Based on a comparison of 54 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in walnut production with 1,400,000 tonnes followed by USA and Iran. On the other end of the scale was Jordan with 10.1 tonnes, Luxembourg with 30.0 tonnes and Czechia with 120 tonnes.
Total walnut production reached 3,874,025 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 9.07 % more than in the previous year and 38.9 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total walnut production reached an all time high of 3,874,025 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 497,077 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.42 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 36.1 % of walnut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 62.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 89.3 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Walnut Production indicator page.
Walnut Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Argentina | tonnes | 18,412 | 18,412 | 18,412 | 18,620 | 20,483 | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91,000 | 107,000 | 127,000 | 128,000 | 128,000 | |||||
Chile | tonnes | 90,000 | 100,000 | 152,000 | 125,000 | 140,400 | ||||||||||||||||
China | tonnes | 1,060,000 | 1,000,000 | 850,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | tonnes | 23,895 | 23,818 | 23,770 | 23,942 | 24,146 | ||||||||||||||||
France | tonnes | 40,225 | 32,629 | 37,690 | 34,950 | 38,060 | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | tonnes | 28,788 | 35,783 | 31,860 | 31,040 | 36,400 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | tonnes | 349,192 | 393,598 | 304,040 | 321,074 | 367,086 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | tonnes | 12,205 | 12,189 | 12,450 | 10,800 | 15,490 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | tonnes | 141,818 | 147,198 | 159,535 | 171,368 | 164,652 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | tonnes | 34,095 | 45,797 | 54,000 | 49,580 | 48,350 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | tonnes | 195,000 | 210,000 | 215,000 | 225,000 | 286,706 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | tonnes | 625,050 | 571,530 | 615,980 | 594,206 | 716,680 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | tonnes | 107,990 | 108,660 | 127,190 | 125,850 | 113,320 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | tonnes | 45,333 | 47,151 | 50,189 | 47,558 | 48,299 |