Wheat production (metric tons) by country

Production data on wheat relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting

Highest

8.41 million metric tons

Egypt

Lowest

0 metric tons

Botswana

Median

25,893 metric tons

Years covered

1961–2011

Data points

1,725

What the numbers show

Wheat production (metric tons) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 8.41 million metric tons in Egypt; the lowest is 0 metric tons in Botswana.

The median across all reporting countries is 25,893 metric tons, and the mean is 702,736 metric tons.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 996.7%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).

Wheat production: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Egypt	8.41 million metric tons	2011	up 34.4%	volatile
2	Morocco	3.40 million metric tons	2011	up 2.5%	volatile
3	Ethiopia	2.86 million metric tons	2011	up 78.9%	rising
4	Algeria	2.80 million metric tons	2011	up 37.3%	rising
5	South Africa	2.00 million metric tons	2011	down 19.9%	rising
6	Tunisia	1.61 million metric tons	2011	up 43.6%	rising
7	Sudan	403,000 metric tons	2010	up 88.3%	volatile
8	Kenya	268,482 metric tons	2011	up 4.5%	rising
9	Zambia	153,829 metric tons	2011	up 92.3%	volatile
10	Tanzania	112,658 metric tons	2011	up 26.6%	rising
11	Libya	111,215 metric tons	2011	down 11.0%	rising
12	Rwanda	90,684 metric tons	2011	up 996.7%	volatile
13	Nigeria	52,000 metric tons	2011	up 2.0%	volatile
14	Zimbabwe	44,045 metric tons	2011	down 77.7%	volatile
15	Mali	33,842 metric tons	2011	up 265.7%	volatile
16	Eritrea	28,786 metric tons	2011	down 21.1%	volatile
17	Uganda	23,000 metric tons	2011	up 64.3%	rising
18	Lesotho	20,065 metric tons	2011	down 60.5%	volatile
19	Namibia	13,000 metric tons	2011	up 112.5%	volatile
20	Madagascar	10,421 metric tons	2011	up 4.2%	volatile
21	Democratic Republic of Congo	10,361 metric tons	2011	up 16.5%	volatile
22	Burundi	9,787 metric tons	2011	up 12.9%	rising
23	Chad	9,000 metric tons	2011	up 221.4%	volatile
24	Niger	6,309 metric tons	2011	up 0.1%	volatile
25	Angola	4,000 metric tons	2011	unchanged	volatile
26	Mauritania	2,888 metric tons	2011	up 796.9%	volatile
27	Mozambique	2,286 metric tons	2011	up 52.4%	volatile
28	Malawi	1,850 metric tons	2011	down 17.4%	volatile
29	Cameroon	1,055 metric tons	2011	up 164.4%	volatile
30	Somalia	1,046 metric tons	2011	up 10.1%	falling
31	Eswatini	628 metric tons	2011	up 185.5%	volatile
32	Botswana	0 metric tons	2011	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.

Africa 22.08 million metric tons
North Africa 16.32 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.76 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5.76 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 3.76 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 3.70 million metric tons

About this data

Indicator: Wheat production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 38 places, 1,725 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Production data on wheat relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.