This is a list of countries by plum and sloe production in 2016 and 2017, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production of plum and sloe for 2017 was 11,758,135 metric tonnes, down 1% from 11,875,874 tonnes in 2016. [n 1] China was by far the largest producer, accounting for nearly 58% of global production.
Rank | Country/region | 2017 | 2016 |
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1 | China | 6,791,974 | 6,632,558 |
— | European Union [n 2] | 1,292,856 | 1,474,983 |
2 | Romania | 434,390 | 512,975 |
3 | United States | 423,200 | 264,990 |
4 | Serbia | 330,582 | 471,442 |
5 | Iran | 298,893 | 263,395 |
6 | Turkey | 291,934 | 297,589 |
7 | Chile | 290,175 | 293,216 |
8 | India | 269,467 | 262,197 |
9 | Italy | 206,966 | 220,729 |
10 | France | 205,031 | 211,269 |
11 | Ukraine | 200,470 | 178,320 |
12 | Morocco | 179,387 | 123,577 |
13 | Spain | 172,325 | 193,598 |
14 | Russia | 146,377 | 164,602 |
15 | Uzbekistan | 115,966 | 120,263 |
16 | Algeria | 111,797 | 102,692 |
Rank | Country/region | 2017 | 2016 |
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17 | Mexico | 83,607 | 77,931 |
18 | South Korea | 82,946 | 78,857 |
19 | Moldova | 76,164 | 99,716 |
20 | South Africa | 75,668 | 87,030 |
21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 74,398 | 131,579 |
22 | Poland | 58,403 | 109,503 |
23 | Pakistan | 56,208 | 55,129 |
24 | Turkmenistan | 53,346 | 50,942 |
25 | Libya | 52,483 | 51,977 |
26 | Bulgaria | 49,194 | 48,630 |
27 | Hungary | 43,678 | 47,560 |
28 | Albania | 42,437 | 40,180 |
29 | Argentina | 39,110 | 150,229 |
30 | Azerbaijan | 33,559 | 28,793 |
31 | Syria | 30,993 | 30,949 |
32 | Portugal | 29,515 | 26,067 |
33 | Greece | 25,500 | 23,780 |
34 | Afghanistan | 25,274 | 18,504 |
35 | Israel | 24,500 | 19,500 |
36 | Armenia | 24,016 | 15,684 |
37 | Germany | 23,885 | 37,783 |
38 | Lebanon | 23,365 | 23,493 |
39 | Japan | 19,600 | 23,000 |
40 | Macedonia | 17,880 | 33,684 |
41 | Australia | 17,862 | 17,992 |
42 | Tunisia | 16,115 | 15,500 |
43 | Colombia | 16,081 | 16,703 |
44 | Taiwan | 12,424 | 13,727 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 12,206 | 10,877 |
Rank | Country/region | 2017 | 2016 |
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46 | Egypt | 9,736 | 12,187 |
47 | Austria | 9,721 | 7,783 |
48 | Montenegro | 9,231 | 8,902 |
49 | Nepal | 9,119 | 10,563 |
50 | Ecuador | 8,878 | 8,834 |
51 | Croatia | 8,209 | 9,420 |
52 | United Kingdom | 8,000 | 9,200 |
53 | Peru | 7,413 | 9,031 |
54 | Kazakhstan | 6,701 | 5,410 |
55 | Switzerland | 5,816 | 5,766 |
56 | Netherlands | 5,789 | 5,543 |
57 | Tanzania | 5,091 | 4,684 |
58 | Canada | 4,626 | 3,092 |
59 | Slovenia | 4,500 | 3,267 |
60 | Tajikistan | 4,330 | 3,830 |
61 | Czech Republic | 4,065 | 5,998 |
62 | Georgia | 3,800 | 8,500 |
63 | Jordan | 3,792 | 7,051 |
64 | Iraq | 3,579 | 3,421 |
65 | Belarus | 3,293 | 22,228 |
66 | Bolivia | 2,951 | 2,989 |
67 | Madagascar | 2,267 | 2,244 |
68 | Kenya | 2,118 | 1,952 |
69 | Uruguay | 2,036 | 1,259 |
70 | Paraguay | 1,834 | 1,815 |
71 | Palestine | 1,733 | 1,733 |
72 | New Zealand | 1,680 | 1,818 |
73 | Swaziland | 1,301 | 1,317 |
74 | Norway | 1,201 | 1,842 |
75 | Cyprus | 1,183 | 1,178 |
Rank | Country/region | 2017 | 2016 |
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76 | Slovakia | 993 | 494 |
77 | Grenada | 764 | 759 |
78 | Cameroon | 631 | 617 |
79 | Bhutan | 482 | 376 |
80 | Lithuania | 409 | 832 |
81 | Denmark | 359 | 330 |
82 | Estonia | 266 | 210 |
83 | Zimbabwe | 259 | 255 |
84 | Sweden | 250 | 200 |
85 | Malawi | 162 | N/A |
86 | Luxembourg | 150 | 120 |
87 | Latvia | 58 | 104 |
88 | Belgium | 17 | 12 |
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