List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities
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Production (and consumption) of agricultural plant commodities has a diverse geographical distribution. Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
The major agricultural products can be broadly categorised into
Produce types
Cereal
2022, FAOSTAT, Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:[1]
Cereal | First | Second | Third |
---|---|---|---|
Barley | Russia | Australia | France |
Buckwheat | Russia | China | Ukraine |
Canary seeds
|
Canada | Thailand | Argentina |
Fonio | Guinea | Nigeria | Mali |
Maize (corn) | United States | China | Brazil |
Millet | India | Niger | China |
Oats | Canada | Russia | Australia |
Quinoa | Peru | Bolivia | Ecuador |
Rice, Paddy | China | India | Bangladesh |
Rye | Germany | Poland | Russia |
Sorghum | Nigeria | Sudan | United States |
Triticale | Poland | Germany | France |
Wheat | China | India | Russia |
Cotton | China | India | United States |
Vegetables
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:[1]
Fruits
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:[1]
Dairy
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [1]
Product | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk (cow) | India | United States | Brazil | China | Russia |
Milk (buffalo) | India | Pakistan | China | Nepal | Egypt |
Milk (goat) | India | Sudan | Pakistan | Bangladesh | France |
Milk (sheep) | China | Turkey | Greece | Syria | Algeria |
Milk (camel) | Kenya | Somalia | Pakistan | Mali | Ethiopia |
Drinks
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Product | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | India | United States | China | Brazil | Russia |
Tea | China | India | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Turkey |
Coffee | Brazil | Vietnam | Indonesia | Colombia | Ethiopia |
Wine | Italy | France | Spain | United States | China |
Beer | China | United States | Brazil | Mexico | Germany |
Meat
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Nuts
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Nut | Largest Producer | Second Largest Producer | Third Largest Producer |
---|---|---|---|
Almond | United States | Australia | Spain |
Cashew nut
|
Ivory Coast | India | Vietnam |
Brazil nut | Brazil | Bolivia | Peru |
Chestnut | China | Spain | Bolivia |
Hazelnut | Turkey | Italy | Azerbaijan |
Peanut | China | India | Nigeria |
Pistachio | United States | Iran | Turkey |
Sheanut
|
Nigeria | Mali | Burkina Faso |
Walnut | China | United States | Iran |
Spices
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Spice | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black pepper | Vietnam | Brazil | Indonesia | Burkina Faso | India |
Chili pepper | China | Mexico | Indonesia | Turkey | Spain |
Cinnamon (canella) | China | Vietnam | Indonesia | Sri Lanka | Madagascar |
Cloves
|
Indonesia | Madagascar | Tanzania | Comoros | Sri Lanka |
Ginger | India | Nigeria | China | Nepal | Indonesia |
mace, cardamom
|
India | Indonesia | Guatemala | Nepal | Sri Lanka |
Vanilla | Madagascar | Indonesia | Mexico | Papua New Guinea | China |
Garlic | China | India | Bangladesh | Egypt | Spain |
Others
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Product | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caviar[2] | China | Russia | Italy | France | Poland |
Cheese | United States | Germany | France | Italy | Netherlands |
Cocoa | Ivory Coast | Ghana | Indonesia | Ecuador | Cameroon |
Yerba mate | Argentina | Brazil | Paraguay | Burundi | Ethiopia |
Egg, hen, in shell | Indonesia | India | United States | Brazil | Mexico |
Egg, other birds, in shell | Indonesia | Bangladesh | China | Brazil | Philippines |
Honey, natural | China | Turkey | Iran | India | Argentina |
Olive oil | Spain | Italy | Greece | Portugal | Turkey |
Tobacco | China | India | Brazil | Indonesia | United States |
Non-food products
Fibers
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[1]
Fiber | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abaca (manila)
|
Philippines | Ecuador | Costa Rica | Indonesia | Equatorial Guinea |
Agave fibre | Colombia | Mexico | Nicaragua | Ecuador | Philippines |
Bast fibre | India | Russia | China | Cuba | Chile |
Cotton | China | India | United States | Brazil | Uzbekistan |
Flax | France | Belgium | Belarus | China | Russia |
Jute | India | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Uzbekistan | China |
Kapok | Indonesia | Thailand | India | ||
Ramie | China | Laos | South Korea | Japan | Taiwan |
Rubber
|
Thailand | Indonesia | Vietnam | Ivory Coast | India |
Silk | India | China | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Thailand |
Sisal | Brazil | Tanzania | Kenya | Madagascar | China |
Wool | China | Australia | New Zealand | Turkey | United Kingdom |
Forest products
2022, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[3]
Wood and forest products | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood fuel1 | India | Brazil | Ethiopia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | China |
Sawnwood2 | United States | China | Russia | Canada | Germany |
Wood-based panels3 | China | United States | Russia | India | Turkey |
Paper and Paperboard4 | China | United States | Japan | Germany | India |
Dissolving wood pulp 5
|
United States | Indonesia | China | South Africa | Brazil |
1Wood fuel includes all wood for fuel as
2Sawnwood includes all sawn wood,
3Wood-based panel includes all
4Paper and Paperboard includes all paper,
5Dissolving wood pulp includes cellulose extracted from wood for making synthetic fibres, cellulose plastic materials, lacquers and explosives[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Sturgeon, Caviar, and Caviar Substitutes: From Production, Gastronomy, Nutrition, and Quality Change to Trade and Commercial Mimicry". January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Forest Products Definitions, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, Statistics Division