| 1 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
1,050,000 |
Africa |
Lower-middle |
Largest producer; value-add and processing expansion focus |
| 2 |
India |
850,000 |
Asia |
Lower-middle |
Major processor and consumer; imports raw nuts for factories |
| 3 |
Viet Nam |
425,000 |
Asia |
Lower-middle |
Leading kernel exporter; high-efficiency processing and imports |
| 4 |
Nigeria |
340,000 |
Africa |
Lower-middle |
Africa’s #2 producer; improving quality and processing capacity |
| 5 |
Tanzania |
280,000 |
Africa |
Lower-middle |
Key smallholder crop; auction system; factory expansion |
| 6 |
Benin |
260,000 |
Africa |
Lower-middle |
Fast growth; major export crop alongside cotton |
| 7 |
Burkina Faso |
180,000 |
Africa |
Low |
Rural development driver; logistics and productivity constraints |
| 8 |
Ghana |
170,000 |
Africa |
Lower-middle |
Diversification priority; building domestic processing channels |
| 9 |
Mozambique |
150,000 |
Africa |
Low |
Historic producer; orchard rehabilitation and new investment |
| 10 |
Indonesia |
130,000 |
Asia |
Upper-middle |
Export-oriented; kernel quality; orchard renewal needs |