List of the largest agricultural producers

The list of the largest agricultural producers gives an overview of the largest producers of various agricultural goods at the last determinable point in time. The five largest producers are given as well as the total global production volume. However, the gaps between the individual producers are not reflected. So are z. For example, only two countries are responsible for half of the world's rice production: India and the People's Republic of China .

The agricultural production goods are divided into the categories of grain , vegetables , fruits , dairy products , beverages, spices , meat, nuts , colors and fabrics, forest products and others. All data come from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations .

Agricultural products by volume of production

Most frequently produced agricultural goods by production volume in tons (as of 2017).

Most frequently produced agricultural goods (2017)

rank	product	category	World production in t
1	Sugar cane	vegetables	1,841,528,386
2	Corn	Grain	1,134,746,667
3	wheat	Grain	771.718.579
4th	rice	Grain	769.657.791
5	Cow's milk	Dairy product	675.621.019
6th	potato	vegetables	388.190.674
7th	Soybean	vegetables	352,643,548
8th	sugar beet	vegetables	301.015.696
9	manioc	vegetables	291,992,646
10	tomato	fruit	182,301,395
11	Beer , barley *	beverages	180.332.523
12	Sugar , raw *	fruit	147,404,262
13	barley	Grain	147,404,262
14th	Buffalo milk	Dairy product	120.353.705
15th	pig	flesh	119,886,758
16	Watermelon	fruit	118.413.465
17th	banana	fruit	113,918,763
18th	sweet potato	vegetables	112.835.316
19th	Domestic chicken	flesh	109.056.179
20th	onion	vegetables	97,862,928

* Figure from 2014

Countries by production (food)

Grain

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2017):

Grain	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
Corn	United States	People's Republic of China	Brazil	Argentina	India	1,134,746,667
wheat	People's Republic of China	India	Russia	United States	France	771.718.579
rice	People's Republic of China	India	Indonesia	Bangladesh	Vietnam	769.657.791
barley	Russia	Australia	Germany	France	Ukraine	147,404,262
Sorghum (millet)	United States	Nigeria	Sudan	Mexico	Ethiopia	57,601,588
Millet (millet)	India	Niger	People's Republic of China	Mali	Nigeria	28,459,020
oats	Russia	Canada	Australia	Poland	People's Republic of China	25,949,161
Triticale	Poland	Germany	Belarus	France	People's Republic of China	15,563,415
rye	Germany	Poland	Russia	People's Republic of China	Denmark	13,733,945
Green corn	United States	Mexico	Croatia	Nigeria	Indonesia	11,727,318

vegetables

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2016):

vegetables	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
Sugar cane	Brazil	India	People's Republic of China	Thailand	Pakistan	1,890,661,752
potato	People's Republic of China	India	Russia	Ukraine	United States	376.826.967
Soybean	United States	Brazil	Argentina	India	People's Republic of China	334.894.085
manioc	Nigeria	Thailand	Brazil	Indonesia	DR Congo	277.102.568
sweet potato	People's Republic of China	Nigeria	Tanzania	Indonesia	Uganda	105.190.500
onion	People's Republic of China	India	Egypt	United States	Iran	93.168.548
cucumber	People's Republic of China	Russia	Turkey	Iran	Ukraine	80,616,694
White cabbage and other types of head cabbage	People's Republic of China	India	Russia	South Korea	Ukraine	71.259.199
Rapeseed	Canada	People's Republic of China	India	France	Germany	68.855.446
Yams	Nigeria	Ghana	Ivory Coast	Benin	Togo	65,937,599
aubergine	People's Republic of China	India	Egypt	Turkey	Iran	51.288.169
Carrot and turnip	People's Republic of China	Uzbekistan	Russia	United States	Ukraine	42,711,830
Bean	Myanmar	India	Brazil	United States	Tanzania	26,833,394
Garden salad and common chicory	People's Republic of China	United States	India	Spain	Italy	26,779,564
spinach	People's Republic of China	United States	Japan	Turkey	Indonesia	26,684,493
Pumpkins	People's Republic of China	India	Russia	Ukraine	United States	26,486,616
Cauliflower and broccoli	People's Republic of China	United States	India	Spain	Mexico	25.233.723
Kidney bean	People's Republic of China	Indonesia	India	Turkey	Thailand	23,595,714
Dry pea	Canada	Russia	People's Republic of China	India	United States	14,363,097
chick-pea	India	Australia	Myanmar	Ethiopia	Turkey	12.092.950
okra	India	Nigeria	Sudan	Mali	Pakistan	8,900,434
sesame	Tanzania	Myanmar	India	People's Republic of China	Sudan	6,111,548
Green pea	Canada	India	Turkey	Australia	Nepal	4,826,726
Legumes (without peas)	India	Poland	Mozambique	United Kingdom	Pakistan	3,965,503
Sweet peas	Ethiopia	Russia	Mexico	Spain	Belarus	838,868
Safflower	Russia	Kazakhstan	Mexico	United States	Turkey	718.161

fruit

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2015-2016):

fruit	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
tomato	People's Republic of China	India	United States	Turkey	Egypt	177.042.359
Watermelon	People's Republic of China	Turkey	Iran	Brazil	Uzbekistan	117.022.560
banana	India	People's Republic of China	Indonesia	Brazil	Ecuador	113.280.302
Apple	People's Republic of China	United States	Poland	Turkey	India	89.329.179
Grape	People's Republic of China	Italy	United States	France	Spain	77,438,929
orange	Brazil	People's Republic of China	India	United States	Mexico	73.187.571
coconut	Indonesia	Philippines	India	Brazil	Sri Lanka	59.010.635
Mango , mangosteen , guava	India	People's Republic of China	Thailand	Indonesia	Mexico	46,508,697
tangerine	People's Republic of China	Spain	Turkey	Morocco	Egypt	27,465,813
pear	People's Republic of China	Argentina	United States	Italy	Turkey	27.345.930
pineapple	Costa Rica	Brazil	Philippines	India	Thailand	25,809,038
Peach and nectarine	People's Republic of China	Spain	Italy	United States	Iran	24,975,649
olive	Spain	Greece	Italy	Turkey	Morocco	19,267,493
lemon	India	Mexico	People's Republic of China	Argentina	Brazil	17,347,154
papaya	India	Brazil	Mexico	Indonesia	Dominican Republic	13,050,749
plum	People's Republic of China	Romania	Serbia	United States	Turkey	12,050,800
Garden strawberry	People's Republic of China	United States	Mexico	Egypt	Turkey	9,118,336
Grapefruit	People's Republic of China	United States	Vietnam	Mexico	India	9,074,174
date	Egypt	Iran	Saudi Arabia	Algeria	UAE	8,460,443
avocado	Mexico	Dominican Republic	Peru	Colombia	Indonesia	5,567,044
Kiwi fruit	People's Republic of China	Italy	New Zealand	Iran	Chile	4,274,870
apricot	Turkey	Uzbekistan	Iran	Algeria	Italy	3,881,204
cherry	Turkey	United States	Iran	Chile	Uzbekistan	2,317,956
Real fig	Turkey	Egypt	Algeria	Iran	Morocco	1,050,459
raspberry	Russia	United States	Poland	Mexico	Serbia	795.249
quince	Uzbekistan	Turkey	People's Republic of China	Iran	Morocco	677.949
Currants	Russia	Poland	Ukraine	Germany	United Kingdom	655.030
Blueberry	United States	Canada	Mexico	Poland	Germany	552.505
Gooseberry	Germany	Russia	Poland	Ukraine	United Kingdom	174,309

Dairy products

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2016):

product	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
Cow's milk	United States	India	People's Republic of China	Brazil	Germany	636.585.973
Buffalo milk	India	Pakistan	People's Republic of China	Egypt	Nepal	102.379.198
goat milk	India	Sudan	Bangladesh	Pakistan	France	16,953,498
Sheep milk	People's Republic of China	Turkey	Greece	Syria	Romania	10,134,544
Camel milk	Somalia	Kenya	Mali	Ethiopia	Niger	2,827,743

beverages

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2013):

product	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
Milk (all)	India	United States	People's Republic of China	Pakistan	Brazil	803.426.346
beer	People's Republic of China	United States	Brazil	Russia	Germany	180.332.523
Wine	Spain	Italy	France	United States	Chile	29,105,841
coffee	Brazil	Vietnam	Colombia	Indonesia	Ethiopia	9,221,535
tea	People's Republic of China	India	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Vietnam	5,954,091

flesh

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2013):

flesh	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
pig	People's Republic of China	United States	Germany	Spain	Vietnam	112.333.009
chicken	Brazil	United States	People's Republic of China	Russia	Mexico	97.600.396
Beef	Brazil	United States	People's Republic of China	Argentina	Australia	68,445,478
sheep	People's Republic of China	Australia	New Zealand	Turkey	United Kingdom	8,213,621
Turkey	United States	Brazil	Germany	France	Italy	5,651,405
goat	People's Republic of China	India	Pakistan	Nigeria	Bangladesh	5,211,336
duck	People's Republic of China	France	Malaysia	Myanmar	Vietnam	4,367,273
goose	People's Republic of China	Poland	Hungary	Egypt	Taiwan	2,698,322
Rabbits	People's Republic of China	South Korea	Spain	Egypt	Italy	1,339,793
horse	People's Republic of China	Kazakhstan	Mexico	Russia	Mongolia	785.185

nuts

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2016):

nut	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
peanut	People's Republic of China	India	Nigeria	United States	Sudan	43,982,063
Cashew	Vietnam	Nigeria	India	Ivory Coast	Philippines	4,898,210
walnut	People's Republic of China	United States	Iran	Turkey	Mexico	3,747,549
almond	United States	Spain	Iran	Morocco	Syria	3,214,303
Chestnuts	People's Republic of China	Bolivia	Turkey	South Korea	Italy	2,261,589
pistachio	United States	Iran	Turkey	People's Republic of China	Syria	1,057,566
hazelnut	Turkey	Italy	United States	Azerbaijan	Georgia	743.455
Shea	Nigeria	Mali	Burkina Faso	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.

Spices

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2016):

seasoning	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
Chilli and green pepper	People's Republic of China	Mexico	Turkey	Indonesia	Spain	34,497,462
garlic	People's Republic of China	India	Bangladesh	Egypt	South Korea	26,573,001
ginger	India	Nigeria	People's Republic of China	Indonesia	Nepal	3,270,762
Anise , fennel and coriander	India	Russia	Mexico	Iran	People's Republic of China	1,185,380
saffron	Iran	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	948,516
mustard	Canada	Nepal	Russia	Myanmar	United States	699.038
Black pepper	Vietnam	Indonesia	India	Brazil	People's Republic of China	546.259
cinnamon	Indonesia	People's Republic of China	Vietnam	Sri Lanka	Madagascar	223,574
Cloves	Indonesia	Madagascar	Tanzania	Sri Lanka	Comoros	180,520
nutmeg	India	Guatemala	Indonesia	Nepal	Laos	122.151
peppermint	Morocco	Argentina	Mexico	Bulgaria	Spain	106.252
vanilla	Madagascar	Indonesia	People's Republic of China	Mexico	Papua New Guinea	7,940

Others

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2016).

product	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer	World production in t
Eggs	People's Republic of China	United States	India	Japan	Mexico	73.889.906
Mushrooms and truffles	People's Republic of China	United States	Italy	Netherlands	Poland	10,790,859
tobacco	People's Republic of China	India	Brazil	United States	Indonesia	6,664,238
Cocoa beans	Ivory Coast	Ghana	Indonesia	Nigeria	Cameroon	4,466,574
honey	People's Republic of China	Turkey	United States	Russia	India	1,786,996

Countries by production (non-food)

Fibers and fabrics

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2013):

Fiber	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer
Abaca (Manila hemp)	Philippines	Ecuador	Costa Rica	Indonesia	Equatorial Guinea
Agaves	Colombia	Mexico	Nicaragua	Ecuador	Philippines
cotton	India	People's Republic of China	United States	Pakistan	Brazil
Flax	France	Belgium	Belarus	Russia	People's Republic of China
jute	India	Bangladesh	People's Republic of China	Uzbekistan	Nepal
Kapok (2012)	Indonesia	Thailand	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.
ramie	People's Republic of China	Laos	Philippines	Brazil	k. A.
rubber	Thailand	Indonesia	Vietnam	India	People's Republic of China
silk	People's Republic of China	India	Uzbekistan	Thailand	Iran
Sisal agave	Brazil	Tanzania	Kenya	Madagascar	People's Republic of China
Wool	People's Republic of China	Australia	New Zealand	United Kingdom	Iran

Forest products

All information is based on data from FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations (as of 2013):

Continuation product	1st producer	2nd producer	3rd producer	4. Producer	5. Producer
firewood	India	People's Republic of China	Brazil	Ethiopia	DR Congo
Lumber	United States	People's Republic of China	Canada	Russia	Germany
Wooden panels	People's Republic of China	Russia	United States	Germany	Brazil
Paper and cardboard	People's Republic of China	United States	Japan	Germany	Sweden
Dissolving pulp	United States	South Africa	Canada	Sweden	Austria

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  Tomato production worldwide

See also

• List of the largest grain producers
• List of countries by fish production
• List of countries by arable land per capita

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Crops, Crops processed, and Livestock Primary. In: FAO production statistics for 2017. fao.org, accessed on March 4, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Crops. In: FAO production statistics for 2017. fao.org, accessed on March 4, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Data> Livestock Processed. Production statistics for animal products, 2016. Accessed July 24, 2017.
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6. ↑ FAOSTAT ( English ) FAO. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
7. ↑ http://faostat3.fao.org/browse/rankings/countries_by_commodity/E
8. ↑ http://faostat3.fao.org/browse/Q/QL/E
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