Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2022, Ivory Coast ranked the highest in cashew nut production with 970,000 tonnes followed by India and Vietnam. On the other end of the scale was Malawi with 213 tonnes, China with 226 tonnes and Dominican Republic with 652 tonnes.
Total cashew nut production reached 3,852,868 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.675 % more than in the previous year and 22.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total cashew nut production reached an all time high of 3,852,868 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 287,535 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 4.35 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Ivory Coast, accounted for 25.2 % of cashew nut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 53.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 86.0 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Cashew Nut Production indicator page.
| Cashew Nut Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Benin | tonnes | 125,728 | 133,713 | 115,590 | 130,276 | 137,926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | tonnes | 74,568 | 133,608 | 141,386 | 138,597 | 139,321 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | tonnes | 120,000 | 125,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | tonnes | 78,268 | 90,000 | 102,531 | 85,962 | 89,385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | tonnes | 20,000 | 16,000 | 25,000 | 48,000 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | tonnes | 109,468 | 109,722 | 109,960 | 110,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 671,000 | 745,000 | 817,000 | 743,000 | 703,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | tonnes | 137,094 | 135,569 | 147,647 | 162,510 | 165,868 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | tonnes | 650,000 | 711,000 | 761,317 | 634,631 | 848,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | tonnes | 70,891 | 119,761 | 167,621 | 167,621 | 73,995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | tonnes | 104,179 | 139,088 | 130,000 | 140,000 | 143,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | tonnes | 98,291 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 101,500 | 91,915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | tonnes | 216,398 | 222,541 | 228,612 | 242,329 | 255,915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 155,416 | 265,238 | 313,826 | 225,106 | 232,681 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | tonnes | 305,268 | 215,765 | 266,388 | 286,047 | 348,504 |
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