Based on a comparison of 32 countries in 2016, Vietnam ranked the highest in cashew nut production with 1,221,070 tonnes followed by Nigeria and India. On the other end of the scale was Belize with 24.0 tonnes, China with 152 tonnes and Dominican Republic with 765 tonnes.
Data for more countries are available at Cashew Nut Production indicator page.
| Cashew Nut Production | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Benin | tonnes | 102,137 | 162,986 | 162,986 | 198,172 | 201,818 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 104,342 | 230,785 | 80,630 | 109,679 | 107,713 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | tonnes | 20,800 | 95,000 | 60,000 | 115,000 | 81,196 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | tonnes | 32,805 | 36,000 | 40,000 | 42,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | tonnes | 121,361 | 124,417 | 117,283 | 137,107 | 156,620 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 613,000 | 674,600 | 725,000 | 753,000 | 753,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | tonnes | 115,149 | 114,789 | 116,915 | 116,000 | 131,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | tonnes | 380,000 | 393,000 | 450,000 | 486,689 | 532,132 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | tonnes | 17,568 | 20,927 | 29,026 | 21,086 | 22,140 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | tonnes | 12,135 | 17,861 | 27,130 | 39,498 | 72,009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | tonnes | 96,558 | 112,796 | 64,731 | 83,000 | 63,080 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | tonnes | 849,769 | 825,189 | 847,794 | 875,560 | 903,327 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | tonnes | 134,681 | 133,388 | 132,541 | 146,289 | 170,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 74,170 | 121,070 | 160,000 | 127,947 | 130,124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | tonnes | 1,242,000 | 1,237,300 | 1,250,064 | 1,110,800 | 980,000 |
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