Wheat production in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Wheat production was 18.58 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.58 million tonnes
Change on year
up 53.4%
World rank
11th
of 125 countries
All-time high
22.73 million tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
4.75 million tonnes
in 1998
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Wheat production in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1992200820241992: 18.3M tonnes1993: 11.6M tonnes1994: 9.1M tonnes1995: 6.5M tonnes1996: 7.7M tonnes1997: 9.0M tonnes1998: 4.7M tonnes1999: 11.2M tonnes2000: 9.1M tonnes2001: 12.7M tonnes2002: 12.7M tonnes2003: 11.5M tonnes2004: 9.9M tonnes2005: 11.2M tonnes2006: 13.5M tonnes2007: 16.5M tonnes2008: 12.5M tonnes2009: 17.1M tonnes2010: 9.6M tonnes2011: 22.7M tonnes2012: 9.8M tonnes2013: 13.9M tonnes2014: 13.0M tonnes2015: 13.7M tonnes2016: 15.0M tonnes2017: 14.8M tonnes2018: 13.9M tonnes2019: 11.5M tonnes2020: 14.3M tonnes2021: 11.8M tonnes2022: 16.4M tonnes2023: 12.1M tonnes2024: 18.6M tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 18.58 million tonnes for wheat production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.4% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat production in Kazakhstan peaked at 22.73 million tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.75 million tonnes, in 1998.

That places Kazakhstan 11th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.75 million tonnes 4.75 million tonnes 18.28 million tonnes 8
2000s 12.67 million tonnes 9.07 million tonnes 17.05 million tonnes 10
2010s 13.81 million tonnes 9.64 million tonnes 22.73 million tonnes 10
2020s 14.63 million tonnes 11.81 million tonnes 18.58 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 8 France 26.61 million tonnes compare
  2. 9 Ukraine 22.44 million tonnes compare
  3. 10 Turkey 20.80 million tonnes compare
  4. 12 Germany 18.53 million tonnes compare
  5. 13 Argentina 18.51 million tonnes compare
  6. 14 Iran 16.75 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat production in Kazakhstan?
Wheat production in Kazakhstan was 18.58 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest wheat production recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 22.73 million tonnes in 2011.
What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.75 million tonnes in 1998.
How does Kazakhstan rank for wheat production?
Kazakhstan ranks 11th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
Is wheat production rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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

Wheat production is measured in tonnes.