Based on a comparison of 11 countries in 2018, India ranked the highest in areca nut production with 809 kt followed by Bangladesh and Myanmar. On the other end of the scale was Maldives with 0.003 kt, Kenya with 0.113 kt and Malaysia with 0.323 kt.
Total areca nut production reached 1,429 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.97 % more than in the previous year and 24.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total areca nut production reached an all time high of 1,447 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 185 kt in 1966. The average annual growth amounted to 3.38 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 56.6 % of areca nut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 75.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 92.8 % in 2018.
Data for more countries are available at Areca Nut Production indicator page.
| Areca Nut Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 136 | 181 | 188 | 218 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kt | 10.5 | 9.49 | 9.28 | 9.41 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 681 | 609 | 622 | 747 | 714 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 180 | 122 | 134 | 135 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 0.112 | 0.115 | 0.113 | 0.113 | 0.113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 0.338 | 0.387 | 0.368 | 0.339 | 0.303 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kt | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 121 | 120 | 119 | 128 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | kt | 9.19 | 11.6 | 4.01 | 13.7 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 37.7 | 38.7 | 42.0 | 42.8 | 43.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 41.0 | 30.0 | 36.5 | 39.8 | 39.1 |
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