Statizoid

China vs United States: Cereal production

China
641.73 million metric tons
in 2023
United States
454.99 million metric tons
in 2024
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

Cereal production over time

  • China
  • United States
200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 641.73 million metric tons against 454.99 million metric tons in United States, a difference of 186.74 million metric tons.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.