# Wheat production

Quantity of wheat grain (all wheat species, including spelt and durum) produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

## Key facts

- Wheat production in the World was 798,481,711 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Wheat production in the United States was 53,650,020 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- China had the highest wheat production of 123 countries in 2024, at 140,100,000 tonnes, and Malta the lowest, at 0 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 126 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `wheat_production`
- Unit: tonnes
- Note: FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/wheat-production
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/wheat_production

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 798,481,711 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |
| United States | 2024 | 53,650,020 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wheat-production/countries.md) (125 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wheat-production/eu-countries.md) (27 places)