International wheat production statistics
Food and Agriculture Organization figures
The following international wheat production statistics come from Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the report “Grain Market Report.”
The quantities of wheat in the following table are in million metric tons.
Country 2010[1] 2009[1] 2008[1] 2007[1] 2006[1] 2005 [2] 2004[2] 2003[2] 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 EU 136.5 138.5 150.3 120.1 126.7 135.4 149.4 111.7 133.6 126.6 132.4 123.1 134.1 126.4 124.3 China 115.2 115.1 112.5 109.9 104.5 96.3 91.6 86.5 90.3 93.9 99.7 113.9 109.7 123.3 110.6 India 80.7 80.7 78.6 74.9 69.4 72.0 72.1 65.1 72.8 69.7 76.4 70.8 65.9 69.4 62.6 United States 60.1 60.3 68.0 53.6 57.3 57.1 58.7 63.8 44.1 53.3 60.8 62.7 69.4 67.5 62.0 Russia 41.5 61.7 63.7 49.4 45.0 47.6 45.4 34.1 50.6 47.0 34.5 31.0 27.0 44.3 34.9 France 38.2 38.3 39.0 33.2 35.4 36.9 39.7 30.5 38.9 31.5 37.5 37.2 39.8 33.9 35.9 Germany 24.1 25.2 26.0 21.4 22.4 23.6 25.4 19.3 20.8 22.8 21.6 19.6 20.2 19.8 18.9 Pakistan 23.3 24.0 21.0 23.5 21.3 21.6 19.5 19.2 18.2 19.0 21.1 17.9 18.7 16.7 16.9 Canada 23.2 26.8 28.6 20.6 27.3 25.6 25.9 23.6 16.2 20.6 26.8 26.9 24.1 24.3 29.8 Australia 22.1 21.7 21.4 13.0 10.8 25.1 21.9 26.1 10.1 24.3 18.5 24.1 22.1 19.4 23.7 Turkey 19.7 20.6 17.8 17.7 20.0 21.0 21.0 19.0 19.5 19.0 17.5 16.5 18.5 16.2 16.2 Ukraine 16.9 20.9 25.9 13.8 14.0 18.7 17.5 6.9 20.6 21.4 10.2 13.6 14.9 18.4 13.5 Iran 15.0 13.5 8.0 15.9 14.5 14.5 14.0 13.4 12.5 9.5 7.0 8.0 11.0 10.2 8.8 Argentina 14.9 8.9 8.5 16.5 14.0 16.0 14.6 14.5 12.3 15.4 16.5 15.7 11.5 14.8 15.9 United Kingdom 14.9 14.4 17.2 13.4 14.7 15.0 15.5 14.3 16.0 11.6 16.8 14.9 15.5 15.1 16.1 Kazakhstan 9.6 17.1 12.6 16.5 13.5 11.1 9.9 11.5 12.7 12.7 9.1 11.2 4.8 8.7 8.0 Poland 9.5 9.8 9.3 8.4 7.1 8.6 9.9 7.9 9.3 9.3 8.5 9.1 9.5 8.2 8.6 Egypt 7.2 8.5 8.0 7.4 8.3 8.1 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 Italy 6.9[3] 6.3 8.9 7.3 7.1 7.5 8.6 6.2 7.6 6.5 6.9 7.3 8.1 6.8 8.3 Uzbekistan 6.7 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.0 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.7 Brazil 6.0 5.1 6.0 4.1 2.5 5.2 5.7 6.2 3.1 3.4 1.7 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.3 Romania 5.8 5.2 7.2 2.9 5.5 7.0 7.8 2.5 4.4 7.8 4.4 4.4 5.0 6.6 3.1 Spain 5.6 4.7 6.7 6.4 5.6 3.8 7.1 6.3 6.8 5.0 7.3 4.9 5.3 4.6 6.0 Denmark 5.1 5.9 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.8 Morocco 4.9 6.4 3.8 6.3 3.0 5.5 5.7 3.4 3.3 1.4 2.2 4.4 2.3 5.9 Afghanistan 4.5 5.1 2.6 4.5 3.2 4.3 2.3 3.5 2.7 1.6 1.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.3 Czech Republic 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 2.6 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 Bulgaria 4.0 4.0 4.6 2.4 3.3 3.5 4.0 2.0 4.1 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6 1.8 Hungary 3.8 4.4 5.6 4.0 4.4 5.0 6.0 2.9 3.9 5.2 3.7 2.6 4.9 5.3 3.9 Mexico 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.4 Syria 3.6[3] 3.7 2.1 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.7 2.7 2.6 4.1 3.0 4.1 Algeria 3.1[3] 3.0 1.1 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.7 3.0 Ethiopia 3.0[3] 3.1[3] 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.5 2.1 1.5 2.0 1.6 Turkmenistan 3.0[4] 3.0 2.7[4] 2.7[4] 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 Iraq 2.8 1.7 1.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.3 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 Sweden 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.4 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 Afghanistan 4.5 5.1 2.6 4.5 3.2 4.3 2.3 3.5 2.7 1.6 1.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.3 Algeria 3.1[3] 3.0 1.1 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.7 3.0 Argentina 14.9 8.9 8.5 16.5 14.0 16.0 14.6 14.5 12.3 15.4 16.5 15.7 11.5 14.8 15.9 Australia 22.1 21.7 21.4 13.0 10.8 25.1 21.9 26.1 10.1 24.3 18.5 24.1 22.1 19.4 23.7 Brazil 6.0 5.1 6.0 4.1 2.5 5.2 5.7 6.2 3.1 3.4 1.7 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.3 Bulgaria 4.0 4.0 4.6 2.4 3.3 3.5 4.0 2.0 4.1 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6 1.8 Canada 23.2 26.8 28.6 20.6 27.3 25.6 25.9 23.6 16.2 20.6 26.8 26.9 24.1 24.3 29.8 China 115.2 115.1 112.5 109.9 104.5 96.3 91.6 86.5 90.3 93.9 99.7 113.9 109.7 123.3 110.6 Czech Republic 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 2.6 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 Denmark 5.1 5.9 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.8 Egypt 7.2 8.5 8.0 7.4 8.3 8.1 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 Ethiopia 3.0[3] 3.1[3] 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.5 2.1 1.5 2.0 1.6 EU 136.5 138.5 150.3 120.1 126.7 135.4 149.4 111.7 133.6 126.6 132.4 123.1 134.1 126.4 124.3 France 38.2 38.3 39.0 33.2 35.4 36.9 39.7 30.5 38.9 31.5 37.5 37.2 39.8 33.9 35.9 Germany 24.1 25.2 26.0 21.4 22.4 23.6 25.4 19.3 20.8 22.8 21.6 19.6 20.2 19.8 18.9 Hungary 3.8 4.4 5.6 4.0 4.4 5.0 6.0 2.9 3.9 5.2 3.7 2.6 4.9 5.3 3.9 India 80.7 80.7 78.6 74.9 69.4 72.0 72.1 65.1 72.8 69.7 76.4 70.8 65.9 69.4 62.6 Iran 15.0 13.5 8.0 15.9 14.5 14.5 14.0 13.4 12.5 9.5 7.0 8.0 11.0 10.2 8.8 Iraq 2.8 1.7 1.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.3 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 Italy 6.9[3] 6.3 8.9 7.3 7.1 7.5 8.6 6.2 7.6 6.5 6.9 7.3 8.1 6.8 8.3 Kazakhstan 9.6 17.1 12.6 16.5 13.5 11.1 9.9 11.5 12.7 12.7 9.1 11.2 4.8 8.7 8.0 Mexico 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.4 Morocco 4.9 6.4 3.8 6.3 3.0 5.5 5.7 3.4 3.3 1.4 2.2 4.4 2.3 5.9 Other >2 Pakistan 23.3 24.0 21.0 23.5 21.3 21.6 19.5 19.2 18.2 19.0 21.1 17.9 18.7 16.7 16.9 Poland 9.5 9.8 9.3 8.4 7.1 8.6 9.9 7.9 9.3 9.3 8.5 9.1 9.5 8.2 8.6 Romania 5.8 5.2 7.2 2.9 5.5 7.0 7.8 2.5 4.4 7.8 4.4 4.4 5.0 6.6 3.1 Russia 41.5 61.7 63.7 49.4 45.0 47.6 45.4 34.1 50.6 47.0 34.5 31.0 27.0 44.3 34.9 Spain 5.6 4.7 6.7 6.4 5.6 3.8 7.1 6.3 6.8 5.0 7.3 4.9 5.3 4.6 6.0 Sweden 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.4 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 Syria 3.6[3] 3.7 2.1 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.7 2.7 2.6 4.1 3.0 4.1 Turkey 19.7 20.6 17.8 17.7 20.0 21.0 21.0 19.0 19.5 19.0 17.5 16.5 18.5 16.2 16.2 Turkmenistan 3.0[4] 3.0 2.7[4] 2.7[4] 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 Ukraine 16.9 20.9 25.9 13.8 14.0 18.7 17.5 6.9 20.6 21.4 10.2 13.6 14.9 18.4 13.5 United Kingdom 14.9 14.4 17.2 13.4 14.7 15.0 15.5 14.3 16.0 11.6 16.8 14.9 15.5 15.1 16.1 United States 60.1 60.3 68.0 53.6 57.3 57.1 58.7 63.8 44.1 53.3 60.8 62.7 69.4 67.5 62.0 Uzbekistan 6.7 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.0 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.7 World Total 651.4 685.6 683.4 607.0 605.9 628.7 633.3 560.3 574.7 589.7 586.1 587.7 593.6 613.4 585.4
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