International wheat production statistics facts for kids
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
134.3 | 133.6 | 131.4 | 134.3 | 131.7 | 130.2 | 126.2 | 121.7 | 125.6 | 117.4 | 115.2 | 115.1 | 112.5 | 109.9 | 104.5 | 96.3 | 91.6 | 86.5 | 90.3 | 93.9 | 99.7 | 113.9 | 109.7 | 123.3 | 110.6 |
 India |
107.6 | 103.6 | 99.7 | 98.5 | 93.5 | 86.5 | 94.5 | 93.5 | 94.9 | 86.9 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 78.6 | 74.9 | 69.4 | 72.0 | 72.1 | 65.1 | 72.8 | 69.7 | 76.4 | 70.8 | 65.9 | 69.4 | 62.6 |
 Russia |
85.9 | 74.5 | 72.1 | 85.9 | 73.3 | 61.8 | 59.7 | 52.1 | 37.7 | 56.2 | 41.5 | 61.7 | 63.7 | 49.4 | 45.0 | 47.6 | 45.4 | 34.1 | 50.6 | 47.0 | 34.5 | 31.0 | 27.0 | 44.3 | 34.9 |
 United States |
49.7 | 52.3 | 51.3 | 47.3 | 62.9 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 60.0 | 61.8 | 54.4 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 68.0 | 53.6 | 57.3 | 57.1 | 58.7 | 63.8 | 44.1 | 53.3 | 60.8 | 62.7 | 69.4 | 67.5 | 62.0 |
 Canada |
35.2 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 37.5 | 27.0 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 26.8 | 28.6 | 20.6 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 23.6 | 16.2 | 20.6 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 29.8 |
 France |
30.1 | 40.6 | 35.8 | 36.9 | 29.5 | 42.8 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 40.3 | 38.0 | 38.2 | 38.3 | 39.0 | 33.2 | 35.4 | 36.9 | 39.7 | 30.5 | 38.9 | 31.5 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 39.8 | 33.9 | 35.9 |
 Pakistan |
25.2 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 26.0 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
 Ukraine |
24.9 | 28.4 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 15.8 | 22.3 | 16.9 | 20.9 | 25.9 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 13.5 |
 Germany |
22.2 | 23.1 | 20.3 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 25.4 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 22.8 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 18.9 |
 Turkey |
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 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
 Argentina |
19.8 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 15.9 |
 Iran |
15.0 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
 Australia |
14.5 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 31.8 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 25.3 | 22.9 | 29.9 | 27.4 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 25.1 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 10.1 | 24.3 | 18.5 | 24.1 | 22.1 | 19.4 | 23.7 |
 Kazakhstan |
14.3 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 22.7 | 9.6 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
 Poland |
12.4 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
 United Kingdom |
9.7 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 16.1 |
 Egypt |
9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 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 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
 Spain |
8.1 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
 Romania |
6.8 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
 Italy |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 8.3 |
 Brazil |
6.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
 Iraq |
6.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 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 |
 Uzbekistan |
6.2 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
 Ethiopia |
5.5 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
 Afghanistan |
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 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
 Hungary |
5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
 Czechia |
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 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
 Bulgaria |
4.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
 Lithuania |
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 |
 Denmark |
4.1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
 Sweden |
3.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 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 |
 Algeria |
3.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 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 |
 Mexico |
3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
 Serbia |
2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
 Syria |
2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
 Belarus |
2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 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 |
 Latvia |
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 |
 Morocco |
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 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 5.9 |
 Nepal |
2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
 Slovakia |
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 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
 South Africa |
2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 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 |
| World total | 760.9 | 765.8 | 734.0 | 771.7 | 749.5 | 737.0 | 733.5 | 711.0 | 672.7 | 697.7 | 640.3 | 684.2 | 681.0 | 606.7 | 614.5 | 626.9 | 634.9 | 550.1 | 592.0 | 588.2 | 585.0 | 584.8 | 596.2 | 614.7 | 578.6 |
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