Based on a comparison of 6 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in hempseed production with 71,423 tonnes followed by Russia and Chile. On the other end of the scale was Turkey with 20.0 tonnes, Iran with 202 tonnes and Ukraine with 597 tonnes.
Average hempseed production reached 5,566 tonnes in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.15 % more than in the previous year and 49.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average hempseed production reached an all time high of 103,713 tonnes in 1966 and an all time low of 2,718 tonnes in 2015. The average annual growth amounted to -4.34 % since 1961.
Data for more countries are available at Hempseed Production indicator page.
Hempseed Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Chile | tonnes | 1,501 | 1,524 | 1,549 | 1,525 | 1,533 | ||||||||||||||||
China | tonnes | 71,600 | 124,700 | 106,200 | 71,423 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Iran | tonnes | 195 | 196 | 196 | 199 | 196 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | tonnes | 589 | 1,078 | 2,117 | 2,893 | 3,128 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | tonnes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 20.0 | 9.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | tonnes | 607 | 601 | 592 | 590 | 594 |