Most Widely Planted Crops in the World
|
Crop
|
Scientific name
|
Area planted
(in 1000 ha.)
|
 |
|
Wheat
|
|
229,000
|
|
|
Rice
|
|
145,358
|
|
|
Corn
|
|
131,475
|
|
|
Barley
|
|
79,645
|
|
|
Soybeans
|
Glycine max Merr.
|
52,103
|
|
|
Sorghum
|
|
46,800
|
|
|
Millet
|
|
39,941
|
|
|
Cotton
|
Gossypium hirsutum L.
|
32,279
|
|
|
Dry beans
|
Phaseolus vulgaris,
Lens culinaris,
Vigna unguiculata,
Phaseolus lunatus, etc.
|
26,207
|
|
|
Oats
|
|
25,563
|
|
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