United States vs USSR: Wheat production

United States

53.65 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

71.99 million tonnes

in 1991

United States rank

4th

USSR rank

1st

Wheat production over time

USSR currently reports 71.99 million tonnes against 53.65 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 18.34 million tonnes.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

United States ranks 4th 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.