China is the world's top country by gross value of food production. As of 2018, China's food production in 2017 was 1,057,373,686 million US dollars, or 1.057 billion, and in 2018 it was 832,344,185 million US dollars, or 832.3 million. In 2018, the growth rate was -21.28 percent.This share accounts for 24.660% of the world's gross value of food production and ranks first in the list of food production values at the current price. India ranked second in terms of food production gross value.It was 401,361,367 million US dollars, or 401.36 million US dollars, in 2017, and 400,722,025 million in 2018, with a -0.16 percent growth rate.This share accounts for 11.87% of the world's gross value of food production. The world's total gross value of food production was estimated at 3,376,046,888 million US dollars in 2018 and ranks 2nd in the list of food production values at the current price. The USA is the 3rd country in the world with the highest value of food production. At the current world price, its food production was valued at 333,518,443 million US dollars in 2018. This ranks 3rd in the list of food production values in the world.

The Maldives is the world's last-ranked country by gross value of food production. Maldives' food production in 2017 was 4,369 thousand US dollars, and it was 4,288 thousand US dollars in 2018. The Cook Islands was the 2nd last ranked country in gross value of food production. The Cook Islands' food production in 2017 was 11,330 thousand US dollars, and in 2018 it was 10,541 thousand US dollars.