World Cereals, primary production: country ranking and trends
World Cereals, primary ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)3.13B t2024
Countries178
#1China651.36M t
10-year change+10.9 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Cereals, primary production reaches 3.13B t. China ranks first with 651.36M t, about 20.8 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +10.9 %.
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Which country produces the most Cereals, primary?
China ranks #1 for 2024 with 651.36M t.
How is the world total for Cereals, primary calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 651.36M t | 20.8 % |
| #2 | United States | 454.99M t | 14.5 % |
| #3 | India | 391.12M t | 12.5 % |
| #4 | Brazil | 138.98M t | 4.4 % |
| #5 | Russia | 120.40M t | 3.8 % |
| #6 | Argentina | 85.73M t | 2.7 % |
| #7 | Indonesia | 68.28M t | 2.2 % |
| #8 | Bangladesh | 66.35M t | 2.1 % |
| #9 | Canada | 63.66M t | 2.0 % |
| #10 | Pakistan | 55.93M t | 1.8 % |
| #11 | Ukraine | 55.65M t | 1.8 % |
| #12 | France | 53.55M t | 1.7 % |
| #13 | Australia | 52.35M t | 1.7 % |
| #14 | Vietnam | 47.85M t | 1.5 % |
| #15 | Turkey | 39.02M t | 1.2 % |
| #16 | Germany | 38.98M t | 1.2 % |
| #17 | Thailand | 38.64M t | 1.2 % |
| #18 | Poland | 34.35M t | 1.1 % |
| #19 | Mexico | 32.64M t | 1.0 % |
| #20 | Ethiopia | 31.76M t | 1.0 % |
Production
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