Based on a comparison of 39 countries in 2022, Russia ranked the highest in sour cherry production with 297,200 tonnes followed by Poland and Ukraine. On the other end of the scale was Slovakia with 20.0 tonnes, Bolivia with 71.7 tonnes and Slovenia with 90.0 tonnes.
Total sour cherry production reached 1,593,025 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 4.59 % more than in the previous year and 27.1 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total sour cherry production reached an all time high of 1,593,025 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 441,908 tonnes in 1967. The average annual growth amounted to 1.78 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Russia, accounted for 18.7 % of sour cherry production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 41.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 90.5 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Sour Cherry Production indicator page.
Sour Cherry Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Albania | tonnes | 17,165 | 17,821 | 17,494 | 17,493 | 17,603 | ||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | tonnes | 34,856 | 36,089 | 38,853 | 40,637 | 44,524 | ||||||||||||||||
Belarus | tonnes | 36,740 | 6,877 | 37,625 | 25,862 | 53,763 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | tonnes | 15,969 | 8,267 | 15,900 | 15,720 | 13,190 | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | tonnes | 73,591 | 69,757 | 83,570 | 62,700 | 61,460 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | tonnes | 104,766 | 113,263 | 124,807 | 124,807 | 123,198 | ||||||||||||||||
Moldova | tonnes | 4,123 | 5,013 | 7,767 | 9,140 | 9,657 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | tonnes | 194,817 | 71,598 | 200,630 | 151,930 | 155,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37,970 | 34,310 | 33,460 | ||
Russia | tonnes | 221,500 | 186,500 | 232,200 | 243,600 | 254,800 | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96,769 | 91,659 | 128,023 | 96,965 | 165,738 | ||||||||||||
Turkey | tonnes | 192,500 | 181,874 | 184,167 | 182,165 | 189,184 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | tonnes | 145,424 | 117,700 | 135,310 | 118,297 | 63,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | tonnes | 156,450 | 172,270 | 218,700 | 167,490 | 174,630 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | tonnes | 53,616 | 57,069 | 56,665 | 65,023 | 70,650 |