What Countries Held the Record as Top Producers of Agricultural Crop Commodities in the World?

by Ben Bareja

Shown in the table below are the five top producers of selected agricultural crop commodities as of 2012.

Rank 1 means having the highest tonnage while rank 5 refers to the fifth-highest producing countries.

This table was constructed from the FAOStat list of the top 10 and top 50 highest producers of food and agricultural commodities in the world.

To date, 2012 is the most recent entry of statistics.

This is the first of three pages providing information on the various agricultural crop commodities around the world and the five countries which, based on production statistics, are ranked as top producers of each commodity.

The crop commodities with names starting with letters A to C are listed alphabetically.

List of Agricultural Crop Commodities

Table CP-1. List of agricultural crop commodities (with names beginning A to C) and their respective top 5 country producers based on total tonnage for 2012 (extracted from FAOSTAT 2014).

COMMODITYTOP 5 PRODUCING COUNTRIES (countries in column 1 are the top 1 producers)
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Almonds, with
shell		United States
of America		SpainAustraliaIranMorocco
Anise, badian,
fennel, coriander		IndiaMexicoChina, mainlandSyrian Arab
Republic		Iran
ApplesChina, mainlandUnited States
of America		TurkeyPolandIndia
ApricotsTurkeyIranUzbekistanAlgeriaItaly
Areca nutsIndiaIndonesiaChina, Taiwan
Province of		MyanmarBangladesh
ArtichokesEgyptItalySpainPeruArgentina
AsparagusChina, mainlandPeruMexicoGermanyThailand
AvocadosMexicoIndonesiaDominican RepublicUnited States
of America		Colombia
Bambara beansBurkina FasoCameroonNigerMaliDemocratic Republic
of the Congo
BananasIndiaChina, mainlandPhilippinesEcuadorBrazil
BarleyRussian FederationFranceGermanyAustraliaCanada
Beans, dryMyanmarIndiaBrazilChina, mainlandUnited States
of America
Beans, greenChina, mainlandIndonesiaIndiaTurkeyThailand
BlueberriesUnited States
of America		CanadaPolandGermanyFrance
Brazil nuts,
with shell		BoliviaBrazilCôte d’IvoireGambiaPeru
Broad beans,
horse beans, dry		China, mainlandEthiopiaAustraliaFranceUnited Kingdom
BuckwheatRussian FederationChina, mainlandUkrainePolandUnited States
of America
Cabbages and
other brassicas		China, mainlandIndiaRussian FederationJapanRepublic of Korea
Canary seedCanadaThailandArgentinaAustraliaHungary
CarobsSpainPortugalGreeceMoroccoCyprus
Carrots and
turnips		China, mainlandRussian FederationUnited States
of America		UzbekistanUkraine
Cashew nuts,
with shell		Viet NamNigeriaIndiaCôte d’IvoireBenin
CashewappleBrazilMaliMadagascarGuyana–
CassavaNigeriaThailandIndonesiaBrazilDemocratic Republic
of the Congo
Castor oil seedIndiaChina, mainlandMozambiqueBrazilEthiopia
Cauliflowers and
broccoli		China, mainlandIndiaItalyMexicoFrance
CherriesTurkeyUnited States
of America		IranItalySpain
ChestnutChina, mainlandRepublic of KoreaTurkeyBoliviaItaly
Chick peasIndiaAustraliaTurkeyMyanmarEthiopia
Chicory rootsBelgiumFrancePolandSouth AfricaPuerto Rico
Chillies and
peppers, dry		IndiaChina, mainlandPeruBangladeshPakistan
Chillies and
peppers, green		China, mainlandMexicoTurkeyIndonesiaUnited States
of America
Cinnamon
(canella)		IndonesiaChina, mainlandViet NamSri LankaMadagascar
ClovesIndonesiaMadagascarUnited Republic
of Tanzania		Sri LankaComoros
Cocoa, beansCôte d’IvoireIndonesiaGhanaNigeriaCameroon
CoconutsIndonesiaPhilippinesIndiaBrazilSri Lanka
Coffee, greenBrazilViet NamIndonesiaColombiaIndia
Cotton lintChina, mainlandIndiaUnited States
of America		PakistanBrazil
CottonseedChina, mainlandIndiaUnited States
of America		PakistanBrazil
Cow peas, dryNigeriaNigerBurkina FasoMyanmarUnited Republic
of Tanzania
CranberriesUnited States
of America		CanadaBelarusAzerbaijanLatvia
Cucumbers and gherkinsChina, mainlandTurkeyIranRussian FederationUkraine
CurrantsRussian FederationPolandUkraineAustriaUnited Kingdom

I Top 20 Agricultural Commodities I Top 5 Country Producers of Agri. Commodities: (A-C) (D-O) (P-Z) I

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Ben Bareja

Ben Bareja, the owner-founder-webmaster of CropsReview.com. This website was conceptualized primarily to serve as an e-library for reference purposes on the principles and practices in crop science, including basic botany. Read more here

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