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Which Country Produces the Most Areca Nuts?

Areca Nut Production (kt), 2022
Agriculture | December 24, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 10 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in areca nut production with 1,666 kt followed by Bangladesh and Myanmar. On the other end of the scale was Maldives with 0.013 kt, Malaysia with 0.041 kt and Bhutan with 11.1 kt.

Total areca nut production reached 2,542 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.65 % more than in the previous year and 41.3 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total areca nut production reached an all time high of 2,542 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 185 kt in 1966. The average annual growth amounted to 4.14 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 65.5 % of areca nut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 88.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 96.4 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Areca Nut Production indicator page.

Areca Nut Production Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Bangladesh kt 277 247 216 317 329
Bhutan kt 9.47 9.34 11.7 16.1 17.4
India kt 714 723 833 901 1,382
Indonesia kt 58.1 61.8 62.1 65.3 66.7
Malaysia kt 0.303 0.328 0.177 0.206 0.002
Maldives kt 0.010 0.012 0.015 0.012 0.013
Myanmar kt 198 204 226 225 226
Nepal kt 14.2 14.4 13.9 5.54 8.78
Sri Lanka kt 43.0 46.3 54.7 53.6 64.0
Thailand kt 38.4 37.9 38.5 38.3 38.2

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