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 6% 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 foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials.
Produce types
Cereal
2021, FAOSTAT, Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:[1]
Vegetables
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:[1]
Fruits
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:[1]
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Dairy
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [1]
| Product | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk (cow) |  India |
 United States |
 China |
 Brazil |
 Germany |
| Milk (buffalo) | India |
 Pakistan |
China |
 Egypt |
 Nepal |
| Milk (goat) | India |
 Bangladesh |
 Sudan |
Pakistan |
 France |
| Milk (sheep) | China |
 Turkey |
 Greece |
 Syria |
 Spain |
| Milk (camel) |  Kenya |
 Somalia |
 Mali |
 Ethiopia |
 Saudi Arabia |
Drinks
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
| Product | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | India |
United States |
Pakistan |
China |
Brazil |
| Tea | China |
India |
Kenya |
Turkey |
 Sri Lanka |
| Coffee | Brazil |
 Vietnam |
 Indonesia |
 Colombia |
Ethiopia |
| Wine |  Italy |
France |
Spain |
China |
United States |
| Beer | China |
United States |
Brazil |
 Mexico |
Germany |
Meat
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Nuts
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
| Nut | Largest Producer | Second Largest Producer | Third Largest Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond | United States |
Spain |
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| Cashew nut |  Ivory Coast |
India |
Vietnam |
| Brazil nut | Brazil |
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 Peru |
| Chestnut | China |
Spain |
Bolivia |
| Hazelnut | Turkey |
Italy |
United States |
| Peanut | China |
India |
 Nigeria |
| Pistachio | United States |
 Iran |
Turkey |
| Sheanut | Nigeria |
Mali |
 Burkina Faso |
| Walnut | China |
United States |
Iran |
Spices
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
Others
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[1]
| Product | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caviar[2] | China |
 Russia |
Italy |
France |
 Poland |
| Cheese[3] | United States |
Germany |
France |
Italy |
 Netherlands |
| Cocoa | Ivory Coast |
 Ghana |
Indonesia |
Brazil |
 Ecuador |
| Yerba mate |  Argentina |
Brazil |
 Paraguay |
 Uruguay |
Bolivia |
| Egg, hen, in shell | China |
India |
Indonesia |
United States |
Brazil |
| Egg, other birds, in shell | China |
Indonesia |
 Thailand |
Bangladesh |
Brazil |
| Honey, natural | China |
Turkey |
Iran |
Argentina |
 Ukraine |
| Olive oil | Spain |
 Tunisia |
Italy |
Greece |
Turkey |
| Tobacco | China |
India |
Brazil |
Indonesia |
United States |
Non-food products
Fibers
2021, 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 | India |
China |
United States |
Brazil |
Pakistan |
| Flax | France |
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 Belarus |
China |
Russia |
| Jute | India |
Bangladesh |
 Uzbekistan |
China |
Nepal |
| Kapok | Indonesia |
Thailand |
India |
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| Ramie | China |
 Laos |
Brazil |
Thailand |
 Taiwan |
| Rubber | Thailand |
Indonesia |
Vietnam |
India |
China |
| Silk | India |
China |
Uzbekistan |
Vietnam |
Thailand |
| Sisal | Brazil |
 Tanzania |
Kenya |
 Madagascar |
China |
| Wool | China |
Australia |
 New Zealand |
Turkey |
 United Kingdom |
Forest products
2021, FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[4]
| Wood and forest products | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood fuel1 | India |
China |
Brazil |
Ethiopia |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Sawnwood2 | China |
United States |
Russia |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Germany |
| Wood-based panels3 | China |
United States |
Russia |
Germany |
Brazil |
| Paper and Paperboard4 | China |
United States |
 Japan |
Germany |
India |
| Dissolving wood pulp5 | China |
United States |
India |
 South Africa |
Canada |
1Wood fuel includes all wood for fuel as firewood, wood pellets, and charcoal
2Sawnwood includes all sawn wood, dimensional lumber
3Wood-based panel includes all plywood, particleboard, fiberboard and veneer sheets
4Paper and Paperboard includes all paper, sanitary paper, and packaging materials
5Dissolving wood pulp includes cellulose extracted from wood for making synthetic fibres, cellulose plastic materials, lacquers and explosives[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Sturgeon, Caviar, and Caviar Substitutes: From Production, Gastronomy, Nutrition, and Quality Change to Trade and Commercial Mimicry". January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ "Top 20 des pays qui produisent le plus de fromage au monde". www.leguidedufromage.com. l'INPI. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ Forest Products Definitions, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, Statistics Division