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Countries by wheat production

China had the highest wheat production of 124 countries in 2016, at 133,271,000 tonnes. Botswana had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 463,201 tonnes and the figure for the World was 765,075,377 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2016

Afghanistan: 4,555,110 tonnesAlbania: 275,000 tonnesArmenia: 350,369 tonnesAngola: 5,116 tonnesArgentina: 18,395,106 tonnesAustria: 1,970,364 tonnesAustralia: 31,818,744 tonnesAzerbaijan: 1,799,859 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 306,605 tonnesBangladesh: 1,348,186 tonnesBelgium: 1,400,074 tonnesBulgaria: 5,662,721 tonnesBurundi: 7,980 tonnesBolivia: 329,437 tonnesBrazil: 6,834,421 tonnesBhutan: 2,521 tonnesBotswana: 0 tonnesBelarus: 2,339,829 tonnesCanada: 32,139,900 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 11,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 386,720 tonnesChile: 1,731,935 tonnesCameroon: 800 tonnesChina: 133,271,000 tonnesColombia: 13,550 tonnesCyprus: 6,902 tonnesCzechia: 5,454,663 tonnesGermany: 24,463,800 tonnesDenmark: 4,201,500 tonnesAlgeria: 2,440,097 tonnesEcuador: 6,746 tonnesEstonia: 455,543 tonnesEgypt: 9,342,538 tonnesEritrea: 25,000 tonnesSpain: 7,873,135 tonnesEthiopia: 4,549,571 tonnesFinland: 823,900 tonnesFrance: 29,316,331 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 14,383,000 tonnesGeorgia: 126,600 tonnesGreece: 1,560,777 tonnesGuatemala: 744 tonnesHonduras: 1,224 tonnesCroatia: 969,050 tonnesHungary: 5,603,184 tonnesIreland: 647,700 tonnesIsrael: 168,000 tonnesIndia: 92,290,000 tonnesIraq: 3,052,939 tonnesIran: 14,592,003 tonnesItaly: 8,037,872 tonnesJordan: 31,150 tonnesJapan: 790,800 tonnesKenya: 214,700 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 661,514 tonnesNorth Korea: 39,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 38,705 tonnesKuwait: 12 tonnesKazakhstan: 14,985,379 tonnesLebanon: 129,037 tonnesLesotho: 4,690 tonnesLithuania: 3,844,491 tonnesLuxembourg: 70,069 tonnesLatvia: 2,062,300 tonnesLibya: 200,000 tonnesMorocco: 2,731,123 tonnesMoldova: 1,292,921 tonnesMontenegro: 2,354 tonnesMadagascar: 5,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 306,433 tonnesMali: 40,137 tonnesMyanmar: 102,636 tonnesMongolia: 467,053 tonnesMauritania: 7,720 tonnesMalawi: 797 tonnesMexico: 3,862,914 tonnesMozambique: 17,088 tonnesNamibia: 9,822 tonnesNew Caledonia: 8 tonnesNiger: 8,234 tonnesNigeria: 60,000 tonnesNetherlands: 1,016,479 tonnesNorway: 309,400 tonnesNepal: 1,736,849 tonnesNew Zealand: 459,349 tonnesOman: 3,980 tonnesPeru: 188,469 tonnesPakistan: 25,633,028 tonnesPoland: 10,827,902 tonnesPalestine: 37,030 tonnesPortugal: 90,017 tonnesParaguay: 1,144,000 tonnesQatar: 6 tonnesRomania: 8,431,131 tonnesSerbia: 2,884,537 tonnesRussia: 73,345,679 tonnesRwanda: 9,923 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 618,653 tonnesSudan: 516,000 tonnesSweden: 2,834,500 tonnesSlovenia: 163,165 tonnesSlovakia: 2,434,213 tonnesSomalia: 1,039 tonnesSyria: 1,626,588 tonnesEswatini: 683 tonnesChad: 1,742 tonnesThailand: 1,304 tonnesTajikistan: 917,081 tonnesTurkmenistan: 1,604,642 tonnesTunisia: 926,592 tonnesTürkiye: 20,600,000 tonnesTaiwan: 3,638 tonnesTanzania: 76,000 tonnesUkraine: 26,098,830 tonnesUganda: 22,100 tonnesUnited States: 62,831,507 tonnesUruguay: 1,191,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 6,934,876 tonnesVenezuela: 140 tonnesYemen: 95,917 tonnesSouth Africa: 1,910,000 tonnesZambia: 159,533 tonnesZimbabwe: 42,008 tonnes
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tonnes, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2016

China: 133,271,000 tonnesChina133,271,000India: 92,290,000 tonnesIndia92,290,000Russia: 73,345,679 tonnesRussia73,345,679United States: 62,831,507 tonnesUnited States62,831,507Canada: 32,139,900 tonnesCanada32,139,900Australia: 31,818,744 tonnesAustralia31,818,744France: 29,316,331 tonnesFrance29,316,331Ukraine: 26,098,830 tonnesUkraine26,098,830Pakistan: 25,633,028 tonnesPakistan25,633,028Germany: 24,463,800 tonnesGermany24,463,800Türkiye: 20,600,000 tonnesTürkiye20,600,000Argentina: 18,395,106 tonnesArgentina18,395,106Kazakhstan: 14,985,379 tonnesKazakhstan14,985,379Iran: 14,592,003 tonnesIran14,592,003United Kingdom: 14,383,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom14,383,000Poland: 10,827,902 tonnesPoland10,827,902Egypt: 9,342,538 tonnesEgypt9,342,538Romania: 8,431,131 tonnesRomania8,431,131Italy: 8,037,872 tonnesItaly8,037,872Spain: 7,873,135 tonnesSpain7,873,135Uzbekistan: 6,934,876 tonnesUzbekistan6,934,876Brazil: 6,834,421 tonnesBrazil6,834,421Bulgaria: 5,662,721 tonnesBulgaria5,662,721Hungary: 5,603,184 tonnesHungary5,603,184Czechia: 5,454,663 tonnesCzechia5,454,663Afghanistan: 4,555,110 tonnesAfghanistan4,555,110Ethiopia: 4,549,571 tonnesEthiopia4,549,571Denmark: 4,201,500 tonnesDenmark4,201,500Mexico: 3,862,914 tonnesMexico3,862,914Lithuania: 3,844,491 tonnesLithuania3,844,491Iraq: 3,052,939 tonnesIraq3,052,939Serbia: 2,884,537 tonnesSerbia2,884,537Sweden: 2,834,500 tonnesSweden2,834,500Morocco: 2,731,123 tonnesMorocco2,731,123Algeria: 2,440,097 tonnesAlgeria2,440,097Slovakia: 2,434,213 tonnesSlovakia2,434,213Belarus: 2,339,829 tonnesBelarus2,339,829Latvia: 2,062,300 tonnesLatvia2,062,300Austria: 1,970,364 tonnesAustria1,970,364South Africa: 1,910,000 tonnesSouth Africa1,910,000China: 133,271,000 tonnesChina133,271,000India: 92,290,000 tonnesIndia92,290,000Russia: 73,345,679 tonnesRussia73,345,679United States: 62,831,507 tonnesUnited States62,831,507Canada: 32,139,900 tonnesCanada32,139,900Australia: 31,818,744 tonnesAustralia31,818,744France: 29,316,331 tonnesFrance29,316,331Ukraine: 26,098,830 tonnesUkraine26,098,830Pakistan: 25,633,028 tonnesPakistan25,633,028Germany: 24,463,800 tonnesGermany24,463,800Türkiye: 20,600,000 tonnesTürkiye20,600,000Argentina: 18,395,106 tonnesArgentina18,395,106Kazakhstan: 14,985,379 tonnesKazakhstan14,985,379Iran: 14,592,003 tonnesIran14,592,003United Kingdom: 14,383,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom14,383,000Poland: 10,827,902 tonnesPoland10,827,902Egypt: 9,342,538 tonnesEgypt9,342,538Romania: 8,431,131 tonnesRomania8,431,131Italy: 8,037,872 tonnesItaly8,037,872Spain: 7,873,135 tonnesSpain7,873,135Uzbekistan: 6,934,876 tonnesUzbekistan6,934,876Brazil: 6,834,421 tonnesBrazil6,834,421Bulgaria: 5,662,721 tonnesBulgaria5,662,721Hungary: 5,603,184 tonnesHungary5,603,184Czechia: 5,454,663 tonnesCzechia5,454,663Afghanistan: 4,555,110 tonnesAfghanistan4,555,110Ethiopia: 4,549,571 tonnesEthiopia4,549,571Denmark: 4,201,500 tonnesDenmark4,201,500Mexico: 3,862,914 tonnesMexico3,862,914Lithuania: 3,844,491 tonnesLithuania3,844,491Iraq: 3,052,939 tonnesIraq3,052,939Serbia: 2,884,537 tonnesSerbia2,884,537Sweden: 2,834,500 tonnesSweden2,834,500Morocco: 2,731,123 tonnesMorocco2,731,123Algeria: 2,440,097 tonnesAlgeria2,440,097Slovakia: 2,434,213 tonnesSlovakia2,434,213Belarus: 2,339,829 tonnesBelarus2,339,829Latvia: 2,062,300 tonnesLatvia2,062,300Austria: 1,970,364 tonnesAustria1,970,364South Africa: 1,910,000 tonnesSouth Africa1,910,000
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
tonnes		Change on 2015
1China133,271,000+0.5%
2India92,290,000+6.7%
3Russia73,345,679+18.7%
4United States62,831,507+12.5%
5Canada32,139,900+16.2%
6Australia31,818,744+42.8%
7France29,316,331-31.4%
8Ukraine26,098,830-1.6%
9Pakistan25,633,028+2.2%
10Germany24,463,800-7.9%
11Türkiye20,600,000-8.8%
12Argentina18,395,106+62.6%
13Kazakhstan14,985,379+9%
14Iran14,592,003+26.6%
15United Kingdom14,383,000-12.5%
16Poland10,827,902-1.2%
17Egypt9,342,538-2.8%
18Romania8,431,131+5.9%
19Italy8,037,872+8.7%
20Spain7,873,135+23.7%
21Uzbekistan6,934,876-0.4%
22Brazil6,834,421+24.1%
23Bulgaria5,662,721+13%
24Hungary5,603,184+5.1%
25Czechia5,454,663+3.4%
26Afghanistan4,555,110-2.5%
27Ethiopia4,549,571-2.2%
28Denmark4,201,500-16.5%
29Mexico3,862,914+4.1%
30Lithuania3,844,491-12.2%
31Iraq3,052,939+15.4%
32Serbia2,884,537+18.8%
33Sweden2,834,500-14.1%
34Morocco2,731,123-66.2%
35Algeria2,440,097-8.2%
36Slovakia2,434,213+16.9%
37Belarus2,339,829-19.2%
38Latvia2,062,300-8.3%
39Austria1,970,364+14.2%
40South Africa1,910,000+32.6%
41Azerbaijan1,799,859+9.8%
42Nepal1,736,849-12.1%
43Chile1,731,935+16.8%
44Syria1,626,588-39.2%
45Turkmenistan1,604,642+14.1%
46Greece1,560,777+7%
47Belgium1,400,074-30.7%
48Bangladesh1,348,1860%
49Moldova1,292,921+40.2%
50Uruguay1,191,000+10.7%
51Paraguay1,144,000+0.4%
52Netherlands1,016,479-21.8%
53Croatia969,050+27.7%
54Tunisia926,592+1.5%
55Tajikistan917,081+2.3%
56Finland823,900-17%
57Japan790,800-21.2%
58Kyrgyzstan661,514-6.1%
59Ireland647,700-7%
60Saudi Arabia618,653-10.8%
61Sudan516,000-33.7%
62Mongolia467,053+126.2%
63New Zealand459,349+11.1%
64Estonia455,543-43.9%
65Switzerland386,720-26.7%
66Armenia350,369-3.4%
67Bolivia329,437-2.4%
68Norway309,400-37.5%
69Bosnia and Herzegovina306,605+43.9%
70North Macedonia306,433+52.3%
71Albania275,0000%
72Kenya214,700-10%
73Libya200,000+25%
74Peru188,469-12.3%
75Israel168,000-2.9%
76Slovenia163,165+3.9%
77Zambia159,533-25.5%
78Lebanon129,037-7.2%
79Georgia126,600+0.8%
80Myanmar102,636-42.8%
81Yemen95,917-23.2%
82Portugal90,017+12%
83Tanzania76,000+4.9%
84Luxembourg70,069-23.1%
85Nigeria60,0000%
86Zimbabwe42,008-7.3%
87Mali40,137+12.3%
88North Korea39,000-29.1%
89South Korea38,705+46.4%
90Palestine37,030+40.7%
91Jordan31,150+42.1%
92Eritrea25,0000%
93Uganda22,100+0.1%
94Mozambique17,088-15.7%
95Colombia13,550+37%
96Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated11,000+15.8%
97Malta Estimated10,596+6%
98Rwanda9,923+24.1%
99Namibia9,822-3.2%
100Niger8,234+1.8%
101Burundi7,980+19.9%
102Mauritania7,720+9.5%
103Cyprus6,902-80.5%
104Ecuador6,746+228.6%
105Angola Estimated5,116+8.3%
106Madagascar5,0000%
107Lesotho4,690-33.7%
108Oman3,980+57.6%
109Taiwan3,638-50.4%
110Bhutan2,521-32.4%
111Montenegro2,354+11.5%
112Chad1,742+80.5%
113Thailand Estimated1,304+3%
114Honduras Estimated1,224+0.9%
115Somalia Estimated1,039+0.7%
116Cameroon Estimated800-5.9%
117Malawi797-32.3%
118Guatemala744+25.2%
119Eswatini Estimated683-0.5%
120Venezuela140-22.1%
121Kuwait12-73.3%
122New Caledonia Estimated8+28.9%
123Qatar6n/a
124Botswana Estimated0n/a

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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.

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.

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