Food and agriculture rankings: the complete guide to 87 live Top 10s

There are 87 live rankings in food and agriculture on Top10Earth. This guide explains what each one measures, who leads it today and how often it changes. Crops, harvests, livestock, diets and what the world grows and eats. The newest snapshot in the category was captured on 2026-11-02. China tops more of these rankings than anyone else (13 lists), followed by Brazil (5), India (4), Tonga (3) and United States (3).

The rankings at a glance

• 87 rankings currently published in food and agriculture.
• Refresh cadence: 87 weekly.
• Sources: Our World in Data (81 rankings) and World Bank Open Data (6 rankings).
• Snapshots kept: 100 across the category, every one of them still browsable.

Who is number one in food and agriculture

The current leader of every ranking, with the value that put them there and the capture date:

• Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare: Faroe Islands, 251.73 kilograms per hectare (Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland), 2026-11-02.
• Countries catching the most wild fish: China, 13.3k thousand metric tons (Capture fisheries production (metric tons)), 2026-11-01.
• Countries eating the most poultry per person: Tonga, 87.92 kg per person per year (Poultry consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein: Mongolia, 12.84 % (Animal protein share of food energy), 2026-11-02.
• Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP): Niger, 47.59 % of GDP (Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)), 2026-10-29.
• Countries producing the most beef: United States, 12.3k thousand tonnes (Beef and buffalo meat production), 2026-10-30.
• Countries producing the most chicken meat: United States, 20.2k thousand tonnes (Chicken meat production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most coffee: Brazil, 3,387.72 thousand tonnes (Coffee production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most farmed fish: China, 81.9k thousand metric tons (Aquaculture production (metric tons)), 2026-10-30.
• Countries producing the most fish and seafood: China, 64.2k thousand tonnes (Fish and seafood production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most maize: United States, 377.6k thousand tonnes (Maize production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most meat: China, 97.9k thousand tonnes (Meat production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most pig meat: China, 57.1k thousand tonnes (Pig meat production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most potash fertilizer: Canada, 13.6k thousand tonnes (Potash fertilizer production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most rice: India, 217.9k thousand tonnes (Rice production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most soybeans: Brazil, 144.5k thousand tonnes (Soybean production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most sugar beet: Russia, 46.7k thousand tonnes (Sugar beet production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries producing the most sugar cane: Brazil, 759.66 million tonnes (Sugar cane production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries that drink the most beer per person: Czechia, 6.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year (Beer consumption per person), 2026-11-01.
• Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry: Falkland Islands, 52.65 % (Energy used by agriculture, forestry and fishing), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most cereals for animal feed: Denmark, 88.61 % (Share of cereals used as animal feed), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most cereals for human food: Guinea-Bissau, 100 % (Share of cereals used as food), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer: China, 24.5k thousand tonnes (Nitrogen fertilizer use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland: Egypt, 314.56 kg per hectare (Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most pesticides: Brazil, 800.65 thousand tonnes (Pesticide use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland: Suriname, 38.77 kg per hectare (Pesticide use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland: Faroe Islands, 257.21 kg per hectare (Phosphate fertilizer use), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person: Belarus, 55.62 kg per person (Potash fertilizer use per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries using the most water for agriculture: India, 688 billion cubic meters (Agricultural water withdrawal), 2026-10-29.
• Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most: Japan, 2.68 PPP dollars (Cost of a calorie-sufficient diet), 2026-11-02.
• Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water: Somalia, 99.48 % of total freshwater withdrawal (Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals), 2026-11-02.
• Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories: Madagascar, 77.1 % (Cannot afford sufficient calories), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest almond yields: Israel, 23.76 tonnes per hectare (Almond yields), 2026-11-01.
• Countries with the highest banana yields: Turkey, 67.73 tonnes per hectare (Banana yields), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest barley yields: New Zealand, 7.7 tonnes per hectare (Barley yield), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest bean yields: Qatar, 23.26 tonnes per hectare (Bean yields), 2026-10-29.
• Countries with the highest beef yield per animal: Japan, 450 kilograms per animal (Cattle meat yield per animal), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest cassava yields: Guyana, 41.45 tonnes per hectare (Cassava yields), 2026-10-31.
• Countries with the highest cereal yields: Oman, 27.67 tonnes per hectare (Cereal yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal: Rwanda, 3.58 kilograms per animal (Chicken meat yield per animal), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields: Thailand, 2.86 tonnes per hectare (Cocoa bean yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest coffee yields: China, 3.56 tonnes per hectare (Coffee yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest cotton yields: China, 6.59 tonnes per hectare (Cotton yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest dry pea yields: Burundi, 5.78 tonnes per hectare (Dry pea yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest egg yields per hen: Iceland, 21.74 kilograms per bird (Egg yield per bird), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare: Kuwait, 2,487.5 kg per hectare of arable land (Fertilizer consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest food share of exports: Sao Tome and Principe, 98.21 % of merchandise exports (Food exports share), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest groundnut yields: Guyana, 15.9 tonnes per hectare (Groundnut yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest lettuce yields: Puerto Rico, 105.48 tonnes per hectare (Lettuce yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest meat consumption per person: Tonga, 429.95 grams per day (Meat consumption per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest meat supply per person: Tonga, 156.93 kg per person per year (Meat supply per person), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest millet yields: Azerbaijan, 69.36 tonnes per hectare (Millet yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest orange yields: Guatemala, 75.71 tonnes per hectare (Orange yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest palm oil yields: Malaysia, 19.77 tonnes per hectare (Palm oil yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal: Guyana, 165 kg per animal (Pig meat yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest potato yields: New Zealand, 51.31 tonnes per hectare (Potato yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal: Rwanda, 3.58 kilograms per animal (Poultry meat yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment: Haiti, 54.2 % (Prevalence of undernourishment), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest rapeseed yields: Chile, 4.33 tonnes per hectare (Rapeseed yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest rice yields: Tajikistan, 13.39 tonnes per hectare (Rice yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest rye yields: Uzbekistan, 10.11 tonnes per hectare (Rye yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest severe food insecurity: South Sudan, 63.1 % (Severe food insecurity), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops: Tuvalu, 100 % of land area (Permanent cropland), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks: Comoros, 100 % (Overexploited fish stocks), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest sorghum yields: Oman, 56.39 tonnes per hectare (Sorghum yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest soybean yields: Uzbekistan, 4.33 tonnes per hectare (Soybean yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest sugar beet yields: Chile, 94.43 tonnes per hectare (Sugar beet yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest sugar cane yields: Senegal, 114.02 tonnes per hectare (Sugar cane yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields: Israel, 3.27 tonnes per hectare (Sunflower seed yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price: Finland, 89.44 % (Tax share of cigarette price), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest tomato yields: Belgium, 489.41 tonnes per hectare (Tomato yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the highest wheat yields: New Zealand, 10.01 tonnes per hectare (Wheat yield), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest agricultural output: China, 1,442.91 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ (Gross production value of the agricultural sector), 2026-11-01.
• Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch: China, 13.3k thousand metric tons (Capture fisheries production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the largest total fisheries production: China, 95.2k thousand metric tons (Total fisheries production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most agricultural land: China, 524.84 million hectares (Agricultural land area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most arable land per person: Kazakhstan, 1.46 hectares per person (Arable land (hectares per person)), 2026-10-31.
• Countries with the most cattle: Brazil, 238.2k thousand animals (Number of cattle), 2026-11-01.
• Countries with the most cropland: India, 168.3k thousand hectares (Cropland area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person: Iceland, 83.81 kg per person per year (Fish and seafood consumption), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share): Bangladesh, 89.04 % of total agricultural land (Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land)), 2026-10-31.
• Countries with the most land under cereal production: India, 107.7k thousand hectares (Land under cereal production), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most land used for palm oil: Indonesia, 14.3k thousand hectares (Palm oil crop area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most organic agricultural land: Australia, 53.0k thousand hectares (Organic agricultural area), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories: Nigeria, 123.4k thousand people (People unable to afford sufficient calories), 2026-11-02.
• Countries with the most threatened fish species: Indonesia, 366 species (Threatened fish species), 2026-11-02.
• Largest agricultural economies: China, 1,298.31 current US$ bn (Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added), 2026-10-29.

Rankings to start with

These have the longest snapshot history, so their rank-history charts show the most movement:

• Countries catching the most wild fish (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 China, #2 Indonesia and #3 India.
• Countries producing the most beef (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 United States, #2 Brazil and #3 China.
• Countries producing the most farmed fish (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 China, #2 Indonesia and #3 India.
• Countries that drink the most beer per person (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 Czechia, #2 Namibia and #3 Austria.
• Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (2 snapshots, weekly): #1 Somalia, #2 Afghanistan and #3 Nepal.

What moved recently

No rank changes were recorded in food and agriculture in the last 30 days. Many of these sources publish annually, so the tables can be stable for months and then move together when a new year of data lands.

Where the data comes from

• Our World in Data, used by 81 rankings. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites.
• World Bank Open Data, used by 6 rankings. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).

Every ranking page states its metric definition, the source's own caveats and the capture date, and links to the original dataset. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Play food and agriculture as a quiz

Each ranking has a quiz: three minutes to name the top 10, with forgiving spelling and a shareable result card. Ten new quizzes are picked in every category each day on the quizzes page, and every past day stays playable.

Every food and agriculture ranking

• Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare · Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland (kilograms per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries catching the most wild fish · Capture fisheries production (metric tons) (thousand metric tons) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries eating the most poultry per person · Poultry consumption (kg per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein · Animal protein share of food energy (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) (% of GDP) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most beef · Beef and buffalo meat production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most chicken meat · Chicken meat production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most coffee · Coffee production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most farmed fish · Aquaculture production (metric tons) (thousand metric tons) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most fish and seafood · Fish and seafood production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most maize · Maize production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most meat · Meat production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most pig meat · Pig meat production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most potash fertilizer · Potash fertilizer production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most rice · Rice production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most soybeans · Soybean production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most sugar beet · Sugar beet production (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries producing the most sugar cane · Sugar cane production (million tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries that drink the most beer per person · Beer consumption per person (Litres of pure alcohol per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · Energy used by agriculture, forestry and fishing (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most cereals for animal feed · Share of cereals used as animal feed (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most cereals for human food · Share of cereals used as food (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer · Nitrogen fertilizer use (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland · Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare (kg per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most pesticides · Pesticide use (thousand tonnes) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland · Pesticide use (kg per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland · Phosphate fertilizer use (kg per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person · Potash fertilizer use per person (kg per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries using the most water for agriculture · Agricultural water withdrawal (billion cubic meters) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · Cost of a calorie-sufficient diet (PPP dollars) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals (% of total freshwater withdrawal) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · Cannot afford sufficient calories (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest almond yields · Almond yields (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest banana yields · Banana yields (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest barley yields · Barley yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest bean yields · Bean yields (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest beef yield per animal · Cattle meat yield per animal (kilograms per animal) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest cassava yields · Cassava yields (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest cereal yields · Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal · Chicken meat yield per animal (kilograms per animal) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · Cocoa bean yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest coffee yields · Coffee yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest cotton yields · Cotton yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest dry pea yields · Dry pea yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest egg yields per hen · Egg yield per bird (kilograms per bird) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest food share of exports · Food exports share (% of merchandise exports) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest groundnut yields · Groundnut yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest lettuce yields · Lettuce yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest meat consumption per person · Meat consumption per person (grams per day) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest meat supply per person · Meat supply per person (kg per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest millet yields · Millet yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest orange yields · Orange yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest palm oil yields · Palm oil yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal · Pig meat yield (kg per animal) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest potato yields · Potato yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal · Poultry meat yield (kilograms per animal) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · Prevalence of undernourishment (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest rapeseed yields · Rapeseed yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest rice yields · Rice yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest rye yields · Rye yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · Severe food insecurity (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of land in permanent crops · Permanent cropland (% of land area) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks · Overexploited fish stocks (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest sorghum yields · Sorghum yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest soybean yields · Soybean yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest sugar beet yields · Sugar beet yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · Sugar cane yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields · Sunflower seed yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest taxes as a share of cigarette price · Tax share of cigarette price (%) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest tomato yields · Tomato yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the highest wheat yields · Wheat yield (tonnes per hectare) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest agricultural output · Gross production value of the agricultural sector (billion constant 2014-2016 US$) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch · Capture fisheries production (thousand metric tons) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the largest total fisheries production · Total fisheries production (thousand metric tons) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most agricultural land · Agricultural land area (million hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most arable land per person · Arable land (hectares per person) (hectares per person) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most cattle · Number of cattle (thousand animals) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most cropland · Cropland area (thousand hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person · Fish and seafood consumption (kg per person per year) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land) (% of total agricultural land) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most land under cereal production · Land under cereal production (thousand hectares) · World Bank Open Data · weekly
• Countries with the most land used for palm oil · Palm oil crop area (thousand hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most organic agricultural land · Organic agricultural area (thousand hectares) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · People unable to afford sufficient calories (thousand people) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Countries with the most threatened fish species · Threatened fish species (species) · Our World in Data · weekly
• Largest agricultural economies · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (current US$ bn) · World Bank Open Data · weekly

Questions about food and agriculture rankings

How many food and agriculture rankings are there?

87 live rankings, each with its own quiz, history chart and methodology notes.

Who leads the most food and agriculture rankings?

China, at #1 in 13 rankings as of 2026-11-02.

How often do these rankings update?

87 refresh weekly. A refresh only publishes if it passes the quality gate.

Are the rankings opinions?

No. Each is one metric from one named public source at one time, ranked by software. They are useful comparisons, not advice.