Rye production by country
Rye production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
62
Highest
2.58 million tonnes
Germany
Lowest
0 tonnes
Japan
Median
15,441 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
3,206
What the numbers show
Rye production is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 2.58 million tonnes in Germany; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,441 tonnes, and the mean is 186,974 tonnes.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 3,507.0%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 100.0%).
Rye production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2.58 million tonnes | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 2.39 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 1.20 million tonnes | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Belarus | 800,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Denmark | 649,760 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 6 | China | 514,091 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 420,925 tonnes | 2024 | up 93.5% | falling |
| 8 | United States | 374,130 tonnes | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 315,111 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 257,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 223,510 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 218,390 tonnes | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 217,699 tonnes | 2024 | up 317.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 155,500 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 138,259 tonnes | 2024 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 128,620 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 116,600 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 18 | France | 108,350 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 105,640 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 95,618 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 72,620 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 70,820 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 23 | North Korea | 64,778 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 60,500 tonnes | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 44,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 31,285 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 28,684 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 27,920 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovakia | 24,030 tonnes | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 23,400 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 17,343 tonnes | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 13,540 tonnes | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | 13,480 tonnes | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 12,960 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 11,970 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 7,395 tonnes | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,669 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 5,254 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 4,938 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 4,897 tonnes | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 4,487 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 4,420 tonnes | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 3,920 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Albania | 2,928 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Belgium | 2,850 tonnes | 2024 | up 58.1% | flat |
| 47 | Morocco | 2,352 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 2,150 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 49 | South Africa | 1,957 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,551 tonnes | 2024 | up 3,507.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Moldova | 1,464 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran | 445.51 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 292.18 tonnes | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia | 280.7 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Armenia | 271.8 tonnes | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 206.47 tonnes | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Georgia | 196.23 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | 151.9 tonnes | 2024 | down 71.2% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 80 tonnes | 2024 | up 459.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 79.9 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 47.39 tonnes | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 62 | South Korea | 2.62 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Japan | 0 tonnes | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 14.70 million tonnes
About this data
Rye production is measured in tonnes.