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. 2019 Feb 18;7(2):101–112. doi: 10.1029/2018EF001030

Table 2.

Largest National Level Production and Yield Changes

Country By total production (kt/year; %) Country By relative yield (%; kt/year)
Wheat (for countries with loss >50 kt/year)
India −12,971 −16.9 Bolivia −26.0 −187
Pakistan −1,768 −9.3 Paraguay −24.8 −79
United States −1,725 −4.3 Peru −24.7 −221
China −1,498 −1.7 Nepal −23.4 −285
France −1,091 −3.4 Brazil −22.7 −202
Mexico −630 −21.6 Ethiopia −22.6 −70
Turkey −624 −4.4 Mexico −21.6 −630
Canada −590 −3.6 Myanmar −18.4 −93
Germany −536 −2.9 India −16.9 −12,971
Australia −435 −2.3 Bangladesh −16.5 −216
Russia −405 −2.3 Pakistan −9.3 −1,768
Iran −345 −6.0 Saudi Arabia −8.8 −137
Maize (for countries with loss >20 kt/year)
United States −13,341 −5.7 Egypt −11.2 −706
China −3,058 −3.2 Turkmenistan −6.1 −20
Egypt −706 −11.2 Spain −6.0 −166
Mexico −642 −4.7 Italy −5.9 −562
France −623 −5.0 Morocco −5.8 −63
Italy −562 −5.9 Switzerland −5.7 −22
Brazil −448 −2.5 United States −5.7 −13,341
Canada −367 −5.6 Pakistan −5.6 −25
Russia −212 −3.3 Canada −5.6 −367
Hungary −198 −3.9 Portugal −5.4 −26
Romania −181 −2.7 Khazakhstan −5.1 −24
Spain −166 −6.0 France −5.0 −623
Rice (6 largest losses/gains for countries with change >50 kt/year)
United States −426 −5.3 United States −5.3 −426
Japan −378 −3.5 Egypt −4.4 −252
Egypt −252 −4.4 Iran −3.8 −51
S. Korea −243 −3.4 Japan −3.5 −378
Pakistan −71 −1.3 S. Korea −3.4 −243
Iran −51 −3.8 Pakistan −1.3 −71
Myanmar 490 2.7 Thailand 2.2 479
Indonesia 697 1.7 Viet Nam 2.5 698
Viet Nam 698 2.5 Sri Lanka 2.6 59
India 750 0.6 Philippines 2.6 268
Bangladesh 908 2.9 Myanmar 2.7 490
China 1,823 1.1 Bangladesh 2.9 907