Apple Production By Country (2026)

Apple production by country data from 2018-2024 FAO records paired with 2026 projections across 93 territories traces the world apple production landscape. China dominates as the largest apple producer, with the United States and Türkiye forming the next global tier.

Key Takeaways

  • China led global apple output in 2024 with 51,285,100 tonnes, maintaining a dominant market share.
  • United States ranked second at 4,922,840 tonnes in the 2024 dataset.
  • Türkiye held third place at 4,420,185 tonnes, ahead of Poland and Italy in the 2024 ranking.
  • Dataset covers 93 territories using 2018-2024 FAO data alongside modeled 2026 projections.
Apple Production Map by Country (2024 FAO Data)

Geographic clusters emerge in the map above, with the full production ranking shown in the table below.

Apple Production by Country (2024 FAO Data)

#
Country
2024 (Ton)
1
China
China CN
51,285,100
2
United States
United States US
4,922,840
3
Türkiye
Türkiye TR
4,420,185
4
Poland
Poland PL
3,384,500
5
India
India IN
2,625,899
6
Italy
Italy IT
2,398,540
7
Iran
Iran IR
2,346,929
8
Russia
Russia RU
2,014,406
9
France
France FR
1,964,030
10
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan UZ
1,482,332
11
South Africa
South Africa ZA
1,327,545
12
Chile
Chile CL
1,299,064
13
Ukraine
Ukraine UA
1,150,900
14
Brazil
Brazil BR
997,470
15
Egypt
Egypt EG
959,101
16
Germany
Germany DE
871,990
17
Pakistan
Pakistan PK
854,372
18
Morocco
Morocco MA
852,161
19
North Korea
North Korea KP
801,602
20
Mexico
Mexico MX
779,724
21
Japan
Japan JP
658,377
22
Algeria
Algeria DZ
591,698
23
New Zealand
New Zealand NZ
575,214
24
Spain
Spain ES
545,080
25
Argentina
Argentina AR
494,063
26
Romania
Romania RO
487,140
27
South Korea
South Korea KR
460,088
28
United Kingdom
United Kingdom GB
408,047
29
Moldova
Moldova MD
404,595
30
Serbia
Serbia RS
389,196
31
Canada
Canada CA
386,368
32
Hungary
Hungary HU
376,680
33
Belarus
Belarus BY
336,700
34
Afghanistan
Afghanistan AF
333,838
35
Portugal
Portugal PT
313,210
36
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan AZ
300,023
37
Australia
Australia AU
293,731
38
Tajikistan
Tajikistan TJ
277,717
39
Greece
Greece GR
263,210
40
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan KZ
225,684
41
Switzerland
Switzerland CH
213,926
42
Lebanon
Lebanon LB
194,000
43
Netherlands
Netherlands NL
194,000
44
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
191,900
45
Syria
Syria SY
184,814
46
Austria
Austria AT
175,560
47
Belgium
Belgium BE
160,380
48
Tunisia
Tunisia TN
140,388
49
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan KG
139,656
50
North Macedonia
North Macedonia MK
127,696
51
Peru
Peru PE
115,945
52
Albania
Albania AL
100,455
53
Armenia
Armenia AM
95,485
54
Israel
Israel IL
80,006
55
Georgia
Georgia GE
76,400
56
Iraq
Iraq IQ
76,005
57
Croatia
Croatia HR
67,930
58
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan TM
65,525
59
Lithuania
Lithuania LT
61,390
60
Nepal
Nepal NP
54,506
61
Slovenia
Slovenia SI
50,650
62
El Salvador
El Salvador SV
44,629
63
Uruguay
Uruguay UY
43,844
64
Czech Republic
Czech Republic CZ
37,490
65
Bulgaria
Bulgaria BG
36,830
66
Slovakia
Slovakia SK
33,650
67
Yemen
Yemen YE
31,847
68
Sweden
Sweden SE
30,900
69
Guatemala
Guatemala GT
25,473
70
Ireland
Ireland IE
21,990
71
Norway
Norway NO
20,100
72
Denmark
Denmark DK
18,510
73
Jordan
Jordan JO
16,314
74
Latvia
Latvia LV
14,500
75
Colombia
Colombia CO
13,780
76
Finland
Finland FI
9,170
77
Montenegro
Montenegro ME
8,717
78
Madagascar
Madagascar MG
7,209
79
Ecuador
Ecuador EC
7,197
80
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ZW
6,583
81
Libya
Libya LY
5,814
82
Malawi
Malawi MW
2,948
83
Cyprus
Cyprus CY
2,830
84
Bolivia
Bolivia BO
2,782
85
Estonia
Estonia EE
2,160
86
Bhutan
Bhutan BT
2,102
87
Palestine
Palestine PS
1900
88
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
1679
89
Luxembourg
Luxembourg LU
1470
90
Taiwan
Taiwan TW
1250
91
Kenya
Kenya KE
744
92
Paraguay
Paraguay PY
674
93
Grenada
Grenada GD
215
94
Honduras
Honduras HN
194
95
Malta
Malta MT
20

Latest FAO Production Snapshot

The latest FAO year shows China far ahead of every other producer, with the United States and Türkiye forming the next tier. Poland, India, Italy, Iran, Russia, and France also remained major producers in the 2024 dataset.

Regional Production Patterns

The 2024 table shows a clear gap between China and every other producer. China's 51.3 million tonnes is more than ten times the United States total, so even small percentage changes in China have a large effect on the global balance.

  • Asia: China remains the dominant producer, while India reached 2.63 million tonnes. Iran also stayed inside the top group with 2.35 million tonnes, although its recent series is more uneven than China's.
  • Europe & Mediterranean: Türkiye produced 4.42 million tonnes, ahead of Poland at 3.38 million tonnes and Italy at 2.40 million tonnes. The 2026 estimates keep Türkiye above Poland, but the margin depends on how quickly Poland recovers from its weaker 2024 result.
  • North America: The United States produced 4.92 million tonnes in 2024. Its recent data is less volatile than most European producers, which supports a relatively stable 2026 estimate.

Notable Mid-Tier Producers

France remained a major European producer with 1.96 million tonnes, while Uzbekistan and South Africa also stayed above one million tonnes. Algeria reached 591,698 tonnes and Afghanistan reached 333,838 tonnes, making both useful markets to watch outside the largest production clusters.

Risks & Yield Pressures

Apple output is sensitive to spring frost, heat stress, water availability, and pest pressure. These risks matter most in countries where production already moves sharply from year to year, so the 2026 method limits trend effects instead of extending a single strong or weak season too far.

2026 Forecast Methodology: The 2026 estimates are calculated separately from the historical FAO series. The model starts with a weighted moving average that gives the strongest weight to the latest FAO year (2024: 50%, 2023: 30%, 2022: 20%). It then applies a capped growth adjustment based mainly on the 2021-2024 trend. Countries with sharp year-to-year swings are moderated with tighter growth limits or a recent median baseline, so one unusually strong or weak harvest does not dominate the 2026 estimate.

2026 Outlook & Forecast Notes

The 2026 estimates point to a market that remains concentrated at the top. China is projected at 53.8 million tonnes, the United States at 5.18 million tonnes, and Türkiye at 4.50 million tonnes.

  • China: Estimated at 53.8 million tonnes by 2026, supported by steady recent growth.
  • United States: Estimated at 5.18 million tonnes by 2026, close to its recent production range.
  • Türkiye: Estimated at 4.50 million tonnes by 2026, keeping it ahead of the main European producers in this dataset.
  • Poland: Estimated at 3.28 million tonnes by 2026, with the forecast held down by the weaker 2024 figure.

Apple Production by Country: 2018-2024 Data and 2026 Estimates

#
Country
2026 (est.)
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
1
China
China
53,813,139 51,285,100 49,601,700 47,571,800 45,983,400 44,066,100 42,425,400 39,233,400
2
United States
United States
5,178,860 4,922,840 5,203,840 4,524,590 4,568,810 4,665,199 5,028,526 4,644,790
3
Türkiye
Türkiye
4,504,831 4,420,185 4,602,517 4,817,500 4,493,264 4,300,486 3,618,752 3,625,960
4
Poland
Poland
3,284,808 3,384,500 3,892,700 4,264,700 4,067,400 3,555,200 3,080,600 3,999,520
5
India
India
2,962,981 2,625,899 2,876,000 2,589,000 2,276,000 2,814,000 2,316,000 2,327,000
6
Italy
Italy
2,460,301 2,398,540 2,267,750 2,256,240 2,211,740 2,462,440 2,303,690 2,466,990
7
Iran
Iran
1,990,661 2,346,929 2,168,836 1,989,734 2,767,822 2,241,100 2,241,124 1,936,697
8
Russia
Russia
1,979,534 2,014,406 2,086,219 2,379,900 2,215,300 2,040,700 1,950,800 1,859,400
9
France
France
2,157,182 1,964,030 1,894,440 1,785,660 1,633,080 1,743,360 1,753,500 1,740,350
10
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1,600,531 1,482,332 1,385,872 1,313,233 1,238,188 1,148,455 1,124,017 1,130,335
11
South Africa
South Africa
1,398,356 1,327,545 1,198,897 1,231,867 1,148,771 998,785 895,399 829,636
12
Chile
Chile
1,225,291 1,299,064 1,492,883 1,480,121 1,575,416 1,608,942 1,592,873 1,675,985
13
Ukraine
Ukraine
1,074,832 1,150,900 1,172,750 1,129,120 1,278,870 1,114,570 1,153,970 1,462,360
14
Brazil
Brazil
939,547 997,470 1,183,794 1,047,217 1,297,424 983,255 1,222,949 1,203,007
15
Egypt
Egypt
1,008,442 959,101 943,661 887,600 863,370 751,200 701,435 716,148
16
Germany
Germany
848,550 871,990 941,210 1,070,980 1,004,630 1,023,320 991,450 1,198,520
17
Pakistan
Pakistan
929,310 854,372 844,114 790,533 732,287 671,716 603,922 543,645
18
Morocco
Morocco
846,283 852,161 867,789 922,820 889,736 778,866 809,762 696,950
19
North Korea
North Korea
804,514 801,602 799,088 796,575 794,630 786,907 786,965 788,306
20
Mexico
Mexico
894,389 779,724 814,534 808,906 631,767 714,203 761,483 659,692
21
Japan
Japan
655,472 658,377 604,000 737,100 661,900 763,300 701,600 756,100
22
Algeria
Algeria
630,985 591,698 581,623 551,530 522,317 566,824 558,830 487,808
23
New Zealand
New Zealand
579,056 575,214 585,847 578,248 575,146 566,870 556,312 480,000
24
Spain
Spain
488,692 545,080 527,680 496,350 615,830 522,100 638,840 562,960
25
Argentina
Argentina
477,562 494,063 528,749 423,343 514,000 587,000 547,846 510,478
26
Romania
Romania
449,167 487,140 534,140 543,380 593,700 537,470 492,700 634,770
27
South Korea
South Korea
427,642 460,088 394,428 566,041 515,931 422,115 535,324 475,303
28
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
432,469 408,047 409,222 472,969 392,459 631,597 610,444 548,721
29
Moldova
Moldova
395,080 404,595 517,613 447,722 647,669 480,368 610,921 665,184
30
Serbia
Serbia
337,409 389,196 379,690 486,215 513,238 489,426 499,578 460,404
31
Canada
Canada
401,731 386,368 358,514 382,456 351,565 390,999 382,771 402,978
32
Hungary
Hungary
357,195 376,680 486,300 350,100 514,520 398,710 498,330 678,780
33
Belarus
Belarus
336,700 336,700 336,700 336,700 336,700 532,655 336,697 700,198
34
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
336,013 333,838 324,000 318,402 321,672 270,857 250,324 217,192
35
Portugal
Portugal
271,573 313,210 292,230 291,190 368,230 286,080 370,710 263,960
36
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
298,662 300,023 301,787 318,197 308,386 301,411 292,736 277,158
37
Australia
Australia
303,280 293,731 285,176 307,630 280,273 262,966 265,150 268,355
38
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
280,440 277,717 227,079 244,880 242,157 239,733 236,146 242,040
39
Greece
Greece
247,653 263,210 242,710 289,280 286,860 303,580 277,110 285,810
40
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
218,517 225,684 251,475 267,919 262,809 259,128 216,540 222,482
41
Switzerland
Switzerland
218,712 213,926 161,973 195,491 176,574 237,232 196,223 296,778
42
Lebanon
Lebanon
185,394 194,000 219,770 219,711 228,673 284,791 180,696 323,480
43
Netherlands
Netherlands
174,262 194,000 198,000 236,000 245,000 220,000 273,000 269,100
44
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
191,900 191,900 190,263 211,101 82,591 109,071 98,265 112,513
45
Syria
Syria
198,779 184,814 220,646 331,821 301,610 267,823 286,564 476,635
46
Austria
Austria
177,342 175,560 191,910 260,610 206,290 258,220 239,210 387,950
47
Belgium
Belgium
166,835 160,380 203,010 238,600 249,740 168,030 241,860 231,300
48
Tunisia
Tunisia
144,023 140,388 132,757 127,000 128,000 153,000 116,000 140,000
49
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
140,093 139,656 139,437 140,404 139,128 138,778 143,307 135,301
50
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
128,198 127,696 80,283 164,530 92,863 105,794 88,701 140,296
51
Peru
Peru
106,203 115,945 125,755 132,959 143,265 139,514 144,868 140,571
52
Albania
Albania
93,553 100,455 97,274 103,645 111,247 102,167 107,713 108,375
53
Armenia
Armenia
99,003 95,485 94,825 87,542 87,914 84,676 81,674 109,939
54
Israel
Israel
75,683 80,006 92,000 104,000 101,000 104,000 104,000 111,000
55
Georgia
Georgia
76,400 76,400 50,400 76,700 73,700 89,000 44,300 82,700
56
Iraq
Iraq
73,763 76,005 73,882 77,342 78,917 79,413 75,831 49,644
57
Croatia
Croatia
67,349 67,930 61,530 46,810 59,690 63,610 68,350 90,250
58
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
65,787 65,525 65,715 65,614 65,245 66,287 65,309 64,139
59
Lithuania
Lithuania
55,703 61,390 38,420 51,420 36,440 51,880 32,070 80,680
60
Nepal
Nepal
57,889 54,506 52,784 49,989 47,865 45,205 31,386 28,895
61
Slovenia
Slovenia
48,840 50,650 30,600 48,840 23,010 66,120 54,270 86,590
62
El Salvador
El Salvador
44,519 44,629 44,671 44,453 44,761 44,800 43,798 45,686
63
Uruguay
Uruguay
44,164 43,844 47,868 49,840 46,987 37,039 42,322 48,000
64
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
54,361 37,490 101,020 131,350 114,960 115,590 99,500 151,530
65
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
33,890 36,830 34,930 46,400 44,030 37,870 43,620 50,300
66
Slovakia
Slovakia
33,730 33,650 26,400 31,070 29,590 28,430 35,190 43,930
67
Yemen
Yemen
31,218 31,847 31,445 30,855 32,323 22,554 21,946 16,706
68
Sweden
Sweden
30,539 30,900 32,170 31,540 32,230 29,360 22,210 30,610
69
Guatemala
Guatemala
27,442 25,473 32,742 17,632 23,608 23,877 24,590 24,812
70
Ireland
Ireland
24,980 21,990 21,990 23,200 15,860 19,470 19,880 20,140
71
Norway
Norway
20,443 20,100 20,104 17,077 18,721 12,055 15,753 14,878
72
Denmark
Denmark
15,520 18,510 13,070 21,940 30,560 40,020 25,210 32,650
73
Jordan
Jordan
15,671 16,314 16,072 15,664 17,007 19,613 21,051 20,517
74
Latvia
Latvia
12,272 14,500 7,700 10,040 8,200 13,900 10,390 13,900
75
Colombia
Colombia
13,357 13,780 13,148 13,357 13,081 12,228 12,441 4,734
76
Finland
Finland
9,205 9,170 7,800 7,010 7,890 7,170 8,090 7,200
77
Montenegro
Montenegro
8,291 8,717 6,164 7,350 7,768 7,341 6,344 7,583
78
Madagascar
Madagascar
7,212 7,209 7,197 7,185 7,192 7,112 7,100 7,102
79
Ecuador
Ecuador
7,201 7,197 7,189 7,210 7,192 7,164 7,274 7,137
80
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
7,084 6,583 5,404 4,708 4,032 4,347 3,885 4,425
81
Libya
Libya
7,748 5,814 7,503 15,383 16,250 16,260 8,430 8,460
82
Malawi
Malawi
3,010 2,948 2,966 2,998 2,880 3,021 2,978 2,639
83
Cyprus
Cyprus
2,824 2,830 2,860 3,350 3,010 2,670 1840 1910
84
Bolivia
Bolivia
2,804 2,782 2,749 2,795 2,739 2,750 2,931 2,805
85
Estonia
Estonia
2,160 2,160 990 3,290 1970 1260 1850 1640
86
Bhutan
Bhutan
2049 2,102 2,317 2,223 2,324 4,056 4,321 3,684
87
Palestine
Palestine
971 1900 940 940 621 904 971 -
88
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1779 1679 1649 1646 1518 1500 1482 1826
89
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1470 1470 990 1380 1010 1380 1930 2080
90
Taiwan
Taiwan
1139 1250 1189 1400 1458 1041 1178 1619
91
Kenya
Kenya
744 744 478 2000 1026 106 261 426
92
Paraguay
Paraguay
676 674 674 675 672 677 677 661
93
Grenada
Grenada
301 215 473 473 471 474 474 466
94
Honduras
Honduras
194 194 194 195 194 192 190 189
95
Malta
Malta
10 20 10 10 10 10 10 -

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which country produced the most apples in 2024?

A: Based on 2024 data, China is the world's largest apple producer in this dataset with 51,285,100 tonnes, equal to about 52.4% of listed production. United States ranks second with 4,922,840 tonnes, followed by Türkiye at 4,420,185 tonnes. China's output has increased since 2018, which keeps it at the center of the 2024 ranking.

Q: Why is China's apple production so far ahead of other countries?

A: China's apple output is supported by a large orchard base, multiple growing regions, and strong domestic demand. In 2024, its production was more than ten times the United States total in this dataset, which gives China a much larger influence on the global apple balance than any other country.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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