Tung nuts production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 2,764 t of tung nuts, the 5th largest in the world (0.66% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.0%. The record was 9,100 t in 1965. Area harvested: 4,268 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2,764 t
- World rank
- 5 of 6
- 10-year change
- +5.0%
- Record
- 9,100 t
- 1965
Tung nuts in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.66%
- 0.55% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 2.7 (−76%)
- kg per person
- 0.09
- world 0.05
- 10-year change
- +5.0%
- world −13%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of tung nuts
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,764 | +0.3% | 4,268 | 0.65 |
| 2023 | 2,757 | +0.3% | 4,247 | 0.65 |
| 2022 | 2,750 | −0.2% | 4,224 | 0.65 |
| 2021 | 2,756 | +1.0% | 4,208 | 0.65 |
| 2020 | 2,730 | +0.4% | 4,137 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 2,718 | +0.0% | 4,105 | 0.66 |
| 2018 | 2,717 | +0.1% | 4,109 | 0.66 |
| 2017 | 2,715 | +0.2% | 4,115 | 0.66 |
| 2016 | 2,709 | +0.6% | 4,117 | 0.66 |
| 2015 | 2,694 | +2.4% | 4,083 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 2,632 | +1.2% | 4,006 | 0.66 |
| 2013 | 2,600 | −1.9% | 4,000 | 0.65 |
| 2012 | 2,650 | +0.1% | 4,000 | 0.66 |
| 2011 | 2,648 | −0.3% | 4,011 | 0.66 |
| 2010 | 2,657 | −0.1% | 4,050 | 0.66 |
| 2009 | 2,660 | −0.8% | 4,052 | 0.66 |
| 2008 | 2,682 | −0.7% | 4,052 | 0.66 |
| 2007 | 2,700 | +3.8% | 4,000 | 0.68 |
| 2006 | 2,600 | +2.0% | 3,800 | 0.68 |
| 2005 | 2,550 | 0.0% | 3,750 | 0.68 |
| 2004 | 2,550 | +2.0% | 3,750 | 0.68 |
| 2003 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 0.68 |
| 2002 | 2,500 | −0.2% | 3,700 | 0.68 |
| 2001 | 2,504 | +0.2% | 3,739 | 0.67 |
| 2000 | 2,500 | −3.8% | 3,700 | 0.68 |
| 1999 | 2,600 | +4.0% | 3,800 | 0.68 |
| 1998 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 0.68 |
| 1997 | 2,500 | +4.2% | 3,700 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 2,400 | +4.3% | 3,600 | 0.67 |
| 1995 | 2,300 | +4.5% | 3,500 | 0.66 |
| 1994 | 2,200 | −8.3% | 3,400 | 0.65 |
| 1993 | 2,400 | +2.1% | 3,600 | 0.67 |
| 1992 | 2,350 | +2.2% | 3,550 | 0.66 |
| 1991 | 2,300 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 0.66 |
| 1990 | 2,300 | +4.5% | 3,500 | 0.66 |
| 1989 | 2,200 | +4.8% | 3,400 | 0.65 |
| 1988 | 2,100 | +5.0% | 3,300 | 0.64 |
| 1987 | 2,000 | +5.3% | 3,200 | 0.63 |
| 1986 | 1,900 | +5.6% | 3,100 | 0.61 |
| 1985 | 1,800 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 0.60 |
| 1984 | 1,800 | +5.9% | 3,000 | 0.60 |
| 1983 | 1,700 | +6.3% | 2,900 | 0.59 |
| 1982 | 1,600 | +6.7% | 2,800 | 0.57 |
| 1981 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 2,600 | 0.58 |
| 1980 | 1,500 | +59% | 2,600 | 0.58 |
| 1979 | 945 | −14% | 1,845 | 0.51 |
| 1978 | 1,095 | −34% | 2,045 | 0.54 |
| 1977 | 1,660 | +8.5% | 3,100 | 0.54 |
| 1976 | 1,530 | −67% | 2,840 | 0.54 |
| 1975 | 4,665 | +164% | 5,305 | 0.88 |
| 1974 | 1,770 | −12% | 3,020 | 0.59 |
| 1973 | 2,000 | −6.8% | 3,060 | 0.65 |
| 1972 | 2,145 | −46% | 3,145 | 0.68 |
| 1971 | 3,990 | −8.3% | 3,800 | 1.05 |
| 1970 | 4,350 | −7.6% | 3,960 | 1.10 |
| 1969 | 4,710 | −9.4% | 5,000 | 0.94 |
| 1968 | 5,200 | −41% | 5,000 | 1.04 |
| 1967 | 8,860 | +16% | 5,000 | 1.77 |
| 1966 | 7,625 | −16% | 5,000 | 1.53 |
| 1965 | 9,100 | +23% | 5,000 | 1.82 |
| 1964 | 7,400 | +5.7% | 5,000 | 1.48 |
| 1963 | 7,000 | +40% | 5,000 | 1.40 |
| 1962 | 5,000 | −29% | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1961 | 7,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.40 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of tung nuts in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 2,764 t in 2024, 0.66% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of tung nuts?
Madagascar ranked 5th of 6 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 87.0% of the world total.
How has the production of tung nuts in Madagascar changed?
It rose by 5.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −13% for the world. The record was 9,100 t in 1965.
What is the yield of tung nuts in Madagascar?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2,764 t from 4,268 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 Madagascar 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.