Agricultural production in Moldova
According to FAOSTAT, Moldova produced 2.1 million t of cereals, 242,709 t of vegetables, 1.0 million t of fruit, 78,232 t of meat and 267,171 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were wheat (1.2 million t), maize (716,903 t) and sunflower seed (618,984 t).
- Products recorded
- 97
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 1
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in sugar beet (−78%), followed by maize (−54%).
Livestock numbers: 98,817 cattle, 379,619 pigs, 423,608 sheep and 138,130 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 2,129,863 | 89 | 0.07% | −26% |
| All fruit | 1,006,338 | 89 | 0.11% | −11% |
| All sugar crops | 292,673 | 97 | 0.01% | −78% |
| All milk | 267,171 | 111 | 0.03% | −45% |
| All vegetables | 242,709 | 118 | 0.02% | −26% |
| All roots and tubers | 135,372 | 132 | 0.01% | −50% |
| All meat | 78,232 | 135 | 0.02% | −34% |
| All pulses | 37,474 | 99 | 0.04% | +15% |
| All eggs | 34,570 | 94 | 0.03% | −4.3% |
| All tree nuts | 19,019 | 56 | 0.1% | +29% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 1,194,779 | 47 | 0.15% | +8.5% |
| Maize | 716,903 | 69 | 0.06% | −54% |
| Sunflower seed | 618,984 | 15 | 1.19% | +13% |
| Apples | 404,595 | 29 | 0.41% | +9.3% |
| Grapes | 396,400 | 25 | 0.52% | −33% |
| Sugar beet | 292,673 | 35 | 0.1% | −78% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 245,857 | 14 | 1.09% | +324% |
| Cow milk | 232,873 | 105 | 0.03% | −48% |
| Barley | 200,444 | 51 | 0.14% | −9.1% |
| Beer | 140,000 | 89 | 0.08% | +50% |
| Potatoes | 135,372 | 98 | 0.03% | −50% |
| Wine | 133,370 | 19 | 0.55% | −16% |
| Skim milk of cows | 111,930 | 69 | 0.08% | −43% |
| Plums | 95,125 | 18 | 0.75% | +31% |
| Rapeseed | 86,547 | 33 | 0.1% | +27% |
| Onions, dry | 60,542 | 82 | 0.06% | +3.4% |
| Raw sugar | 60,167 | 86 | 0.03% | −57% |
| Chicken meat | 50,352 | 107 | 0.04% | +7.9% |
| Tomatoes | 35,631 | 106 | 0.02% | −38% |
| Hen eggs | 34,530 | 94 | 0.04% | −4.3% |
| Soybeans | 31,555 | 56 | 0.01% | −71% |
| Watermelons | 28,614 | 84 | 0.03% | −36% |
| Molasses | 27,000 | 80 | 0.04% | −49% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 26,709 | 110 | 0.01% | −5.4% |
| Sheep milk | 25,223 | 39 | 0.26% | +16% |
| Peas, dry | 25,167 | 33 | 0.18% | +83% |
| Carrots and turnips | 25,031 | 79 | 0.06% | +32% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 24,332 | 70 | 0.07% | −59% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 23,727 | 84 | 0.02% | −61% |
| Walnuts, in shell | 17,515 | 19 | 0.4% | +34% |
| Cabbages | 17,511 | 99 | 0.02% | −39% |
| Cucumbers | 16,122 | 81 | 0.02% | −38% |
| Apricots | 15,484 | 37 | 0.34% | +116% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 15,456 | 51 | 0.06% | +52% |
| Cherries | 13,283 | 23 | 0.43% | +74% |
| Sorghum | 10,885 | 71 | 0.02% | +2,236% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 10,458 | 84 | 0.02% | −34% |
| Strawberries | 10,177 | 41 | 0.09% | +171% |
| Sour cherries | 9,774 | 15 | 0.66% | +118% |
| Beans, dry | 9,148 | 71 | 0.03% | −41% |
| Goat milk | 9,075 | 81 | 0.04% | −48% |
| Green garlic | 8,165 | 51 | 0.03% | −11% |
| Cream, fresh | 7,884 | 42 | 0.21% | −54% |
| Eggplants | 5,991 | 60 | 0.01% | +36% |
| Melons | 5,683 | 65 | 0.02% | +175% |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | 5,327 | 16 | 1.02% | +6.1% |
| Raspberries | 5,038 | 19 | 0.55% | +241% |
| Honey | 4,485 | 48 | 0.23% | +15% |
| Green maize | 4,350 | 30 | 0.05% | −15% |
| Peas, green | 3,222 | 55 | 0.01% | −66% |
| Pears | 3,214 | 65 | 0.01% | −36% |
| Mixed grain | 3,122 | 14 | 0.19% | −22% |
| Butter of cow milk | 3,002 | 70 | 0.05% | −28% |
| Chick peas, dry | 2,990 | 31 | 0.02% | −6.6% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 2,887 | 79 | 0.01% | +44% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 2,261 | 151 | 0% | −73% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 2,224 | 56 | 0.04% | −67% |
| Oats | 2,097 | 62 | 0.01% | −20% |
| Quinces | 1,926 | 21 | 0.28% | +31% |
| Other beans, green | 1,707 | 73 | 0.01% | −29% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,623 | 61 | 0.02% | −61% |
| Fat of pigs | 1,623 | 57 | 0.01% | −61% |
| Mushrooms | 1,591 | 39 | 0% | −21% |
| Currants | 1,506 | 16 | 0.21% | +859% |
| Rye | 1,464 | 51 | 0.01% | +35% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 1,415 | 45 | 0.05% | −49% |
| Tallow | 1,300 | 55 | 0.02% | +30% |
| Wool, greasy | 1,093 | 57 | 0.06% | −44% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 983 | 78 | 0% | −11% |
| Oil of maize | 910 | 48 | 0.03% | +47% |
| Soya bean oil | 830 | 98 | 0% | −64% |
| Sheep meat | 705 | 130 | 0.01% | −63% |
| Rabbit meat | 669 | 23 | 0.08% | −6.3% |
| Almonds, in shell | 650 | 36 | 0.02% | −7.1% |
| Whole milk powder | 628 | 57 | 0.01% | −78% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 564 | 90 | 0.01% | −60% |
| Other nuts | 502 | 55 | 0.05% | +0.4% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 397 | 123 | 0% | −73% |
| Leeks | 364 | 46 | 0.02% | −27% |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | 352 | 25 | 0.03% | −12% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 320 | 93 | 0.01% | −63% |
| Turkey meat | 288 | 47 | 0.01% | −28% |
| Margarine and shortening | 249 | 88 | 0% | −65% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 238 | 130 | 0% | −73% |
| Whey, condensed | 233 | 23 | 0.01% | +21% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 230 | 40 | 0.03% | +153% |
| Tea, packed | 195 | 84 | 0% | +1.6% |
| Millet | 169 | 70 | 0% | +1,590% |
| Vetches | 169 | 21 | 0.03% | −6.6% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 141 | 58 | 0% | −41% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 83 | 115 | 0% | −63% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 75 | 126 | 0% | −73% |
| Whey, dry | 65 | 40 | 0% | +20% |
| Gooseberries | 63 | 6 | 0.07% | +320% |
| Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. | 40 | 37 | 0% | +25% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 38 | 101 | 0.01% | −63% |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 27 | 37 | 0.03% | +146% |
Live animals, 2024
Moldova among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Moldova, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Moldova had 3.0 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 394 | 97.8 | 4.0× |
| Maize | 236 | 149 | 1.6× |
| Sunflower seed | 204 | 6.40 | 31.9× |
| Apples | 133 | 12.0 | 11.1× |
| Grapes | 131 | 9.30 | 14.0× |
| Sugar beet | 96.4 | 36.0 | 2.7× |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 81.0 | 2.78 | 29.2× |
| Cow milk | 76.7 | 97.7 | 0.8× |
| Barley | 66.0 | 17.4 | 3.8× |
| Beer | 46.1 | 22.7 | 2.0× |
| Potatoes | 44.6 | 47.8 | 0.9× |
| Wine | 43.9 | 2.99 | 14.7× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Moldova reported exports of 66 and imports of 133 of the products covered here.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower seed | 572,396 | USD 306 m | 0.53 | 3 of 95 |
| Wheat | 980,183 | USD 198 m | 0.20 | 22 of 102 |
| Wine | 119,606 | USD 144 m | 1.20 | 14 of 128 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 138,475 | USD 113 m | 0.82 | 16 of 113 |
| Apples | 119,454 | USD 75.9 m | 0.64 | 13 of 105 |
| Maize (corn) | 297,220 | USD 66.6 m | 0.22 | 26 of 137 |
| Grapes | 52,209 | USD 60.8 m | 1.17 | 18 of 103 |
| Rape or colza seed | 101,866 | USD 50.8 m | 0.50 | 17 of 59 |
| Plums and sloes | 52,746 | USD 44.5 m | 0.84 | 6 of 89 |
| Barley | 142,570 | USD 25.5 m | 0.18 | 24 of 79 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 11,076 | USD 55.7 m | 5.03 | 67 of 192 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 77,068 | USD 54.8 m | 0.71 | 37 of 186 |
| Sunflower seed | 4,457 | USD 36.3 m | 8.14 | 61 of 152 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | 20,136 | USD 32.5 m | 1.61 | 87 of 189 |
| Butter of cow milk | 3,779 | USD 26.0 m | 6.88 | 54 of 189 |
| Tomatoes | 16,191 | USD 25.3 m | 1.56 | 57 of 163 |
| Potatoes | 57,437 | USD 24.6 m | 0.43 | 54 of 183 |
| Beer of barley, malted | 34,555 | USD 23.2 m | 0.67 | 59 of 192 |
| Raw milk of cattle | 32,162 | USD 20.8 m | 0.65 | 38 of 188 |
| Maize (corn) | 3,840 | USD 19.0 m | 4.95 | 151 of 190 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Moldova?
By volume, the largest products of Moldova in 2024 were wheat (1.2 million t), maize (716,903 t), sunflower seed (618,984 t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Moldova the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 6th, for gooseberries.
How much wheat does Moldova produce per person?
About 394 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.8 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Moldova export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were sunflower seed (USD 306 m), wheat (USD 198 m), wine (USD 144 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Moldova import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were cheese from whole cow milk (USD 55.7 m), sunflower-seed oil, crude (USD 54.8 m), sunflower seed (USD 36.3 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.