List of countries by cereal production

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This is a list of countries by cereal production in 2023 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world cereal production for 2023 was over three billion metric tons. The per-capita world cereal production for that year was about or nearly 400 kilograms per person.[ citation needed ]

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The countries with the highest production of cereals include China, the United States, India, Brazil, Russia, Argentina and Canada. The countries with the highest per capita production of cereals include Lithuania, Argentina, Hungary, Canada, Serbia, Latvia and Denmark.[ citation needed ]

In 1961, the total cereal production was nearly 877 million tons.[ citation needed ]

Production by country

The table shows the countries with the largest production of cereals (barley, oats, millet, sorghum, corn, rice, rye and wheat). [1]

RankCountry/RegionCereal production
(in million tons)
Production per capita (in kg per person)
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China 658460
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4781,400
3Flag of India.svg  India 382270
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 156710
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1491,000
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1012,200
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 72.11,900
8Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 65.9230
9Flag of France.svg  France 62.5940
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 611,500
11Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 59.8350
12Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 50.3440
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 49.1600
14Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 48.7210
15Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 46.8530
16Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 42.4320
17Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 41.7590
18Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 39.91,100
19Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 34.2270
20Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 32.1140
21Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 31.3560
22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29.91,100
23Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 28.3250
24Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27.1600
25Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 26.9240
26Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 24.7280
27Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 22.61,300
28Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 20.21,100
29Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19.9330
30Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 19.32,000
31Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18.1290
32Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 17.3260
33Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 16.2260
34Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15.1120
35Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 14.9880
36Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12.51,900
37Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 11.7380
38Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10.2460
One million to ten million tons
39Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9.931,700
40Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 8.93190
41Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 8.741,400
42Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 8.631,300
43Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 8.37910
44Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8.21800
45Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 7.98460
46Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 7.262,700
47Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 6.41150
48Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6.32600
49Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 6.14230
50Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6.02660
51Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5.99380
52Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 5.89250
53Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 5.67250
54Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 5.53230
55Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5.32100
56Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 5.21120
57Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5.1195
58Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 5.01620
59Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 4.99340
60Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 4.89190
61Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4.79140
62Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4.7283
63Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4.69890
64Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 4.53170
65Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.46800
66Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 4.39150
67Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4.2280
68Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4.111,100
69Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3.99130
70Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3.92190
71Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3.88210
72Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.7938
73Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3.691,000
74Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3.581,900
75Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3.4976
76Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3.3298
77Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3.29320
78Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3.22300
79Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 3.11250
80Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 3.01180
81Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2.99110
82Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2.87150
83Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2.79110
84Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2.69250
85Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2.62140
86Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 2.5774
87Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2.48180
100Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2.44120
89Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2.3986
90Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2.2294
91Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2.17120
92Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2.1264
93Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.08640
94Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2.01280
95Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1.99390
96Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1.791,400
97Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1.69100
98Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1.59120
99Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1.53230
100Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1.49360
101Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1.41160
102Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.38250
103Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1.27120
104Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1.2333
105Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1.11130
106Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1.09110
107Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1.04160
108Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1.03200
109Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1.02110
110Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1.01120
100,000 to a million tons
111Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.99588
112Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0.947130
113Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0.88379
114Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0.83360
115Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 0.81174
116Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.774360
117Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0.722880
118Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0.692250
119Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0.622310
120Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0.599130
121Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0.57753
122Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 0.533110
123Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0.51138
124Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0.49815
125Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0.433120
126Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0.42239
127Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0.38933
128Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 0.379100
129Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 0.355570
130Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 0.27150
131Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 0.233110
132Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0.22983
133Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0.21130
134Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0.20144
135Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0.19811
136Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0.18836
137Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0.17266
138Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0.17162
139Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0.16561
140Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.15629
141Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0.151220
142Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 0.149110
143Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 0.14325
144Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 0.133310
145Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0.112140
1,000–100,000 tons
146Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 0.098841
147Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0.09638.4
148Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0.093213
149Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0.080164
150Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 0.053210
151Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0.050620
152Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 0.041749
153Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 0.03826.2
154Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0.02546
155Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 0.02152.3
156Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0.01721.7
157Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 0.012346
158Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 9.95 × 10–311
159Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 7.72 × 10–320
160Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 7.25 × 10–312
161Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 6.32 × 10–33.9
162Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3.33 × 10–34.4
163Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 2.79 × 10–36.1
164Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2.33 × 10–30.82
165Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1.95 × 10–30.72
<1,000 tons
166Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 9.84 × 10–42.9
167Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.63 × 10–49.6
168Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 8.63 × 10–40.69
169Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 7.93 × 10–43.4
170Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 7.32 × 10–41.7
171Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 6.88 × 10–41.1
172Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 4.66 × 10–43.6
173Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 3.36 × 10–42.9
174Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2.38 × 10–40.45
175Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 2.11 × 10–42.9
176Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1.89 × 10–40.061
177Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2.3 × 10–50.02
178Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1.8 × 10–50.064
179Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1.6 × 10–50.17

World production

World production in tons. [1]
YearProduction (in billions of tons)
19610.877
19620.933
19630.949
19641
19650.999
19661.08
19671.12
19681.16
19691.17
19701.19
YearProduction (in billions of tons)
19711.3
19721.26
19731.36
19741.33
19751.36
19761.46
19771.46
19781.58
19791.54
19801.55
YearProduction (in billions of tons)
19811.63
19821.69
19831.63
19841.79
19851.82
19861.83
19871.77
19881.73
19891.87
19901.95
YearProduction (in billions of tons)
19911.89
19921.97
19931.9
19941.95
19951.9
19962.06
19972.1
19982.09
19992.08
20002.06
YearProduction (in billions of tons)
20012.1
20022.05
20032.07
20042.29
20052.27
20062.26
20072.35
20082.52
20092.49
20102.46
YearProduction (in billions of tons)
20112.58
20122.56
20132.76
20142.81
20152.83
20162.91
20172.96
20182.91
20192.96
20203

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References

  1. 1 2 FAO: World cereal production (Crops > Items aggregated > Cereals, Total),