Country rankings

Cereal Production by Country

China has the highest Cereal Production in 2023 (641.7M), followed by United States (462.6M) and India (374.6M). Djibouti has the lowest (17).

Agriculture179 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 7, 2023Original page
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178 of 235 countries

Cereal Production, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 178 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
2.2M
Middle half 212.3K – 5.7M
Average
17.6M
178 countries
Highest
641.7M
China
Lowest
17
Djibouti

Over time · 2019–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • China
  • United States
  • India
  • Brazil
  • Russia

Data

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179 countries · # = rank by Cereal Production
#
1China641.7MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
2United States462.6MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
3India374.6MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
4Brazil155.9MBarley, Buckwheat, Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
5Russia136.7MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
6Indonesia74MMaize (corn), Rice
7Bangladesh64.3MBarley, Canary seed, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
8France64.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
9Argentina62.1MBarley, Canary seed, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
10Ukraine59.3MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
11Canada59.2MBarley, Buckwheat, Canary seed, Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
12Australia59MBarley, Canary seed, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
13Pakistan53.2MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
14Vietnam47.9MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice
15Germany42.5MBarley, Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
16Turkey42.2MBarley, Canary seed, Maize (corn), Millet, Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
17Thailand38.5MBarley, Canary seed, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
18Mexico37MBarley, Canary seed, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
19Poland35.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
20Ethiopia30.1MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oatst, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
21Philippines28.5MMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
22Myanmar28.3MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
23Nigeria28.1MFonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
24Egypt23.4MBarley, Maize (corn), Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
25United Kingdom22MBarley, Mixed grain, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
26Iran21MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Rye, Wheat
27Romania20.8MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
28South Africa19MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
29Kazakhstan17.1MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
30Italy15.5MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
31Hungary15MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
32Cambodia14.4MMaize (corn), Rice
33Tanzania12.8MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
34Spain11.9MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
35Japan11.5MBarley, Buckwheat, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
36Nepal11.2MBarley, Buckwheat, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Wheat
37Serbia10.8MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Mixed grain, Oats, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
38Bulgaria10.3MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
39Mali10MCereals n.e.c., Fonio, Maize (corn) , Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
40Czechia8MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Wheat, Triticale
41Uzbekistan7.9MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
42Belarus7.1MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
43Denmark7MBarley, Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
44Paraguay6.9MMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
45Ghana5.8MMaize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Sorghum
46Morocco5.7MBarley, Canary seed, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
47Lithuania5.6MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
48Peru5.5MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Quinoa, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
49Madagascar5.4MMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
50Afghanistan5.4MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Wheat
51Guinea5.3MFonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
52Austria5.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
53Iraq5.2MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
54Niger5.2MCereals n.e.c., Fonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Wheat, Sorghum
55Burkina Faso5.1MFonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
56Kenya5.1MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
57South Korea5.1MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
58Colombia5MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
59Syria4.9MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
60Sri Lanka4.7MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
61North Korea4.4MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
62Sweden4.3MBarley, Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
63Slovakia4.3MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
64Laos4.3MMaize (corn), Rice
65Senegal4.3MFonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
66Republic of the Congo4.2MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice,
67Sudan4.2MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
68Uruguay3.9MBarley, Canary seed, Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
69Cameroon3.9MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
70Malawi3.8MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
71Zambia3.7MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
72Algeria3.6MBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat,
73Greece3.4MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
74Ivory Coast3.4MFonio, Maize (corn) , Millet, Rice, Sorghum
75Uganda3.4MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
76Angola3.3MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
77Bolivia3.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Quinoa, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
78Croatia3.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
79Moldova3.2MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
80Azerbaijan3.2MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
81Finland3MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
82Belgium2.8MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Triticale, Wheat
83Ecuador2.8MBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Quinoa, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
84Benin2.7MFonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
85Latvia2.7MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
86Chad2.6MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
87Chile2.5MBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
88Mozambique2.5MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
89Guatemala2.2MBarley, Buckwheat, Maize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
90Malaysia2.2MMaize (corn), Rice
91Venezuela2.1MMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum. Wheat
92Ireland1.9MBarley, Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
93Taiwan1.7MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
94Kyrgyzstan1.7MBarley, Buckwheat, Maize (corn), Millet, Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
95Sierra Leone1.5MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
96Togo1.5MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
97Netherlands1.5MBarley, Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
98Turkmenistan1.5MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
99Tajikistan1.4MBarley, Buckwheat, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
100Estonia1.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
101Saudi Arabia1.2MBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
102Zimbabwe1.2MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats. Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
103South Sudan1.1MMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
104Burundi1.1MCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
105Bosnia and Herzegovina1.1MBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
106Portugal1MBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
107Dominican Republic1MMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
108Guyana999KMaize (corn), Rice
109New Zealand960.2KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Wheat
110Nicaragua881.4KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
111El Salvador881KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
112Rwanda846.4KMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
113Switzerland809.5KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Mixed grain, Oats, Rye,Triticale, Wheat
114Norway785KBarley, Mixed grain, Mixed grain, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat
115Honduras773.8KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
116Albania701.3KBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
117Slovenia666.9KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
118Panama597KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
119Mauritania565.7KBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
120Tunisia542KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Oats, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
121North Macedonia523KBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat
122Mongolia470.3KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Oats, Wheat
123Yemen435KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
124Georgia399.8KBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Rye, Wheat
125Haiti330KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
126Eritrea305.2KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
127Central African Republic302.6KMaize (corn), Millet, Rice, Sorghum
128Guinea-Bissau299.1KCereals n.e.c., Fonio, Maize (corn), Millet, Rice, Wheat, Sorghum
129Cuba294.5KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
130Armenia287.9KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Oats, Rice, Rye, Wheat
131Liberia256.2KRice
132Israel232.3KBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Sorghum, Wheat
133Oman225.1KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Sorghum, Wheat
134Libya208KBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Wheat
135Suriname203.2KMaize (corn), Rice
136Somalia178.1KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
137Timor-Leste168KMaize (corn), Rice
138Belize160.2KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
139Namibia153KMaize (corn), Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
140Luxembourg148.1KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Mixed grain, Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
141Lesotho143.1KBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Sorghum, Wheat
142Lebanon133.4KBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Sorghum, Wheat
143Gambia129KCereals n.e.c., Fonio, Maize (corn) , Millet, Rice, Sorghum
144Eswatini87.2KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum, Wheat
145Costa Rica83.4KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
146Botswana74.4KCereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
147Jordan72.7KBarley, Maize (corn), Millet, Sorghum, Wheat
148Bhutan70KBarley, Buckwheat, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Millet, Oats, Rice, Wheat
149Palestine51KBarley, Cereals n.e.c., Sorghum, Wheat
150Cyprus51KBarley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Triticale, Wheat
151Gabon48.1KMaize (corn), Rice,
152Kuwait31KBarley, Maize (corn), Oats, Wheat
153United Arab Emirates22KMaize (corn)
154Comoros19.7KMaize (corn), Rice
155Papua New Guinea18.7KMaize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
156Fiji9,194Maize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
157Iceland7,679Barley
158Montenegro6,846Barley, Maize (corn), Oats, Rye, Wheat
159Trinidad and Tobago5,326Maize (corn), Rice
160Puerto Rico3,952Maize (corn), Rice
161Brunei3,700Rice
162New Caledonia2,915Maize (corn), Sorghum, Wheat
163Solomon Islands2,753Rice
164Jamaica2,291Maize (corn), Rice
165Qatar2,209Barley, Cereals n.e.c., Maize (corn), Wheat
166Mauritius1,502Maize (corn), Rice
167Vanuatu983Maize (corn)
168Sao Tome and Principe787Maize (corn)
169Saint Vincent and the Grenadines633Maize (corn), Rice
170Bahamas616Maize (corn), Millet
171Cape Verde464Maize (corn)
172Grenada390Maize (corn)
173Micronesia289Maize (corn), Rice, Sorghum
174Maldives205Maize (corn), Millet, Sorghum
175Dominica193Maize (corn)
176Antigua and Barbuda46Maize (corn)
177Barbados42Maize (corn)
178Djibouti17Maize (corn)
—Hong Kong—Rice

What correlates with Cereal Production (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,440 other country metrics sharing at least 107 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Cereal Production tend to score higher on these

  1. GDP PPPHistorical GDP by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  2. Non-Melanoma Deaths - MaleMale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 177
    Plot
  3. Methane Emission Total Excluding LULUCF (WB)Methane Emissions by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  4. Total Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 121
    Plot
  5. Alcoholics FemaleAlcoholism by Country
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 177
    Plot
  6. Composite Index x100kComposite Index of National Capability by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Cereal Production tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 175
    Plot
  2. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 113
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 141
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 174
    Plot
  5. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 113
    Plot
  6. LI Users Aged 18-24LinkedIn Users by Country
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 171
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Cereal Production?
China has the highest Cereal Production in 2023, at 641.7M, followed by United States (462.6M) and India (374.6M).
Which country has the lowest Cereal Production?
Djibouti has the lowest Cereal Production in 2023, at 17.
What is the median Cereal Production across countries?
The median is 2.2M across the 178 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this cereal production by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Cereal Production - Faostat.

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