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Which Country Produces the Most Wheat? The World's Top Wheat Producers Compared
Which country produces the most wheat? Explore the world's top 10 wheat producers, 2024 rankings, production statistics and historical trends.
World ranking: Taro — Harvested area 2024. Source: FAOSTAT. Calculations and presentation: Terra Cultiva.
| Rank | Country | Value | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nigeria | 1.39M ha | 57.3 % |
| #2 | Cameroon | 250.5k ha | 10.3 % |
| #3 | Ghana | 245.2k ha | 10.1 % |
| #4 | China | 98.0k ha | 4.0 % |
| #5 | Ivory Coast | 76.4k ha | 3.1 % |
| #6 | Ethiopia | 72.4k ha | 3.0 % |
| #7 | Madagascar | 39.1k ha | 1.6 % |
| #8 | Papua New Guinea | 35.3k ha | 1.5 % |
| #9 | Guinea | 29.6k ha | 1.2 % |
| #10 | Rwanda | 28.8k ha | 1.2 % |
| #11 | Chad | 27.8k ha | 1.1 % |
| #12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.0k ha | 0.8 % |
| #13 | Central African Republic | 15.9k ha | 0.7 % |
| #14 | Philippines | 15.1k ha | 0.6 % |
| #15 | Gabon | 14.9k ha | 0.6 % |
| #16 | Thailand | 10.5k ha | 0.4 % |
| #17 | Japan | 9.1k ha | 0.4 % |
| #18 | Burundi | 8.5k ha | 0.4 % |
| #19 | Laos | 7.4k ha | 0.3 % |
| #20 | Togo | 5.3k ha | 0.2 % |
| #21 | Fiji | 3.4k ha | 0.1 % |
| #22 | Samoa | 3.4k ha | 0.1 % |
| #23 | Egypt | 3.3k ha | 0.1 % |
| #24 | Liberia | 3.2k ha | 0.1 % |
| #25 | Solomon Islands | 2.7k ha | 0.1 % |
| #26 | Taiwan | 2.3k ha | 0.1 % |
| #27 | Dominica | 2.1k ha | 0.1 % |
| #28 | Comoros | 1.7k ha | 0.1 % |
| #29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.6k ha | 0.1 % |
| #30 | Vanuatu | 1.5k ha | 0.1 % |
| #31 | Sierra Leone | 1.1k ha | 0.0 % |
| #32 | Honduras | 705 ha | 0.0 % |
| #33 | Tonga | 456 ha | 0.0 % |
| #34 | Niue | 453 ha | 0.0 % |
| #35 | Benin | 391 ha | 0.0 % |
| #36 | Kiribati | 361 ha | 0.0 % |
| #37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 301 ha | 0.0 % |
| #38 | Panama | 291 ha | 0.0 % |
| #39 | Mauritius | 250 ha | 0.0 % |
| #40 | Puerto Rico | 195 ha | 0.0 % |
| #41 | Guyana | 153 ha | 0.0 % |
| #42 | United States | 133 ha | 0.0 % |
| #43 | French Polynesia | 99 ha | 0.0 % |
| #44 | New Caledonia | 65 ha | 0.0 % |
| #45 | Lebanon | 50 ha | 0.0 % |
| #46 | Saint Lucia | 44 ha | 0.0 % |
| #47 | Bhutan | 38 ha | 0.0 % |
| #48 | Grenada | 29 ha | 0.0 % |
| #49 | Barbados | 25 ha | 0.0 % |
| #50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.0 ha | 0.0 % |
| #51 | Cook Islands | 5.0 ha | 0.0 % |
| #52 | Maldives | 2.0 ha | 0.0 % |
| #53 | Turkey | 0.00 ha | 0.0 % |

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