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.
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]
Rank | Country/region | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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1 | Indonesia | 17,159,938 | 16,800,000 | 17,000,000 | 17,100,000 | 17,200,000 |
2 | Philippines | 14,717,294 | 14,490,923 | 14,765,057 | 14,726,165 | 14,049,131 |
3 | India | 14,301,000 | 14,006,000 | 14,682,000 | 16,413,000 | 11,166,772 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 2,496,000 | 2,233,600 | 2,468,800 | 2,098,400 | 1,960,000 |
5 | Brazil | 2,457,860 | 2,458,839 | 2,348,662 | 2,345,400 | 2,210,139 |
6 | Vietnam | 1,866,181 | 1,720,661 | 1,677,044 | 1,571,708 | 1,499,228 |
7 | Papua New Guinea | 1,813,553 | 1,780,312 | 1,780,312 | 1,780,312 | 1,780,312 |
8 | Myanmar | 1,238,307 | 1,252,215 | 1,276,095 | 1,414,010 | 1,225,690 |
9 | Mexico | 1,120,093 | 1,074,400 | 1,090,000 | 1,111,600 | 1,112,800 |
10 | Thailand | 797,700 | 827,424 | 866,416 | 858,235 | 761,914 |
11 | Malaysia | 568,894 | 560,984 | 536,606 | 495,531 | 517,589 |
12 | Ghana | 507,255 | 494,400 | 484,800 | 474,000 | 460,800 |
13 | Tanzania | 458,925 | 459,000 | 504,000 | 525,000 | 642,000 |
14 | Dominican Republic | 433,807 | 423,887 | 421,559 | 404,482 | 390,939 |
15 | Bangladesh | 402,852 | 431,596 | 431,596 | 466,975 | 408,635 |
16 | China | 392,314 | 400,614 | 395,627 | 403,000 | 327,000 |
17 | Vanuatu | 355,239 | 364,000 | 364,000 | 360,000 | 360,000 |
18 | Mozambique | 246,330 | 244,517 | 246,555 | 247,919 | 239,078 |
19 | Nigeria | 224,184 | 226,000 | 229,000 | 228,000 | 231,200 |
20 | Venezuela | 185,931 | 183,997 | 179,926 | 211,164 | 201,098 |
21 | Kiribati | 181,325 | 174,300 | 174,300 | 209,000 | 238,000 |
22 | Colombia | 155,081 | 153,800 | 145,578 | 140,249 | 142,235 |
23 | Solomon Islands | 125,343 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
24 | Ivory Coast | 124,811 | 127,250 | 128,450 | 163,300 | 170,000 |
25 | Comoros | 102,597 | 102,000 | 103,200 | 102,000 | 98,400 |
26 | Jamaica | 101,640 | 90,636 | 103,200 | 103,566 | 101,040 |
27 | Kenya | 86,554 | 110,013 | 109,899 | 105,362 | 92,313 |
28 | Cambodia | 84,065 | 84,000 | 83,000 | 140,249 | 84,000 |
29 | French Polynesia | 83,895 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 83,000 |
30 | Micronesia | 72,203 | 72,029 | 72,029 | 72,029 | 72,029 |
31 | El Salvador | 62,230 | 57,683 | 71,280 | 119,505 | 119,505 |
32 | Samoa | 60,269 | 63,625 | 63,625 | 51,620 | 46,819 |
33 | Tonga | 57,813 | 63,600 | 63,600 | 63,600 | 67,200 |
34 | Guinea | 54,732 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 52,976 | 52,512 |
35 | Madagascar | 52,005 | 56,360 | 58,400 | 58,400 | 59,200 |
36 | Guinea-Bissau | 40,229 | 40,269 | 39,939 | 40,477 | 40,390 |
37 | Peru | 38,295 | 36,419 | 34,565 | 32,923 | 32,645 |
38 | Haiti | 33,700 | 33,600 | 44,250 | 33,600 | 32,400 |
39 | East Timor | 31,016 | 30,800 | 30,800 | 29,900 | 30,000 |
40 | Cuba | 28,394 | 33,816 | 42,529 | 50,509 | 58,552 |
41 | Marshall Islands | 22,901 | 21,609 | 21,609 | 19,200 | 30,400 |
42 | Fiji | 20,012 | 21,680 | 23,822 | 22,700 | 22,663 |
43 | Panama | 19,624 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 15,610 | 15,733 |
44 | New Caledonia | 18,139 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 |
45 | Guyana | 17,770 | 14,849 | 14,020 | 13,877 | 15,786 |
46 | Taiwan | 17,169 | 17,891 | 18,955 | 19,561 | 20,348 |
47 | Costa Rica | 17,154 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 16,800 |
48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,562 | 16,800 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 |
49 | Somalia | 14,683 | 14,406 | 13,205 | 8,800 | 8,800 |
50 | Benin | 13,931 | 14,157 | 14,185 | 14,400 | 14,400 |
51 | Honduras | 13,658 | 13,683 | 13,602 | 13,691 | 13,756 |
52 | Guatemala | 13,187 | 14,400 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 19,200 |
53 | Ecuador | 12,833 | 13,210 | 13,255 | 14,000 | 15,000 |
54 | Pakistan | 12,290 | 11,455 | 9,802 | 9,765 | 9,765 |
55 | Togo | 10,882 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,200 | 11,200 |
56 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,467 | 9,603 | 9,603 | 8,652 | 8,151 |
57 | Saint Lucia | 9,451 | 9,629 | 9,569 | 9,600 | 10,400 |
58 | Suriname | 9,348 | 14,325 | 14,069 | 14,574 | 14,072 |
59 | Liberia | 8,430 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 8,400 |
60 | Dominica | 8,095 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 9,600 |
61 | Grenada | 7,215 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 7,200 |
62 | Nicaragua | 6,856 | 6,000 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 6,000 |
63 | Sierra Leone | 6,321 | 6,079 | 6,038 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
64 | Cape Verde | 6,026 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
65 | Tokelau | 4,853 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 |
66 | Nepal | 4,573 | 4,578 | 4,675 | 4,540 | 307 |
67 | Seychelles | 4,014 | 3,837 | 3,682 | 3,600 | 3,500 |
68 | Senegal | 3,924 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,200 | 3,200 |
69 | Cameroon | 3,713 | 3,821 | 3,932 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,531 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
71 | Congo | 2,907 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,778 | 2,848 | 2,618 | 2,455 | 2,405 |
73 | Bahamas | 2,769 | 2,773 | 2,754 | 2,781 | 2,784 |
74 | Niue | 2,602 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 |
75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,595 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 740 | 799 |
76 | Nauru | 2,409 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
77 | Barbados | 2,078 | 2,065 | 2,404 | 2,400 | 1,600 |
78 | Tuvalu | 2,072 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
79 | Cook Islands | 1,768 | 1,767 | 1,771 | 1,766 | 1,763 |
80 | Belize | 1,632 | 1,572 | 1,425 | 1,593 | 1,423 |
81 | Mauritius | 1,146 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
82 | Puerto Rico | 439 | 416 | 483 | 417 | 348 |
83 | Maldives | 414 | 299 | 272 | 225 | 435 |
84 | Brunei Darussalam | 409 | 406 | 418 | 403 | 398 |
85 | Singapore | 114 | 116 | 117 | 116 | 117 |
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