Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 856.04 in Colombia; the lowest is 16.14 in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 106.07, and the mean is 159.64.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 774.8%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 84.6%).
Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 856.04 | 2024 | up 774.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Gambia | 555.84 | 2024 | up 557.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Guinea | 400.9 | 2024 | up 412.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 367.83 | 2024 | up 337.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Belize | 184.31 | 2015 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Mozambique | 171.73 | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 167.21 | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 136.99 | 2024 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 123.01 | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 117.56 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 11 | Benin | 115.39 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 110.12 | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 13 | India | 109.95 | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 108.47 | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 106.59 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 106.49 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 105.65 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 105.23 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 19 | Togo | 104.5 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 104.44 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 102.78 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 102.5 | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 99.67 | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 96.95 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 25 | China, mainland | 96.03 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 96.03 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 93.44 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 82.47 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 69.52 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.81 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 31 | 2024 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 16.14 | 2024 | down 84.6% | 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 327.79
- Eastern Africa 248.11
- South America 209.2
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 164.13
- Americas 198.88
- Middle Africa 106.59
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 160.34
- Asia 102.04
- Africa 158.7
- Viet Nam 101.8
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 154.89
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 63.97
- Côte d'Ivoire 148.92
- Western Africa 140.41
- World 134.73
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 118.27
- Southern Asia 110.42
- Caribbean 96.95
- Eastern Asia 96.03
- South-Eastern Asia 92.92
- Central America 55.82
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.