Country rankings

Wheat Consumption by Country

China has the highest Wheat Consumption in 2022 (103.3M t), followed by India (94.6M t) and United States (31M t). Nauru has the lowest (1,000 t).

185 of 235 countries

Wheat Consumption, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 185 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
486K t
Middle half 100K t – 1.6M t
Average
2.9M t
185 countries
Highest
103.3M t
China
Lowest
1,000 t
Nauru

Over time · 2012–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

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

Data

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185 countries · # = rank by Wheat Consumption
#
1China103.3M t72.44 kg
2India94.6M t66.72 kg
3United States31M t91.66 kg
4Pakistan24.3M t102.95 kg
5Russia20.2M t139.56 kg
6Egypt15.2M t136.85 kg
7Iran13.9M t157.1 kg
8Turkey13.6M t159.71 kg
9Brazil11.5M t53.5 kg
10Algeria8.4M t186.65 kg
11United Kingdom8.2M t120.94 kg
12Italy8.1M t137.02 kg
13Indonesia6.8M t24.59 kg
14Morocco6.7M t179.01 kg
15France6.6M t102.77 kg
16Afghanistan6.5M t157.12 kg
17Germany6.2M t74.71 kg
18Argentina6M t132.57 kg
19Nigeria5.6M t25.74 kg
20Japan5.6M t45.11 kg
21Uzbekistan5.3M t152.25 kg
22Ethiopia5.2M t42.41 kg
23Spain5.1M t107.58 kg
24Iraq5.1M t133.63 kg
25Philippines5.1M t44.07 kg
26Mexico4.8M t37.45 kg
27Poland4.3M t107.42 kg
28Ukraine4.3M t107.37 kg
29Yemen4M t118.27 kg
30Saudi Arabia3.4M t93.15 kg
31South Africa3.4M t56.03 kg
32Syria3.3M t148.4 kg
33Canada3.3M t84.64 kg
34South Korea2.9M t55.84 kg
35Romania2.8M t141.01 kg
36Bangladesh2.6M t15.37 kg
37Sudan2.6M t56 kg
38Tunisia2.4M t196.1 kg
39Australia2.3M t86.74 kg
40Chile2.2M t114.08 kg
41Kenya2.1M t39.27 kg
42Peru2.1M t60.24 kg
43Colombia1.9M t36.75 kg
44Azerbaijan1.9M t181.41 kg
45Kazakhstan1.8M t95.29 kg
46Nepal1.6M t53.21 kg
47Vietnam1.6M t16.39 kg
48Tajikistan1.5M t154.02 kg
49Malaysia1.5M t44.49 kg
50Serbia1.5M t201.12 kg
51Netherlands1.3M t76.67 kg
52Taiwan1.2M t51.62 kg
53Hungary1.2M t119.07 kg
54Jordan1.2M t103.27 kg
55Turkmenistan1.1M t178.21 kg
56Venezuela1.1M t39.64 kg
57Switzerland1.1M t127.2 kg
58Portugal1.1M t106.3 kg
59United Arab Emirates1.1M t115.18 kg
60Israel1.1M t118.34 kg
61Sweden1.1M t99.72 kg
62Greece1M t101 kg
63Sri Lanka1M t46.64 kg
64Belgium1M t86.87 kg
65Libya937K t137.54 kg
66Cameroon896K t32.11 kg
67Tanzania877K t13.39 kg
68Ecuador868K t48.19 kg
69Norway863K t158.74 kg
70Thailand861K t12.01 kg
71Czechia860K t81.99 kg
72Austria799K t89.35 kg
73Kyrgyzstan793K t119.57 kg
74Senegal773K t44.66 kg
75Mozambique739K t22.42 kg
76Angola732K t20.57 kg
77Ghana710K t21.2 kg
78Bolivia709K t57.99 kg
79Lebanon705K t128.48 kg
80Belarus700K t73.41 kg
81Ivory Coast695K t24.67 kg
82Bulgaria692K t102.1 kg
83Guatemala689K t38.61 kg
84Georgia669K t178.7 kg
85Slovakia627K t111.02 kg
86DR Congo592K t5.98 kg
87Uganda585K t12.37 kg
88Mauritania576K t121.56 kg
89New Zealand519K t100.14 kg
90Denmark515K t87.55 kg
91Cuba509K t45.44 kg
92Finland507K t91.56 kg
93Kuwait486K t113.83 kg
94Ireland475K t94.52 kg
95Bosnia and Herzegovina459K t141.95 kg
96Dominican Republic456K t40.6 kg
97Haiti446K t38.48 kg
98Mali438K t19.38 kg
99Croatia413K t102.48 kg
100Armenia406K t146.1 kg
101Uruguay402K t117.42 kg
102Myanmar391K t7.23 kg
103Hong Kong377K t50.31 kg
104Paraguay372K t54.87 kg
105Zimbabwe358K t21.95 kg
106Albania350K t123.25 kg
107Papua New Guinea328K t32.29 kg
108Moldova327K t117.81 kg
109Mongolia325K t95.56 kg
110Madagascar322K t10.89 kg
111Burkina Faso295K t13.01 kg
112Qatar287K t106.48 kg
113Nicaragua283K t40.76 kg
113Republic of the Congo283K t47.48 kg
115Lithuania275K t100.06 kg
116El Salvador272K t42.89 kg
116Panama272K t61.72 kg
118Slovenia261K t123.18 kg
119Honduras255K t24.46 kg
120Guinea253K t18.28 kg
121Costa Rica229K t44.19 kg
122North Macedonia217K t103.86 kg
123Benin215K t16.1 kg
124Jamaica205K t72.66 kg
125Zambia186K t9.28 kg
126Mauritius162K t124.56 kg
127Gabon160K t66.81 kg
128Togo158K t17.9 kg
128Namibia158K t61.45 kg
130Niger149K t5.67 kg
131Latvia140K t75.7 kg
132Bahrain136K t92.22 kg
133Rwanda134K t9.72 kg
133Cyprus134K t107.03 kg
135Trinidad and Tobago130K t85.13 kg
136Botswana126K t47.72 kg
136Djibouti126K t112.57 kg
138Montenegro112K t179.3 kg
139Sierra Leone100K t11.6 kg
139Gambia100K t37.06 kg
141Chad94K t5.28 kg
142Oman90K t19.66 kg
143Malta85K t159.51 kg
144South Sudan84K t7.67 kg
145Burundi75K t5.8 kg
145Luxembourg75K t115.61 kg
147Laos73K t9.72 kg
148Lesotho68K t29.3 kg
149Estonia64K t47.94 kg
150Fiji61K t65.14 kg
151Guyana60K t74.07 kg
152Iceland53K t143.18 kg
153Eswatini49K t40.43 kg
154Liberia48K t9.13 kg
154Macau48K t68.61 kg
156Maldives47K t90.26 kg
157Suriname44K t70.94 kg
158Timor-Leste42K t31.67 kg
159New Caledonia38K t130.8 kg
160Cambodia36K t2.15 kg
161Malawi34K t1.68 kg
162French Polynesia31K t100.48 kg
163Solomon Islands30K t41.14 kg
164Cape Verde28K t46.79 kg
165Belize26K t63.87 kg
166Bhutan25K t32.16 kg
166Bahamas25K t60.11 kg
168Central African Republic23K t4.12 kg
168Comoros23K t27.99 kg
170Vanuatu21K t64.98 kg
170Barbados21K t72.8 kg
172Samoa18K t80.62 kg
173Saint Lucia17K t96.78 kg
174Seychelles13K t117.02 kg
175Sao Tome and Principe12K t53.37 kg
175Tonga12K t114.17 kg
177Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10K t95.26 kg
178Antigua and Barbuda7,000 t73.99 kg
179Grenada6,000 t44.91 kg
180Micronesia4,000 t32.33 kg
181Dominica3,000 t42.12 kg
181Saint Kitts and Nevis3,000 t61.03 kg
183Guinea-Bissau2,000 t1.17 kg
184Kiribati1,000 t9 kg
184Nauru1,000 t64.53 kg

What correlates with Wheat Consumption (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,434 other country metrics sharing at least 111 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Wheat Consumption tend to score higher on these

  1. Depression CasesDepression Rates by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 179
    Plot
  2. Total SpeakersAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 185
    Plot
  3. Adult PopulationWealth per Adult by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 158
    Plot
  4. 2010Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 185
    Plot
  5. 2005Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 185
    Plot
  6. 2015Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 185
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Wheat Consumption tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 184
    Plot
  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 140
    Plot
  3. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.30 · weak · n = 152
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 178
    Plot
  5. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 146
    Plot
  6. Press Freedom Index Score (RSF)Freedom Index by Country
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 167
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Wheat Consumption?
China has the highest Wheat Consumption in 2022, at 103.3M t, followed by India (94.6M t) and United States (31M t).
Which country has the lowest Wheat Consumption?
Nauru has the lowest Wheat Consumption in 2022, at 1,000 t.
What is the median Wheat Consumption across countries?
The median is 486K t across the 185 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this wheat consumption by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances: Wheat - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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