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THE GLOBAL INDEX #111

Cereal production2021

Total cereal production in tonnes. Cereals are one subset of total food production.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data180 / 217No observation: 37
First-ranked country or territoryChina632,772,814 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2021
01China
632,772,814
02United States
450,200,713
03India
355,529,809
04Russia
117,575,104
05Brazil
111,985,318
06Argentina
92,198,347
07Ukraine
85,368,635
08Indonesia
72,561,911
09France
66,877,140
10Bangladesh
61,986,999

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Cereal production · 2021 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01China632,772,8142021
02United States450,200,7132021
03India355,529,8092021
04Russia117,575,1042021
05Brazil111,985,3182021
06Argentina92,198,3472021
07Ukraine85,368,6352021
08Indonesia72,561,9112021
09France66,877,1402021
10Bangladesh61,986,9992021
11Australia54,958,5152021
12Pakistan51,304,7362021
13Vietnam48,301,1632021
14Canada47,546,1382021
15Germany42,359,4002021
16Thailand38,320,2992021
17Mexico36,582,1352021
18Poland33,996,2902021
19Ethiopia32,459,5432021
20Türkiye31,864,4042021
21Myanmar (Burma)30,140,0012021
22Nigeria29,860,7192021
23Philippines28,247,9592021
24Romania27,791,0902021
25Spain25,510,5602021
26Egypt23,091,4652021
27United Kingdom22,369,1092021
28South Africa19,232,3552021
29Iran18,297,8232021
30Italy16,568,1502021
31Kazakhstan16,216,2312021
32Hungary13,980,8702021
33Cambodia12,906,0002021
34Tanzania12,390,7382021
35Japan11,989,6232021
36Bulgaria11,639,3002021
37Nepal10,627,4272021
38Morocco10,452,9832021
39Serbia10,260,7152021
40Mali8,819,4112021
41Denmark8,640,0702021
42Czechia8,227,1202021
43Uzbekistan7,196,1192021
44Belarus6,914,8672021
45Paraguay6,304,4012021
46Peru5,681,6552021
47Iraq5,651,9102021
48Sri Lanka5,630,7742021
49South Korea5,443,0292021
50Lithuania5,340,8202021
51Austria5,316,1502021
52Sudan5,164,9382021
53Sweden4,980,3002021
54Afghanistan4,970,9232021
55Malawi4,897,6402021
56Ghana4,858,0402021
57Madagascar4,805,0882021
58North Korea4,737,0352021
59Burkina Faso4,661,1402021
60Moldova4,651,1822021
61Colombia4,556,2332021
62Guinea4,402,7242021
63Slovakia4,289,4702021
64Uganda4,229,6002021
65Laos4,195,8072021
66Kenya4,074,4612021
67Uruguay4,048,4662021
68Zambia3,953,6322021
69Congo - Kinshasa3,882,1292021
70Bolivia3,741,1632021
71Cameroon3,715,9222021
72Croatia3,645,1502021
73Senegal3,535,7532021
74Niger3,504,4652021
75Azerbaijan3,258,1692021
76Greece3,233,7102021
77Angola3,059,5372021
78Chile3,035,9722021
79Latvia2,994,6002021
80Côte d’Ivoire2,956,9482021
81Ecuador2,948,5902021
82Algeria2,784,0182021
83Finland2,648,9902021
84Chad2,620,3142021
85Syria2,514,7762021
86Belgium2,452,5802021
87Malaysia2,442,0712021
88Ireland2,363,9502021
89Benin2,308,9132021
90Mozambique2,216,5652021
91Venezuela2,143,1692021
92Sierra Leone2,131,7232021
93Guatemala2,130,6062021
94Zimbabwe2,043,7452021
95Tunisia1,679,2452021
96Turkmenistan1,587,1762021
97Tajikistan1,466,0732021
98Togo1,403,5742021
99Bosnia & Herzegovina1,400,6762021
100Kyrgyzstan1,376,4532021
101Netherlands1,340,2802021
102Estonia1,285,7502021
103Norway1,184,7002021
104Portugal1,125,6502021
105Dominican Republic1,061,4412021
106New Zealand996,8432021
107El Salvador949,8842021
108Nicaragua924,1302021
109Yemen879,3422021
110Saudi Arabia877,6382021
111Guyana864,0002021
112South Sudan840,3332021
113Rwanda809,8322021
114Burundi791,4652021
115Switzerland783,7942021
116Honduras743,5772021
117Slovenia700,5502021
118Albania691,1272021
119Mongolia614,4972021
120North Macedonia562,2392021
121Panama542,6102021
122Mauritania500,8742021
123Cuba465,8122021
124Georgia437,4562021
125Haiti373,0002021
126Eritrea305,2292021
127Central African Republic285,7962021
128Guinea-Bissau280,5432021
129Israel268,3522021
130Suriname263,7762021
131Liberia255,6002021
132Libya209,4522021
133Costa Rica157,0442021
134Namibia153,0282021
135Armenia149,8022021
136Luxembourg147,1602021
137Oman146,2112021
138Belize136,6122021
139Lebanon133,5302021
140Botswana122,2392021
141Gambia113,5012021
142Somalia111,0522021
143Jordan102,5542021
144Eswatini101,8392021
145Timor-Leste101,5132021
146Lesotho98,3152021
147Bhutan77,6882021
148Cyprus53,9602021
149Gabon47,6232021
150Palestinian Territories35,8582021
151Congo - Brazzaville30,7032021
152Kuwait24,6802021
153United Arab Emirates23,4752021
154Comoros18,6972021
155Papua New Guinea18,6932021
156Fiji11,8292021
157New Caledonia7,5022021
158Iceland7,4902021
159Montenegro6,4732021
160Trinidad & Tobago5,3512021
161Brunei4,1002021
162Qatar3,3052021
163Puerto Rico2,9502021
164Solomon Islands2,7432021
165Jamaica2,1222021
166Mauritius1,1062021
167Vanuatu956.942021
168São Tomé & Príncipe820.742021
169St. Vincent & Grenadines7962021
170Bahamas610.142021
171Cape Verde4492021
172Grenada386.822021
173Micronesia289.762021
174Maldives204.952021
175Dominica192.192021
176Barbados49.92021
177Antigua & Barbuda47.882021
178Djibouti17.152021
179Hong Kong SAR China0.052021
180Malta02021

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No observation (37)

American Samoa · Andorra · Aruba · Bahrain · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Equatorial Guinea · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gibraltar · Greenland · Guam · Isle of Man · Kiribati · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Marshall Islands · Monaco · Nauru · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Samoa · San Marino · Seychelles · Singapore · Sint Maarten · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · Tonga · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Total cereal production in tonnes. Cereals are one subset of total food production.
Unit
tonnes
Source & definition
World Bank · AG.PRD.CREL.MT
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Original metadata
Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

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  "sourceOrganization": "FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",
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