List of Wheat Producing Countries in the World

Wheat is known to be that main crop which acts as a staple food for almost every nation. Hence its production around each corner of the world has gained sufficient value contributing the country’s economy. It can be used either in crude form or refined form; still, it fills our basic requirements of food. Different nations are bestowed naturally with such prosperous land which is suitable for cultivating wheat and enhancing its production. Every year, millions of metric tons are cultivated which either imported or exported in the state. After Barley and Rice, Wheat is the third world’s most producing crop. Last year, its production as increased up to 9.89 million tons, which is 1.31 percent of increase than before worldwide. 

Mentioning here all those countries which are rich in wheat production, the figures are given in metric tons/year. This whole data were collected last year from the recent stats. 

List of Wheat Producing Nations in the World

1: European Union 

 

All those countries which lie under the European Union belt cultivate the largest amount of wheat as per the recent year survey. In the year 2016-2017, according to the recent stats, the total wheat production by European Union was around 157663000 metric tons, which is known to be the highest percentage ever. This region has a vast variety of rich land thus it can cultivate a huge amount regardless of its climatic and seasonal barriers. 

2: China

China lies second among those countries which produce alarge amount of wheat in the world. As China has vast land area thus, it is enough to produce an ample amount of wheat every year. According to numbers collected by recent year stats, the state’s total wheat production was about 130000000 metric tons. Perhaps, it is the largest over the last few decades. As China contains the largest population, therefore, it always worries about maintaining its production level to ensure the provision of wheat according to the demand. But according to the stats, it has been revealed that surprisingly China has far surpassed its production level to the point where it can even export it to other nations. 

3: India

India comes at third position when it is about the production of wheat; it has been naturally blessed with suitable weather conditions and good rich land. In the previous year, India produced around 88940000 metric tons, and it will go further high in the coming years.