Countries ranked by Cereal production

How it has changed (1961–2024)

See how cereal production has changed across the world’s countries from 1961 to 2024.

• The country ranked first changed over time: United States in 1961–1969, China in 1970, United States in 1971–1973, China in 1974, United States in 1975–1979, China in 1980, United States in 1981–1982, China in 1983–1984, United States in 1985, China in 1986–2024. This is the first place among today’s countries: regions that later split, such as the former Soviet Union, have no values from before the split.
• Japan’s cereal production went from 20.3M t in 1961 to 11.4M t in 2024 (down 8.92M t).
• Japan ranked #5 of 146 countries in 1961 and #36 of 175 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024

Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
China	107M t	198M t	277M t	403M t	405M t	498M t	615M t	651M t
United States	164M t	187M t	270M t	312M t	343M t	401M t	433M t	455M t
India	87.4M t	114M t	140M t	194M t	236M t	264M t	341M t	391M t
Brazil	15M t	23.7M t	33.2M t	32.5M t	46.5M t	75.2M t	126M t	139M t
Russia	–	–	–	–	64.2M t	59.6M t	130M t	120M t
Japan	20.3M t	17.7M t	13.2M t	14.4M t	12.8M t	11.5M t	11.7M t	11.4M t
Countries with data	146	147	147	147	172	174	177	175

See the full history, year by year