Based on a comparison of 15 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in persimmon production with 3,396,270 tonnes followed by South Korea and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Bhutan with 94.7 tonnes, Mexico with 234 tonnes and Chile with 647 tonnes.
Total persimmon production reached 4,436,475 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.08 % more than in the previous year and 2.71 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total persimmon production reached an all time high of 4,547,892 tonnes in 2017 and an all time low of 836,286 tonnes in 1971. The average annual growth amounted to 2.49 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 76.6 % of persimmon production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 86.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 98.2 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Persimmon Production indicator page.
Persimmon Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Australia | tonnes | 721 | 726 | 732 | 740 | 740 | ||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | tonnes | 142,920 | 147,219 | 160,092 | 177,130 | 185,247 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | tonnes | ... | ... | 48.3 | 151 | 269 | 235 | 207 | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | tonnes | 162,184 | 182,185 | 156,935 | 167,721 | 158,762 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | tonnes | 490 | 530 | 570 | 597 | 614 | ||||||||||||||||
China | tonnes | 2,967,300 | 3,029,000 | 3,226,901 | 3,247,068 | 3,274,797 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | tonnes | 27,676 | 30,327 | 31,790 | 29,931 | 30,683 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | tonnes | 27,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | 27,000 | 21,908 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | tonnes | 232,900 | 224,900 | 208,000 | 208,200 | 193,200 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | tonnes | 51.0 | 52.8 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 198 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | tonnes | 2,846 | 2,823 | 3,013 | 3,085 | 2,574 | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | tonnes | 2,369 | 2,176 | 2,187 | 2,165 | 1,850 | ||||||||||||||||
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South Korea | tonnes | 286,388 | 298,382 | 263,030 | 258,874 | 198,817 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | tonnes | 86,000 | 81,444 | 81,559 | 84,200 | 85,100 |