**Top Wheat Producing Countries:**
– China: 137.7 million metric tonnes
– India: 107.7 million metric tonnes
– Russia: 104.2 million metric tonnes
– United States: 44.9 million metric tonnes
– Australia: 36.2 million metric tonnes
**Other Major Wheat Producers:**
– France: 34.6 million metric tonnes
– Canada: 34.3 million metric tonnes
– Pakistan: 26.2 million metric tonnes
– Germany: 22.6 million metric tonnes
– Argentina: 22.2 million metric tonnes
**Emerging Wheat Producers:**
– Ukraine: 20.7 million metric tonnes
– Turkey: 19.8 million metric tonnes
– Kazakhstan: 16.4 million metric tonnes
– United Kingdom: 15.5 million metric tonnes
– Poland: 13.2 million metric tonnes
**Wheat Production in Different Country Categories:**
– Brazil: 10.3 million metric tonnes
– Iran: 10.0 million metric tonnes
– Egypt: 9.7 million metric tonnes
– Romania: 8.7 million metric tonnes
– Ethiopia: 7.0 million metric tonnes
**Wheat Production in European Nations:**
– Italy: 6.6 million metric tonnes
– Spain: 6.5 million metric tonnes
– Bulgaria: 6.4 million metric tonnes
– Uzbekistan: 6.3 million metric tonnes
– Czechia: 5.2 million metric tonnes
**Wheat Production Statistics:**
– Latvia: 2.7 million metric tonnes
– Belarus: 2.8 million metric tonnes
– Nepal: 2.2 million metric tonnes
– South Africa: 2.1 million metric tonnes
– Slovakia: 2.1 million metric tonnes
**Variability in Production:**
– Highest: 8.1 million metric tonnes
– Lowest: 0.4 million metric tonnes
– Range: 7.7 million metric tonnes
– Average: 3.2 million metric tonnes
– Median: 2.6 million metric tonnes
**Country Comparison:**
– Latvia: 2.5 million metric tonnes
– Belarus: 2.6 million metric tonnes
– Nepal: 1.9 million metric tonnes
– South Africa: 1.9 million metric tonnes
– Slovakia: 1.9 million metric tonnes
**Trends Over Time:**
– Increasing: 7.5 million metric tonnes
– Decreasing: 1.0 million metric tonnes
– Fluctuating: 5.9 million metric tonnes
– Stable: 2.4 million metric tonnes
– Unpredictable: 6.9 million metric tonnes
**Data Source:**
– FAOSTAT
– Website: www.fao.org
– Date Retrieved: 6 March 2024
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 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |