Agriculture

Cereal production

The gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.

Unit: tonnes Period: 1961–2024 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Average: 17.29M t Countries: 182

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1980 to 2024.

Cereal production, 1980–2024

Top-20 · tonnes

Cereal production, 1980–20240200M400M600M800MChinaChina: 641,731,706 t642MUnited StatesUnited States: 454,987,916 t455MIndiaIndia: 391,123,858 t391MBrazilBrazil: 138,980,899 t139MRussiaRussia: 136,708,407 t137MArgentinaArgentina: 85,727,346 t85.73MIndonesiaIndonesia: 73,966,646 t73.97MBangladeshBangladesh: 66,347,851 t66.35MCanadaCanada: 59,240,421 t59.24MUkraineUkraine: 55,651,880 t55.65MFranceFrance: 53,553,470 t53.55MPakistanPakistan: 53,188,016 t53.19MAustraliaAustralia: 52,350,447 t52.35MVietnamVietnam: 47,935,653 t47.94MGermanyGermany: 42,462,800 t42.46MTürkiyeTürkiye: 39,017,292 t39.02MThailandThailand: 38,532,088 t38.53MMexicoMexico: 37,015,879 t37.02MPolandPoland: 35,183,860 t35.18MEthiopiaEthiopia: 31,763,174 t31.76M
Cereal production — 1980–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 642M 2023 1
2 US United States 455M 2024 2
3 IN India 391M 2024 3
4 BR Brazil 139M 2024 4
5 RU Russia 137M 2023 5
6 AR Argentina 85.73M 2024 6
7 ID Indonesia 73.97M 2023 7
8 BD Bangladesh 66.35M 2024 8
9 CA Canada 59.24M 2023 9
10 UA Ukraine 55.65M 2024 10
11 FR France 53.55M 2024 11
12 PK Pakistan 53.19M 2023 12
13 AU Australia 52.35M 2024 13
14 VN Vietnam 47.94M 2023 14
15 DE Germany 42.46M 2023 15
16 TR Türkiye 39.02M 2024 16
17 TH Thailand 38.53M 2023 17
18 MX Mexico 37.02M 2023 18
19 PL Poland 35.18M 2023 19
20 ET Ethiopia 31.76M 2024 20
21 MM Myanmar 30.13M 2024 21
22 NG Nigeria 28.47M 2024 22
23 PH Philippines 28.47M 2023 23
24 KZ Kazakhstan 24.57M 2024 24
25 EG Egypt 23.39M 2023 25
26 GB United Kingdom 22.05M 2023 26
27 IR Iran 20.96M 2023 27
28 ES Spain 20.86M 2024 28
29 RO Romania 20.78M 2023 29
30 IT Italy 15.45M 2023 30
31 ZA South Africa 15.31M 2024 31
32 KH Cambodia 14.38M 2023 32
33 TZ Tanzania 12.79M 2023 33
34 HU Hungary 12.69M 2024 34
35 JP Japan 11.5M 2023 35
36 NP Nepal 11.15M 2023 36
37 RS Serbia 10.83M 2023 37
38 BG Bulgaria 10.35M 2023 38
39 ML Mali 9.98M 2023 39
40 CZ Czechia 8M 2023 40
41 UZ Uzbekistan 7.91M 2023 41
42 BY Belarus 7.73M 2024 42
43 DK Denmark 7.5M 2024 43
44 PY Paraguay 6.87M 2023 44
45 SD Sudan 6.73M 2024 45
46 AF Afghanistan 6.22M 2024 46
47 NE Niger 5.97M 2024 47
48 PE Peru 5.92M 2024 48
49 GH Ghana 5.77M 2023 49
50 UG Uganda 5.67M 2024 50
51 LT Lithuania 5.63M 2023 51
52 MG Madagascar 5.39M 2023 52
53 GN Guinea 5.39M 2024 53
54 IQ Iraq 5.22M 2023 54
55 BF Burkina Faso 5.21M 2024 55
56 KE Kenya 5.15M 2023 56
57 KR South Korea 5.13M 2023 57
58 KP North Korea 4.89M 2024 58
59 AT Austria 4.88M 2024 59
60 LK Sri Lanka 4.74M 2023 60
61 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39M 2024 61
62 CO Colombia 4.34M 2024 62
63 SY Syria 4.33M 2024 63
64 SE Sweden 4.33M 2023 64
65 LA Laos 4.27M 2024 65
66 SN Senegal 4.25M 2023 66
67 DZ Algeria 4.12M 2024 67
68 UY Uruguay 4.12M 2024 68
69 CM Cameroon 3.85M 2024 69
70 MW Malawi 3.8M 2023 70
71 BO Bolivia 3.74M 2024 71
72 SK Slovakia 3.69M 2024 72
73 ZM Zambia 3.66M 2023 73
74 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.39M 2023 74
75 AO Angola 3.34M 2023 75
76 AZ Azerbaijan 3.31M 2024 76
77 MA Morocco 3.21M 2024 77
78 HR Croatia 3.19M 2023 78
79 MD Moldova 3.18M 2023 79
80 FI Finland 3.01M 2023 80
81 BJ Benin 2.91M 2024 81
82 GR Greece 2.87M 2024 82
83 EC Ecuador 2.79M 2024 83
84 BE Belgium 2.75M 2023 84
85 LV Latvia 2.72M 2023 85
86 TD Chad 2.71M 2024 86
87 MZ Mozambique 2.66M 2024 87
88 CL Chile 2.56M 2024 88
89 GT Guatemala 2.18M 2023 89
90 MY Malaysia 2.17M 2023 90
91 VE Venezuela 2.1M 2023 91
92 IE Ireland 1.9M 2024 92
93 KG Kyrgyzstan 1.67M 2023 93
94 TJ Tajikistan 1.55M 2024 94
95 SL Sierra Leone 1.54M 2023 95
96 TG Togo 1.51M 2023 96
97 TN Tunisia 1.5M 2024 97
98 TM Turkmenistan 1.47M 2023 98
99 EE Estonia 1.2M 2023 99
100 SA Saudi Arabia 1.19M 2023 100
101 NO Norway 1.18M 2024 101
102 ZW Zimbabwe 1.17M 2023 102
103 NZ New Zealand 1.1M 2024 103
104 SS South Sudan 1.09M 2023 104
105 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.06M 2023 105
106 DO Dominican Republic 1.05M 2024 106
107 NL Netherlands 1.04M 2024 107
108 PT Portugal 1.02M 2024 108
109 GY Guyana 999,000 2023 109
110 RW Rwanda 975,199 2024 110
111 SV El Salvador 895,000 2024 111
112 NI Nicaragua 881,420 2023 112
113 CH Switzerland 809,466 2023 113
114 BI Burundi 789,542 2024 114
115 HN Honduras 773,845 2023 115
116 AL Albania 701,314 2023 116
117 SI Slovenia 672,960 2024 117
118 MR Mauritania 570,227 2024 118
119 MK North Macedonia 532,134 2024 119
120 MN Mongolia 470,337 2023 120
121 PA Panama 461,850 2024 121
122 YE Yemen 435,000 2023 122
123 GE Georgia 399,752 2023 123
124 HT Haiti 330,000 2023 124
125 GW Guinea-Bissau 323,557 2024 125
126 ER Eritrea 305,210 2024 126
127 CF Central African Republic 302,592 2023 127
128 CU Cuba 294,461 2023 128
129 LR Liberia 256,200 2023 129
130 IL Israel 232,343 2023 130
131 OM Oman 225,134 2023 131
132 AM Armenia 215,133 2024 132
133 SR Suriname 203,185 2023 133
134 SO Somalia 178,060 2023 134
135 TL Timor-Leste 168,000 2023 135
136 LY Libya 164,800 2024 136
137 BZ Belize 160,169 2023 137
138 NA Namibia 153,012 2023 138
139 LU Luxembourg 148,070 2023 139
140 LS Lesotho 143,080 2023 140
141 LB Lebanon 133,418 2023 141
142 GM Gambia 128,972 2023 142
143 SZ Eswatini 87,173 2023 143
144 JO Jordan 84,012 2024 144
145 BT Bhutan 73,368 2024 145
146 CR Costa Rica 72,256 2024 146
147 BW Botswana 54,554 2024 147
148 PS Palestine 51,014 2023 148
149 GA Gabon 47,737 2024 149
150 KW Kuwait 30,955 2023 150
151 CG Republic of the Congo 30,359 2023 151
152 CY Cyprus 28,890 2024 152
153 AE United Arab Emirates 22,014 2023 153
154 KM Comoros 19,705 2023 154
155 PG Papua New Guinea 18,720 2023 155
156 FJ Fiji 9,194 2023 156
157 IS Iceland 7,679 2023 157
158 ME Montenegro 6,846 2023 158
159 TT Trinidad and Tobago 5,326 2023 159
160 PR Puerto Rico 3,952 2023 160
161 BN Brunei Darussalam 3,700 2023 161
162 NC New Caledonia 2,915 2023 162
163 SB Solomon Islands 2,753 2023 163
164 JM Jamaica 2,291 2023 164
165 QA Qatar 2,209 2023 165
166 MU Mauritius 1,502 2023 166
167 VU Vanuatu 985 2024 167
168 ST Sao Tome and Principe 787 2023 168
169 BS Bahamas 605 2024 169
170 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 427 2024 170
171 FM Micronesia 290 2024 171
172 MV Maldives 205 2024 172
173 DM Dominica 193 2023 173
174 GD Grenada 177 2024 174
175 AG Antigua and Barbuda 50 2024 175
176 DJ Djibouti 17 2024 176
177 CV Cabo Verde 5 2024 177
178 BB Barbados 1 2024 178
179 HK Hong Kong 0 2023 179
180 MT Malta 0 2023 180
181 NR Nauru 0 2020 180
182 LC Saint Lucia 0 1980 180
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Maximum 642M t
Median 2M t
Minimum 0 t
World 1.64B t

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
tonnes
Observation period
1961–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT