Natural honey — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Natural honey — Production is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 456,024 t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,331 t, and the mean is 18,390 t.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 5,172.4%), and the largest decrease in Guadeloupe (down 100.0%).
Natural honey — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 456,024 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 444,800 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 240,000 t | 1991 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 146,000 t | 2024 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 95,492 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 85,960 t | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80,249 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 69,298 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 67,314 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 65,455 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 57,430 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 53,490 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 35,460 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 33,181 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31,902 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 31,800 t | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 31,541 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 31,216 t | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 28,481 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 25,463 t | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Greece | 24,841 t | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 24,000 t | 2022 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ethiopia PDR | 23,700 t | 1992 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 24 | Angola | 23,424 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 21,857 t | 2024 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 21,635 t | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 20,034 t | 2024 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 28 | Kenya | 19,462 t | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 17,500 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 16,632 t | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 14,664 t | 2024 | up 234.6% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 14,000 t | 2020 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 12,225 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 11,681 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | 11,608 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 11,518 t | 2019 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 11,224 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | 10,981 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10,089 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Caribbean | 9,547 t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 9,275 t | 1992 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 8,915 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 8,405 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 8,000 t | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 7,418 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 46 | Cuba | 7,369 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 6,328 t | 2024 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 5,940 t | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Lithuania | 5,884 t | 2024 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Algeria | 5,876 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 5,779 t | 2024 | up 5,172.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Yugoslav SFR | 5,741 t | 1991 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Rwanda | 5,677 t | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 5,641 t | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 5,500 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 56 | Pakistan | 5,277 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 4,991 t | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 4,883 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Cameroon | 4,842 t | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 4,819 t | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 4,485 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 4,332 t | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,275 t | 2005 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 4,212 t | 2017 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 65 | Madagascar | 3,995 t | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 66 | Israel | 3,800 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 3,782 t | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 68 | Tunisia | 3,675 t | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Senegal | 3,673 t | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 3,651 t | 2024 | up 405.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,518 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 3,400 t | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,393 t | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 3,269 t | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,014 t | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 76 | Yemen | 2,959 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Japan | 2,637 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 78 | Finland | 2,300 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 2,256 t | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 2,240 t | 2024 | up 189.5% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 2,203 t | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 82 | Latvia | 2,193 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 2,000 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 84 | Georgia | 1,900 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 1,899 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 86 | El Salvador | 1,841 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 1,729 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 1,690 t | 2023 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Peru | 1,672 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 90 | Norway | 1,510 t | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 91 | Denmark | 1,500 t | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 1,467 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 93 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,400 t | 1999 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 94 | Estonia | 1,313 t | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 95 | Lebanon | 1,231 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovenia | 1,094 t | 2024 | up 132.3% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea | 1,065 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 98 | Chad | 1,012 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 952.66 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 932.56 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Burundi | 929.43 t | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 894.92 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 103 | Zambia | 881.47 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 866.99 t | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 105 | Libya | 786.62 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Jamaica | 766.07 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 107 | Oman | 765 t | 2024 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Melanesia | 761.54 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Sudan | 745.01 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 110 | Sudan (former) | 735 t | 2011 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 733.02 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Cyprus | 660 t | 2019 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 113 | Montenegro | 622 t | 2024 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 114 | Côte d'Ivoire | 619.26 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 115 | Mozambique | 599.74 t | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 116 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 594.51 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 590.13 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 118 | Palestine | 500 t | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 118 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 500 t | 1987 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Jordan | 418 t | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 391.34 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 375 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Polynesia | 325.85 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 124 | Haiti | 298.23 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 125 | Mongolia | 283.34 t | 2024 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Ireland | 267.68 t | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 248 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 229.44 t | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Samoa | 180.25 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 172.87 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 155.6 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 142.47 t | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 121.75 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Iraq | 110.13 t | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 104 t | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | 90.88 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 90.28 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 138 | Belize | 57 t | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Luxembourg | 53.1 t | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 140 | Suriname | 41.3 t | 2024 | up 79.6% | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 39.23 t | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 142 | Tonga | 10.66 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 143 | Niue | 7.22 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Tuvalu | 4.94 t | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Cook Islands | 1.02 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 146 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 1990 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.99 million t
- Asia 925,174 t
- Eastern Asia 490,161 t
- Europe 438,433 t
- Americas 343,233 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 273,328 t
- European Union (27) 270,168 t
- Africa 251,112 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 241,832 t
- Southern Asia 237,365 t
- Eastern Europe 223,550 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 218,276 t
About this data
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.