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Countries by wheat production

China had the highest wheat production of 124 countries in 2017, at 134,241,300 tonnes. Botswana had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 496,776 tonnes and the figure for the World was 762,082,347 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2017

Afghanistan: 4,280,776 tonnesAlbania: 274,877 tonnesArmenia: 176,428 tonnesAngola: 5,342 tonnesArgentina: 18,518,045 tonnesAustria: 1,437,143 tonnesAustralia: 20,941,134 tonnesAzerbaijan: 1,769,574 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 292,368 tonnesBangladesh: 1,311,473 tonnesBelgium: 1,702,721 tonnesBulgaria: 6,132,671 tonnesBurundi: 8,060 tonnesBolivia: 154,293 tonnesBrazil: 4,342,812 tonnesBhutan: 3,883 tonnesBotswana: 0 tonnesBelarus: 2,620,230 tonnesCanada: 30,377,235 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 10,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 530,552 tonnesChile: 1,349,492 tonnesCameroon: 800 tonnesChina: 134,241,300 tonnesColombia: 5,479 tonnesCyprus: 16,592 tonnesCzechia: 4,718,205 tonnesGermany: 24,481,600 tonnesDenmark: 4,834,100 tonnesAlgeria: 2,436,503 tonnesEcuador: 5,803 tonnesEstonia: 713,263 tonnesEgypt: 8,421,071 tonnesEritrea: 25,000 tonnesSpain: 4,875,957 tonnesEthiopia: 4,888,946 tonnesFinland: 802,000 tonnesFrance: 38,677,896 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 14,837,000 tonnesGeorgia: 97,900 tonnesGreece: 1,356,772 tonnesGuatemala: 638 tonnesHonduras: 1,234 tonnesCroatia: 687,595 tonnesHungary: 5,246,258 tonnesIreland: 681,679 tonnesIsrael: 72,200 tonnesIndia: 98,510,220 tonnesIraq: 2,974,136 tonnesIran: 12,400,000 tonnesItaly: 6,966,465 tonnesJordan: 12,110 tonnesJapan: 906,700 tonnesKenya: 165,200 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 600,997 tonnesNorth Korea: 43,800 tonnesSouth Korea: 37,425 tonnesKuwait: 22 tonnesKazakhstan: 14,802,865 tonnesLebanon: 125,797 tonnesLesotho: 8,851 tonnesLithuania: 3,917,372 tonnesLuxembourg: 77,781 tonnesLatvia: 2,138,800 tonnesLibya: 140,000 tonnesMorocco: 7,090,817 tonnesMoldova: 1,250,702 tonnesMontenegro: 2,463 tonnesMadagascar: 5,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 200,112 tonnesMali: 28,015 tonnesMyanmar: 123,252 tonnesMongolia: 231,364 tonnesMauritania: 7,577 tonnesMalawi: 745 tonnesMexico: 3,503,521 tonnesMozambique: 17,100 tonnesNamibia: 6,094 tonnesNew Caledonia: 14 tonnesNiger: 6,003 tonnesNigeria: 82,758 tonnesNetherlands: 1,054,151 tonnesNorway: 400,500 tonnesNepal: 1,879,191 tonnesNew Zealand: 405,182 tonnesOman: 3,980 tonnesPeru: 192,099 tonnesPakistan: 26,673,703 tonnesPoland: 11,665,702 tonnesPalestine: 34,560 tonnesPortugal: 59,610 tonnesParaguay: 1,020,000 tonnesQatar: 16 tonnesRomania: 10,034,955 tonnesSerbia: 2,275,623 tonnesRussia: 86,002,542 tonnesRwanda: 10,926 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 620,923 tonnesSudan: 463,000 tonnesSweden: 3,298,600 tonnesSlovenia: 140,961 tonnesSlovakia: 1,770,659 tonnesSomalia: 1,045 tonnesSyria: 1,850,740 tonnesEswatini: 690 tonnesChad: 1,870 tonnesThailand: 1,350 tonnesTajikistan: 899,653 tonnesTurkmenistan: 1,587,860 tonnesTunisia: 1,104,300 tonnesTürkiye: 21,500,000 tonnesTaiwan: 5,379 tonnesTanzania: 50,467 tonnesUkraine: 26,208,980 tonnesUganda: 22,100 tonnesUnited States: 47,379,810 tonnesUruguay: 757,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 6,079,164 tonnesVenezuela: 584 tonnesYemen: 95,651 tonnesSouth Africa: 1,535,000 tonnesZambia: 193,713 tonnesZimbabwe: 38,715 tonnes
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tonnes, 2017. 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, 2017

China: 134,241,300 tonnesChina134,241,300India: 98,510,220 tonnesIndia98,510,220Russia: 86,002,542 tonnesRussia86,002,542United States: 47,379,810 tonnesUnited States47,379,810France: 38,677,896 tonnesFrance38,677,896Canada: 30,377,235 tonnesCanada30,377,235Pakistan: 26,673,703 tonnesPakistan26,673,703Ukraine: 26,208,980 tonnesUkraine26,208,980Germany: 24,481,600 tonnesGermany24,481,600Türkiye: 21,500,000 tonnesTürkiye21,500,000Australia: 20,941,134 tonnesAustralia20,941,134Argentina: 18,518,045 tonnesArgentina18,518,045United Kingdom: 14,837,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom14,837,000Kazakhstan: 14,802,865 tonnesKazakhstan14,802,865Iran: 12,400,000 tonnesIran12,400,000Poland: 11,665,702 tonnesPoland11,665,702Romania: 10,034,955 tonnesRomania10,034,955Egypt: 8,421,071 tonnesEgypt8,421,071Morocco: 7,090,817 tonnesMorocco7,090,817Italy: 6,966,465 tonnesItaly6,966,465Bulgaria: 6,132,671 tonnesBulgaria6,132,671Uzbekistan: 6,079,164 tonnesUzbekistan6,079,164Hungary: 5,246,258 tonnesHungary5,246,258Ethiopia: 4,888,946 tonnesEthiopia4,888,946Spain: 4,875,957 tonnesSpain4,875,957Denmark: 4,834,100 tonnesDenmark4,834,100Czechia: 4,718,205 tonnesCzechia4,718,205Brazil: 4,342,812 tonnesBrazil4,342,812Afghanistan: 4,280,776 tonnesAfghanistan4,280,776Lithuania: 3,917,372 tonnesLithuania3,917,372Mexico: 3,503,521 tonnesMexico3,503,521Sweden: 3,298,600 tonnesSweden3,298,600Iraq: 2,974,136 tonnesIraq2,974,136Belarus: 2,620,230 tonnesBelarus2,620,230Algeria: 2,436,503 tonnesAlgeria2,436,503Serbia: 2,275,623 tonnesSerbia2,275,623Latvia: 2,138,800 tonnesLatvia2,138,800Nepal: 1,879,191 tonnesNepal1,879,191Syria: 1,850,740 tonnesSyria1,850,740Slovakia: 1,770,659 tonnesSlovakia1,770,659China: 134,241,300 tonnesChina134,241,300India: 98,510,220 tonnesIndia98,510,220Russia: 86,002,542 tonnesRussia86,002,542United States: 47,379,810 tonnesUnited States47,379,810France: 38,677,896 tonnesFrance38,677,896Canada: 30,377,235 tonnesCanada30,377,235Pakistan: 26,673,703 tonnesPakistan26,673,703Ukraine: 26,208,980 tonnesUkraine26,208,980Germany: 24,481,600 tonnesGermany24,481,600Türkiye: 21,500,000 tonnesTürkiye21,500,000Australia: 20,941,134 tonnesAustralia20,941,134Argentina: 18,518,045 tonnesArgentina18,518,045United Kingdom: 14,837,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom14,837,000Kazakhstan: 14,802,865 tonnesKazakhstan14,802,865Iran: 12,400,000 tonnesIran12,400,000Poland: 11,665,702 tonnesPoland11,665,702Romania: 10,034,955 tonnesRomania10,034,955Egypt: 8,421,071 tonnesEgypt8,421,071Morocco: 7,090,817 tonnesMorocco7,090,817Italy: 6,966,465 tonnesItaly6,966,465Bulgaria: 6,132,671 tonnesBulgaria6,132,671Uzbekistan: 6,079,164 tonnesUzbekistan6,079,164Hungary: 5,246,258 tonnesHungary5,246,258Ethiopia: 4,888,946 tonnesEthiopia4,888,946Spain: 4,875,957 tonnesSpain4,875,957Denmark: 4,834,100 tonnesDenmark4,834,100Czechia: 4,718,205 tonnesCzechia4,718,205Brazil: 4,342,812 tonnesBrazil4,342,812Afghanistan: 4,280,776 tonnesAfghanistan4,280,776Lithuania: 3,917,372 tonnesLithuania3,917,372Mexico: 3,503,521 tonnesMexico3,503,521Sweden: 3,298,600 tonnesSweden3,298,600Iraq: 2,974,136 tonnesIraq2,974,136Belarus: 2,620,230 tonnesBelarus2,620,230Algeria: 2,436,503 tonnesAlgeria2,436,503Serbia: 2,275,623 tonnesSerbia2,275,623Latvia: 2,138,800 tonnesLatvia2,138,800Nepal: 1,879,191 tonnesNepal1,879,191Syria: 1,850,740 tonnesSyria1,850,740Slovakia: 1,770,659 tonnesSlovakia1,770,659
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
tonnes		Change on 2016
1China134,241,300+0.7%
2India98,510,220+6.7%
3Russia86,002,542+17.3%
4United States47,379,810-24.6%
5France38,677,896+31.9%
6Canada30,377,235-5.5%
7Pakistan26,673,703+4.1%
8Ukraine26,208,980+0.4%
9Germany24,481,600+0.1%
10Türkiye21,500,000+4.4%
11Australia20,941,134-34.2%
12Argentina18,518,045+0.7%
13United Kingdom14,837,000+3.2%
14Kazakhstan14,802,865-1.2%
15Iran12,400,000-15%
16Poland11,665,702+7.7%
17Romania10,034,955+19%
18Egypt8,421,071-9.9%
19Morocco7,090,817+159.6%
20Italy6,966,465-13.3%
21Bulgaria6,132,671+8.3%
22Uzbekistan6,079,164-12.3%
23Hungary5,246,258-6.4%
24Ethiopia4,888,946+7.5%
25Spain4,875,957-38.1%
26Denmark4,834,100+15.1%
27Czechia4,718,205-13.5%
28Brazil4,342,812-36.5%
29Afghanistan4,280,776-6%
30Lithuania3,917,372+1.9%
31Mexico3,503,521-9.3%
32Sweden3,298,600+16.4%
33Iraq2,974,136-2.6%
34Belarus2,620,230+12%
35Algeria2,436,503-0.1%
36Serbia2,275,623-21.1%
37Latvia2,138,800+3.7%
38Nepal1,879,191+8.2%
39Syria1,850,740+13.8%
40Slovakia1,770,659-27.3%
41Azerbaijan1,769,574-1.7%
42Belgium1,702,721+21.6%
43Turkmenistan1,587,860-1%
44South Africa1,535,000-19.6%
45Austria1,437,143-27.1%
46Greece1,356,772-13.1%
47Chile1,349,492-22.1%
48Bangladesh1,311,473-2.7%
49Moldova1,250,702-3.3%
50Tunisia1,104,300+19.2%
51Netherlands1,054,151+3.7%
52Paraguay1,020,000-10.8%
53Japan906,700+14.7%
54Tajikistan899,653-1.9%
55Finland802,000-2.7%
56Uruguay757,000-36.4%
57Estonia713,263+56.6%
58Croatia687,595-29%
59Ireland681,679+5.2%
60Saudi Arabia620,923+0.4%
61Kyrgyzstan600,997-9.1%
62Switzerland530,552+37.2%
63Sudan463,000-10.3%
64New Zealand405,182-11.8%
65Norway400,500+29.4%
66Bosnia and Herzegovina292,368-4.6%
67Albania274,877-0%
68Mongolia231,364-50.5%
69North Macedonia200,112-34.7%
70Zambia193,713+21.4%
71Peru192,099+1.9%
72Armenia176,428-49.6%
73Kenya165,200-23.1%
74Bolivia154,293-53.2%
75Slovenia140,961-13.6%
76Libya140,000-30%
77Lebanon125,797-2.5%
78Myanmar123,252+20.1%
79Georgia97,900-22.7%
80Yemen95,651-0.3%
81Nigeria82,758+37.9%
82Luxembourg77,781+11%
83Israel72,200-57%
84Portugal59,610-33.8%
85Tanzania50,467-33.6%
86North Korea Estimated43,800+12.3%
87Zimbabwe38,715-7.8%
88South Korea37,425-3.3%
89Palestine Estimated34,560-6.7%
90Mali28,015-30.2%
91Eritrea25,0000%
92Uganda22,1000%
93Mozambique17,100+0.1%
94Cyprus16,592+140.4%
95Malta Estimated12,413+17.2%
96Jordan12,110-61.1%
97Rwanda10,926+10.1%
98Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated10,000-9.1%
99Lesotho8,851+88.7%
100Burundi8,060+1%
101Mauritania Estimated7,577-1.9%
102Namibia6,094-38%
103Niger6,003-27.1%
104Ecuador5,803-14%
105Colombia5,479-59.6%
106Taiwan5,379+47.9%
107Angola Estimated5,342+4.4%
108Madagascar5,0000%
109Oman3,9800%
110Bhutan3,883+54%
111Montenegro2,463+4.6%
112Chad1,870+7.3%
113Thailand Estimated1,350+3.6%
114Honduras Estimated1,234+0.8%
115Somalia Estimated1,045+0.6%
116Cameroon Estimated8000%
117Malawi745-6.5%
118Eswatini Estimated690+0.9%
119Guatemala638-14.2%
120Venezuela584+319%
121Kuwait22+83.3%
122Qatar16+158.1%
123New Caledonia Estimated14+68.2%
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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