Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
What the numbers show
Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 760.81 in Colombia; the lowest is 14.92 in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.65, and the mean is 136.34.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 670.2%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 87.5%).
Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 760.81 | 2024 | up 670.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Gambia | 449.02 | 2024 | up 415.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Guinea | 321.11 | 2024 | up 298.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 307.62 | 2024 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 93.65 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Belize | 184.01 | 2015 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 158.91 | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 7 | Mozambique | 132.26 | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 129.18 | 2024 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 114.65 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | India | 100.58 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 98.09 | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 98.05 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 96.45 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Myanmar | 96.35 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | China | 94.49 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 16 | China, mainland | 94.44 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 93.56 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 18 | Benin | 90.25 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 90.14 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 88.5 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 87.89 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 85.74 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 23 | Madagascar | 83.68 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 24 | Mali | 83.61 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 83.21 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 80.52 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 27 | Angola | 79.2 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 28 | Nigeria | 67.55 | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 63.24 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.75 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 25.89 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 14.92 | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United Republic of Tanzania 249.18
- South America 196.51
- Eastern Africa 196.3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 133.03
- Americas 186.08
- Asia 95.17
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 129.34
- Africa 127.87
- Middle Africa 80.14
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 127.46
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 59.32
- World 123.32
- Côte d'Ivoire 117.89
- Western Africa 113.19
- Southern Asia 100.09
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 96.15
- Eastern Asia 94.76
- Caribbean 93.1
- South-Eastern Asia 85.91
- Central America 51.02
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.