Côte d'Ivoire grows more cashews than India
Cashew nuts in shell, thousand tonnes, 2014 and 2024, the six largest growers in FAOSTAT.
Côte d'Ivoire harvested 944,673 tonnes of cashews in 2024, against India's 794,910.
Its harvest grew 72% from 2014 (an FAO estimate) while India's rose 6%; Côte d'Ivoire first passed India in 2020.
Africa grew 61% of the world's cashews in 2024, up from 51% in 2014.
the numbers & method
| 2014 (kt) | 2024 (kt) | |
|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire | 550 | 945 |
| India | 753 | 795 |
| Tanzania | 130 | 528 |
| Viet Nam | 245 | 306 |
| Ghana | 50 | 219 |
| Benin | 202 | 213 |
Claim types Fact · Estimate
Read on the FAOSTAT API (faostatservices.fao.org, domain QCL, item 217 'Cashew nuts, in shell', production, tonnes), 4 Nov 2026 session. Values 2014 / 2024 (t): Côte d'Ivoire 550,000 (flag E, FAO estimate) / 944,673; India 753,000 / 794,910; Tanzania 130,124 / 528,262; Viet Nam 245,003 / 306,185; Ghana 50,000 / 218,575.53 (flag I, FAO imputed); Benin 201,818 / 212,624. All other values official (flag A). Crossing: Côte d'Ivoire 634,631 vs India 743,000 in 2019; 848,700 vs 703,000 in 2020 (first year ahead), and ahead every year since (1,225,935 vs 782,000 in 2023). World 2,983,336 t (2014) and 4,241,104 t (2024); Africa 1,508,327 t (2014, flag E) and 2,577,476 t (2024). Shares, growth rates and the crossing year are progrss calculations. Replaces the vault lead 'Ghana passes Brazil/Indonesia in cassava' (candidates 1664/1665): Ghana passed Brazil in 2017 and Indonesia in 2018, and its 2022-2024 cassava values are FAO-imputed (flag I). Cambodia, a large grower, is not covered by FAOSTAT. Côte d'Ivoire's 2024 harvest was 23% below its 2023 record (1,225,935 t). From the 2015 official value (703 kt) growth to 2024 is 34%.
Published 4 Nov 2026
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