Agriculture in United States: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in United States with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products185products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°1at least one product ranks first
Products ranked world #127products currently ranked first
Top-10 products136products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for United States cover 185 products. 27 products currently place United States at world rank #1, including Maize (corn), Sorghum, Green corn (maize), Almonds, in shell. In total, 136 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for United States?
185 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For United States it is #1, and 27 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of United States agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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185 visible results
| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals, primary | Production | 454.99M t 2024 | #2 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 377.63M t 2024 | #1 |
| Soya beans | Production | 118.84M t 2024 | #2 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 99.74M t 2024 | #2 |
| Sugar Crops Primary | Production | 63.61M t 2024 | #6 |
| Wheat | Production | 53.65M t 2024 | #4 |
| Sugar beet | Production | 32.00M t 2024 | #4 |
| Sugar cane | Production | 31.61M t 2024 | #9 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 28.38M t 2024 | #4 |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 24.38M t 2024 | #3 |
| Fruit Primary | Production | 21.72M t 2024 | #7 |
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 20.18M t 2024 | #9 |
| Potatoes | Production | 19.06M t 2024 | #4 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 10.68M t 2024 | #4 |
| Rice | Production | 10.08M t 2024 | #13 |
| Seed cotton, unginned | Production | 9.57M t 2024 | #3 |
| Sorghum | Production | 8.73M t 2024 | #1 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 6.47M t 2024 | #4 |
| Apples | Production | 4.92M t 2024 | #2 |
| Grapes | Production | 4.90M t 2024 | #4 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 4.78M t 2024 | #8 |
| Lettuce and chicory | Production | 4.40M t 2024 | #2 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | Production | 3.50M t 2024 | #3 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 3.38M t 2024 | #3 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 3.27M t 2024 | #2 |
| Barley | Production | 3.13M t 2024 | #14 |
| Groundnuts, excluding shelled | Production | 2.92M t 2024 | #4 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 2.84M t 2024 | #11 |
| Oranges | Production | 2.50M t 2024 | #8 |
| Green corn (maize) | Production | 2.39M t 2024 | #1 |
| Rape or colza seed | Production | 2.21M t 2024 | #10 |
| Almonds, in shell | Production | 2.00M t 2024 | #1 |
| Watermelons | Production | 1.68M t 2024 | #8 |
| Strawberries | Production | 1.47M t 2024 | #2 |
| Beans, dry | Production | 1.41M t 2024 | #5 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 1.12M t 2024 | #5 |
| Sweet potatoes | Production | 1.12M t 2024 | #11 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | Production | 1.01M t 2024 | #8 |
| Cauliflowers and broccoli | Production | 1.00M t 2024 | #3 |
| Oats | Production | 984.0k t 2024 | #9 |
| Cabbages | Production | 936.7k t 2024 | #10 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | Production | 934.9k t 2024 | #6 |
| Lemons and limes | Production | 927.1k t 2024 | #7 |
| Peaches and nectarines | Production | 760.0k t 2024 | #6 |
| Peas, dry | Production | 756.6k t 2024 | #5 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 676.6k t 2024 | #30 |
| Cantaloupes and other melons | Production | 600.6k t 2024 | #9 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 550.4k t 2024 | #10 |
| Walnuts, in shell | Production | 547.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Sunflower seed | Production | 519.6k t 2024 | #16 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | Production | 511.3k t 2024 | #9 |
| Pistachios, in shell | Production | 499.0k t 2024 | #1 |
| String beans | Production | 483.4k t 2024 | #1 |
| Pears | Production | 463.1k t 2024 | #5 |
| Lentils, dry | Production | 410.5k t 2024 | #5 |
| Cranberries | Production | 405.8k t 2024 | #1 |
| Blueberries | Production | 402.0k t 2024 | #1 |
| Rye | Production | 374.1k t 2024 | #8 |
| Cherries | Production | 333.1k t 2024 | #3 |
| Millet | Production | 318.9k t 2024 | #13 |
| Pomelos and grapefruits | Production | 312.1k t 2024 | #5 |
| Plums and sloes | Production | 295.4k t 2024 | #8 |
| Spinach | Production | 280.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Chick peas, dry | Production | 255.5k t 2024 | #9 |
| Peas, green | Production | 204.0k t 2024 | #6 |
| Avocados | Production | 178.8k t 2024 | #13 |
| Pineapples | Production | 168.2k t 2024 | #28 |
| Green garlic | Production | 165.7k t 2024 | #13 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 147.5k t 2024 | #7 |
| Olives | Production | 147.4k t 2024 | #13 |
| Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c. | Production | 136.5k t 2024 | #2 |
| Eggplants (aubergines) | Production | 100.4k t 2024 | #22 |
| Sour cherries | Production | 97.4k t 2024 | #7 |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | Production | 87.8k t 2024 | #3 |
| Buckwheat | Production | 86.5k t 2024 | #5 |
| Raspberries | Production | 82.1k t 2024 | #4 |
| Linseed | Production | 61.5k t 2024 | #8 |
| Safflower seed | Production | 58.8k t 2024 | #4 |
| Dates | Production | 56.7k t 2024 | #17 |
| Mustard seed | Production | 46.3k t 2024 | #5 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | Production | 43.0k t 2024 | #10 |
| Hop cones | Production | 39.5k t 2024 | #3 |
| Kiwi fruit | Production | 32.1k t 2024 | #9 |
| Other beans, green | Production | 31.3k t 2024 | #26 |
| Apricots | Production | 31.1k t 2024 | #23 |
| Artichokes | Production | 30.5k t 2024 | #9 |
| Asparagus | Production | 30.5k t 2024 | #7 |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | Production | 29.5k t 2024 | #10 |
| Figs | Production | 28.2k t 2024 | #10 |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | Production | 22.5k t 2024 | #22 |
| Okra | Production | 10.5k t 2024 | #31 |
| Cow peas, dry | Production | 10.3k t 2024 | #24 |
| Papayas | Production | 5.0k t 2024 | #44 |
| Coffee, green | Production | 3.8k t 2024 | #46 |
| Bananas | Production | 3.6k t 2024 | #94 |
| Taro | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #41 |
| Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | Production | 1.2k t 2024 | #82 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 687 t 2024 | #125 |
| Ginger, raw | Production | 657 t 2024 | #31 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 102.48M t 2024 | #2 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 102.45M t 2024 | #2 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 22.55M t 2024 | #2 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 20.18M t 2024 | #1 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 12.61M t 2024 | #2 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 12.29M t 2024 | #1 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 12.29M t 2024 | #1 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 6.47M t 2024 | #4 |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 3.37M t 2024 | #1 |
| Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled | Production | 2.32M t 2024 | #1 |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 1.12M t 2024 | #2 |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 862.4k t 2024 | #3 |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 834.8k t 2024 | #2 |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 733.1k t 2024 | #1 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 73.1k t 2024 | #39 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 63.0k t 2024 | #32 |
| Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled | Production | 55.6k t 2024 | #12 |
| Raw milk of goats | Production | 25.4k t 2024 | #56 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 10.1k t 2024 | #59 |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 6.7k t 2024 | #41 |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 3.4k t 2024 | #54 |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 1.9k t 2024 | #60 |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 1.9k t 2024 | #55 |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 1.6k t 2024 | #40 |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 393 t 2024 | #51 |
| Cattle | Stocks | 87.16M head 2024 | #3 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 87.16M head 2024 | #5 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 74.91M head 2024 | #2 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 47.79M t 2024 | #2 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 19.30M t 2023 | #2 |
| Skim milk of cows | Production | 17.57M t 2023 | #1 |
| Soya bean oil | Production | 12.23M t 2023 | #2 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | Production | 8.32M t 2023 | #5 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 7.50M head 2024 | #55 |
| Cheese (All Kinds) | Production | 6.63M t 2023 | #1 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | Production | 6.42M t 2023 | #1 |
| Horses | Stocks | 6.22M head 2024 | #2 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 5.03M head 2024 | #52 |
| Molasses | Production | 4.38M t 2023 | #4 |
| Margarine and shortening | Production | 4.32M t 2023 | #1 |
| Tallow | Production | 3.90M t 2023 | #1 |
| Cotton seed | Production | 3.31M t 2023 | #4 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | Production | 2.63M t 2023 | #4 |
| Bees | Stocks | 2.60M units 2024 | #9 |
| Goats | Stocks | 2.47M head 2024 | #56 |
| Wine | Production | 2.08M t 2023 | #4 |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 1.63B head 2024 | #4 |
| Chickens | Stocks | 1.56B head 2024 | #5 |
| Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry | Production | 1.23M t 2023 | #1 |
| Skim milk and whey powder | Production | 1.17M t 2023 | #1 |
| Oil of maize | Production | 1.06M t 2023 | #1 |
| Evaporated & Condensed Milk | Production | 1.06M t 2023 | #2 |
| Butter and Ghee | Production | 969.3k t 2023 | #3 |
| Butter of cow milk | Production | 957.8k t 2023 | #1 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | Production | 863.0k t 2023 | #8 |
| Skim milk, condensed | Production | 699.8k t 2023 | #1 |
| Whey, dry | Production | 654.3k t 2023 | #1 |
| Pig fat, rendered | Production | 466.4k t 2023 | #3 |
| Mushrooms and truffles | Production | 298.8k t 2024 | #4 |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 271.4k t 2024 | #2 |
| Whole milk, evaporated | Production | 210.6k t 2023 | #4 |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | Production | 206.7k t 2023 | #4 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 179.0k t 2023 | #17 |
| Cottonseed oil | Production | 170.0k t 2023 | #6 |
| Groundnut oil | Production | 96.0k t 2023 | #9 |
| Whole milk, condensed | Production | 74.4k t 2023 | #8 |
| Oil of linseed | Production | 69.2k t 2023 | #3 |
| Turkeys | Stocks | 67.00M head 2024 | #1 |
| Buttermilk, dry | Production | 64.4k t 2023 | #2 |
| Whey, condensed | Production | 63.4k t 2023 | #7 |
| Natural honey | Production | 61.0k t 2024 | #9 |
| Asses | Stocks | 52.0k head 2024 | #42 |
| Whole milk powder | Production | 50.3k t 2023 | #14 |
| Cream, fresh | Production | 28.6k t 2023 | #25 |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 22.9k t 2023 | #1 |
| Skim milk, evaporated | Production | 14.3k t 2023 | #2 |
| Olive oil | Production | 12.0k t 2023 | #19 |
| Ghee from cow milk | Production | 11.5k t 2023 | #7 |
| Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool | Production | 11.2k t 2024 | #27 |
| Ducks | Stocks | 8.01M head 2024 | #15 |
| Beeswax | Production | 1.6k t 2024 | #10 |
| Currants | Production | 0.00 t 2024 | #41 |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | Production | 0.00 t 2024 | #60 |
| True hemp, raw or retted | Production | 27.4k t 2024 | #3 |
| Hempseed | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #5 |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 804 t 2007 | — |