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Which Country Produces the Most Cashew Nuts?

Cashew Nut Production (tonnes), 2022
Agriculture | December 17, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2022, Ivory Coast ranked the highest in cashew nut production with 970,000 tonnes followed by India and Vietnam. On the other end of the scale was Malawi with 213 tonnes, China with 226 tonnes and Dominican Republic with 652 tonnes.

Total cashew nut production reached 3,852,868 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.675 % more than in the previous year and 22.0 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total cashew nut production reached an all time high of 3,852,868 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 287,535 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 4.35 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, Ivory Coast, accounted for 25.2 % of cashew nut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 53.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 86.0 % in 2022.

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

Cashew Nut Production Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Benin tonnes 125,728 133,713 115,590 130,276 137,926
Brazil tonnes 74,568 133,608 141,386 138,597 139,321
Burkina Faso tonnes 120,000 125,000 135,000 135,000 135,000
Ghana tonnes 78,268 90,000 102,531 85,962 89,385
Guinea tonnes 20,000 16,000 25,000 48,000 37,000
Guinea Bissau tonnes 109,468 109,722 109,960 110,000 120,000
India tonnes 671,000 745,000 817,000 743,000 703,000
Indonesia tonnes 137,094 135,569 147,647 162,510 165,868
Ivory Coast tonnes 650,000 711,000 761,317 634,631 848,700
Mali tonnes 70,891 119,761 167,621 167,621 73,995
Mozambique tonnes 104,179 139,088 130,000 140,000 143,000
Nigeria tonnes 98,291 100,000 100,000 101,500 91,915
Philippines tonnes 216,398 222,541 228,612 242,329 255,915
Tanzania tonnes 155,416 265,238 313,826 225,106 232,681
Vietnam tonnes 305,268 215,765 266,388 286,047 348,504

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