China vs USSR: Wheat production

China

140.10 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

71.99 million tonnes

in 1991

China rank

1st

USSR rank

1st

Wheat production over time

China currently reports 140.10 million tonnes against 71.99 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 68.11 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 125 countries.

Indicator: Wheat production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 7,044 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Wheat production is measured in tonnes.