Leading tree nut producers
During the 2020/2021 period, the leading country in terms of global walnut production was China. The United States ranked second, producing over 700 thousand metric tons that marketing year. China was also the largest producer of peanuts worldwide, with a production of about 18 million metric tons in 2020, almost double the volume produced by India, the next leading peanut producer. Almost 70 percent of the world’s pistachios were cultivated in the United States in 2021/2022.International trade
In 2021, the world’s leading exporter of edible nuts was by far the United States, which exported close to 1.6 billion kilograms that year. Turkey accounted for the second-largest edible nut export volume, which was about 280 million kilograms that year. Other major nut exporters in 2021 included Indonesia, China, and Chile. On the other hand, 2021’s leading importer of edible nuts was Germany, which imported over 2.3 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of nuts within the same year.There are numerous health benefits associated with eating nuts. In 2020/2021, over 1.5 million metric tons of almonds were consumed worldwide.
