This is a list of countries by apple production in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database [1] The estimated total world production of apples in 2022 was 95,835,965 metric tonnes, up 2.0% from 93,924,721 tonnes in 2021. [1]
| Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | World | 95,835,965 | 93,924,721 | 90,603,540 | 87,462,289 |
| 1 |  China | 47,571,800 | 45,983,400 | 44,066,100 | 42,425,400 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 4,817,500 | 4,493,264 | 4,300,486 | 3,618,752 |
| 3 |  United States | 4,429,330 | 4,505,310 | 4,665,199 | 5,028,526 |
| 4 |  Poland | 4,264,700 | 4,067,400 | 3,555,200 | 3,080,600 |
| 5 |  India | 2,589,000 | 2,276,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,316,000 |
| 6 |  Russia | 2,379,900 | 2,215,300 | 2,040,700 | 1,950,800 |
| 7 |  Italy | 2,256,240 | 2,211,740 | 2,462,440 | 2,303,690 |
| 8 |  Iran | 1,989,734 | 2,767,822 | 2,241,100 | 2,241,124 |
| 9 |  France | 1,785,660 | 1,633,080 | 1,743,360 | 1,753,500 |
| 10 |  Chile | 1,479,683 | 1,561,452 | 1,612,626 | 1,607,826 |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan | 1,313,233 | 1,238,188 | 1,148,455 | 1,124,017 |
| 12 |  South Africa | 1,231,867 | 1,148,771 | 998,785 | 895,399 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 1,129,120 | 1,278,870 | 1,114,570 | 1,153,970 |
| 14 |  Germany | 1,070,980 | 1,004,630 | 1,023,320 | 991,450 |
| 15 |  Brazil | 1,047,217 | 1,297,424 | 983,255 | 1,222,949 |
| Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Egypt | 934,414 | 863,370 | 751,200 | 701,435 |
| 17 |  Morocco | 922,820 | 889,736 | 778,866 | 809,762 |
| 18 |  Mexico | 817,806 | 631,767 | 714,203 | 761,483 |
| 19 |  North Korea | 801,533 | 798,587 | 795,642 | 792,079 |
| 20 |  Pakistan | 758,298 | 732,287 | 671,716 | 603,922 |
| 21 |  Japan | 737,100 | 661,900 | 763,300 | 701,600 |
| 22 |  New Zealand | 575,553 | 567,162 | 559,926 | 555,627 |
| 23 |  South Korea | 566,041 | 515,931 | 422,115 | 535,324 |
| 24 |  United Kingdom | 555,998 | 463,593 | 631,597 | 610,444 |
| 25 |  Romania | 543,380 | 593,700 | 537,470 | 492,700 |
| 26 |  Algeria | 539,852 | 522,317 | 566,824 | 558,830 |
| 27 |  Belarus | 532,700 | 532,700 | 532,655 | 336,697 |
| 28 |  Spain | 496,305 | 615,830 | 522,100 | 638,840 |
| 29 |  Serbia | 486,215 | 513,238 | 489,426 | 499,578 |
| 30 |  Moldova | 447,700 | 674,700 | 480,368 | 610,921 |
| 31 |  Argentina | 423,343 | 514,000 | 587,000 | 547,846 |
| 32 |  Canada | 380,571 | 351,565 | 390,999 | 382,771 |
| 33 |  Hungary | 350,100 | 514,520 | 398,710 | 498,330 |
| 34 |  Syria | 331,821 | 301,610 | 267,823 | 286,564 |
| 35 |  Azerbaijan | 318,197 | 308,386 | 301,411 | 292,736 |
| 36 |  Afghanistan | 318,000 | 321,672 | 270,857 | 250,324 |
| 37 |  Australia | 300,518 | 284,897 | 262,966 | 265,150 |
| 38 |  Portugal | 291,190 | 368,230 | 286,080 | 370,710 |
| 39 |  Greece | 289,180 | 286,860 | 303,580 | 277,110 |
| 40 |  Kazakhstan | 267,919 | 262,809 | 259,128 | 216,540 |
| 41 |  Austria | 260,610 | 206,290 | 258,220 | 239,210 |
| 42 |  Lebanon | 248,209 | 255,011 | 245,150 | 216,860 |
| 43 |  Belgium | 238,600 | 249,740 | 168,030 | 241,860 |
| 44 |  Tajikistan | 237,616 | 238,722 | 237,980 | 236,146 |
| 45 |  Netherlands | 236,000 | 245,000 | 220,000 | 273,000 |
| 46 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 211,101 | 82,591 | 109,071 | 98,265 |
| 47 |  Switzerland | 209,029 | 167,911 | 237,232 | 196,223 |
| 48 |  North Macedonia | 164,530 | 92,863 | 105,794 | 88,701 |
| 49 |  Kyrgyzstan | 137,102 | 136,652 | 136,920 | 137,734 |
| 50 |  Peru | 133,022 | 143,265 | 139,514 | 144,868 |
| 51 |  Czechia | 131,350 | 114,960 | 115,590 | 99,500 |
| 52 |  Tunisia | 127,000 | 128,000 | 153,000 | 116,000 |
| 53 |  Israel | 104,000 | 101,000 | 104,000 | 104,000 |
| 54 |  Albania | 103,645 | 111,247 | 102,167 | 107,713 |
| Rank | Country/region | 2033 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 |  Armenia | 87,542 | 87,914 | 84,676 | 81,674 |
| 56 |  Iraq | 77,800 | 78,917 | 79,413 | 75,831 |
| 57 |  Georgia | 76,700 | 73,700 | 89,000 | 44,300 |
| 58 |  Turkmenistan | 64,831 | 64,658 | 66,321 | 63,513 |
| 59 |  Lithuania | 51,420 | 36,440 | 51,880 | 32,070 |
| Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 |  Nepal | 49,989 | 47,865 | 45,205 | 31,386 |
| 61 |  Uruguay | 49,840 | 46,987 | 37,039 | 42,322 |
| 62 |  Slovenia | 48,840 | 23,010 | 66,120 | 54,270 |
| 63 |  Croatia | 46,810 | 59,690 | 63,610 | 68,350 |
| 64 |  Bulgaria | 46,400 | 44,030 | 37,870 | 43,620 |
| 65 |  El Salvador | 44,407 | 44,727 | 44,696 | 43,798 |
| 66 |  Denmark | 41,030 | 30,560 | 40,020 | 25,210 |
| 67 |  Yemen | 34,714 | 32,323 | 22,554 | 21,946 |
| 68 |  Sweden | 31,540 | 32,230 | 29,360 | 22,210 |
| 69 |  Slovakia | 31,070 | 29,590 | 28,430 | 35,190 |
| 70 |  Guatemala | 26,043 | 25,895 | 25,719 | 25,326 |
| 71 |  Ireland | 23,200 | 15,860 | 19,470 | 19,880 |
| 72 |  Norway | 17,077 | 18,721 | 12,055 | 15,753 |
| 73 |  Jordan | 16,157 | 17,007 | 19,613 | 21,051 |
| 74 |  Colombia | 13,357 | 13,081 | 12,228 | 12,441 |
| 75 |  Libya | 10,085 | 22,612 | 16,260 | 8,430 |
| 76 |  Latvia | 10,040 | 8,200 | 13,900 | 10,390 |
| Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Ecuador | 7,210 | 7,192 | 7,164 | 7,274 |
| 78 |  Madagascar | 7,165 | 7,156 | 7,146 | 7,162 |
| 79 |  Finland | 7,010 | 7,890 | 7,170 | 8,090 |
| 80 |  Zimbabwe | 6,825 | 6,820 | 6,816 | 6,863 |
| 81 |  Estonia | 3,290 | 1,970 | 1,260 | 1,850 |
| 82 |  Malawi | 3,162 | 3,161 | 3,312 | 2,979 |
| 83 |  Cyprus | 2,900 | 3,010 | 2,670 | 1,840 |
| 84 |  Bolivia | 2,795 | 2,739 | 2,750 | 2,931 |
| 85 |  Bhutan | 2,223 | 2,324 | 4,056 | 4,321 |
| 86 |  Kenya | 2,000 | 992 | 106 | 261 |
| 87 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,645 | 1,516 | 1,500 | 1,482 |
| 88 |  Montenegro | 1,535 | 1,517 | 1,402 | 1,487 |
| 89 |  Taiwan | 1,400 | 1,458 | 1,041 | 1,178 |
| 90 |  Luxembourg | 1,380 | 1,010 | 1,380 | 1,930 |
| Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 |  Palestine | 809 | 338 | 940 | 940 |
| 92 |  Paraguay | 675 | 671 | 676 | 677 |
| 93 |  Grenada | 473 | 469 | 465 | 456 |
| 94 |  Honduras | 191 | 192 | 191 | 191 |
| 95 |  Malta | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
This is a list of the top ten countries by area harvested for apples in hectares (ha). The total area harvested in the world for apples was 4,825,729 hectares in 2022, up 0.02% from 4,825,629 hectares in 2021. [2]
| Rank | Country | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,128,943 | 2,103,488 | 2,082,849 | 2,041,197 |
| 2 | India | 315,000 | 313,000 | 310,000 | 308,000 |
| 3 | Russia | 232,842 | 222,516 | 210,592 | 207,003 |
| 4 | Turkey | 170,941 | 168,811 | 170,903 | 174,439 |
| 5 | Poland | 151,900 | 161,900 | 152,600 | 155,620 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 122,459 | 111,575 | 109,849 | 98,525 |
| 7 | United States | 116,753 | 116,874 | 119,707 | 119,301 |
| 8 | Iran | 87,644 | 126,024 | 102,988 | 100,759 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 76,900 | 84,400 | 85,000 | 87,700 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 74,061 | 76,044 | 77,429 | 78,296 |
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