The area of cashew nuts with shell in the World

Between 1973 and 2022, the area of cashew nuts with shell of World grew substantially from 1.14 million to 6.86 million ha rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 21.05% in 1997 and then decreased to 4.26% in 2022.

Côte d'Ivoire is the top country by the area of cashew nuts with shell in the world. As of 2022, the area of cashew nuts with shell in Côte d'Ivoire was 2.05 million ha that accounts for 29.86% of the world's the area of cashew nuts with shell. The top 5 countries (others are India, the United Republic of Tanzania, Benin, and Indonesia) account for 73.09% of it. The world's total the area of cashew nuts with shell was estimated at 6.86 million ha in 2022.