Wheat — Area harvested 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
Wheat — Area harvested is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 45.87 million ha in USSR; the lowest is 0 ha in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 160,185 ha, and the mean is 2.17 million ha.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 514.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Wheat — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 45.87 million ha | 1991 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 2 | India | 31.83 million ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 6.93 million ha | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 26.95 million ha | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.46 million ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 4 | China | 23.59 million ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | China, mainland | 23.59 million ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.28 million ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 13.11 million ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 368,254 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 13.07 million ha | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 203,162 ha | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 13.06 million ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 86,500 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 10.65 million ha | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 75,001 ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 9.73 million ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 6.34 million ha | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 4.88 million ha | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 330 ha | 2024 | up 511.1% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 4.45 million ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 13 | Melanesia | 43 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 2.92 million ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 2.62 million ha | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 2.39 million ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 2.30 million ha | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 18 | Romania | 2.27 million ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 2.13 million ha | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 2.03 million ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 1.96 million ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 22 | Algeria | 1.80 million ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 23 | Morocco | 1.76 million ha | 2024 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 1.70 million ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 25 | Yugoslav SFR | 1.55 million ha | 1991 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.53 million ha | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 1.39 million ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 1.24 million ha | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 1.19 million ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Czechoslovakia | 1.11 million ha | 1992 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 922,910 ha | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 836,970 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 814,915 ha | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 776,500 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 35 | Belarus | 720,000 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Nepal | 681,851 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ethiopia PDR | 591,590 ha | 1992 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 567,818 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 564,110 ha | 2005 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 549,032 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 540,000 ha | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 536,000 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 505,300 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 475,600 ha | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 475,020 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 468,036 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 47 | Paraguay | 450,000 ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 376,950 ha | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 49 | Slovakia | 350,360 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 50 | Mongolia | 317,739 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 311,677 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Uruguay | 302,863 ha | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 274,230 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 270,641 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 240,182 ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 56 | Japan | 231,800 ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 57 | Finland | 214,750 ha | 2024 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 58 | Chile | 198,067 ha | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 59 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 188,800 ha | 1999 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 60 | Sudan (former) | 182,700 ha | 2011 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Estonia | 173,320 ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 164,540 ha | 2024 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 63 | Sudan | 155,830 ha | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 140,800 ha | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 129,202 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Libya | 117,228 ha | 2024 | down 54.7% | flat |
| 67 | Peru | 114,474 ha | 2024 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 111,044 ha | 2024 | up 514.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 102,560 ha | 2024 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 70 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 95,850 ha | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 71 | Switzerland | 84,993 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 67,226 ha | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 73 | Yemen | 63,748 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 74 | Norway | 59,184 ha | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59,168 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 76 | Armenia | 56,005 ha | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 77 | Myanmar | 55,000 ha | 2024 | down 44.3% | flat |
| 78 | Israel | 53,910 ha | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 79 | Georgia | 52,300 ha | 2024 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 80 | Ireland | 47,730 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 81 | New Zealand | 46,395 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 82 | Albania | 45,970 ha | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 83 | Lebanon | 31,647 ha | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 28,052 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovenia | 28,040 ha | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 86 | Nigeria | 27,906 ha | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Eritrea | 25,000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Portugal | 24,110 ha | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Angola | 21,627 ha | 2024 | up 342.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Mozambique | 16,000 ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 15,617 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Uganda | 15,000 ha | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 13,755 ha | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Rwanda | 12,910 ha | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Palestine | 12,761 ha | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 12,710 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 97 | Cyprus | 12,480 ha | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Burundi | 11,453 ha | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 99 | Republic of Korea | 9,536 ha | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | 5,814 ha | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Oman | 3,749 ha | 2024 | up 303.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 3,057 ha | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Somalia | 2,654 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 2,594 ha | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Honduras | 2,401 ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 106 | Niger | 2,216 ha | 2024 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 107 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,000 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Colombia | 1,490 ha | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Thailand | 1,296 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Botswana | 1,160 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritania | 933 ha | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Chad | 831 ha | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Bhutan | 746 ha | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Montenegro | 659 ha | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 115 | Malawi | 658 ha | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 460 ha | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Madagascar | 415 ha | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 389 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Guatemala | 277 ha | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 120 | New Caledonia | 43 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | 11 ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 10 ha | 2008 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Qatar | 9 ha | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 219.52 million ha
- Asia 102.47 million ha
- Europe 57.83 million ha
- Southern Asia 51.32 million ha
- Eastern Europe 40.83 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.95 million ha
- Americas 37.23 million ha
- Northern America 26.22 million ha
- Eastern Asia 24.22 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 22.98 million ha
- European Union (27) 22.52 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 19.92 million ha
- Middle Africa 30,918 ha
- Central Asia 15.64 million ha
- United States of America 15.57 million ha
- Oceania 13.11 million ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 43 ha
- Western Asia 11.23 million ha
- South America 10.54 million ha
- Africa 8.89 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8.85 million ha
- Western Europe 7.70 million ha
- Northern Africa 5.75 million ha
- Southern Europe 4.95 million ha
- Northern Europe 4.35 million ha
- Eastern Africa 2.54 million ha
- Southern Africa 515,258 ha
- Central America 470,713 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 56,296 ha
- Western Africa 44,811 ha
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.