Based on a comparison of 32 countries in 2022, Turkey ranked the highest in hazelnut production with 765,000 tonnes followed by Italy and Azerbaijan. On the other end of the scale was Bhutan with 13.0 tonnes, Cyprus with 20.0 tonnes and Lithuania with 40.0 tonnes.
Total hazelnut production reached 1,195,732 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 9.9 % more than in the previous year and 22.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total hazelnut production reached an all time high of 1,195,732 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 170,162 tonnes in 1965. The average annual growth amounted to 3.13 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Turkey, accounted for 64.0 % of hazelnut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 78.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 97.0 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Hazelnut Production indicator page.
| Hazelnut Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | tonnes | 34,271 | 45,530 | 52,067 | 53,793 | 49,465 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | tonnes | 14,250 | 16,800 | 20,330 | 40,000 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 23,907 | 24,519 | 25,170 | 24,532 | 24,740 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | tonnes | 1,259 | 1,534 | 1,740 | 1,960 | 3,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | tonnes | 12,638 | 11,111 | 15,660 | 11,660 | 12,660 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | tonnes | 29,500 | 21,400 | 17,000 | 24,000 | 32,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | tonnes | 14,756 | 12,790 | 13,938 | 13,828 | 13,813 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | tonnes | 120,572 | 131,281 | 132,700 | 98,530 | 140,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | tonnes | 4,221 | 4,218 | 4,255 | 4,231 | 4,235 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | tonnes | 5,526 | 4,635 | 6,640 | 5,440 | 7,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,142 | 4,196 | 5,428 | 4,949 | 6,689 | |||
| Spain | tonnes | 9,510 | 10,487 | 8,030 | 12,370 | 5,450 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 420,000 | 675,000 | 515,000 | 776,046 | 665,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 39,916 | 29,030 | 46,270 | 40,820 | 56,060 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | tonnes | 3,500 | 3,685 | 3,859 | 3,681 | 3,742 |
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