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Production, area harvested, and yield data is from the 2008 world total or world average in FAOSTAT (The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Statistical Database) unless otherwise stated. Production amount is in metric tonnes. Area harvested is in hectares. Yield is in metric tonnes per hectare (converted from hectograms per hectare in the FAO data). Crops are in order by total world production amount. Sugar cane and sugar beet yield data was adjusted to estimated production total and average yield for refined sugar. Protein, fat, and carbohydrate data is derived from FAOSTAT data and USDA National Nutrient Database (SR22) and other sources. See this chart for protein, fat, carb, and calorie data. Disclaimer: accuracy of data not guaranteed; not responsible for typographical, mathmatical, or other errors. |
| Staple Crop | Production Total (metric tonnes) |
Area Harvested (hectares) |
Yield (tonnes/hectare) |
Protein (total tonnes) |
Fat (total tonnes) |
Carbs (total tonnes) |
Calories (total kcal) |
| Maize (shelled corn) | 822,712,527 | 161,016,542 | 5.1094 | 65,817,002 | 29,535,380 | 632,583,662 | 2.974e+15 |
| Wheat | 689,945,712 | 223,564,097 | 3.0861 | 94,522,563 | 12,901,985 | 500,693,603 | 2.421e+15 |
| Rice (paddy type) | 685,013,374 | 158,955,388 | 4.3094 | 48,841,454 | 4,521,088 | 547,668,193 | 2.356e+15 |
| Potatoes | 314,140,107 | 18,192,405 | 17.2676 | 6,282,802 | 282,726 | 54,880,277 | 2.398e+14 |
| Cassava | 232,950,180 | 18,695,162 | 12.4604 | 3,168,122 | 652,261 | 88,660,839 | 3.627e+14 |
| Soybeans | 230,952,636 | 96,870,395 | 2.3841 | 84,274,617 | 46,051,956 | 69,655,315 | 9.968e+14 |
| Sugar cane (refined) | 174,309,299 | 24,375,413 | 7.1510 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 174,274,437 | 2.438e+15 |
| Barley | 157,644,721 | 56,774,297 | 2.7766 | 19,674,061 | 3,625,829 | 115,837,341 | 5.575e+14 |
| Sweet potatoes | 110,128,298 | 8,177,865 | 13.4666 | 1,729,014 | 55,064 | 22,157,814 | 9.323e+13 |
| Cabbages (brassicas) | 69,664,185 | 3,106,963 | 22.4219 | 891,702 | 69,664 | 4,040,523 | 1.973e+13 |
| Sorghum | 65,534,273 | 44,911,877 | 1.4591 | 7,405,373 | 2,162,631 | 48,908,228 | 2.376e+14 |
| Rapeseed (oil) | 57,856,158 | 30,308,662 | 1.9088 | 0.0 | 25,456,710 | 0.0 | 2.240e+14 |
| Yams | 51,728,233 | 4,927,802 | 10.4972 | 791,442 | 87,938 | 14,421,831 | 5.987e+13 |
| Sugar beet (refined) | 40,965,374 | 4,386,232 | 9.3395 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40,957,181 | 4.386e+14 |
| Palm Oil (from pulp) | 38,936,925 | 9,734,231 | (est) 4.0 | 0.0 | 38,936,925 | 0.0 | 3.442e+14 |
| Groundnuts (with shell) | 38,201,265 | 24,590,075 | 1.5535 | 9,855,926 | 18,810,303 | 6,161,864 | 2.270e+13 |
| Millet | 35,651,146 | 37,399,368 | 0.9532 | 3,928,756 | 1,504,478 | 25,971,860 | 1.290e+14 |
| Sunflower seed | 35,642,649 | 25,023,511 | 1.4243 | 7,406,542 | 18,341,707 | 7,128,530 | 2.172e+14 |
| Plantains | 34,309,198 | 5,387,755 | 6.3679 | 446,020 | 126,944 | 10,941,203 | 4.536e+13 |
| Oats | 25,784,608 | 11,333,331 | 2.2751 | 4,355,020 | 1,779,138 | 17,087,460 | 9.871e+13 |
| Pumpkins, squash, gourds | 20,889,375 | 1,529,935 | 13.6537 | 275,740 | 31,334 | 1,357,809 | 1.943e+13 |
| Beans, dry | 20,394,893 | 27,988,440 | 0.7286 | 4,486,876 | 165,199 | 11,716,866 | 6.409e+13 |
| Broccoli (cauliflower) | 18,026,726 | 1,063,451 | 16.9511 | 508,354 | 66,699 | 1,196,975 | 7.178e+12 |
| Rye | 17,750,767 | 6,768,744 | 2.6224 | 1,835,429 | 289,338 | 13,465,732 | 6.187e+13 |
| Triticale | 14,020,842 | 3,892,789 | 3.6017 | 1,829,720 | 293,036 | 10,113,233 | 4.889e+13 |
| Tree Nuts (FAO total) | 12,172,215 | 8,703,653 | 1.3985 | 2,117,965 | 6,716,628 | 2,475,829 | 7.303e+13 |
| Taro (cocoyam) | 11,773,733 | 1,646,243 | 7.1518 | 180,138 | 20,015 | 3,282,517 | 2.000e+13 |
| Peas, dry | 9,827,831 | 5,926,087 | 1.6584 | 1,710,043 | 127,762 | 4,560,114 | 2.536e+13 |
| Chick peas | 8,779,543 | 11,556,744 | 0.7596 | 1,694,452 | 530,284 | 5,324,793 | 3.178e+13 |
| Peas, green | 8,307,851 | 1,124,372 | 7.3888 | 450,286 | 33,231 | 1,200,484 | 6.668e+12 |
| Beans, snap | 6,818,948 | 985,679 | 6.9180 | 124,787 | 15,002 | 475,281 | 2.800e+12 |
| Palm kernel oil | 5,140,477 | 17,664,869 | (est) 0.291 | 0.0 | 5,140,477 | 0.0 | 4.431e+13 |
| Cottonseed oil | 4,988,201 | 12,725,003 | (est) 0.392 | 0.0 | 4,988,201 | 0.0 | 4.410e+13 |
| Coconut oil (copra) | 3,752,825 | 2,779,870 | (est) 1.350 | 0.0 | 3,752,825 | 0.0 | 3.235e+13 |
| Sesame seed | 3,603,006 | 7,534,201 | 0.4782 | 638,813 | 1,789,613 | 844,905 | 2.147e+13 |
| Lentils | 3,543,110 | 3,751,682 | 0.9444 | 914,122 | 37,557 | 2,128,700 | 1.208e+13 |
| Olive oil | 2,886,019 | 1,443,010 | (est) 2.000 | 0.0 | 2,886,019 | 0.0 | 2.551e+13 |
| Buckwheat | 1,916,863 | 2,459,806 | 0.7792 | 253,984 | 65,173 | 1,370,557 | 6.863e+12 |
| Melonseed (cucurbits) | 752,903 | 1,122,666 | 0.6706 | 227,603 | 369,299 | 80,636 | 6.096e+12 |
| Flaxseed oil | 642,974 | 443,430 | (est) 1.450 | 0.0 | 642,974 | 0.0 | 5.684e+12 |
| Safflower seed | 615,214 | 691,436 | 0.8897 | 99,542 | 236,550 | 210,957 | 3.284e+12 |
| Fonio | 480,227 | 448,247 | 1.0713 | 43,220 | 8,644 | 360,170 | 1.641e+12 |
| Quinoa | 59,115 | 76,815 | 0.7695 | 8,347 | 3,588 | 37,928 | 2.112e+11 |
| Hempseed | 53,354 | 26,213 | 2.0354 | 13,338 | 17,607 | 16,006 | 2.679e+11 |
| Totals: | 4.0893e+9 | 1.0901e+9 | (avg) 4.4701 | 3.7680e+8 | 2.3313e+8 | 2.4422e+9 | 1.4841e+16 |
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