Beeswax Production by Country

Kenya ranked fifth in 2023 and 2024 after increasing its production substantially since 2020, adding 828.8 tonnes in 2024 and recording the largest production increase in both comparison periods. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Beeswax, 2020-2024, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 43 countries, all of which reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 64,538 tonnes. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

India was the largest listed beeswax producer in 2024, with 24,521 tonnes, followed by Ethiopia with 5,934 tonnes and Argentina with 5,212 tonnes. The 43 countries in the dataset reported a combined listed production of 64,538 tonnes in 2024. India accounted for 38.0 percent of that total, while Kenya ranked fifth with 4,041 tonnes.

India produced 4.13 times as much as Ethiopia: 24,521 tonnes against 5,934, while Argentina ranks third with 5,212 tonnes, 722 tonnes behind Ethiopia. The top two hold 47.2 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 5,212 and 4,067 tonnes respectively.

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#	Country	2024
1	India IN	24,521
2	Ethiopia ET	5,934
3	Argentina AR	5,212
4	South Korea KR	4,067
5	Kenya KE	4,041
6	Türkiye TR	3,316
7	Angola AO	2,321
8	Tanzania TZ	1908
9	Brazil BR	1796
10	United States US	1586
11	Uruguay UY	1234
12	Dominican Republic DO	1140
13	Mexico MX	1120
14	Central African Republic CF	810.29
15	Chile CL	629.13
16	Uganda UG	613.91
17	Pakistan PK	463.44
18	Madagascar MG	422.77
19	Senegal SN	374.68
20	Cameroon CM	310.3
21	New Zealand NZ	298.54
22	Australia AU	254.45
23	Jamaica JM	254.39
24	El Salvador SV	217.36
25	Burundi BI	177.1
26	Paraguay PY	173.9
27	Syria SY	156.36
28	Sierra Leone SL	156.02
29	Egypt EG	118.32
30	Guinea-Bissau GW	100
31	Ecuador EC	93.87
32	Mozambique MZ	91.41
33	Costa Rica CR	85.37
34	Haiti HT	71.68
35	Venezuela VE	71.63
36	Guatemala GT	71.13
37	Tunisia TN	67.67
38	Mali ML	58.77
39	Morocco MA	54.69
40	Rwanda RW	47.17
41	Timor-Leste TL	40
42	Zambia ZM	36.62
43	Honduras HN	20

Beeswax Production by Country in 2024

India was the largest beeswax producer in the 2024 listed data with 24,521 tonnes, followed by Ethiopia with 5,934 tonnes and Argentina with 5,212 tonnes. South Korea ranked fourth with 4,067 tonnes.

India holds 38.0 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 55.3 percent of the 64,538-tonne listed total.

Kenya Records the Largest Annual Increase

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (43 countries with data in both years) moved from 64,293 tonnes to 64,538 tonnes, a change of 245 tonnes (0.4 percent). The totals listed for each year were 64,293 tonnes (43 reporters) and 64,538 tonnes (43 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Kenya added 828.8 tonnes (up 25.8 percent), while Türkiye fell 655 tonnes (down 16.5 percent) and Mexico 240 tonnes (down 17.6 percent).

Beeswax Production Rises 4.2 Percent Across the 43-Country Comparison

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (43 countries with data in both years) rose from 61,912 tonnes to 64,538 tonnes, a change of 2,626 tonnes (4.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 61,912 tonnes (43 reporters) and 64,538 tonnes (43 reporters); no reporter present in 2020 is absent in 2024, while no new reporters joined. Kenya added 2,324 tonnes (up 135.4 percent), while India added 515.18 tonnes (up 2.1 percent) and Türkiye fell 449 tonnes (down 11.9 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	India	24,006	24,251	24,338	24,430	24,521
2	Ethiopia	5,712	5,653	5,741	5,819	5,934
3	Argentina	5,124	5,205	5,207	5,243	5,212
4	South Korea	3,853	3,798	3,921	3,991	4,067
5	Kenya	1717	5,783	2,825	3,212	4,041
6	Türkiye	3,765	3,766	4,099	3,971	3,316
7	Angola	2,318	2,322	2,320	2,321	2,321
8	Tanzania	1883	1895	1899	1904	1908
9	Brazil	1773	1787	1783	1790	1796
10	United States	1584	1586	1589	1588	1586
11	Uruguay	1203	1181	1201	1218	1234
12	Dominican Republic	1113	1123	1125	1132	1140
13	Mexico	1293	1525	1533	1360	1120
14	Central African Republic	793.44	806.15	805.39	807.84	810.29
15	Chile	619.8	625.21	625.59	627.36	629.13
16	Uganda	920	180	600	610	613.91
17	Pakistan	460.68	467.2	465.09	464.27	463.44
18	Madagascar	417.91	419.37	420.47	421.62	422.77
19	Senegal	350.5	349.46	357	365.64	374.68
20	Cameroon	306.47	307.38	308.48	309.39	310.3
21	New Zealand	292.38	296.65	298.46	295.37	298.54
22	Australia	257.59	257.42	255.7	257.31	254.45
23	Jamaica	253.24	253.83	253.99	254.19	254.39
24	El Salvador	217.19	217.25	217.23	217.3	217.36
25	Burundi	178.92	179.1	178.22	177.66	177.1
26	Paraguay	170.07	173.16	173.9	172.32	173.9
27	Syria	150.21	147.29	149.49	152.8	156.36
28	Sierra Leone	151.09	154.04	151.64	153.82	156.02
29	Egypt	129	109	113.93	119.37	118.32
30	Guinea-Bissau	100	100	100	100	100
31	Ecuador	91.89	93.76	93.58	93.72	93.87
32	Mozambique	89.62	90.84	91.31	90.47	91.41
33	Costa Rica	83.01	85.41	85.28	85.33	85.37
34	Haiti	70.68	71.47	71.4	71.54	71.68
35	Venezuela	73.47	71.75	71.59	72.4	71.63
36	Guatemala	71.15	71.13	71.06	71.1	71.13
37	Tunisia	66.35	66.92	67.09	67.38	67.67
38	Mali	59.8	58.9	59.22	59.64	58.77
39	Morocco	52.48	51.31	54.69	54.69	54.69
40	Rwanda	45.29	46.82	46.83	47	47.17
41	Timor-Leste	40	40	40	40	40
42	Zambia	35.56	36.14	35.64	36.12	36.62
43	Honduras	19.86	19.02	17.98	20	20

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Beeswax, 2020-2024. For beeswax production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2024 beeswax production ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the beeswax production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For beeswax production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.