Based on a comparison of 44 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in beeswax production with 24,594 tonnes followed by Ethiopia and Argentina. On the other end of the scale was Honduras with 10.8 tonnes, Zambia with 35.4 tonnes and East Timor with 40.0 tonnes.
Total beeswax production reached 65,063 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.39 % more than in the previous year and 1.09 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total beeswax production reached an all time high of 67,440 tonnes in 2015 and an all time low of 30,261 tonnes in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 1.18 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 37.8 % of beeswax production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 54.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 82.1 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Beeswax Production indicator page.
| Beeswax Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | tonnes | 2,317 | 2,319 | 2,320 | 2,319 | 2,316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | tonnes | 4,974 | 5,000 | 5,017 | 5,011 | 4,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 1,748 | 1,753 | 1,762 | 1,778 | 1,776 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | tonnes | 790 | 786 | 788 | 814 | 816 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | tonnes | 1,061 | 1,072 | 1,085 | 1,076 | 1,090 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | tonnes | 5,255 | 5,496 | 5,629 | 5,525 | 5,589 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 23,585 | 23,974 | 23,937 | 24,134 | 24,303 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | tonnes | 2,548 | 2,571 | 2,594 | 2,567 | 2,572 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | 1,844 | 1,618 | 1,684 | 1,650 | 1,293 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | tonnes | 4,310 | 3,449 | 3,763 | 3,703 | 3,703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 1,871 | 1,872 | 1,875 | 1,887 | 1,890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 4,440 | 4,488 | 3,987 | 3,971 | 3,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 1,592 | 1,587 | 1,586 | 1,591 | 1,595 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | tonnes | 1,301 | 1,308 | 1,316 | 1,340 | 1,344 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | tonnes | 1,118 | 1,132 | 1,160 | 1,144 | 1,159 |
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