Wheat — 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
159
Highest
140.10 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Malta
Median
744,750 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,409
What the numbers show
Wheat — Production is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 140.10 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 744,750 t, and the mean is 8.25 million t.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 1,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Wheat — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 140.10 million t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 1 | China | 140.10 million t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 140.10 million t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 4 | India | 113.29 million t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 82.59 million t | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 82.59 million t | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 7 | USSR | 71.99 million t | 1991 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 35.94 million t | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 34.57 million t | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 34.11 million t | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 31.81 million t | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 12 | France | 26.61 million t | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 22.44 million t | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 20.80 million t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 20.80 million t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 18.58 million t | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 18.58 million t | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 18.53 million t | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 18.51 million t | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 16.75 million t | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 12.18 million t | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.15 million t | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 9.40 million t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 9.40 million t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 9.29 million t | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 7.63 million t | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 7.15 million t | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 7.09 million t | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 6.73 million t | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 6.73 million t | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 31 | Yugoslav SFR | 6.60 million t | 1991 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 6.21 million t | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 6.19 million t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 6.19 million t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 5.27 million t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Iraq | 5.23 million t | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 5.20 million t | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 5.20 million t | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 5.11 million t | 1992 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 4.63 million t | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 41 | Lithuania | 4.22 million t | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Denmark | 3.35 million t | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 3.00 million t | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 2.93 million t | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 2.90 million t | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 2.90 million t | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 2.75 million t | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 2.75 million t | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 2.65 million t | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 2.47 million t | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 2.44 million t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Syria | 2.43 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.43 million t | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 2.04 million t | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.01 million t | 2005 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 56 | South Africa | 1.92 million t | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 1.91 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 1.91 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1.90 million t | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1.90 million t | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 1.58 million t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.53 million t | 1999 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 1.33 million t | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 64 | Uruguay | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 1.21 million t | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 1.19 million t | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 1.19 million t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 1.17 million t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 1.15 million t | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 70 | Belgium | 1.09 million t | 2024 | down 45.4% | flat |
| 71 | Japan | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 880,734 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 880,734 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 828,200 t | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 828,200 t | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 820,393 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Ethiopia PDR | 798,467 t | 1992 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 767,700 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Finland | 759,380 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 80 | Estonia | 744,750 t | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 668,170 t | 2024 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 664,830 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 664,830 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 540,000 t | 2024 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sudan | 490,320 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 464,602 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 87 | Mongolia | 397,258 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 88 | Ireland | 388,510 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 89 | Kenya | 312,200 t | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 90 | Switzerland | 311,807 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 292,710 t | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Sudan (former) | 292,000 t | 2011 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 279,273 t | 2024 | up 63.7% | falling |
| 94 | Norway | 230,000 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 229,309 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 229,309 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 97 | Peru | 203,522 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 198,886 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 180,812 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 100 | Slovenia | 153,390 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 101 | Georgia | 149,100 t | 2024 | up 213.9% | falling |
| 102 | Armenia | 120,277 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 102 | Armenia | 120,277 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 104 | United Republic of Tanzania | 119,000 t | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 105 | Yemen | 98,000 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Yemen | 98,000 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 94,000 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Israel | 90,350 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 109 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 90,073 t | 2024 | up 100.2% | flat |
| 110 | Libya | 90,000 t | 2024 | down 55.0% | rising |
| 111 | Portugal | 81,350 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 80,000 t | 2024 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 65,860 t | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 114 | Nigeria | 43,927 t | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Mali | 40,788 t | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Korea | 37,376 t | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 37,301 t | 2024 | up 679.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Jordan | 34,429 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Palestine | 32,811 t | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 120 | Eritrea | 25,000 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 120 | Uganda | 25,000 t | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Eritrea | 25,000 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 123 | Cyprus | 21,050 t | 2024 | up 373.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 18,328 t | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Rwanda | 16,417 t | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 11,740 t | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9,000 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 128 | Burundi | 8,365 t | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 129 | Ecuador | 7,323 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Niger | 6,803 t | 2024 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 131 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Colombia | 4,636 t | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 4,183 t | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 4,183 t | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 2,051 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 2,051 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Montenegro | 1,870 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 140 | Chad | 1,353 t | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 1,328 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Thailand | 1,320 t | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Honduras | 1,281 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 1,063 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,015 t | 2024 | up 530.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Bhutan | 838.34 t | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Guatemala | 761.88 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 721.77 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 721.77 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Cameroon | 615.64 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Malawi | 320.68 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Kuwait | 55.23 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 30 t | 2008 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 28.82 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Melanesia | 28.82 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Qatar | 21 t | 2024 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | 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 798.48 million t
- Asia 372.02 million t
- Europe 243.64 million t
- Southern Asia 170.26 million t
- Eastern Europe 149.34 million t
- Eastern Asia 141.66 million t
- Americas 122.14 million t
- European Union (27) 119.41 million t
- Northern America 89.59 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 61.54 million t
- United States of America 53.65 million t
- Western Europe 48.85 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 47.35 million t
- Oceania 34.57 million t
- Western Asia 31.83 million t
- South America 29.90 million t
- Central Asia 28.18 million t
- Northern Europe 26.23 million t
- Africa 26.10 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 25.92 million t
- Southern Europe 19.23 million t
- Northern Africa 16.57 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 15.76 million t
- Eastern Africa 7.44 million t
- Central America 2.65 million t
- Southern Africa 1.95 million t
- Western Africa 93,569 t
- South-eastern Asia 81,320 t
- Middle Africa 48,270 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 28.82 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.