Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2018, Vietnam ranked the highest in cashew nut production with 2,663,885 tonnes followed by India and Ivory Coast. On the other end of the scale was Malawi with 214 tonnes, China with 223 tonnes and Dominican Republic with 652 tonnes.
Total cashew nut production reached 5,932,507 tonnes in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 11.2 % more than in the previous year and 32.2 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total cashew nut production reached an all time high of 5,932,507 tonnes in 2018 and an all time low of 287,535 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 5.45 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Vietnam, accounted for 44.9 % of cashew nut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 69.7 % share while the ten largest countries some 90.2 % in 2018.
Data for more countries are available at Cashew Nut Production indicator page.
| Cashew Nut Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Benin | tonnes | 162,986 | 198,172 | 201,818 | 225,230 | 125,728 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 80,630 | 109,679 | 107,713 | 103,363 | 74,568 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | tonnes | 60,000 | 115,000 | 90,000 | 110,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | tonnes | 5,860 | 3,956 | 6,513 | 25,441 | 70,548 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | tonnes | 40,000 | 42,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 78,268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | tonnes | 117,573 | 137,210 | 158,302 | 137,695 | 156,466 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 725,000 | 753,000 | 753,000 | 745,000 | 671,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | tonnes | 116,915 | 116,000 | 131,200 | 137,580 | 137,094 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | tonnes | 450,000 | 513,289 | 550,000 | 703,000 | 650,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | tonnes | 43,823 | 39,498 | 72,009 | 65,699 | 70,891 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | tonnes | 64,731 | 83,000 | 63,080 | 81,240 | 104,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | tonnes | 412,755 | 192,660 | 99,010 | 97,149 | 98,291 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | tonnes | 132,541 | 146,289 | 170,853 | 205,531 | 216,398 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 160,000 | 127,947 | 130,124 | 197,933 | 152,001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | tonnes | 1,250,064 | 1,110,800 | 980,000 | 1,408,116 | 1,221,070 |
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