Where can I grow wheat (Winter wheat)?

1. 1

   🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

   Great fit on 149k sq mi386k km² · worth a try on 29k sq mi74k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Korla (100), Kashgar (100)

2. 2

   🇨🇳Gansu, China

   Great fit on 94k sq mi245k km² · worth a try on 7,700 sq mi20k km²

   For example Qingyang (100), Tianshui (100)

3. 3

   🇨🇦Ontario, Canada

   Great fit on 90k sq mi234k km² · worth a try on 8,200 sq mi21k km²

   For example Toronto (100), Mississauga (100)

4. 4

   🇨🇳Sichuan, China

   Great fit on 85k sq mi220k km² · worth a try on 7,000 sq mi18k km²

   For example Pingwu County (100), Kangding (100)

5. 5

   🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

   Great fit on 85k sq mi220k km² · worth a try on 19k sq mi49k km²

   For example Pigüé (95), Coronel Suárez (94)

6. 6

   🇺🇸Texas, United States

   Great fit on 77k sq mi198k km² · worth a try on 48k sq mi123k km²

   For example Pampa (100), Plainview (100)

7. 7

   🇺🇸California, United States

   Great fit on 75k sq mi195k km² · worth a try on 22k sq mi57k km²

   For example South Lake Tahoe (100), Truckee (100)

8. 8

   🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

   Great fit on 62k sq mi161k km² · worth a try on 700 sq mi1,800 km²

   For example Birmingham (100), Manchester (100)

9. 9

   🇺🇸New Mexico, United States

   Great fit on 62k sq mi161k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Santa Fe (100), Clovis (100)

10. 10

    🇨🇦British Columbia, Canada

    Great fit on 54k sq mi140k km² · worth a try on 5,700 sq mi15k km²

    For example Victoria (100), Richmond (100)

11. 11

    🇨🇦Alberta, Canada

    Great fit on 53k sq mi136k km² · worth a try on 4,700 sq mi12k km²

    For example Calgary (100), Airdrie (100)

12. 12

    🇯🇵Hokkaido, Japan

    Great fit on 45k sq mi115k km² · worth a try on 200 sq mi600 km²

    For example Tomakomai (100), Kushiro (100)

13. 13

    🇷🇺Bashkortostan Republic, Russia

    Great fit on 45k sq mi115k km² · worth a try on 3,300 sq mi8,600 km²

    For example Oktyabrsky (96), Birsk (96)

14. 14

    🇷🇺Volgograd Oblast, Russia

    Great fit on 44k sq mi113k km²

    For example Novoanninskiy (100), Yelan’ (100)

15. 15

    🇮🇷Razavi Khorasan, Iran

    Great fit on 41k sq mi107k km² · worth a try on 2,700 sq mi7,000 km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Qūchān (100), Chenārān (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

• 🇺🇸United States1.6M sq mi4.2M km² · 76% of its land
• 🇨🇳China1.3M sq mi3.5M km² · 62% of its land
• 🇷🇺Russia1.1M sq mi2.8M km² · 56% of its land
• 🇮🇷Iran346k sq mi897k km² · 64% of its land
• 🇨🇦Canada312k sq mi808k km² · 68% of its land
• 🇹🇷Turkey305k sq mi790k km² · 94% of its land
• 🇦🇷Argentina286k sq mi741k km² · 47% of its land
• 🇺🇦Ukraine239k sq mi620k km² · 100% of its land
• 🇰🇿Kazakhstan229k sq mi593k km² · 67% of its land
• 🇫🇷France221k sq mi572k km² · 97% of its land

1. 100%Ideal

   Stockholm

   🇸🇪 Sweden

2. 100%Ideal

   Bryansk

   🇷🇺 Bryansk Oblast, Russia

3. 100%Ideal

   Mahilyow

   🇧🇾 Mogilev, Belarus

4. 100%Ideal

   Espoo

   🇫🇮 Uusimaa, Finland

5. 100%Ideal

   Minsk

   🇧🇾 Minsk City, Belarus

6. 100%Ideal

   Helsinki

   🇫🇮 Uusimaa, Finland

7. 100%Ideal

   Vitebsk

   🇧🇾 Belarus

8. 100%Ideal

   Kaluga

   🇷🇺 Kaluga Oblast, Russia

9. 100%Ideal

   Orël

   🇷🇺 Oryol oblast, Russia

10. 100%Ideal

    Riga

    🇱🇻 Latvia

11. 100%Ideal

    Chéngguān Qū

    🇨🇳 Tibet, China

12. 100%Ideal

    Lhasa

    🇨🇳 Tibet, China

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region. Scores assume irrigation where rain falls short; Needs irrigation marks towns that need it.

Growing-season average

Ideal 41–57°FIdeal 5–14°CWon't grow below 32°F or above 68°FWon't grow below 0°C or above 20°C

Growing-season rain

Ideal 14–31 inIdeal 350–800 mmWon't grow below 7.9 in or above 51 inWon't grow below 200 mm or above 1,300 mm

Coldest-month average

Ideal at most 41°FIdeal at most 5°CWon't grow above 50°FWon't grow above 10°C

Coldest night of the year (average)

Ideal at least -13°FIdeal at least -25°CWon't grow below -31°FWon't grow below -35°C

In mild-winter climates spring wheat is sown in autumn and grows through the cool season. Winter wheat: Sown in autumn; needs a cold spell (vernalisation) and survives frozen ground, especially under snow.

Sources: FAO ECOCROP: Triticum aestivum; FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 33 (Doorenbos & Kassam 1979).

• Growing season too hot57%
• Growing season too cool21%
• Winters too mild13%
• Winters get too cold7%
• Too wet in the growing season1%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

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