Oats — 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...
What the numbers show
Oats — Production is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 12.86 million t in USSR; the lowest is 0 t in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 51,118 t, and the mean is 438,780 t.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 340.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 100.0%).
Oats — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 12.86 million t | 1991 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 3.36 million t | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 390,000 t | 2024 | up 85.7% | falling |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 3.00 million t | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 1.62 million t | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22,328 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.34 million t | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14,038 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia | 1.31 million t | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 2,097 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 1.22 million t | 2024 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44 t | 2024 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.09 million t | 2024 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 986,000 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 696,800 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 622,500 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 564,909 t | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 14 | China | 534,689 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 14 | China, mainland | 534,689 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 16 | Chile | 457,567 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 457,140 t | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 329,814 t | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Belarus | 320,000 t | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 20 | France | 302,700 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 283,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 263,100 t | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 253,680 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Yugoslav SFR | 249,790 t | 1991 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 248,746 t | 1992 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 236,710 t | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 226,020 t | 2024 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 211,980 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 200,640 t | 2024 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 143,640 t | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 134,900 t | 2024 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 105,000 t | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia and Montenegro | 90,996 t | 2005 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 82,310 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 77,130 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 74,603 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 68,000 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 58,820 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 56,450 t | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 54,940 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 53,443 t | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 48,794 t | 1999 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 43 | South Africa | 42,800 t | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 42,239 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40,611 t | 2024 | up 107.3% | falling |
| 46 | Ethiopia PDR | 40,133 t | 1992 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 36,010 t | 2024 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 48 | Mongolia | 35,602 t | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 31,950 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 31,870 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 26,568 t | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 23,332 t | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 53 | Belgium | 14,080 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 54 | Morocco | 11,012 t | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Armenia | 9,646 t | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 9,372 t | 2024 | up 291.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 7,567 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 6,090 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6,040 t | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 3,689 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 61 | Kenya | 3,668 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 2,661 t | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 2,430 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,423 t | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 2,300 t | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1,687 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 867.66 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Montenegro | 768.6 t | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 625.65 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 450.1 t | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 420 t | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 341.54 t | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 73 | Japan | 312.24 t | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 256.54 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Lebanon | 130.17 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 38.11 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 77 | Colombia | 0 t | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | 0 t | 2023 | 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.
- World 22.43 million t
- Asia 1.33 million t
- Europe 12.93 million t
- European Union (27) 7.75 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 53,784 t
- Americas 6.62 million t
- Eastern Europe 5.91 million t
- Northern America 4.34 million t
- Northern Europe 4.23 million t
- South America 2.20 million t
- Middle Africa 0 t
- Southern Europe 1.69 million t
- Oceania 1.34 million t
- Western Europe 1.10 million t
- United States of America 984,010 t
- Eastern Asia 584,640 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 472,492 t
- Western Asia 412,169 t
- Central Asia 335,349 t
- Africa 218,615 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 132,321 t
- Northern Africa 117,699 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 77,694 t
- Central America 74,603 t
- Eastern Africa 57,736 t
- Southern Africa 43,142 t
- Western Africa 38.11 t
About this data
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.