Wheat Production
WorldAgricultureEconomicWorld map of wheat production in million metric tons by country
FAOA world map shows that the higher producers of wheat are China, India, and Russia (shaded dark green). The US, Canada, Australia, and Pakistan produce moderate amounts (green). Chile, Turkey, Iran, and Kazakhstan produce less (lighter green). Many countries in Africa are in the lowest, lightest green category.
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Class | Rank | Million Metric Tons | Class | Rank | Percent | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 40-80 | Over 80 | Abyssinia 700–1974 C.E. | Ashanti 1700–1900 C.E. | Axum 200–700 C.E. | Benin 1400 B.C.E.–1800 C.E. | Buganda 1600–1966 C.E. | Bunyoro 1500–1900 C.E. | Dahomey 1700–1900 C.E. | Darfur 1400–1800 C.E. | Ghana 700–1070 C.E. | Hausa States 1000–1900 C.E. | Ife/Oyo 1400–1850 C.E. | Kanem-Borno 800–1900 C.E. | Karanga/Mutapa 1000–1700 C.E. | Kongo 1400–1650 C.E. | Kush/Nubia 2000 B.C.E.–1590 C.E. | Lozi 1800–1900 C.E. | Lunda1500–1700 C.E. | Mali 1230–1430 C.E. | Merina 1800s | Nok 500 B.C.E.–200 C.E. | Songhai 1460–1590 C.E. | Swahili City-States 1100–1800s C.E. | Swazi 1800 C.E.–present | Zulu 1800s | |
13.9% | 40.4% | 37.5% | 13.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47.4% | 34.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55.2% | 43.1% | 8.11% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23.2% | 18.2% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 13.5% | 1.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.87% | 32.9% | 58.1% | 4.34% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.76% | 24.1% | 75.6% | 15.5% | 9.48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.5% | 17.4% | 25.1% | 23.6% | 29.0% | 17.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12.1% | 29.4% | 35.2% | 19.4% | 13.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9.50% | 12.0% | 16.1% | 31.8% | 33.9% | 7.81% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.76% | 16.5% | 69.4% | 9.30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85.0% | 16.6% | 9.15% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48.2% | 32.9% | 12.3% | 4.30% | 73.7% | 1.32% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45.5% | 20.4% | 19.3% | 34.3% | 23.7% | 12.5% | 43.3% | 26.9% | 14.4% | 3.79% | 14.0% | 21.9% | 14.0% | 13.1% | 24.7% | 14.5% | 5.72% | 24.9% | 30.6% | 9.42% | 22.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 36.1% | 19.8% | 7.35% | 25.0% | 2.71% | 100% | 1.57% |