Based on a comparison of 85 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in pear production with 19,265 kt followed by USA and Argentina. On the other end of the scale was Djibouti with 0.003 kt, Luxembourg with 0.100 kt and Malta with 0.110 kt.
Total pear production reached 26,325 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.69 % more than in the previous year and 7.67 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total pear production reached an all time high of 26,325 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 5,202 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.69 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 73.2 % of pear production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 77.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 88.5 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Pear Production indicator page.
Pear Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Algeria | kt | 212 | 237 | 200 | 223 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina | kt | 522 | 518 | 566 | 594 | 659 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | kt | 332 | 302 | 369 | 332 | 393 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | kt | 293 | 290 | 276 | 256 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 15,963 | 16,410 | 16,078 | 17,314 | 17,815 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 323 | 346 | 318 | 300 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | kt | 702 | 773 | 753 | 429 | 619 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 278 | 275 | 259 | 239 | 198 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | kt | 374 | 330 | 402 | 373 | 400 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | kt | 423 | 416 | 398 | 408 | 435 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | kt | 238 | 266 | 203 | 201 | 133 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | kt | 349 | 361 | 332 | 331 | 324 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 472 | 503 | 519 | 531 | 546 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 682 | 669 | 731 | 649 | 595 |