Based on a comparison of 91 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in apple production with 47,572 kt followed by Turkey and USA. On the other end of the scale was Malta with 0.010 kt, Honduras with 0.191 kt and Paraguay with 0.675 kt.
Total apple production reached 95,836 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.99 % more than in the previous year and 18.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total apple production reached an all time high of 95,836 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 17,054 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.87 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 49.6 % of apple production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 59.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 76.8 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Apple Production indicator page.
Apple Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Brazil | kt | 1,055 | 1,308 | 1,203 | 1,223 | 983 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | kt | 1,708 | 1,721 | 1,676 | 1,608 | 1,613 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 40,393 | 41,390 | 39,233 | 42,425 | 44,066 | ||||||||||||||||
France | kt | 1,823 | 1,696 | 1,740 | 1,754 | 1,743 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | kt | 1,033 | 597 | 1,199 | 991 | 1,023 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 2,521 | 2,265 | 2,327 | 2,316 | 2,814 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 2,097 | 2,399 | 1,937 | 2,241 | 2,241 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | kt | 2,456 | 1,921 | 2,467 | 2,304 | 2,462 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | kt | 3,604 | 2,441 | 4,000 | 3,081 | 3,555 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 1,701 | 1,494 | 1,859 | 1,951 | 2,041 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 916 | 929 | 830 | 895 | 999 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 2,926 | 3,032 | 3,626 | 3,619 | 4,300 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 5,214 | 5,241 | 4,645 | 5,029 | 4,665 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | kt | 1,099 | 1,076 | 1,462 | 1,154 | 1,115 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | kt | 1,442 | 1,029 | 1,130 | 1,124 | 1,148 |