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Where Cashew Grows

Côte d'Ivoire grew the most cashew in 2024: 944,673 tonnes, 22.3% of the world’s 4.2 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s cashew.

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Cashew grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Share of the world’s cashew: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 cashew producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

1Côte d'Ivoire 22.3%

944,673 tonnes
2India 18.7%

794,910 tonnes
3Tanzania 12.5%

528,262 tonnes
4Vietnam 7.2%

306,185 tonnes
5Ghana 5.2%

218,576 tonnes
6Benin 5.0%

212,624 tonnes
7Brazil 3.8%

159,212 tonnes
8Burkina Faso 3.5%

147,617 tonnes
9Mozambique 3.4%

142,250 tonnes
10Indonesia 3.3%

141,305 tonnes

World total

4.2 million tonnes

Countries growing it

Largest producer

Côte d'Ivoire

Top 3 together

53.5%

All 34 countries that grow cashew

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
1	Côte d'Ivoire	944,673	22.3%
2	India	794,910	18.7%
3	Tanzania	528,262	12.5%
4	Vietnam	306,185	7.2%
5	Ghana	218,576	5.2%
6	Benin	212,624	5.0%
7	Brazil	159,212	3.8%
8	Burkina Faso	147,617	3.5%
9	Mozambique	142,250	3.4%
10	Indonesia	141,305	3.3%
11	Philippines	137,365	3.2%
12	Guinea-Bissau	90,229	2.1%
13	Nigeria	80,944	1.9%
14	Mali	76,571	1.8%
15	Guinea	61,471	1.4%
16	Colombia	56,972	1.3%
17	Gambia	36,017	0.8%
18	Thailand	24,448	0.6%
19	Sri Lanka	17,600	0.4%
20	Malaysia	16,805	0.4%
21	Senegal	9,354	0.2%
22	Togo	8,406	0.2%
23	Kenya	7,803	0.2%
24	Madagascar	7,504	0.2%
25	Sierra Leone	2,800	0.1%
26	Peru	2,484	0.1%
27	Angola	2,160	0.1%
28	Honduras	2,160	0.1%
29	Myanmar	1,516	under 0.1%
30	El Salvador	1,122	under 0.1%
31	Dominican Republic	668	under 0.1%
32	Mexico	652	under 0.1%
33	China	224	under 0.1%
34	Malawi	216	under 0.1%

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Data: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 28 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAOSTAT item: Cashew nuts, in shell. Some figures are FAO estimates. Xilfy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FAO.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain). Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most cashew?

Côte d'Ivoire grew the most cashew in 2024: 944,673 tonnes, 22.3% of the world’s 4.2 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 cashew producing countries?

Côte d'Ivoire (22.3%), India (18.7%), Tanzania (12.5%), Vietnam (7.2%) and Ghana (5.2%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.

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