List of countries by coconut production

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Countries by coconut production in 2020

This is a list of countries by coconut production from the years 2017 to 2021, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for coconuts in 2021 was 63,683,595 metric tonnes, up 2.1% from 62,386,241 tonnes in 2020. [1] Dependent territories are shown in italics.

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The Philippines, Indonesia and India produce around 70% of the world's total copra, [2] [3] with the Philippines and Indonesia also being the world's main coconut oil exporters. [2]

Coconut production by country

RankCountry/region20212020201920182017
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 17,159,93816,800,00017,000,00017,100,00017,200,000
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 14,717,29414,490,92314,765,05714,726,16514,049,131
3Flag of India.svg  India 14,301,00014,006,00014,682,00016,413,00011,166,772
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2,496,0002,233,6002,468,8002,098,4001,960,000
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2,457,8602,458,8392,348,6622,345,4002,210,139
6Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1,866,1811,720,6611,677,0441,571,7081,499,228
7Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1,813,5531,780,3121,780,3121,780,3121,780,312
8Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1,238,3071,252,2151,276,0951,414,0101,225,690
9Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1,120,0931,074,4001,090,0001,111,6001,112,800
10Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 797,700827,424866,416858,235761,914
11Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 568,894560,984536,606495,531517,589
12Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 507,255494,400484,800474,000460,800
13Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 458,925459,000504,000525,000642,000
14Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 433,807423,887421,559404,482390,939
15Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 402,852431,596431,596466,975408,635
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 392,314400,614395,627403,000327,000
17Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 355,239364,000364,000360,000360,000
18Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 246,330244,517246,555247,919239,078
19Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 224,184226,000229,000228,000231,200
20Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 185,931183,997179,926211,164201,098
21Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 181,325174,300174,300209,000238,000
22Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 155,081153,800145,578140,249142,235
23Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 125,343120,000120,000120,000120,000
24Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 124,811127,250128,450163,300170,000
25Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 102,597102,000103,200102,00098,400
26Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 101,64090,636103,200103,566101,040
27Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 86,554110,013109,899105,36292,313
28Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 84,06584,00083,000140,24984,000
29Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 83,89584,00084,00084,00083,000
30Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 72,20372,02972,02972,02972,029
31Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 62,23057,68371,280119,505119,505
32Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 60,26963,62563,62551,62046,819
33Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 57,81363,60063,60063,60067,200
34Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 54,73253,00053,00052,97652,512
35Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 52,00556,36058,40058,40059,200
36Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 40,22940,26939,93940,47740,390
37Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 38,29536,41934,56532,92332,645
38Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 33,70033,60044,25033,60032,400
39Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 31,01630,80030,80029,90030,000
40Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 28,39433,81642,52950,50958,552
41Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 22,90121,60921,60919,20030,400
42Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 20,01221,68023,82222,70022,663
43Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 19,62419,20019,20015,61015,733
44Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 18,13918,00018,00018,00018,000
45Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 17,77014,84914,02013,87715,786
46Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 17,16917,89118,95519,56120,348
47Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 17,15418,00018,00018,00016,800
48Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 15,56216,80018,00018,00018,000
49Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 14,68314,40613,2058,8008,800
50Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 13,93114,15714,18514,40014,400
51Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 13,65813,68313,60213,69113,756
52Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 13,18714,40018,00018,00019,200
53Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 12,83313,21013,25514,00015,000
54Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12,29011,4559,8029,7659,765
55Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 10,88211,00011,00011,20011,200
56Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 9,4679,6039,6038,6528,151
57Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 9,4519,6299,5699,60010,400
58Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 9,34814,32514,06914,57414,072
59Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 8,4308,4008,4008,4008,400
60Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 8,0958,4008,4008,4009,600
61Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 7,2157,2007,2007,2007,200
62Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 6,8566,0007,2007,2006,000
63Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 6,3216,0796,0386,0006,000
64Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 6,0266,0006,0006,0006,000
65Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau 4,8534,8004,8004,8004,800
66Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 4,5734,5784,6754,540307
67Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 4,0143,8373,6823,6003,500
68Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3,9244,0004,0003,2003,200
69Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3,7133,8213,9324,0004,000
70Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,5313,6003,6003,0003,000
71Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2,9073,0003,0002,4002,400
72Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,7782,8482,6182,4552,405
73Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2,7692,7732,7542,7812,784
74Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 2,6022,6002,6002,6002,600
75Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 2,5951,2001,200740799
76Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 2,4092,4002,4002,4002,400
77Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2,0782,0652,4042,4001,600
78Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 2,0722,4002,4001,6001,600
79Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1,7681,7671,7711,7661,763
80Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 1,6321,5721,4251,5931,423
81Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1,1461,2001,2001,2001,200
82Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 439416483417348
83Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 414299272225435
84Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Darussalam 409406418403398
85Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 114116117116117

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