List of countries by wheat production

Last updated June 18, 2024

A map of worldwide wheat production in 2000 WheatYield.png — A map of worldwide wheat production in 2000

The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report "Grain Market Report".

The quantities of wheat in the following table are in million metric tonnes. All countries with a typical production quantity of at least 2 million metric tonnes are listed below.

Country	2022^[1]	2021^[1]	2020^[1]	2019^[1]	2018^[1]	2017^[1]	2016^[1]	2015^[1]	2014^[1]	2013^[1]	2012^[1]	2011^[1]	2010^[1]	2009^[1]	2008^[1]	2007^[1]	2006^[1]	2005^[1]	2004^[1]	2003^[1]	2002^[1]	2001^[1]	2000^[1]	1999^[1]	1998^[1]	1997^[1]	1996^[1]
World total	808.4	772.8	757.0	764.1	732.4	772.9	748.4	741.8	728.8	710.2	673.7	696.9	640.8	683.6	680.3	606.6	614.4	627.0	634.7	550.0	592.0	588.2	587.6	581.5	593.3	619.1	571.4
China	137.7	136.9	134.3	133.6	131.4	134.2	133.3	132.6	126.2	121.9	121.0	117.4	115.2	115.1	112.5	109.3	108.5	97.4	92.0	86.5	90.3	93.9	99.6	113.9	109.7	123.3	110.6
India	107.7	109.6	107.9	103.6	99.9	98.5	92.3	86.5	95.9	93.5	94.9	86.9	80.8	80.7	78.6	75.8	69.4	68.6	72.2	65.8	72.8	69.7	76.4	71.3	66.3	69.4	62.1
Russia	104.2	76.1	85.9	74.5	72.1	86.0	73.3	61.8	59.7	52.1	37.7	56.2	41.5	61.7	63.8	49.4	44.9	47.6	45.4	34.1	50.6	47.0	34.5	31.0	27.0	44.2	34.8
United States	44.9	44.8	49.8	52.6	51.3	47.4	62.8	55.8	55.1	58.1	61.7	54.4	60.1	60.4	68.0	55.8	49.2	57.2	58.7	63.8	43.7	53.0	60.6	62.6	69.3	67.5	62.0
Australia	36.2	31.9	14.5	17.6	20.9	31.8	22.3	23.7	25.3	22.9	29.9	27.4	21.8	21.4	13.6	10.8	25.2	21.9	26.1	10.1	24.3	22.1	24.8	21.5	19.2	23.7	16.5
France	34.6	36.6	30.2	40.6	35.4	38.7	29.3	42.8	39.0	38.7	37.9	36.0	38.2	38.3	39.0	32.8	35.4	36.9	39.7	30.5	38.9	31.5	37.4	37.0	39.8	33.9	35.9
Canada	34.3	22.4	35.4	32.7	32.4	30.4	32.1	27.6	29.4	37.6	27.2	25.3	23.3	26.9	28.6	20.1	25.3	25.7	24.8	23.0	16.0	20.6	26.5	27.0	24.1	24.3	29.8
Pakistan	26.2	27.5	25.2	24.3	25.1	26.7	25.6	25.1	26.0	24.2	23.5	25.2	23.3	24.0	21.0	23.3	21.3	21.6	19.5	19.2	18.2	19.0	21.1	17.9	18.7	16.7	16.9
Germany	22.6	21.5	22.2	23.1	20.3	24.5	24.5	26.5	27.8	25.0	22.4	22.8	23.8	25.2	26.0	20.8	22.4	23.7	25.4	19.3	20.8	22.8	21.6	19.6	20.2	19.8	18.9
Argentina	22.2	17.6	19.8	19.5	18.5	18.4	11.3	13.9	9.2	8.1	14.7	16.1	9.0	8.5	16.5	14.7	12.7	16.1	14.7	12.4	15.4	16.1	15.5	12.6	15.1	16.1	9.5
Ukraine	20.7	32.2	24.9	28.4	24.7	26.2	26.1	26.5	24.1	22.3	15.8	22.3	16.9	20.9	25.9	13.9	13.9	18.7	17.5	11.4	20.6	21.3	10.2	13.6	14.9	18.4	13.5
Turkey	19.8	17.7	20.5	19.0	20.0	21.5	20.6	22.6	19.0	22.1	20.1	21.8	19.7	20.6	17.8	17.2	20.0	21.5	21.0	19.0	19.5	19.0	21.0	18.0	21.0	18.7	18.5
Kazakhstan	16.4	11.8	14.3	11.5	13.9	14.8	15.0	13.7	13.0	13.9	9.8	22.7	9.6	17.1	12.5	16.5	13.5	11.2	9.9	11.5	12.7	12.7	9.1	11.2	4.7	9.0	7.7
United Kingdom	15.5	14.0	9.7	16.2	13.6	14.8	14.4	16.4	16.6	11.9	13.3	15.3	14.9	14.1	17.2	13.2	14.8	14.9	15.5	14.3	16.0	11.6	16.7	14.9	15.4	15.0	16.1
Poland	13.2	11.9	12.5	10.8	9.6	11.7	10.8	11.0	11.6	9.5	8.6	9.3	9.4	9.8	9.3	8.3	7.1	8.8	9.9	7.9	9.3	9.3	8.5	9.1	9.5	8.2	8.6
Brazil	10.3	7.9	6.3	5.6	5.5	4.3	6.8	5.5	6.3	5.7	4.4	5.7	6.2	5.1	6.0	4.1	2.5	4.7	5.8	6.2	3.1	3.4	1.7	2.5	2.3	2.5	3.3
Iran	10.0	10.1	10.4	14.5	13.0	12.7	14.6	11.5	10.6	9.3	8.8	8.7	12.1	12.1	7.0	15.9	14.7	14.3	14.6	13.4	12.5	9.5	8.1	8.7	12.0	10.0	10.0
Egypt	9.7	9.8	9.1	8.6	8.3	8.4	9.3	9.6	8.8	9.5	8.8	8.4	7.2	8.5	8.0	7.4	8.3	8.1	7.2	6.8	6.6	6.3	6.6	6.3	6.1	5.8	5.7
Romania	8.7	10.4	6.4	10.3	10.1	10.0	8.4	8.0	7.6	7.3	5.3	7.1	5.8	5.2	7.2	3.0	5.5	7.3	7.8	2.5	4.4	7.7	4.4	4.7	5.2	7.2	3.1
Ethiopia	7.0	5.8	5.5	5.3	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.7	4.2	3.9	3.4	2.9	2.9	3.1	2.3	2.5	2.2	2.2	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2
Italy	6.6	7.3	6.7	6.7	7.1	7.0	8.0	7.4	7.1	7.3	7.7	6.6	6.8	6.5	8.9	7.2	7.2	7.7	8.6	6.2	7.5	6.4	7.5	7.7	8.3	6.8	8.0
Spain	6.5	8.6	8.1	6.0	8.3	4.9	7.9	6.4	6.5	7.7	5.2	6.9	5.9	4.8	6.7	6.4	5.5	4.0	7.1	6.3	6.8	5.0	7.3	5.1	5.4	4.7	6.0
Bulgaria	6.4	7.3	4.8	6.3	6.0	6.1	5.7	5.0	5.3	5.5	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.0	4.6	2.4	3.3	3.5	4.0	2.0	4.1	4.1	2.8	2.6	3.2	3.6	1.8
Uzbekistan	6.3	6.0	6.2	6.1	5.4	6.1	6.9	7.0	7.0	6.8	6.6	6.5	6.7	6.6	6.1	6.2	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.6	5.2	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.2	2.7
Czechia	5.2	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.4	4.7	5.5	5.3	5.4	4.7	3.5	4.9	4.2	4.4	4.6	3.9	3.5	4.1	5.0	2.6	3.9	4.5	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.6	3.7
Lithuania	4.5	4.2	4.8	3.8	2.8	3.9	3.8	4.4	3.2	2.9	3.0	1.9	1.7	2.1	1.7	1.4	0.8	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.9
Hungary	4.4	5.3	5.1	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.1	4.0	4.1	3.7	4.4	5.6	4.0	4.4	5.1	6.0	2.9	3.9	5.2	3.7	2.6	4.9	5.3	3.9
Denmark	4.2	4.0	4.1	4.6	2.6	4.8	4.2	5.0	5.2	4.1	4.5	4.8	5.1	5.9	5.0	4.5	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.1	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.9	5.0	4.8
Afghanistan	3.8	4.0	5.2	4.9	3.6	4.3	4.6	4.7	5.4	5.2	5.1	3.4	4.5	5.1	2.6	4.5	3.4	4.3	2.4	3.5	2.7	1.6	1.5	2.5	2.8	2.7	2.3
Mexico	3.6	3.3	3.0	3.2	2.9	3.5	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.6	3.7	4.1	4.0	3.5	3.4	3.0	2.3	2.7	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.0	3.2	3.7	3.4
Sweden	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.5	1.6	3.3	2.8	3.3	3.1	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.4	2.4	1.7	2.2	2.1	2.0
Serbia	3.1	3.4	2.9	2.5	2.9	2.3	2.9	2.4	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.1	1.6	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.7	2.8	1.4	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.9	3.1	1.5
Algeria	3.0	2.2	3.1	3.9	4.0	2.4	2.4	2.7	2.4	3.3	3.4	2.9	2.6	3.0	1.1	2.3	2.7	2.4	2.7	3.0	1.5	2.0	0.8	1.5	2.3	0.7	3.0
Iraq	2.8	4.2	6.2	4.3	2.2	3.0	3.1	2.6	5.1	4.2	3.1	2.8	2.7	1.7	1.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	1.8	2.3	2.6	0.9	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.3
Morocco	2.7	7.5	2.6	4.0	7.3	7.1	2.7	8.1	5.1	6.9	3.9	6.0	4.9	6.4	3.8	1.6	6.3	3.0	5.5	5.1	3.4	3.3	1.4	2.2	4.4	2.3	5.9
Latvia	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.4	1.4	2.1	2.1	2.3	1.5	1.4	1.5	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Belarus	2.4	2.4	2.8	2.3	1.8	2.6	2.3	2.9	2.9	2.1	2.6	2.1	1.7	2.0	2.0	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.8	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.6
Nepal	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.7	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0
South Africa	2.1	2.3	2.1	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.9	1.4	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.4	2.0	2.1	1.9	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.5	2.4	2.5	2.4	1.7	1.9	2.4	2.7
Slovakia	2.0	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.4	2.1	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.8	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.8	0.9	1.6	1.8	1.3	1.2	1.8	1.9	1.7

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