Based on a comparison of 10 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in areca nut production with 1,666 kt followed by Bangladesh and Myanmar. On the other end of the scale was Maldives with 0.013 kt, Malaysia with 0.041 kt and Bhutan with 11.1 kt.
Total areca nut production reached 2,542 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.65 % more than in the previous year and 41.3 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total areca nut production reached an all time high of 2,542 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 185 kt in 1966. The average annual growth amounted to 4.14 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 65.5 % of areca nut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 88.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 96.4 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Areca Nut Production indicator page.
| Areca Nut Production | Unit |
| Bangladesh | kt |
| Bhutan | kt |
| India | kt |
| Indonesia | kt |
| Malaysia | kt |
| Maldives | kt |
| Myanmar | kt |
| Nepal | kt |
| Sri Lanka | kt |
| Thailand | kt |
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 277 | 247 | 216 | 317 | 329 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9.47 | 9.34 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 714 | 723 | 833 | 901 | 1,382 | ||||||||||||||||
| 58.1 | 61.8 | 62.1 | 65.3 | 66.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0.303 | 0.328 | 0.177 | 0.206 | 0.002 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0.010 | 0.012 | 0.015 | 0.012 | 0.013 | ||||||||||||||||
| 198 | 204 | 226 | 225 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14.2 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 5.54 | 8.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 43.0 | 46.3 | 54.7 | 53.6 | 64.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 38.4 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 38.3 | 38.2 |
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