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Wheat facts

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Top 5 countries by average wheat production, 1992-2010

CountryAverage production (tonnes)
China104,587,705
India69,372,552
USA60,365,721
Russian Federation42,616,352
France35,176,236

 

Production share by region, 2010

CountryProduction share (tonnes)
Asia259,212,122
Europe193,560,523
Americas108,386,663
Oceania19,562,668
Africa18,522,273

 

Average wheat production - all countries, 1992-2010

CountryAverage production (tonnes) Average Yield (Hg/Ha)
Afghanistan2,838,842 13,180
Albania315,979 30,488
Algeria1,949,681 11,627
Angola4,293 15,546
Argentina13,206,424 24,241
Armenia213,718 21,263
Australia19,254,105 16,780
Austria1,389,353 50,510
Azerbaijan1,221,788 21,949
Bangladesh1,266,965 20,197
Belarus967,029 27,033
Belgium1,726,465 84,793
Bhutan9,394 13,181
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)147,003 10,111
Bosnia and Herzegovina262,977 31,580
Botswana577 21,216
Brazil3,558,856 18,793
Bulgaria3,378,672 29,927
Burundi8,445 8,055
Cameroon531 15,376
Canada24,779,521 23,882
Chad4,318 18,303
Chile1,494,124 41,272
China104,587,705 40,271
Colombia48,994 18,950
Croatia813,894 41,334
Cyprus10,963 20,511
Czech Republic3,940,525 47,384
Democratic People's Republic of Korea142,309 19,523
Democratic Republic of the Congo9,316 12,794
Denmark4,655,934 71,074
Ecuador14,969 7,270
Egypt6,556,425 60,312
Eritrea16,841 6,583
Estonia176,629 23,325
Ethiopia1,735,934 14,578
Finland557,911 34,795
France35,176,237 69,074
Georgia145,518 15,746
Germany20,861,137 72,156
Greece2,028,138 24,986
Guatemala14,287 19,880
Honduras908 5,214
Hungary4,299,071 39,496
India69,372,553 26,282
Iran (Islamic Republic of)11,738,370 18,477
Iraq1,543,286 9,909
Ireland738,379 84,799
Israel151,638 19,402
Italy7,610,056 33,800
Japan699,447 36,404
Jordan34,879 13,321
Kazakhstan11,281,171 9,590
Kenya304,417 21,318
Kuwait313 25,486
Kyrgyzstan937,543 22,536
Latvia529,005 28,437
Lebanon103,547 25,458
Lesotho17,805 8,432
Libya121,653 8,026
Lithuania1,165,958 31,753
Luxembourg75,040 60,704
Madagascar9,782 24,061
Malawi1,859 9,234
Mali7,529 23,626
Malta9,368 40,297
Mauritania1,055 15,359
Mexico3,414,341 46,345
Mongolia223,375 8,656
Montenegro2,566 31,883
Morocco3,643,438 12,682
Mozambique2,399 10,639
Myanmar126,443 12,740
Namibia8,211 52,118
Nepal1,193,002 17,961
Netherlands1,130,841 83,662
New Caledonia63 17,035
New Zealand308,500 67,860
Niger7,318 17,922
Nigeria56,127 15,738
Norway316,148 44,059
Oman1,263 28,831
Pakistan19,245,468 23,006
Paraguay570,678 19,039
Peru167,293 13,130
Poland8,675,530 36,101
Portugal269,611 15,592
Qatar79 23,909
Republic of Korea8,735 34,655
Republic of Moldova897,456 24,838
Romania5,447,615 25,728
Russian Federation42,616,353 18,381
Rwanda20,263 9,949
Saudi Arabia2,237,011 49,999
Serbia1,906,502 36,231
Slovakia1,583,339 40,793
Slovenia148,258 42,785
Somalia906 3,311
South Africa1,998,050 23,226
Spain5,450,118 26,181
Sudan483,721 20,835
Swaziland306 13,713
Sweden2,036,068 58,598
Switzerland556,568 59,039
Syrian Arab Republic3,848,223 23,350
Tajikistan478,595 15,560
Thailand846 8,024
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia291,150 27,405
Tunisia1,235,746 15,870
Turkey19,388,368 21,456
Turkmenistan1,794,685 25,748
Uganda13,489 17,499
Ukraine16,598,368 27,851
United Arab Emirates437 30,880
United Kingdom14,688,263 76,433
United Republic of Tanzania78,807 18,021
United States of America60,365,721 27,382
Uruguay603,166 25,027
Uzbekistan4,178,632 30,915
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)378 3,664
Yemen158,244 15,125
Zambia92,618 60,862
Zimbabwe180,928 44,544

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