Beeswax — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Beeswax — Production was 4,067 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4,067 t
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
10th
of 24 groups
All-time high
4,310 t
in 2016
All-time low
199.8 t
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Beeswax — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, beeswax — production in Eastern Asia stood at 4,067 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beeswax — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 4,310 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 199.8 t, in 1972.

Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Beeswax — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Beeswax — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 230.43 t —
1962 250.53 t +8.7%
1963 281.19 t +12.2%
1964 221.41 t -21.3%
1965 204 t -7.9%
1966 247.7 t +21.4%
1967 261.6 t +5.6%
1968 253.43 t -3.1%
1969 249.11 t -1.7%
1970 223.63 t -10.2%
1971 220 t -1.6%
1972 199.8 t -9.2%
1973 210.54 t +5.4%
1974 250.8 t +19.1%
1975 315.6 t +25.8%
1976 301.91 t -4.3%
1977 318.71 t +5.6%
1978 476.71 t +49.6%
1979 520.2 t +9.1%
1980 489.53 t -5.9%
1981 629.39 t +28.6%
1982 790.61 t +25.6%
1983 887.71 t +12.3%
1984 902.67 t +1.7%
1985 934.12 t +3.5%
1986 1,042 t +11.5%
1987 1,069 t +2.6%
1988 1,169 t +9.4%
1989 1,372 t +17.4%
1990 1,053 t -23.2%
1991 1,066 t +1.2%
1992 1,193 t +12.0%
1993 1,281 t +7.3%
1994 1,325 t +3.5%
1995 1,528 t +15.3%
1996 1,438 t -5.9%
1997 2,012 t +39.9%
1998 1,894 t -5.9%
1999 2,162 t +14.2%
2000 2,481 t +14.8%
2001 3,060 t +23.4%
2002 3,545 t +15.8%
2003 3,743 t +5.6%
2004 4,025 t +7.5%
2005 4,180 t +3.8%
2006 3,952 t -5.4%
2007 3,779 t -4.4%
2008 3,717 t -1.6%
2009 3,976 t +7.0%
2010 3,396 t -14.6%
2011 3,063 t -9.8%
2012 3,063 t +0.0%
2013 3,063 t +0.0%
2014 3,905 t +27.5%
2015 3,925 t +0.5%
2016 4,310 t +9.8%
2017 3,449 t -20.0%
2018 3,763 t +9.1%
2019 3,780 t +0.5%
2020 3,853 t +1.9%
2021 3,798 t -1.4%
2022 3,921 t +3.2%
2023 3,991 t +1.8%
2024 4,067 t +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 244.38 t 204 t 281.19 t 9
1970s 303.79 t 199.8 t 520.2 t 10
1980s 928.58 t 489.53 t 1,372 t 10
1990s 1,495 t 1,053 t 2,162 t 10
2000s 3,646 t 2,481 t 4,180 t 10
2010s 3,572 t 3,063 t 4,310 t 10
2020s 3,926 t 3,798 t 4,067 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 7 Brazil 1,796 t compare
  2. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 156.36 t compare
  3. 8 Spain 1,519 t compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 71.63 t compare
  5. 9 Timor-Leste 40 t compare
  6. 9 Uruguay 1,234 t compare
  7. 10 Dominican Republic 1,140 t compare
  8. 10 Polynesia 0 t compare
  9. 11 Mexico 1,120 t compare
  10. 12 Central African Republic 810.29 t compare
  11. 13 Chile 629.13 t compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beeswax — production in Eastern Asia?
Beeswax — production in Eastern Asia was 4,067 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beeswax — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 4,310 t in 2016.
What is the lowest beeswax — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 199.8 t in 1972.
How does Eastern Asia rank for beeswax — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is beeswax — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beeswax — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beeswax — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 5,053 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.