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Countries by wheat production

China had the highest wheat production of 124 countries in 2018, at 131,440,500 tonnes. Malta had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 445,135 tonnes and the figure for the World was 730,694,073 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2018

Afghanistan: 3,613,300 tonnesAlbania: 240,294 tonnesArmenia: 187,453 tonnesAngola: 4,431 tonnesArgentina: 19,459,727 tonnesAustria: 1,367,060 tonnesAustralia: 17,597,561 tonnesAzerbaijan: 1,991,683 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 295,810 tonnesBangladesh: 1,099,373 tonnesBelgium: 1,661,860 tonnesBulgaria: 5,954,520 tonnesBurundi: 22,751 tonnesBolivia: 301,689 tonnesBrazil: 5,469,236 tonnesBhutan: 1,445 tonnesBotswana: 1,212 tonnesBelarus: 1,814,765 tonnesCanada: 32,351,900 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 11,500 tonnesSwitzerland: 511,446 tonnesChile: 1,469,003 tonnesCameroon: 700 tonnesChina: 131,440,500 tonnesColombia: 6,399 tonnesCyprus: 15,330 tonnesCzechia: 4,417,840 tonnesGermany: 20,263,500 tonnesDenmark: 2,623,930 tonnesAlgeria: 3,981,219 tonnesEcuador: 5,398 tonnesEstonia: 450,270 tonnesEgypt: 8,348,629 tonnesEritrea: 25,000 tonnesSpain: 8,322,510 tonnesEthiopia: 5,285,945 tonnesFinland: 501,600 tonnesFrance: 35,424,140 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 13,555,000 tonnesGeorgia: 107,100 tonnesGreece: 1,072,940 tonnesGuatemala: 464 tonnesHonduras: 1,244 tonnesCroatia: 753,060 tonnesHungary: 5,258,430 tonnesIreland: 485,480 tonnesIsrael: 70,500 tonnesIndia: 99,869,520 tonnesIraq: 2,177,885 tonnesIran: 13,300,000 tonnesItaly: 7,104,650 tonnesJordan: 16,389 tonnesJapan: 764,900 tonnesKenya: 336,600 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 615,926 tonnesNorth Korea: 50,900 tonnesSouth Korea: 25,788 tonnesKuwait: 9 tonnesKazakhstan: 13,944,108 tonnesLebanon: 131,977 tonnesLesotho: 6,975 tonnesLithuania: 2,838,900 tonnesLuxembourg: 79,650 tonnesLatvia: 1,431,600 tonnesLibya: 200,000 tonnesMorocco: 7,320,620 tonnesMoldova: 1,162,778 tonnesMontenegro: 2,467 tonnesMadagascar: 5,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 241,106 tonnesMali: 29,185 tonnesMyanmar: 115,996 tonnesMongolia: 436,115 tonnesMauritania: 7,457 tonnesMalawi: 729 tonnesMexico: 2,943,445 tonnesMozambique: 17,000 tonnesNamibia: 6,094 tonnesNew Caledonia: 4 tonnesNiger: 4,807 tonnesNigeria: 88,362 tonnesNetherlands: 961,920 tonnesNorway: 137,700 tonnesNepal: 1,949,001 tonnesNew Zealand: 371,027 tonnesOman: 3,579 tonnesPeru: 195,246 tonnesPakistan: 25,076,149 tonnesPoland: 9,637,620 tonnesPalestine: 69,080 tonnesPortugal: 70,110 tonnesParaguay: 722,400 tonnesQatar: 15 tonnesRomania: 10,143,670 tonnesSerbia: 2,941,601 tonnesRussia: 72,136,149 tonnesRwanda: 13,475 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 586,413 tonnesSudan: 702,000 tonnesSweden: 1,620,300 tonnesSlovenia: 121,900 tonnesSlovakia: 1,927,930 tonnesSomalia: 1,050 tonnesSyria: 1,222,988 tonnesEswatini: 702 tonnesChad: 1,798 tonnesThailand: 1,307 tonnesTajikistan: 778,986 tonnesTurkmenistan: 1,086,552 tonnesTunisia: 1,075,400 tonnesTürkiye: 20,000,000 tonnesTaiwan: 6,096 tonnesTanzania: 56,651 tonnesUkraine: 24,652,840 tonnesUganda: 23,206 tonnesUnited States: 51,305,540 tonnesUruguay: 440,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 5,410,760 tonnesVenezuela: 1,151 tonnesYemen: 92,210 tonnesSouth Africa: 1,868,000 tonnesZambia: 114,463 tonnesZimbabwe: 45,000 tonnes
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tonnes, 2018. 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, 2018

China: 131,440,500 tonnesChina131,440,500India: 99,869,520 tonnesIndia99,869,520Russia: 72,136,149 tonnesRussia72,136,149United States: 51,305,540 tonnesUnited States51,305,540France: 35,424,140 tonnesFrance35,424,140Canada: 32,351,900 tonnesCanada32,351,900Pakistan: 25,076,149 tonnesPakistan25,076,149Ukraine: 24,652,840 tonnesUkraine24,652,840Germany: 20,263,500 tonnesGermany20,263,500Türkiye: 20,000,000 tonnesTürkiye20,000,000Argentina: 19,459,727 tonnesArgentina19,459,727Australia: 17,597,561 tonnesAustralia17,597,561Kazakhstan: 13,944,108 tonnesKazakhstan13,944,108United Kingdom: 13,555,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom13,555,000Iran: 13,300,000 tonnesIran13,300,000Romania: 10,143,670 tonnesRomania10,143,670Poland: 9,637,620 tonnesPoland9,637,620Egypt: 8,348,629 tonnesEgypt8,348,629Spain: 8,322,510 tonnesSpain8,322,510Morocco: 7,320,620 tonnesMorocco7,320,620Italy: 7,104,650 tonnesItaly7,104,650Bulgaria: 5,954,520 tonnesBulgaria5,954,520Brazil: 5,469,236 tonnesBrazil5,469,236Uzbekistan: 5,410,760 tonnesUzbekistan5,410,760Ethiopia: 5,285,945 tonnesEthiopia5,285,945Hungary: 5,258,430 tonnesHungary5,258,430Czechia: 4,417,840 tonnesCzechia4,417,840Algeria: 3,981,219 tonnesAlgeria3,981,219Afghanistan: 3,613,300 tonnesAfghanistan3,613,300Mexico: 2,943,445 tonnesMexico2,943,445Serbia: 2,941,601 tonnesSerbia2,941,601Lithuania: 2,838,900 tonnesLithuania2,838,900Denmark: 2,623,930 tonnesDenmark2,623,930Iraq: 2,177,885 tonnesIraq2,177,885Azerbaijan: 1,991,683 tonnesAzerbaijan1,991,683Nepal: 1,949,001 tonnesNepal1,949,001Slovakia: 1,927,930 tonnesSlovakia1,927,930South Africa: 1,868,000 tonnesSouth Africa1,868,000Belarus: 1,814,765 tonnesBelarus1,814,765Belgium: 1,661,860 tonnesBelgium1,661,860China: 131,440,500 tonnesChina131,440,500India: 99,869,520 tonnesIndia99,869,520Russia: 72,136,149 tonnesRussia72,136,149United States: 51,305,540 tonnesUnited States51,305,540France: 35,424,140 tonnesFrance35,424,140Canada: 32,351,900 tonnesCanada32,351,900Pakistan: 25,076,149 tonnesPakistan25,076,149Ukraine: 24,652,840 tonnesUkraine24,652,840Germany: 20,263,500 tonnesGermany20,263,500Türkiye: 20,000,000 tonnesTürkiye20,000,000Argentina: 19,459,727 tonnesArgentina19,459,727Australia: 17,597,561 tonnesAustralia17,597,561Kazakhstan: 13,944,108 tonnesKazakhstan13,944,108United Kingdom: 13,555,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom13,555,000Iran: 13,300,000 tonnesIran13,300,000Romania: 10,143,670 tonnesRomania10,143,670Poland: 9,637,620 tonnesPoland9,637,620Egypt: 8,348,629 tonnesEgypt8,348,629Spain: 8,322,510 tonnesSpain8,322,510Morocco: 7,320,620 tonnesMorocco7,320,620Italy: 7,104,650 tonnesItaly7,104,650Bulgaria: 5,954,520 tonnesBulgaria5,954,520Brazil: 5,469,236 tonnesBrazil5,469,236Uzbekistan: 5,410,760 tonnesUzbekistan5,410,760Ethiopia: 5,285,945 tonnesEthiopia5,285,945Hungary: 5,258,430 tonnesHungary5,258,430Czechia: 4,417,840 tonnesCzechia4,417,840Algeria: 3,981,219 tonnesAlgeria3,981,219Afghanistan: 3,613,300 tonnesAfghanistan3,613,300Mexico: 2,943,445 tonnesMexico2,943,445Serbia: 2,941,601 tonnesSerbia2,941,601Lithuania: 2,838,900 tonnesLithuania2,838,900Denmark: 2,623,930 tonnesDenmark2,623,930Iraq: 2,177,885 tonnesIraq2,177,885Azerbaijan: 1,991,683 tonnesAzerbaijan1,991,683Nepal: 1,949,001 tonnesNepal1,949,001Slovakia: 1,927,930 tonnesSlovakia1,927,930South Africa: 1,868,000 tonnesSouth Africa1,868,000Belarus: 1,814,765 tonnesBelarus1,814,765Belgium: 1,661,860 tonnesBelgium1,661,860
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
tonnes		Change on 2017
1China131,440,500-2.1%
2India99,869,520+1.4%
3Russia72,136,149-16.1%
4United States51,305,540+8.3%
5France35,424,140-8.4%
6Canada32,351,900+6.5%
7Pakistan25,076,149-6%
8Ukraine24,652,840-5.9%
9Germany20,263,500-17.2%
10Türkiye20,000,000-7%
11Argentina19,459,727+5.1%
12Australia17,597,561-16%
13Kazakhstan13,944,108-5.8%
14United Kingdom13,555,000-8.6%
15Iran13,300,000+7.3%
16Romania10,143,670+1.1%
17Poland9,637,620-17.4%
18Egypt8,348,629-0.9%
19Spain8,322,510+70.7%
20Morocco7,320,620+3.2%
21Italy7,104,650+2%
22Bulgaria5,954,520-2.9%
23Brazil5,469,236+25.9%
24Uzbekistan5,410,760-11%
25Ethiopia5,285,945+8.1%
26Hungary5,258,430+0.2%
27Czechia4,417,840-6.4%
28Algeria3,981,219+63.4%
29Afghanistan3,613,300-15.6%
30Mexico2,943,445-16%
31Serbia2,941,601+29.3%
32Lithuania2,838,900-27.5%
33Denmark2,623,930-45.7%
34Iraq2,177,885-26.8%
35Azerbaijan1,991,683+12.6%
36Nepal1,949,001+3.7%
37Slovakia1,927,930+8.9%
38South Africa1,868,000+21.7%
39Belarus1,814,765-30.7%
40Belgium1,661,860-2.4%
41Sweden1,620,300-50.9%
42Chile1,469,003+8.9%
43Latvia1,431,600-33.1%
44Austria1,367,060-4.9%
45Syria1,222,988-33.9%
46Moldova1,162,778-7%
47Bangladesh1,099,373-16.2%
48Turkmenistan1,086,552-31.6%
49Tunisia1,075,400-2.6%
50Greece1,072,940-20.9%
51Netherlands961,920-8.7%
52Tajikistan778,986-13.4%
53Japan764,900-15.6%
54Croatia753,060+9.5%
55Paraguay722,400-29.2%
56Sudan702,000+51.6%
57Kyrgyzstan615,926+2.5%
58Saudi Arabia586,413-5.6%
59Switzerland511,446-3.6%
60Finland501,600-37.5%
61Ireland485,480-28.8%
62Estonia450,270-36.9%
63Uruguay440,000-41.9%
64Mongolia436,115+88.5%
65New Zealand371,027-8.4%
66Kenya336,600+103.8%
67Bolivia301,689+95.5%
68Bosnia and Herzegovina295,810+1.2%
69North Macedonia241,106+20.5%
70Albania240,294-12.6%
71Libya200,000+42.9%
72Peru195,246+1.6%
73Armenia187,453+6.2%
74Norway137,700-65.6%
75Lebanon131,977+4.9%
76Slovenia121,900-13.5%
77Myanmar115,996-5.9%
78Zambia114,463-40.9%
79Georgia107,100+9.4%
80Yemen92,210-3.6%
81Nigeria88,362+6.8%
82Luxembourg79,650+2.4%
83Israel70,500-2.4%
84Portugal70,110+17.6%
85Palestine69,080+99.9%
86Tanzania56,651+12.3%
87North Korea Estimated50,900+16.2%
88Zimbabwe Estimated45,000+16.2%
89Mali29,185+4.2%
90South Korea25,788-31.1%
91Eritrea25,0000%
92Uganda23,206+5%
93Burundi22,751+182.3%
94Mozambique17,000-0.6%
95Jordan16,389+35.3%
96Cyprus15,330-7.6%
97Rwanda13,475+23.3%
98Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated11,500+15%
99Mauritania Estimated7,457-1.6%
100Lesotho6,975-21.2%
101Colombia6,399+16.8%
102Taiwan6,096+13.3%
103Namibia6,0940%
104Ecuador5,398-7%
105Madagascar5,0000%
106Niger4,807-19.9%
107Angola Estimated4,431-17.1%
108Oman3,579-10.1%
109Montenegro2,467+0.2%
110Chad1,798-3.8%
111Bhutan1,445-62.8%
112Thailand Estimated1,307-3.2%
113Honduras Estimated1,244+0.8%
114Botswana1,212n/a
115Venezuela1,151+96.9%
116Somalia Estimated1,050+0.5%
117Malawi729-2.1%
118Eswatini Estimated702+1.7%
119Cameroon Estimated700-12.5%
120Guatemala464-27.3%
121Qatar15-6.3%
122Kuwait9-59.1%
123New Caledonia4-69.1%
124Malta0-100%

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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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