Based on a comparison of 19 countries in 2022, Russia ranked the highest in buckwheat production with 1,222,382 tonnes followed by China and Ukraine. On the other end of the scale was Uzbekistan with 12.0 tonnes, Kyrgyzstan with 17.0 tonnes and Moldova with 103 tonnes.
Total buckwheat production reached 2,235,193 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 16.3 % more than in the previous year and -1.24 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, total buckwheat production reached an all time high of 4,975,234 tonnes in 1992 and an all time low of 1,454,590 tonnes in 2010. The average annual growth amounted to -0.170 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Russia, accounted for 54.7 % of buckwheat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 84.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 99.3 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Buckwheat Production indicator page.
Buckwheat Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Belarus | tonnes | 13,087 | 18,010 | 18,529 | 16,959 | 28,300 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | tonnes | 3,705 | 3,480 | 1,991 | 2,350 | 2,701 | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,130 | 1,187 | 1,350 | 681 | 1,301 | ||||||||
Brazil | tonnes | 62,055 | 62,680 | 63,124 | 63,623 | 64,429 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,968 | 5,400 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 8,900 | |||||||||||
China | tonnes | 539,883 | 508,844 | 490,159 | 512,962 | 503,988 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | tonnes | 28,800 | 34,400 | 29,000 | 42,600 | 44,800 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | tonnes | 89,619 | 120,379 | 82,704 | 44,998 | 40,094 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | tonnes | 11,641 | 12,039 | 11,472 | 11,464 | 11,724 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | tonnes | 1,187,267 | 1,524,879 | 931,713 | 785,702 | 892,160 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | tonnes | 234 | 232 | 229 | 228 | 225 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | tonnes | 1,892 | 1,683 | 2,908 | 2,705 | 1,549 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | tonnes | 21,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,447 | 25,461 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | tonnes | 83,391 | 82,815 | 84,648 | 86,214 | 84,559 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | tonnes | 176,430 | 180,440 | 137,010 | 85,020 | 97,640 |