
5 Brazil 138.98 million t 2024 up 37.1% volatile
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.51 million t 2024 up 39.7% rising
6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t 2024 up 16.7% rising
6 United Republic of Tanzania 15.47 million t 2024 up 42.2% volatile
7 Argentina 85.73 million t 2024 up 54.4% volatile
8 Indonesia 68.28 million t 2024 down 12.5% rising
8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.89 million t 2024 down 6.5% flat
9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t 2024 up 20.1% rising
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39 million t 2024 up 41.7% volatile
10 Canada 63.66 million t 2024 up 23.2% rising
10 Syrian Arab Republic 4.33 million t 2024 up 60.7% rising
11 Pakistan 55.93 million t 2024 up 33.5% volatile
11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.27 million t 2024 down 21.2% volatile
12 Ukraine 55.65 million t 2024 down 12.2% rising
12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.74 million t 2024 up 52.6% volatile
13 France 53.55 million t 2024 down 26.4% rising
14 Australia and New Zealand 53.45 million t 2024 up 43.0% rising
14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.49 million t 2024 down 3.1% rising
15 Australia 52.35 million t 2024 up 44.3% rising
15 Republic of Moldova 2.13 million t 2024 down 26.2% rising
16 Germany 38.98 million t 2024 down 25.1% rising
16 Timor-Leste 132,000 t 2024 down 31.0% volatile
17 Thailand 38.64 million t 2024 down 6.2% rising
17 Melanesia 40,947 t 2024 up 20.3% rising
18 Poland 34.35 million t 2024 up 7.5% rising
18 Micronesia 289.81 t 2024 up 1.6% rising
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 289.81 t 2024 up 1.6% rising
19 Mexico 32.64 million t 2024 down 10.6% rising
20 Ethiopia 31.76 million t 2024 up 31.4% volatile
21 Myanmar 30.13 million t 2024 up 3.1% rising
22 Nigeria 28.47 million t 2024 up 7.9% rising
23 Philippines 27.23 million t 2024 up 1.8% rising
24 Kazakhstan 24.57 million t 2024 up 43.6% rising
25 Egypt 24.00 million t 2024 up 2.9% rising
26 Spain 20.86 million t 2024 up 1.4% rising
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.44 million t 2024 down 20.5% rising
27 Côte d'Ivoire 4.17 million t 2024 up 45.9% volatile
28 Yugoslav SFR 19.26 million t 1991 up 26.4% rising
28 Caribbean 1.69 million t 2024 down 31.6% rising
29 Romania 17.86 million t 2024 down 19.1% rising
29 Cabo Verde 5 t 2024 down 99.5% volatile
30 Cambodia 15.58 million t 2024 up 59.0% volatile
31 South Africa 15.31 million t 2024 down 7.8% rising
32 Italy 14.14 million t 2024 down 27.1% rising
33 Hungary 12.69 million t 2024 down 23.6% rising
34 Nepal 11.53 million t 2024 up 23.9% rising
35 Japan 11.40 million t 2024 down 7.2% falling
36 Mali 10.44 million t 2024 up 49.6% volatile
37 Czechoslovakia 10.20 million t 1992 down 0.8% rising
38 Bulgaria 10.04 million t 2024 up 5.4% rising
39 Serbia and Montenegro 9.53 million t 2005 up 3.1% rising
40 Serbia 8.72 million t 2024 down 19.8% rising
41 Uzbekistan 8.30 million t 2024 up 5.1% rising
42 Belarus 7.73 million t 2024 down 14.4% rising
43 Czechia 7.52 million t 2024 down 14.4% rising
44 Denmark 7.50 million t 2024 down 23.5% rising
45 Sudan 6.73 million t 2024 down 16.7% rising
46 Iraq 6.45 million t 2024 down 13.4% volatile
47 Afghanistan 6.22 million t 2024 down 11.4% rising
48 Ghana 6.20 million t 2024 up 123.2% volatile
49 Niger 5.97 million t 2024 up 21.4% volatile
50 Peru 5.92 million t 2024 up 18.3% volatile
51 Paraguay 5.81 million t 2024 up 17.7% volatile
52 Lithuania 5.71 million t 2024 up 11.4% rising
53 Uganda 5.67 million t 2024 up 54.8% volatile
54 Sudan (former) 5.61 million t 2011 up 4.9% rising
55 Guinea 5.39 million t 2024 up 58.3% volatile
56 Madagascar 5.24 million t 2024 up 20.4% rising
57 Burkina Faso 5.21 million t 2024 up 16.6% volatile
58 Sweden 5.15 million t 2024 down 10.8% rising
59 Ethiopia PDR 5.03 million t 1992 down 6.6% rising
60 Republic of Korea 4.98 million t 2024 down 14.8% falling
61 Kenya 4.98 million t 2024 up 17.8% rising
62 Sri Lanka 4.93 million t 2024 up 35.8% rising
63 Austria 4.88 million t 2024 down 14.7% rising
64 Colombia 4.34 million t 2024 up 17.4% rising
65 Algeria 4.12 million t 2024 up 19.9% rising
66 Uruguay 4.12 million t 2024 up 2.2% volatile
67 Senegal 3.91 million t 2024 up 212.8% volatile
68 Cameroon 3.85 million t 2024 up 14.5% volatile
69 Slovakia 3.69 million t 2024 down 21.7% rising
70 Angola 3.50 million t 2024 up 91.8% volatile
71 Azerbaijan 3.31 million t 2024 up 43.8% rising
72 Croatia 3.29 million t 2024 up 9.5% rising
73 Malawi 3.28 million t 2024 down 22.8% volatile
74 Finland 3.28 million t 2024 down 20.7% rising
75 Morocco 3.21 million t 2024 down 53.8% rising
76 Latvia 3.15 million t 2024 up 41.5% rising
77 Benin 2.91 million t 2024 up 69.5% volatile
78 Greece 2.87 million t 2024 down 32.6% rising
79 Ecuador 2.79 million t 2024 down 0.9% volatile
80 Chad 2.71 million t 2024 down 1.4% volatile
81 Mozambique 2.66 million t 2024 up 45.7% volatile
82 Chile 2.56 million t 2024 down 26.5% rising
83 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.45 million t 1999 up 3.0% rising
84 Guatemala 2.33 million t 2024 up 22.6% rising
85 Kyrgyzstan 2.13 million t 2024 up 57.4% rising
86 Malaysia 2.10 million t 2024 down 26.0% rising
87 Belgium 1.93 million t 2024 down 38.9% falling
88 Ireland 1.90 million t 2024 down 27.0% rising
89 China, Taiwan Province of 1.87 million t 2024 down 1.9% falling
90 Zambia 1.76 million t 2024 down 51.8% volatile
91 Tajikistan 1.55 million t 2024 up 23.4% rising
92 Togo 1.53 million t 2024 up 17.0% volatile
93 Tunisia 1.50 million t 2024 down 36.0% rising
94 Sierra Leone 1.50 million t 2024 up 15.1% volatile
95 Turkmenistan 1.49 million t 2024 up 9.6% rising
96 Zimbabwe 1.34 million t 2024 up 9.1% falling
97 Estonia 1.30 million t 2024 up 6.7% rising
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.20 million t 2024 up 11.1% rising
99 South Sudan 1.20 million t 2024 down 5.6% rising
100 Norway 1.18 million t 2024 down 4.6% rising
101 Saudi Arabia 1.17 million t 2024 down 25.1% volatile
102 Guyana 1.12 million t 2024 up 14.1% volatile
103 New Zealand 1.10 million t 2024 up 0.4% rising
104 Dominican Republic 1.05 million t 2024 up 22.6% rising
105 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.04 million t 2024 down 38.6% flat
106 Portugal 1.02 million t 2024 down 23.7% falling
107 Rwanda 975,199 t 2024 up 67.5% volatile
108 El Salvador 895,000 t 2024 down 10.7% rising
109 Nicaragua 881,420 t 2023 down 8.7% rising
110 Burundi 789,542 t 2024 up 233.3% volatile
111 Honduras 770,044 t 2024 up 14.9% rising
112 Slovenia 672,960 t 2024 up 3.0% rising
113 Albania 649,919 t 2024 down 7.2% rising
114 Switzerland 628,070 t 2024 down 36.8% rising
115 Mauritania 570,227 t 2024 up 52.8% volatile
116 North Macedonia 532,134 t 2024 down 15.4% falling
117 Panama 461,850 t 2024 up 15.1% rising
118 Mongolia 443,153 t 2024 down 15.7% volatile
119 Yemen 421,000 t 2024 down 39.9% falling
120 Georgia 418,577 t 2024 up 10.7% falling
121 Guinea-Bissau 323,557 t 2024 up 94.7% rising
122 Haiti 323,000 t 2024 down 45.0% falling
123 Liberia 322,400 t 2024 up 22.8% rising
124 Cuba 307,959 t 2024 down 69.7% rising
125 Eritrea 305,210 t 2024 up 1.0% rising
126 Central African Republic 282,868 t 2024 up 112.5% rising
127 Oman 241,658 t 2024 up 494.3% volatile
128 Suriname 226,034 t 2024 down 18.1% rising
129 Armenia 215,133 t 2024 down 62.6% rising
130 Israel 175,077 t 2024 down 53.0% flat
131 Libya 164,800 t 2024 down 45.9% rising
132 Belize 145,751 t 2024 up 54.2% volatile
133 Luxembourg 140,770 t 2024 down 16.5% falling
134 Somalia 128,063 t 2024 down 50.1% falling
135 Gambia 124,841 t 2024 down 28.4% volatile
136 Lebanon 119,830 t 2024 down 32.2% rising
137 Jordan 84,012 t 2024 up 3.4% volatile
138 Eswatini 77,722 t 2024 down 36.1% rising
139 Bhutan 73,368 t 2024 down 56.9% rising
140 Costa Rica 72,256 t 2024 down 69.2% falling
141 Lesotho 67,527 t 2024 down 41.7% falling
142 Namibia 61,229 t 2024 down 45.2% rising
143 Botswana 54,554 t 2024 up 8.6% volatile
144 Gabon 47,737 t 2024 up 6.6% volatile
145 Palestine 46,265 t 2022 up 28.9% flat
146 Kuwait 35,266 t 2024 down 34.2% volatile
147 Congo 30,221 t 2024 up 13.1% rising
148 Cyprus 28,890 t 2024 up 292.4% volatile
149 United Arab Emirates 20,216 t 2024 up 683.6% volatile
150 Comoros 20,110 t 2024 up 35.7% falling
151 Papua New Guinea 18,808 t 2024 up 5.9% volatile
152 Réunion 15,185 t 2006 down 7.1% flat
153 French Guiana 15,163 t 2006 down 51.1% volatile
154 Fiji 11,042 t 2024 up 40.8% falling
155 New Caledonia 7,355 t 2024 up 52.8% volatile
156 Montenegro 6,907 t 2024 down 9.3% rising
157 Iceland 4,986 t 2024 up 7.5% rising
158 Puerto Rico 3,731 t 2024 up 6,237.4% volatile
159 Brunei Darussalam 3,612 t 2024 up 72.0% volatile
160 Solomon Islands 2,756 t 2024 up 0.3% volatile
161 Jamaica 2,381 t 2024 down 5.2% volatile
162 Qatar 1,769 t 2024 down 27.9% volatile
163 Mauritius 1,289 t 2024 down 28.8% volatile
164 Vanuatu 985.44 t 2024 up 10.7% rising
165 Sao Tome and Principe 796.13 t 2024 down 4.0% volatile
166 Trinidad and Tobago 784.4 t 2024 down 73.1% volatile
167 Bahamas 604.91 t 2024 down 12.0% rising
168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 427 t 2024 down 50.2% volatile
169 Maldives 204.87 t 2024 up 5.0% volatile
170 Dominica 194.19 t 2024 up 0.2% rising
171 Grenada 177.21 t 2024 down 56.8% falling
172 Guadeloupe 100 t 1977 down 88.8% volatile
173 Antigua and Barbuda 50.37 t 2024 down 30.1% rising
174 Djibouti 17.41 t 2024 up 5.8% rising
175 Barbados 1.1 t 2024 down 98.6% volatile
176 Saint Lucia 0 t 1980 down 100.0% falling
176 Malta 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
176 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 1996 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.