Natural honey — Production in South America

South America: Natural honey — Production was 172,698 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
172,698 t
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
12th
of 28 groups
All-time high
172,698 t
in 2024
All-time low
35,856 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Natural honey — Production in South America, 1961–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, natural honey — production in South America stood at 172,698 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural honey — production in South America peaked at 172,698 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,856 t, in 1962.

That places South America 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Natural honey — Production in South America, year by year

Annual values for Natural honey — Production in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 38,680 t
1962 35,856 t -7.3%
1963 39,865 t +11.2%
1964 41,673 t +4.5%
1965 46,175 t +10.8%
1966 37,027 t -19.8%
1967 45,686 t +23.4%
1968 36,114 t -21.0%
1969 37,599 t +4.1%
1970 42,618 t +13.3%
1971 35,957 t -15.6%
1972 38,699 t +7.6%
1973 38,133 t -1.5%
1974 45,910 t +20.4%
1975 36,022 t -21.5%
1976 43,249 t +20.1%
1977 36,719 t -15.1%
1978 53,258 t +45.0%
1979 53,113 t -0.3%
1980 54,657 t +2.9%
1981 56,896 t +4.1%
1982 54,345 t -4.5%
1983 56,288 t +3.6%
1984 59,158 t +5.1%
1985 76,240 t +28.9%
1986 67,324 t -11.7%
1987 73,141 t +8.6%
1988 78,505 t +7.3%
1989 70,902 t -9.7%
1990 73,307 t +3.4%
1991 83,955 t +14.5%
1992 90,861 t +8.2%
1993 88,905 t -2.2%
1994 90,510 t +1.8%
1995 98,992 t +9.4%
1996 88,652 t -10.4%
1997 110,147 t +24.2%
1998 109,858 t -0.3%
1999 142,980 t +30.1%
2000 135,162 t -5.5%
2001 127,040 t -6.0%
2002 133,680 t +5.2%
2003 133,724 t +0.0%
2004 140,369 t +5.0%
2005 169,270 t +20.6%
2006 170,717 t +0.9%
2007 145,573 t -14.7%
2008 137,720 t -5.4%
2009 124,707 t -9.4%
2010 123,190 t -1.2%
2011 145,171 t +17.8%
2012 140,312 t -3.3%
2013 134,994 t -3.8%
2014 146,016 t +8.2%
2015 123,560 t -15.4%
2016 138,375 t +12.0%
2017 151,352 t +9.4%
2018 152,458 t +0.7%
2019 147,902 t -3.0%
2020 160,683 t +8.6%
2021 164,909 t +2.6%
2022 168,297 t +2.1%
2023 168,994 t +0.4%
2024 172,698 t +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39,853 t 35,856 t 46,175 t 9
1970s 42,368 t 35,957 t 53,258 t 10
1980s 64,746 t 54,345 t 78,505 t 10
1990s 97,817 t 73,307 t 142,980 t 10
2000s 141,796 t 124,707 t 170,717 t 10
2010s 140,333 t 123,190 t 152,458 t 10
2020s 167,116 t 160,683 t 172,698 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 9 Mexico 57,430 t compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 53,490 t compare
  3. 11 Canada 35,460 t compare
  4. 12 Spain 33,181 t compare
  5. 13 Germany 31,800 t compare
  6. 14 Romania 31,541 t compare
  7. 15 Republic of Korea 31,216 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural honey — production in South America?
Natural honey — production in South America was 172,698 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural honey — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 172,698 t in 2024.
What is the lowest natural honey — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 35,856 t in 1962.
How does South America rank for natural honey — production?
South America ranks 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is natural honey — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural honey — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural honey — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,712 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.