World crop production (tons) in 2024

Crop Production Sugar cane 1,939,782,021.3 Maize (corn) 1,218,205,573.8 Rice 820,223,277.9 Wheat 798,481,711.1 Oil palm fruit 418,696,914.1 Soya beans 397,671,688.6 Potatoes 390,428,972.9 Cassava, fresh 341,905,934.3 Sugar beet 293,624,598.1 Tomatoes 188,498,383.9 Barley 141,996,861.3 Bananas 139,413,684.6 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) 108,260,011.3 Watermelons 104,959,426.1 Apples 97,880,076.3 Yams 92,442,677.5 Sweet potatoes 90,930,337.8 Rape or colza seed 87,850,643.3 Cucumbers and gherkins 87,844,031.9 Grapes 75,904,987.0 Cabbages 75,483,818.8 Seed cotton, unginned 72,814,037.9 Oranges 67,244,550.1 Coconuts, in shell 65,543,721.0 Sorghum 64,264,990.5 Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens 62,211,834.5 Groundnuts, excluding shelled 57,563,380.5 Eggplants (aubergines) 57,540,107.9 Sunflower seed 52,216,783.5 Tangerines, mandarins, clementines 51,917,893.4 Mushrooms and truffles 51,595,327.3 Carrots and turnips 45,149,159.5 Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 44,772,071.8 Plantains and cooking bananas 44,586,698.8 Pumpkins, squash and gourds 34,584,404.7 Tea leaves 32,728,930.6 Millet 30,852,616.3 Spinach 30,717,390.6 Beans, dry 30,277,330.0 Green garlic 29,690,764.0 Pineapples 29,372,685.2 Cantaloupes and other melons 28,249,767.7 Lettuce and chicory 28,227,362.5 Peaches and nectarines 27,891,646.0 Pears 27,638,954.6 Cauliflowers and broccoli 26,860,065.7 Olives 25,551,898.9 Lemons and limes 23,201,004.9 Oats 22,432,282.2 Peas, green 21,732,165.8 Taro 18,208,177.4 Chick peas, dry 16,880,268.4 Natural rubber in primary forms 14,829,085.3 Papayas 14,654,817.7 Peas, dry 14,157,952.1 Okra 13,258,698.5 Plums and sloes 12,692,006.5 Triticale 12,403,875.3 Rye 11,598,599.4 Coffee, green 11,284,877.4 Avocados 11,226,085.7 Strawberries 10,728,811.4 Cow peas, dry 10,102,198.5 Dates 9,946,598.0 Pomelos and grapefruits 9,866,779.7 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh 9,789,996.4 Green corn (maize) 9,456,499.3 Asparagus 8,909,741.8 Lentils, dry 7,887,380.1 Sesame seed 6,681,657.0 Broad beans and horse beans, dry 6,258,986.4 Unmanufactured tobacco 6,048,229.9 Onions and shallots, green 5,576,778.4 Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw 5,456,841.6 Cocoa beans 5,233,245.3 Persimmons 5,033,619.4 Ginger, raw 4,887,376.5 Pigeon peas, dry 4,657,959.1 Apricots 4,598,078.8 Kiwi fruit 4,417,537.5 Walnuts, in shell 4,349,163.4 Cashew nuts, in shell 4,241,103.8 Almonds, in shell 3,951,576.1 Jute, raw or retted 3,702,184.3 Cherries 3,105,401.3 Linseed 3,008,783.6 Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw 2,672,330.3 Areca nuts 2,331,981.7 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables 2,134,827.6 Chestnuts, in shell 2,098,055.0 Maté leaves 1,997,335.0 Buckwheat 1,970,230.2 Castor oil seeds 1,815,008.6 Coir, raw 1,773,227.4 Artichokes 1,732,463.4 Mixed grain 1,623,490.1 Lupins 1,509,172.3 Sour cherries 1,484,452.8 Broad beans and horse beans, green 1,462,536.2 Blueberries 1,392,533.6 Cashewapple 1,386,191.3 Pistachios, in shell 1,380,320.8 Figs 1,336,540.7 Flax, raw or retted 1,293,266.0 Hazelnuts, in shell 1,212,125.6 String beans 1,193,406.6 Tallowtree seeds 1,051,618.3 Melonseed 974,645.5 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw 933,415.7 Raspberries 920,361.2 Mustard seed 862,023.6 Karite nuts (sheanuts) 830,410.5 Currants 706,320.0 Quinces 695,474.2 Safflower seed 692,515.5 Fonio 688,232.0 Vetches 654,724.4 Cranberries 621,495.7 Tung nuts 420,217.4 Yautia 389,748.7 True hemp, raw or retted 368,501.9 Kola nuts 317,142.8 Canary seed 296,052.0 Kapok fruit 282,935.0 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, raw 244,815.4 Bambara beans, dry 238,007.1 Sisal, raw 233,960.9 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted 230,136.2 Cloves (whole stems), raw 198,941.0 Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw 197,198.6 Quinoa 165,892.7 Hop cones 158,405.3 Abaca, manila hemp, raw 108,560.8 Gooseberries 95,648.8 Brazil nuts, in shell 79,735.9 Ramie, raw or retted 58,099.0 Locust beans (carobs) 56,887.3 Agave fibres, raw, n.e.c. 40,094.5 Peppermint, spearmint 32,648.7 Hempseed 27,414.7 Chicory roots 24,492.2 Poppy seed 10,592.0 Pyrethrum, dried flowers 7,295.0 Vanilla, raw 7,114.5 Jojoba seeds 143.2

Data from FAOSTAT (accessed February 18, 2026):

Regions → World + (Total) 

Elements → Production Quantity

Items → Crops, Primary > (List)

Years → 2024

World harvested area (hectare) per crop in 2024

Crop Harvested area Wheat 219,518,805 Maize (corn) 209,954,361 Rice 172,414,425 Soya beans 143,175,353 Sorghum 44,258,346 Barley 44,045,907 Rape or colza seed 42,863,229 Beans, dry 33,700,797 Cassava, fresh 33,565,467 Groundnuts, excluding shelled 31,160,155 Seed cotton, unginned 30,827,064 Millet 30,664,916 Oil palm fruit 29,023,957 Sunflower seed 28,728,506 Sugar cane 26,743,910 Potatoes 17,075,832 Cow peas, dry 15,783,942 Chick peas, dry 14,123,241 Natural rubber in primary forms 13,222,162 Coffee, green 12,477,571 Sesame seed 11,719,864 Coconuts, in shell 11,208,376 Olives 11,066,175 Cocoa beans 11,009,545 Yams 10,941,635 Oats 8,535,538 Peas, dry 7,358,769 Plantains and cooking bananas 7,227,942 Sweet potatoes 7,215,012 Cashew nuts, in shell 6,940,174 Grapes 6,725,858 Lentils, dry 6,422,085 Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens 6,336,544 Bananas 5,881,722 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) 5,719,714 Tea leaves 5,536,957 Pigeon peas, dry 5,283,797 Tomatoes 5,120,872 Apples 4,685,316 Sugar beet 4,654,093 Tangerines, mandarins, clementines 3,908,230 Rye 3,660,442 Oranges 3,380,998 Unmanufactured tobacco 3,293,702 Triticale 3,273,825 Linseed 3,175,392 Okra 3,165,477 Watermelons 3,053,191 Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 2,814,089 Broad beans and horse beans, dry 2,775,558 Other oil seeds, n.e.c. 2,674,696 Peas, green 2,671,241 Plums and sloes 2,634,098 Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw 2,564,863 Cabbages 2,468,867 Taro 2,434,391 Almonds, in shell 2,400,263 Cucumbers and gherkins 2,286,120 Pumpkins, squash and gourds 2,247,919 Buckwheat 1,965,809 Eggplants (aubergines) 1,961,377 Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw 1,883,412 Melonseed 1,820,722 Green garlic 1,675,941 Asparagus 1,569,410 Peaches and nectarines 1,563,824 Lemons and limes 1,453,721 Jute, raw or retted 1,452,672 Cauliflowers and broccoli 1,426,499 Walnuts, in shell 1,399,757 Dates 1,379,351 Pears 1,359,356 Areca nuts 1,321,441 Lettuce and chicory 1,288,383 Carrots and turnips 1,267,440 Castor oil seeds 1,216,453 Persimmons 1,216,373 Hazelnuts, in shell 1,108,901 Pistachios, in shell 1,089,880 Green corn (maize) 1,074,457 Pineapples 1,056,112 Cantaloupes and other melons 1,042,681 Avocados 1,004,582 Fonio 974,592 Lupins 971,536 Spinach 935,777 Mustard seed 876,991 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw 857,754 Safflower seed 835,600 Cloves (whole stems), raw 704,178 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh 688,425 Karite nuts (sheanuts) 681,914 Apricots 655,313 Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw 580,575 Chestnuts, in shell 548,617 Kola nuts 546,758 Mixed grain 516,369 Cashewapple 516,231 Cherries 473,732 Papayas 467,823 Ginger, raw 437,652 Strawberries 436,067 Tallowtree seeds 424,491 Pomelos and grapefruits 395,158 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, raw 374,052 Maté leaves 358,673 Bambara beans, dry 343,842 Vetches 339,463 Figs 301,486 Flax, raw or retted 281,974 Sisal, raw 275,146 Kiwi fruit 271,550 Canary seed 264,917 Onions and shallots, green 250,443 Broad beans and horse beans, green 232,792 Sour cherries 218,140 Blueberries 197,605 Quinoa 182,584 Kapok fruit 180,797 Abaca, manila hemp, raw 166,345 Tung nuts 158,093 Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. 154,302 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted 153,276 Currants 142,538 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables 127,594 String beans 125,876 Raspberries 119,042 Artichokes 116,063 Hop cones 95,805 True hemp, raw or retted 95,071 Vanilla, raw 93,227 Quinces 74,317 Agave fibres, raw, n.e.c. 58,560 Yautia 31,623 Ramie, raw or retted 30,163 Hempseed 28,486 Other pome fruits 25,817 Cranberries 23,926 Gooseberries 20,153 Pyrethrum, dried flowers 18,353 Poppy seed 18,231 Locust beans (carobs) 16,253 Chicory roots 1,958 Peppermint, spearmint 1,710 Jojoba seeds 308

Data from FAOSTAT (accessed February 18, 2026):

Regions → World + (Total) 

Elements → Area Harvested

Items → Crops, Primary > (List)

Years → 2024

Worldwide yield (kg/ha) per crop in 2024

Crop Yield Sugar cane 72,531.7 Sugar beet 63,089.5 Cucumbers and gherkins 38,424.9 Tomatoes 36,809.8 Carrots and turnips 35,622.3 Watermelons 34,377.0 Spinach 32,825.5 Papayas 31,325.6 Cabbages 30,574.3 Eggplants (aubergines) 29,336.6 Pineapples 27,812.1 Cantaloupes and other melons 27,093.4 Cranberries 25,976.2 Pomelos and grapefruits 24,969.2 Strawberries 24,603.6 Bananas 23,702.9 Potatoes 22,864.4 Onions and shallots, green 22,267.7 Lettuce and chicory 21,909.1 Apples 20,890.8 Pears 20,332.4 Oranges 19,889.0 Peppermint, spearmint 19,097.5 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) 18,927.5 Cauliflowers and broccoli 18,829.4 Peaches and nectarines 17,835.5 Green garlic 17,715.9 Kiwi fruit 16,267.9 Lemons and limes 15,959.7 Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 15,910.0 Other beans, green 15,762.1 Pumpkins, squash and gourds 15,385.1 Artichokes 14,927.0 Oil palm fruit 14,425.9 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh 14,220.9 Tangerines, mandarins, clementines 13,284.2 Sweet potatoes 12,602.9 Chicory roots 12,507.8 Yautia 12,325.0 Grapes 11,285.5 Avocados 11,174.9 Ginger, raw 11,167.3 Cassava, fresh 10,186.2 Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens 9,817.9 String beans 9,480.8 Quinces 9,358.2 Green corn (maize) 8,801.2 Yams 8,448.7 Peas, green 8,135.6 Raspberries 7,731.4 Taro 7,479.6 Dates 7,211.1 Blueberries 7,047.1 Apricots 7,016.6 Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. 6,997.4 Sour cherries 6,805.1 Cherries 6,555.2 Broad beans and horse beans, green 6,282.6 Other pome fruits 6,269.6 Plantains and cooking bananas 6,168.7 Tea leaves 5,911.0 Coconuts, in shell 5,847.7 Maize (corn) 5,802.2 Asparagus 5,677.1 Maté leaves 5,568.7 Currants 4,955.3 Plums and sloes 4,818.4 Rice 4,757.3 Gooseberries 4,746.1 Figs 4,433.2 Okra 4,188.5 Persimmons 4,138.2 True hemp, raw or retted 3,876.1 Chestnuts, in shell 3,824.3 Triticale 3,788.8 Wheat 3,637.4 Locust beans (carobs) 3,500.2 Barley 3,223.8 Rye 3,168.6 Mixed grain 3,144.1 Walnuts, in shell 3,107.1 Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw 2,897.3 Soya beans 2,777.5 Cashewapple 2,685.2 Tung nuts 2,658.0 Oats 2,628.1 Jute, raw or retted 2,548.5 Tallowtree seeds 2,477.4 Seed cotton, unginned 2,362.0 Olives 2,309.0 Broad beans and horse beans, dry 2,255.0 Rape or colza seed 2,049.6 Vetches 1,928.7 Ramie, raw or retted 1,926.2 Peas, dry 1,924.0 Groundnuts, excluding shelled 1,847.3 Unmanufactured tobacco 1,836.3 Sunflower seed 1,817.6 Areca nuts 1,764.7 Hop cones 1,653.4 Almonds, in shell 1,646.3 Kapok fruit 1,564.9 Lupins 1,553.4 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted 1,501.5 Castor oil seeds 1,492.0 Sorghum 1,452.0 Pistachios, in shell 1,266.5 Lentils, dry 1,228.2 Karite nuts (sheanuts) 1,217.8 Chick peas, dry 1,195.2 Natural rubber in primary forms 1,121.5 Canary seed 1,117.5 Hazelnuts, in shell 1,093.1 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw 1,088.2 Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw 1,041.9 Millet 1,006.1 Buckwheat 1,002.2 Mustard seed 982.9 Hempseed 962.4 Linseed 947.5 Quinoa 908.6 Coffee, green 904.4 Beans, dry 898.4 Pigeon peas, dry 881.6 Sisal, raw 850.3 Safflower seed 828.8 Fonio 706.2 Bambara beans, dry 692.2 Agave fibres, raw, n.e.c. 684.7 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, raw 654.5 Abaca, manila hemp, raw 652.6 Cow peas, dry 640.0 Cashew nuts, in shell 611.1 Poppy seed 581.0 Kola nuts 580.0 Sesame seed 570.1 Melonseed 535.3 Cocoa beans 475.3 Jojoba seeds 465.6 Pyrethrum, dried flowers 397.5 Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw 339.7 Cloves (whole stems), raw 282.5 Vanilla, raw 76.3

Data from FAOSTAT (accessed February 18, 2026):

Regions → World + (Total) 

Elements → Yield

Items → Crops, Primary > (List)

Years → 2024