This is a list of countries by cereal production in 2023 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world cereal production for 2023 was over three billion metric tons. The per-capita world cereal production for that year was about or nearly 400 kilograms per person.
The countries with the highest production of cereals include China, the United States, India, Brazil, Russia, Argentina and Canada. The countries with the highest per capita production of cereals include Lithuania, Argentina, Hungary, Canada, Serbia, Latvia and Denmark. In 1961, the total cereal production was nearly 877 million tons.
Production by country The table shows the countries with the largest production of cereals (barley, oats, millet, sorghum, corn, rice, rye and wheat).FAO: World cereal production (Crops > Items aggregated > Cereals, Total),
RankCountry/RegionCereal production(in thousands tons)Production per capita(in kg per person)1658,0004602478,0001,4003382,0002704156,0007105149,0001,0006101,0002,200772,1001,900865,900230962,5009401061,0001,5001159,8003501250,3004401349,1006001448,7002101546,8005301642,4003201741,7005901839,9001,1001934,2002702032,1001402131,3005602229,9001,1002328,3002502427,1006002526,9002402624,7002802722,6001,3002820,2001,1002919,9003303019,3002,0003118,1002903217,3002603316,2002603415,1001203514,9008803612,5001,9003711,7003803810,200460One million to ten million tons399,9301,700408,930190418,7401,400428,6301,300438,370910448,210800457,980460467,2602,700476,410150486,320600496,140230506,020660515,990380525,890250535,670250545,530230555,320100565,210120575,11095585,010620594,990340604,890190614,790140624,72083634,690890644,530170654,460800664,390150674,22080684,1101,100693,990130703,920190713,880210723,79038733,6901,000743,5801,900753,49076763,32098773,290320783,220300793,110250803,010180812,990110822,870150832,790110842,690250852,620140862,57074872,4801801002,440120892,39086902,22094912,170120922,12064932,080640942,010280951,990390961,7901,400971,690100981,590120991,5302301001,4903601011,4101601021,3802501031,2701201041,230331051,1101301061,0901101071,0401601081,0302001091,0201101101,010120100,000 to a million tons11199588112947130113883791148336011581174116774360117722880118692250119622310120599130121577531225331101235113812449815125433120126422391273893312837910012935557013027150131233110132229831332113013420144135198111361883613717266138171621391656114015629141151220142149110143143251441333101451121401,000–100,000 tons1469941147968.414893131498064150531015151201524249153386.2154256155222.3156171.715712461589.95111597.72201607.25121616.323.91623.334.41632.796.11642.330.821651.950.72<1,000 tons1660.9842.91670.9639.61680.8630.691690.7933.41700.7321.71710.6881.11720.4663.61730.3362.91740.2380.451750.2112.91760.1890.0611770.0230.021780.0180.0641790.0160.17
World production +World production in tons.YearProduction (in billions of tons)19610.87719620.93319630.94919641.00019650.99919661.08019671.12019681.16019691.17019701.190YearProduction (in billions of tons)19711.3019721.2619731.3619741.3319751.3619761.4619771.4619781.5819791.5419801.55YearProduction (in billions of tons)19811.6319821.6919831.6319841.7919851.8219861.8319871.7719881.7319891.8719901.95YearProduction (in billions of tons)19911.8919921.9719931.9019941.9519951.9019962.0619972.1019982.0919992.0820002.06YearProduction (in billions of tons)20012.1020022.0520032.0720042.2920052.2720062.2620072.3520082.5220092.4920102.46YearProduction (in billions of tons)20112.5820122.5620132.7620142.8120152.8320162.9120172.9620182.9120192.9620203.00
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