Nuts · FAOSTAT 2024
Walnuts, in shell production by country
World production of walnuts, in shell reached 4.3 million t in 2024, up 45% over ten years. The largest producers were China (34.5%), United States (12.6%), Turkey (9.8%), together 57% of the world total. It was harvested from 1.4 million ha, an average yield of 3.1 t/ha.
- World production, 2024
- 4.3 million t
- 10-year change
- +45%
- Producing countries
- 55
- World average yield
- 3.11 t/ha
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China X | 1,500,000 | 34.5% | +67% | 4.0 |
| 2 | United States | 547,030 | 12.6% | +5.6% | 3.7 |
| 3 | Turkey | 426,000 | 9.79% | +136% | 2.4 |
| 4 | Iran I | 411,331 | 9.46% | +2.0% | 6.1 |
| 5 | India | 317,776 | 7.31% | +32% | 3.3 |
| 6 | Chile X | 175,000 | 4.02% | +150% | 4.0 |
| 7 | Mexico | 169,815 | 3.90% | +35% | 1.3 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso I | 143,829 | 3.31% | +100% | 1.5 |
| 9 | Ukraine E | 106,900 | 2.46% | +4.0% | 8.1 |
| 10 | Greece | 96,910 | 2.23% | +294% | 4.9 |
| 11 | Romania | 52,700 | 1.21% | +67% | 16.4 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan E | 49,149 | 1.13% | +12% | 9.2 |
| 13 | France | 27,710 | 0.64% | −20% | 1.0 |
| 14 | Afghanistan I | 27,524 | 0.63% | +164% | 3.5 |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,042 | 0.60% | +1,153% | 15.0 |
| 16 | Egypt I | 23,580 | 0.54% | −1.9% | 5.2 |
| 17 | Spain | 20,060 | 0.46% | +29% | 1.5 |
| 18 | Argentina E | 18,518 | 0.43% | +36% | 1.3 |
| 19 | Moldova | 17,515 | 0.40% | +34% | 0.6 |
| 20 | Belarus E | 16,950 | 0.39% | +5.9% | 3.2 |
| 21 | Italy | 15,940 | 0.37% | +32% | 2.4 |
| 22 | Syria | 14,366 | 0.33% | +22% | 4.7 |
| 23 | Pakistan I | 13,855 | 0.32% | +37% | 8.2 |
| 24 | Azerbaijan I | 13,498 | 0.31% | +54% | 3.3 |
| 25 | Nepal | 13,311 | 0.31% | +81% | 4.7 |
| 26 | Australia | 12,000 | 0.28% | +129% | 0.4 |
| 27 | Morocco | 11,248 | 0.26% | −10% | 1.4 |
| 28 | Portugal | 11,150 | 0.26% | +170% | 1.9 |
| 29 | Georgia | 7,500 | 0.17% | +79% | 1.4 |
| 30 | Poland | 7,200 | 0.17% | +3.8% | 2.4 |
| 31 | Serbia | 7,121 | 0.16% | −56% | 2.1 |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan E | 6,336 | 0.15% | +9.2% | 4.7 |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 5,520 | 0.13% | +19% | 0.6 |
| 34 | Hungary | 4,680 | 0.11% | +8.3% | 0.6 |
| 35 | Brazil | 4,307 | 0.10% | −21% | 0.8 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 4,240 | 0.10% | +154% | 0.6 |
| 37 | Austria | 3,990 | 0.09% | +16% | 19.0 |
| 38 | Armenia | 3,811 | 0.09% | +186% | 1.9 |
| 39 | Lebanon E | 3,377 | 0.08% | +70% | 2.3 |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 2,731 | 0.06% | +24% | 4.3 |
| 41 | Switzerland | 2,259 | 0.05% | −8.3% | 1.3 |
| 42 | Iraq E | 1,462 | 0.03% | −4.1% | 1.3 |
| 43 | South Korea E | 1,146 | 0.03% | −3.9% | 2.0 |
| 44 | Slovenia | 880 | 0.02% | +83% | 1.4 |
| 45 | Montenegro I | 726 | 0.02% | +7.2% | 1.7 |
| 46 | New Zealand I | 497 | 0.01% | −47% | 1.9 |
| 47 | Croatia | 300 | 0.01% | −89% | 0.0 |
| 48 | Slovakia | 290 | 0.01% | +5,700% | 0.2 |
| 49 | Peru | 222 | 0.01% | −33% | 3.8 |
| 50 | Cyprus | 180 | 0.00% | +71% | 0.8 |
| 51 | Bhutan | 135 | 0.00% | −60% | 3.1 |
| 52 | Czechia | 90 | 0.00% | +36% | 0.8 |
| 53 | Lithuania | 30 | 0.00% | — | 0.1 |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 30 | 0.00% | +15% | 3.0 |
| 55 | Jordan | 3 | 0.00% | — | 3.0 |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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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.