Cashewapple production in Brazil
In 2024 Brazil produced 1.1 million t of cashewapple, the largest total in the world (81.9% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 1.8 million t in 2011. Area harvested: 450,237 ha, yield 2.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 4
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 1.8 million t
- 2011
Cashewapple in Brazil, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Brazil compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 81.9%
- 90.5% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.5
- world 2.7 (−6.1%)
- kg per person
- 5.35
- world 0.17
- 10-year change
- −35%
- world −28%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1,134,824 | 81.9% |
| 2 | Mali | 174,261 | 12.6% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 77,101 | 5.6% |
Map of world production of cashewapple
Share of the world total; Brazil is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,134,824 | +2.1% | 450,237 | 2.52 |
| 2023 | 1,111,776 | +4.2% | 441,882 | 2.52 |
| 2022 | 1,066,971 | −0.4% | 424,834 | 2.51 |
| 2021 | 1,070,990 | +1.2% | 426,994 | 2.51 |
| 2020 | 1,058,358 | +0.9% | 426,131 | 2.48 |
| 2019 | 1,048,788 | −3.0% | 426,302 | 2.46 |
| 2018 | 1,080,696 | −11% | 439,090 | 2.46 |
| 2017 | 1,220,114 | −16% | 488,683 | 2.50 |
| 2016 | 1,459,763 | −8.3% | 567,557 | 2.57 |
| 2015 | 1,591,751 | −8.7% | 590,913 | 2.69 |
| 2014 | 1,743,020 | −3.4% | 627,137 | 2.78 |
| 2013 | 1,805,000 | 0.0% | 695,289 | 2.60 |
| 2012 | 1,805,000 | −1.2% | 756,846 | 2.38 |
| 2011 | 1,827,489 | +2.0% | 764,472 | 2.39 |
| 2010 | 1,791,634 | −0.6% | 758,988 | 2.36 |
| 2009 | 1,803,131 | +1.4% | 758,085 | 2.38 |
| 2008 | 1,778,819 | +1.7% | 747,434 | 2.38 |
| 2007 | 1,748,296 | +5.3% | 731,412 | 2.39 |
| 2006 | 1,660,000 | +0.6% | 710,181 | 2.34 |
| 2005 | 1,650,000 | +2.5% | 700,367 | 2.36 |
| 2004 | 1,610,000 | +0.4% | 691,059 | 2.33 |
| 2003 | 1,603,000 | +0.2% | 682,503 | 2.35 |
| 2002 | 1,600,000 | +3.2% | 665,014 | 2.41 |
| 2001 | 1,550,000 | −3.3% | 638,556 | 2.43 |
| 2000 | 1,602,203 | +6.8% | 651,169 | 2.46 |
| 1999 | 1,500,000 | +3.4% | 612,735 | 2.45 |
| 1998 | 1,450,000 | −15% | 621,419 | 2.33 |
| 1997 | 1,700,000 | +3.0% | 582,210 | 2.92 |
| 1996 | 1,650,000 | +3.1% | 547,720 | 3.01 |
| 1995 | 1,600,000 | +3.2% | 699,936 | 2.29 |
| 1994 | 1,550,000 | −8.8% | 680,615 | 2.28 |
| 1993 | 1,700,000 | +3.0% | 726,140 | 2.34 |
| 1992 | 1,650,000 | +10% | 695,483 | 2.37 |
| 1991 | 1,500,000 | +11% | 644,608 | 2.33 |
| 1990 | 1,350,000 | +8.0% | 582,818 | 2.32 |
| 1989 | 1,250,000 | +14% | 514,937 | 2.43 |
| 1988 | 1,100,000 | +5.4% | 449,017 | 2.45 |
| 1987 | 1,043,747 | +27% | 439,136 | 2.38 |
| 1986 | 820,576 | −28% | 406,095 | 2.02 |
| 1985 | 1,141,675 | +1.1% | 365,155 | 3.13 |
| 1984 | 1,129,738 | +220% | 319,302 | 3.54 |
| 1983 | 353,134 | −62% | 231,431 | 1.53 |
| 1982 | 941,663 | +28% | 232,177 | 4.06 |
| 1981 | 735,214 | +11% | 202,589 | 3.63 |
| 1980 | 660,054 | +13% | 184,151 | 3.58 |
| 1979 | 585,876 | −36% | 169,626 | 3.45 |
| 1978 | 920,438 | +37% | 154,329 | 5.96 |
| 1977 | 671,273 | +8.1% | 135,081 | 4.97 |
| 1976 | 620,789 | +33% | 122,961 | 5.05 |
| 1975 | 466,129 | −2.7% | 110,052 | 4.24 |
| 1974 | 478,982 | +24% | 84,727 | 5.65 |
| 1973 | 387,320 | −22% | 66,223 | 5.85 |
| 1972 | 494,774 | −9.0% | 90,000 | 5.50 |
| 1971 | 543,464 | +34% | 105,000 | 5.18 |
| 1970 | 405,762 | −9.4% | 81,220 | 5.00 |
| 1969 | 447,717 | −1.4% | 75,113 | 5.96 |
| 1968 | 454,004 | +11% | 72,182 | 6.29 |
| 1967 | 408,448 | +20% | 77,275 | 5.29 |
| 1966 | 339,770 | −0.1% | 73,472 | 4.62 |
| 1965 | 340,244 | +9.1% | 64,408 | 5.28 |
| 1964 | 311,816 | −8.7% | 62,000 | 5.03 |
| 1963 | 341,388 | +18% | 68,000 | 5.02 |
| 1962 | 288,961 | +15% | 58,000 | 4.98 |
| 1961 | 251,550 | — | 50,000 | 5.03 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cashewapple in Brazil?
Brazil produced 1.1 million t in 2024, 81.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Brazil rank in the world for production of cashewapple?
Brazil was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Mali.
How has the production of cashewapple in Brazil changed?
It fell by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −28% for the world. The record was 1.8 million t in 2011.
What is the yield of cashewapple in Brazil?
2.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.1 million t from 450,237 ha), against a world average of 2.7 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Brazil is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.