Tung nuts production in China
In 2024 China produced 365,425 t of tung nuts, the largest total in the world (87.0% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 453,535 t in 1997. Area harvested: 140,292 ha, yield 2.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 365,425 t
- World rank
- 1 of 6
- 10-year change
- −12%
- Record
- 453,535 t
- 1997
Tung nuts in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 87.0%
- 86.4% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.6
- world 2.7 (−2.0%)
- kg per person
- 0.26
- world 0.05
- 10-year change
- −12%
- world −13%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of tung nuts
Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 365,425 | −0.7% | 140,292 | 2.60 |
| 2023 | 368,004 | −0.7% | 140,873 | 2.61 |
| 2022 | 370,664 | −1.3% | 141,482 | 2.62 |
| 2021 | 375,421 | −1.6% | 143,205 | 2.62 |
| 2020 | 381,567 | +2.7% | 145,094 | 2.63 |
| 2019 | 371,704 | +6.8% | 140,709 | 2.64 |
| 2018 | 348,173 | −5.9% | 132,250 | 2.63 |
| 2017 | 370,083 | −9.4% | 141,811 | 2.61 |
| 2016 | 408,518 | −0.9% | 156,474 | 2.61 |
| 2015 | 412,042 | −1.0% | 154,597 | 2.67 |
| 2014 | 416,065 | −0.5% | 153,500 | 2.71 |
| 2013 | 418,294 | −2.0% | 154,000 | 2.72 |
| 2012 | 427,048 | −2.4% | 154,000 | 2.77 |
| 2011 | 437,702 | +0.9% | 158,000 | 2.77 |
| 2010 | 433,624 | +18% | 155,000 | 2.80 |
| 2009 | 367,287 | −1.0% | 150,000 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 370,966 | +2.7% | 145,000 | 2.56 |
| 2007 | 361,285 | −5.7% | 142,000 | 2.54 |
| 2006 | 382,989 | +3.9% | 140,000 | 2.74 |
| 2005 | 368,688 | −3.3% | 135,000 | 2.73 |
| 2004 | 381,428 | +2.4% | 140,000 | 2.72 |
| 2003 | 372,645 | −4.0% | 132,150 | 2.82 |
| 2002 | 388,114 | −4.6% | 137,000 | 2.83 |
| 2001 | 406,716 | −10% | 136,000 | 2.99 |
| 2000 | 453,461 | +1.1% | 135,000 | 3.36 |
| 1999 | 448,323 | +3.8% | 132,000 | 3.40 |
| 1998 | 432,104 | −4.7% | 130,000 | 3.32 |
| 1997 | 453,535 | +11% | 128,000 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 407,744 | +1.4% | 129,706 | 3.14 |
| 1995 | 402,148 | −7.5% | 135,000 | 2.98 |
| 1994 | 434,539 | +3.2% | 148,106 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 421,027 | −3.7% | 140,000 | 3.01 |
| 1992 | 437,154 | +33% | 145,000 | 3.01 |
| 1991 | 327,544 | −6.6% | 155,000 | 2.11 |
| 1990 | 350,770 | +4.8% | 161,866 | 2.17 |
| 1989 | 334,757 | −6.7% | 170,000 | 1.97 |
| 1988 | 358,697 | +5.0% | 175,000 | 2.05 |
| 1987 | 341,742 | −1.3% | 170,000 | 2.01 |
| 1986 | 346,227 | −8.6% | 170,000 | 2.04 |
| 1985 | 378,770 | +4.7% | 190,000 | 1.99 |
| 1984 | 361,600 | −1.7% | — | — |
| 1983 | 368,000 | +8.6% | — | — |
| 1982 | 339,000 | −5.8% | — | — |
| 1981 | 360,000 | +19% | — | — |
| 1980 | 303,000 | −6.8% | — | — |
| 1979 | 325,000 | −17% | — | — |
| 1978 | 391,000 | +15% | — | — |
| 1977 | 340,000 | +13% | — | — |
| 1976 | 302,000 | −18% | — | — |
| 1975 | 370,000 | −1.3% | — | — |
| 1974 | 375,000 | +24% | — | — |
| 1973 | 302,000 | −8.5% | — | — |
| 1972 | 330,000 | +27% | — | — |
| 1971 | 259,000 | −27% | — | — |
| 1970 | 357,000 | −9.4% | — | — |
| 1969 | 394,000 | +7.4% | — | — |
| 1968 | 367,000 | +13% | — | — |
| 1967 | 326,000 | +23% | — | — |
| 1966 | 264,000 | +103% | — | — |
| 1965 | 130,000 | −64% | — | — |
| 1964 | 357,000 | +8.5% | — | — |
| 1963 | 329,000 | +80% | — | — |
| 1962 | 183,000 | −15% | — | — |
| 1961 | 215,000 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of tung nuts in China?
China produced 365,425 t in 2024, 87.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of tung nuts?
China was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Paraguay.
How has the production of tung nuts in China changed?
It fell by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −13% for the world. The record was 453,535 t in 1997.
What is the yield of tung nuts in China?
2.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (365,425 t from 140,292 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 China 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.