Fruit Primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Fruit Primary — Production was 144.77 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
144.77 million t
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
144.77 million t
in 2024
All-time low
27.99 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fruit primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 144.77 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 144.77 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.99 million t, in 1961.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Fruit Primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 27.99 million t —
1962 29.54 million t +5.5%
1963 30.00 million t +1.6%
1964 31.53 million t +5.1%
1965 31.33 million t -0.6%
1966 32.98 million t +5.2%
1967 35.30 million t +7.0%
1968 36.56 million t +3.6%
1969 37.13 million t +1.6%
1970 39.72 million t +7.0%
1971 40.27 million t +1.4%
1972 41.17 million t +2.2%
1973 42.51 million t +3.2%
1974 44.17 million t +3.9%
1975 44.32 million t +0.4%
1976 44.73 million t +0.9%
1977 45.01 million t +0.6%
1978 46.49 million t +3.3%
1979 45.83 million t -1.4%
1980 46.07 million t +0.5%
1981 47.09 million t +2.2%
1982 48.56 million t +3.1%
1983 49.09 million t +1.1%
1984 49.11 million t +0.0%
1985 51.20 million t +4.3%
1986 53.04 million t +3.6%
1987 54.44 million t +2.7%
1988 55.56 million t +2.0%
1989 57.76 million t +4.0%
1990 58.81 million t +1.8%
1991 59.33 million t +0.9%
1992 60.59 million t +2.1%
1993 60.81 million t +0.4%
1994 61.66 million t +1.4%
1995 61.91 million t +0.4%
1996 64.84 million t +4.7%
1997 67.36 million t +3.9%
1998 68.57 million t +1.8%
1999 69.52 million t +1.4%
2000 70.74 million t +1.8%
2001 71.87 million t +1.6%
2002 75.96 million t +5.7%
2003 77.91 million t +2.6%
2004 81.23 million t +4.3%
2005 83.93 million t +3.3%
2006 88.12 million t +5.0%
2007 88.97 million t +1.0%
2008 86.09 million t -3.2%
2009 91.90 million t +6.7%
2010 95.28 million t +3.7%
2011 97.87 million t +2.7%
2012 100.11 million t +2.3%
2013 103.66 million t +3.6%
2014 110.62 million t +6.7%
2015 113.78 million t +2.9%
2016 114.03 million t +0.2%
2017 116.58 million t +2.2%
2018 121.42 million t +4.1%
2019 128.00 million t +5.4%
2020 133.33 million t +4.2%
2021 135.93 million t +2.0%
2022 139.57 million t +2.7%
2023 141.32 million t +1.3%
2024 144.77 million t +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.48 million t 27.99 million t 37.13 million t 9
1970s 43.42 million t 39.72 million t 46.49 million t 10
1980s 51.19 million t 46.07 million t 57.76 million t 10
1990s 63.34 million t 58.81 million t 69.52 million t 10
2000s 81.67 million t 70.74 million t 91.90 million t 10
2010s 110.14 million t 95.28 million t 128.00 million t 10
2020s 138.98 million t 133.33 million t 144.77 million t 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 2 China, mainland 274.01 million t compare
  2. 3 India 112.91 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 25.67 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 41.57 million t compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.99 million t compare
  6. 5 Mexico 25.64 million t compare
  7. 6 Indonesia 25.03 million t compare
  8. 7 Italy 17.52 million t compare
  9. 7 Viet Nam 12.65 million t compare
  10. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.76 million t compare
  11. 8 USSR 17.31 million t compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Fruit primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 144.77 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 144.77 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest fruit primary — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 27.99 million t in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for fruit primary — production?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — production rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fruit Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 14,012 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.