Cereals · FAOSTAT 2024
Cereals n.e.c. production by country
World production of cereals n.e.c. reached 8.0 million t in 2024, up 22% over ten years. The largest producers were Ethiopia (72.3%), Chad (7.8%), France (3.7%), together 84% of the world total. It was harvested from 4.7 million ha, an average yield of 1.7 t/ha.
- World production, 2024
- 8.0 million t
- 10-year change
- +22%
- Producing countries
- 60
- World average yield
- 1.69 t/ha
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia E | 5,798,195 | 72.3% | +22% | 1.8 |
| 2 | Chad | 627,560 | 7.83% | +27% | 1.1 |
| 3 | France | 297,400 | 3.71% | +167% | 2.7 |
| 4 | Thailand I | 250,799 | 3.13% | +9.6% | 2.5 |
| 5 | Poland | 192,640 | 2.40% | +978% | 1.6 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia E | 92,664 | 1.16% | — | 4.3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 86,801 | 1.08% | −71% | 1.5 |
| 8 | Italy | 67,070 | 0.84% | −50% | 2.9 |
| 9 | Tanzania E | 58,218 | 0.73% | −19% | 1.1 |
| 10 | China E | 43,913 | 0.55% | −0.4% | 2.4 |
| 11 | Lithuania | 37,400 | 0.47% | +3,017% | 1.0 |
| 12 | Oman | 32,498 | 0.41% | +2,205% | 40.0 |
| 13 | Eritrea E | 30,210 | 0.38% | +3.8% | 0.7 |
| 14 | Tunisia X | 29,000 | 0.36% | −3.3% | 1.7 |
| 15 | Russia I | 25,988 | 0.32% | +58% | 0.4 |
| 16 | Latvia | 24,800 | 0.31% | — | 1.2 |
| 17 | Hungary | 24,510 | 0.31% | +335% | 1.7 |
| 18 | Belarus I | 22,125 | 0.28% | −18% | 2.9 |
| 19 | South Korea I | 21,538 | 0.27% | +44% | 1.9 |
| 20 | Austria | 18,910 | 0.24% | −63% | 2.0 |
| 21 | Argentina E | 17,245 | 0.22% | +6.0% | 0.6 |
| 22 | Sierra Leone I | 15,906 | 0.20% | +65% | 0.9 |
| 23 | New Zealand I | 14,988 | 0.19% | +121% | 5.8 |
| 24 | Burundi E | 14,177 | 0.18% | +360% | 0.5 |
| 25 | Serbia | 12,824 | 0.16% | +51% | 2.8 |
| 26 | Myanmar I | 12,819 | 0.16% | −5.5% | 0.7 |
| 27 | South Africa E | 12,676 | 0.16% | −28% | 0.5 |
| 28 | Uzbekistan E | 12,672 | 0.16% | +76% | 3.8 |
| 29 | Spain | 11,340 | 0.14% | −73% | 2.0 |
| 30 | Czechia | 9,010 | 0.11% | +65% | 1.6 |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 8,100 | 0.10% | +3,633% | 1.5 |
| 32 | Estonia | 8,080 | 0.10% | — | 1.2 |
| 33 | Peru I | 8,028 | 0.10% | +4.1% | 0.8 |
| 34 | Mexico | 7,264 | 0.09% | +11% | 1.9 |
| 35 | Georgia E | 6,967 | 0.09% | −0.5% | 3.5 |
| 36 | Armenia | 6,702 | 0.08% | −63% | 1.6 |
| 37 | Ukraine E | 6,100 | 0.08% | −41% | 1.6 |
| 38 | Colombia | 5,697 | 0.07% | +108% | 2.1 |
| 39 | Jordan | 4,771 | 0.06% | — | 7.5 |
| 40 | Morocco I | 4,601 | 0.06% | +59% | 0.9 |
| 41 | Botswana I | 4,226 | 0.05% | +5.8% | 1.2 |
| 42 | Slovenia | 3,910 | 0.05% | +80% | 0.8 |
| 43 | Belgium | 3,160 | 0.04% | — | 3.5 |
| 44 | Congo I | 2,515 | 0.03% | +1.0% | 0.7 |
| 45 | Zimbabwe I | 2,300 | 0.03% | +3.2% | 1.0 |
| 46 | Romania | 2,290 | 0.03% | −67% | 1.4 |
| 47 | Slovakia | 1,810 | 0.02% | +1,408% | 0.8 |
| 48 | Finland | 1,550 | 0.02% | −45% | 0.8 |
| 49 | Niger I | 1,385 | 0.02% | −11% | 0.3 |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau I | 1,246 | 0.02% | −9.8% | 0.4 |
| 51 | Bhutan E | 1,192 | 0.01% | −4.6% | 1.0 |
| 52 | Mongolia | 1,183 | 0.01% | −65% | 0.4 |
| 53 | Croatia | 820 | 0.01% | −86% | 1.1 |
| 54 | Bolivia | 772 | 0.01% | +25% | 0.6 |
| 55 | Portugal | 720 | 0.01% | — | 1.6 |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 660 | 0.01% | +337% | 5.1 |
| 57 | Switzerland | 543 | 0.01% | +126% | 2.6 |
| 58 | Taiwan I | 404 | 0.01% | +2.5% | 2.0 |
| 59 | Greece | 340 | 0.00% | −92% | 1.5 |
| 60 | Mali E | 164 | 0.00% | +7.9% | 0.4 |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.