All cereals production in Canada
In 2024 Canada produced 63.7 million t of all cereals, the 9th largest in the world (2.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 23%. The record was 66.5 million t in 2013. Area harvested: 15.8 million ha, yield 4.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 63.7 million t
- World rank
- 9 of 177
- 10-year change
- +23%
- Record
- 66.5 million t
- 2013
All cereals in Canada, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Canada compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.0%
- 1.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 4.0
- world 4.2 (−4.4%)
- kg per person
- 1,602
- world 384
- 10-year change
- +23%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Indonesia | 68,281,639 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 66,347,851 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Canada | 63,660,405 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Pakistan | 55,933,133 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 55,651,880 | 1.8% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Canada is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63,660,405 | +4.3% | 15,830,900 | 4.02 |
| 2023 | 61,062,325 | −6.9% | 16,067,124 | 3.80 |
| 2022 | 65,578,427 | +38% | 15,975,200 | 4.11 |
| 2021 | 47,546,138 | −27% | 15,240,271 | 3.12 |
| 2020 | 65,314,300 | +6.2% | 15,961,700 | 4.09 |
| 2019 | 61,473,900 | +4.7% | 15,327,200 | 4.01 |
| 2018 | 58,726,900 | +3.4% | 15,001,800 | 3.91 |
| 2017 | 56,770,935 | −3.6% | 13,830,500 | 4.10 |
| 2016 | 58,905,768 | +10.0% | 13,895,831 | 4.24 |
| 2015 | 53,563,000 | +3.6% | 14,582,900 | 3.67 |
| 2014 | 51,683,501 | −22% | 14,171,684 | 3.65 |
| 2013 | 66,535,401 | +28% | 15,992,384 | 4.16 |
| 2012 | 51,846,500 | +7.3% | 15,000,396 | 3.46 |
| 2011 | 48,337,200 | +4.8% | 13,606,800 | 3.55 |
| 2010 | 46,122,200 | −7.2% | 13,173,800 | 3.50 |
| 2009 | 49,691,900 | −11% | 15,060,300 | 3.30 |
| 2008 | 56,030,400 | +17% | 16,519,700 | 3.39 |
| 2007 | 48,005,300 | −1.2% | 16,145,100 | 2.97 |
| 2006 | 48,577,300 | −4.7% | 15,946,100 | 3.05 |
| 2005 | 50,962,400 | +0.4% | 15,846,800 | 3.22 |
| 2004 | 50,778,200 | +3.2% | 16,161,700 | 3.14 |
| 2003 | 49,197,200 | +36% | 17,833,000 | 2.76 |
| 2002 | 36,046,900 | −17% | 15,174,800 | 2.38 |
| 2001 | 43,391,400 | −15% | 17,733,700 | 2.45 |
| 2000 | 51,090,400 | −5.6% | 18,209,500 | 2.81 |
| 1999 | 54,112,600 | +6.1% | 17,524,800 | 3.09 |
| 1998 | 50,984,500 | +2.8% | 18,322,900 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 49,606,900 | −15% | 19,193,300 | 2.58 |
| 1996 | 58,494,100 | +19% | 20,565,900 | 2.84 |
| 1995 | 49,344,200 | +5.8% | 18,276,700 | 2.70 |
| 1994 | 46,618,500 | −9.4% | 17,968,300 | 2.59 |
| 1993 | 51,483,100 | +3.7% | 19,449,800 | 2.65 |
| 1992 | 49,642,650 | −7.8% | 20,177,800 | 2.46 |
| 1991 | 53,852,300 | −5.2% | 20,868,753 | 2.58 |
| 1990 | 56,806,235 | +18% | 21,547,874 | 2.64 |
| 1989 | 48,089,308 | +35% | 21,922,393 | 2.19 |
| 1988 | 35,494,200 | −31% | 20,231,700 | 1.75 |
| 1987 | 51,635,200 | −9.4% | 21,544,800 | 2.40 |
| 1986 | 56,964,700 | +18% | 22,161,800 | 2.57 |
| 1985 | 48,239,300 | +13% | 21,709,000 | 2.22 |
| 1984 | 42,793,504 | −9.8% | 21,101,600 | 2.03 |
| 1983 | 47,447,208 | −11% | 21,521,900 | 2.20 |
| 1982 | 53,333,208 | +4.9% | 21,480,700 | 2.48 |
| 1981 | 50,862,200 | +23% | 21,676,900 | 2.35 |
| 1980 | 41,364,700 | +15% | 19,318,900 | 2.14 |
| 1979 | 35,955,000 | −14% | 17,688,300 | 2.03 |
| 1978 | 41,895,782 | −0.8% | 18,477,650 | 2.27 |
| 1977 | 42,239,008 | −5.5% | 18,641,159 | 2.27 |
| 1976 | 44,710,278 | +20% | 19,646,229 | 2.28 |
| 1975 | 37,107,574 | +20% | 18,081,682 | 2.05 |
| 1974 | 30,864,826 | −16% | 17,874,547 | 1.73 |
| 1973 | 36,600,202 | +3.2% | 18,757,283 | 1.95 |
| 1972 | 35,466,355 | −8.7% | 17,843,070 | 1.99 |
| 1971 | 38,859,750 | +36% | 18,114,448 | 2.15 |
| 1970 | 28,560,715 | −20% | 13,531,041 | 2.11 |
| 1969 | 35,922,333 | +4.4% | 18,334,919 | 1.96 |
| 1968 | 34,413,439 | +14% | 19,840,692 | 1.73 |
| 1967 | 30,080,426 | −22% | 19,802,974 | 1.52 |
| 1966 | 38,663,261 | +20% | 19,599,536 | 1.97 |
| 1965 | 32,228,771 | +13% | 18,625,128 | 1.73 |
| 1964 | 28,504,578 | −16% | 18,664,782 | 1.53 |
| 1963 | 34,122,307 | +17% | 18,556,188 | 1.84 |
| 1962 | 29,261,250 | +75% | 18,340,807 | 1.60 |
| 1961 | 16,730,306 | — | 16,985,264 | 0.98 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Canada?
Canada produced 63.7 million t in 2024, 2.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Canada rank in the world for production of cereals?
Canada ranked 9th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Canada changed?
It rose by 23% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 66.5 million t in 2013.
What is the yield of cereals in Canada?
4.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (63.7 million t from 15.8 million ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.