Country rankings
Wheat Production by Country
China has the highest Wheat Production in 2022 (137.7M t), followed by India (107.7M t) and Russia (104.2M t). New Caledonia has the lowest (5 t).
123 of 235 countries
Wheat Production, 2022
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 123 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
487.1K t
Middle half 27.5K t – 3.2M t
Average
6.6M t
123 countries
Highest
137.7M t
China
Lowest
5 t
New Caledonia
Over time · 2020–2022
The top 5 in 2022, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- China
- India
- Russia
- United States
- Australia
Data
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123 countries · # = rank by Wheat Production
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 137.7M t | 5,855 kg/ha |
| 2 |  India | 107.7M t | 3,537 kg/ha |
| 3 |  Russia | 104.2M t | 3,551 kg/ha |
| 4 |  United States | 44.9M t | 3,127 kg/ha |
| 5 |  Australia | 36.2M t | 2,847 kg/ha |
| 6 |  France | 34.6M t | 6,997 kg/ha |
| 7 |  Canada | 34.3M t | 3,406 kg/ha |
| 8 |  Pakistan | 26.2M t | 2,920 kg/ha |
| 9 |  Germany | 22.6M t | 7,577 kg/ha |
| 10 |  Argentina | 22.2M t | 3,383 kg/ha |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 20.7M t | 3,925 kg/ha |
| 12 |  Turkey | 19.8M t | 2,992 kg/ha |
| 13 |  Kazakhstan | 16.4M t | 1,273 kg/ha |
| 14 |  United Kingdom | 15.5M t | 8,590 kg/ha |
| 15 |  Poland | 13.2M t | 5,239 kg/ha |
| 16 |  Brazil | 10.3M t | 3,266 kg/ha |
| 17 |  Iran | 10M t | 1,667 kg/ha |
| 18 |  Egypt | 9.7M t | 6,782 kg/ha |
| 19 |  Romania | 8.7M t | 4,004 kg/ha |
| 20 |  Ethiopia | 7M t | 3,044 kg/ha |
| 21 |  Italy | 6.6M t | 3,720 kg/ha |
| 22 |  Spain | 6.5M t | 2,996 kg/ha |
| 23 |  Bulgaria | 6.4M t | 5,344 kg/ha |
| 24 |  Uzbekistan | 6.3M t | 4,988 kg/ha |
| 25 |  Czechia | 5.2M t | 6,073 kg/ha |
| 26 |  Lithuania | 4.5M t | 4,735 kg/ha |
| 27 |  Hungary | 4.4M t | 4,448 kg/ha |
| 28 |  Denmark | 4.2M t | 8,376 kg/ha |
| 29 |  Afghanistan | 3.8M t | 2,125 kg/ha |
| 30 |  Mexico | 3.6M t | 6,093 kg/ha |
| 31 |  Sweden | 3.2M t | 6,995 kg/ha |
| 32 |  Serbia | 3.1M t | 4,928 kg/ha |
| 33 |  Algeria | 3M t | 1,647 kg/ha |
| 34 |  Iraq | 2.8M t | 2,771 kg/ha |
| 35 |  Morocco | 2.7M t | 1,111 kg/ha |
| 36 |  Latvia | 2.5M t | 4,725 kg/ha |
| 37 |  Belarus | 2.4M t | 2,956 kg/ha |
| 38 |  Nepal | 2.1M t | 2,991 kg/ha |
| 39 |  South Africa | 2.1M t | 3,685 kg/ha |
| 40 |  Slovakia | 2M t | 4,975 kg/ha |
| 41 |  Belgium | 1.9M t | 9,057 kg/ha |
| 42 |  Austria | 1.7M t | 5,795 kg/ha |
| 43 |  Azerbaijan | 1.7M t | 3,111 kg/ha |
| 44 |  Syria | 1.6M t | 1,310 kg/ha |
| 45 |  Uruguay | 1.3M t | 4,250 kg/ha |
| 46 |  Greece | 1.2M t | 2,917 kg/ha |
| 47 |  Netherlands | 1.2M t | 9,393 kg/ha |
| 48 |  Tunisia | 1.1M t | 1,960 kg/ha |
| 49 |  Chile | 1.1M t | 5,892 kg/ha |
| 50 |  Turkmenistan | 1.1M t | 1,808 kg/ha |
| 51 |  Bangladesh | 1.1M t | 3,450 kg/ha |
| 52 |  Japan | 993.5K t | 4,371 kg/ha |
| 53 |  Croatia | 971.5K t | 6,003 kg/ha |
| 54 |  Finland | 864.2K t | 3,851 kg/ha |
| 55 |  Moldova | 855K t | 2,575 kg/ha |
| 56 |  Estonia | 854.1K t | 4,720 kg/ha |
| 57 |  Tajikistan | 840K t | 2,800 kg/ha |
| 58 |  Saudi Arabia | 800K t | 6,800 kg/ha |
| 59 |  Paraguay | 745K t | 1,701 kg/ha |
| 60 |  Ireland | 701.2K t | 10,431 kg/ha |
| 61 |  Kyrgyzstan | 592.5K t | 2,542 kg/ha |
| 62 |  Switzerland | 487.1K t | 5,471 kg/ha |
| 63 |  Sudan | 476K t | 1,700 kg/ha |
| 64 |  New Zealand | 402.6K t | 9,390 kg/ha |
| 65 |  Mongolia | 401.9K t | 1,123 kg/ha |
| 66 |  Norway | 384K t | 5,103 kg/ha |
| 67 |  Bolivia | 310.7K t | 1,446 kg/ha |
| 68 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 281.4K t | 5,460 kg/ha |
| 69 |  Kenya | 270.7K t | 2,199 kg/ha |
| 70 |  Zambia | 234.9K t | 6,999 kg/ha |
| 71 |  Albania | 233.1K t | 4,296 kg/ha |
| 72 |  North Macedonia | 224.6K t | 3,204 kg/ha |
| 73 |  Peru | 211.4K t | 1,766 kg/ha |
| 74 |  Zimbabwe | 200K t | 5,168 kg/ha |
| 75 |  Georgia | 156.8K t | 2,851 kg/ha |
| 76 |  Slovenia | 150.8K t | 5,470 kg/ha |
| 77 |  Armenia | 138.6K t | 2,451 kg/ha |
| 78 |  Libya | 130K t | 767 kg/ha |
| 79 |  Nigeria | 110K t | 1,100 kg/ha |
| 80 |  Israel | 104.5K t | 2,090 kg/ha |
| 81 |  Myanmar | 100K t | 1,429 kg/ha |
| 81 |  Yemen | 100K t | 1,667 kg/ha |
| 81 |  Lebanon | 100K t | 2,500 kg/ha |
| 84 |  Luxembourg | 85.9K t | 6,329 kg/ha |
| 85 |  Tanzania | 75K t | 1,250 kg/ha |
| 86 |  North Korea | 69.5K t | 1,246 kg/ha |
| 87 |  Portugal | 61.9K t | 1,994 kg/ha |
| 88 |  Mali | 33.5K t | 4,602 kg/ha |
| 89 |  Cyprus | 33K t | 2,728 kg/ha |
| 90 |  Palestine | 32.8K t | 2,360 kg/ha |
| 91 |  South Korea | 30.8K t | 3,794 kg/ha |
| 92 |  Jordan | 30K t | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 93 |  Uganda | 25K t | 1,667 kg/ha |
| 93 |  Eritrea | 25K t | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 95 |  Namibia | 24.7K t | 5,762 kg/ha |
| 96 |  Mozambique | 16K t | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 97 |  Rwanda | 13.9K t | 1,159 kg/ha |
| 98 |  Colombia | 12.9K t | 2,821 kg/ha |
| 99 |  Burundi | 9,197 t | 734 kg/ha |
| 100 |  DR Congo | 9,000 t | 1,125 kg/ha |
| 101 |  Ecuador | 7,431 t | 1,691 kg/ha |
| 102 |  Taiwan | 6,000 t | 3,000 kg/ha |
| 103 |  Lesotho | 5,704 t | 811 kg/ha |
| 104 |  Niger | 5,476 t | 2,819 kg/ha |
| 105 |  Mauritania | 5,000 t | 2,156 kg/ha |
| 106 |  Oman | 3,547 t | 2,009 kg/ha |
| 107 |  Angola | 2,943 t | 878 kg/ha |
| 108 |  Montenegro | 2,248 t | 3,015 kg/ha |
| 109 |  Madagascar | 2,000 t | 2,406 kg/ha |
| 110 |  Thailand | 1,321 t | 1,056 kg/ha |
| 111 |  Honduras | 1,274 t | 541 kg/ha |
| 112 |  Chad | 1,205 t | 1,865 kg/ha |
| 113 |  Somalia | 1,057 t | 401 kg/ha |
| 114 |  Malawi | 1,000 t | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 115 |  Botswana | 947 t | 1,537 kg/ha |
| 116 |  Bhutan | 770 t | 1,075 kg/ha |
| 117 |  Eswatini | 694 t | 1,795 kg/ha |
| 118 |  Venezuela | 621 t | 2,793 kg/ha |
| 119 |  Cameroon | 603 t | 1,337 kg/ha |
| 120 |  Guatemala | 254 t | 2,139 kg/ha |
| 121 |  Qatar | 149 t | 2,195 kg/ha |
| 122 |  Kuwait | 37 t | 5,731 kg/ha |
| 123 |  New Caledonia | 5 t | 556 kg/ha |
What correlates with Wheat Production (2022)?
Pearson r against 1,575 other country metrics sharing at least 74 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Wheat Production tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Wheat Production tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
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- Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.32 · moderate · n = 82
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- Natural Environment Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.29 · weak · n = 82
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Wheat Production?
- China has the highest Wheat Production in 2022, at 137.7M t, followed by India (107.7M t) and Russia (104.2M t).
- Which country has the lowest Wheat Production?
- New Caledonia has the lowest Wheat Production in 2022, at 5 t.
- What is the median Wheat Production across countries?
- The median is 487.1K t across the 123 countries with data in 2022.
- Where does the Wheat Production by Country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Wheat Production - United Nations FAO; List of countries by wheat production - Wiki.
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