Honey by country
Honey production, beehives and beeswax for every country that reports to FAO, with the year, the FAO status of each figure and the whole series since 1961. 143 countries. A hive is not a colony or a beekeeper, and a country without a figure is a gap in reporting, not proof of an empty landscape.
- World 1,987,519 t 2024
- Africa 251,111 t 2024
- Americas 343,233 t 2024
- Asia 925,173 t 2024
- Europe 438,433 t 2024
- Oceania 29,568 t 2024
Natural honey, tonnes, latest year reported for each region. Source: FAOSTAT QCL, retrieved 29 October 2026.
| Country | Honey, t | Beehives | Beeswax, t |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 444,800 2024 | 9,362,193 2024 I | no figure |
| India | 146,000 2024 | 12,649,433 2024 I | 24,521 2024 I |
| Türkiye | 95,492 2024 | 8,961,975 2024 | 3,316 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 85,959 2024 I | 6,710,019 2024 I | 5,934 2024 E |
| Iran | 80,249 2024 E | 7,259,700 2024 E | no figure |
| Argentina | 69,297 2024 E | 2,986,469 2024 I | 5,211 2024 E |
| Brazil | 67,313 2024 | 1,039,216 2024 I | 1,795 2024 I |
| Russia | 65,455 2024 I | 2,671,205 2024 I | no figure |
| United States | 60,960 2024 | 2,597,000 2024 | 1,586 2024 I |
| Mexico | 57,430 2024 | 2,139,447 2024 I | 1,120 2024 |
| Ukraine | 53,490 2024 | 2,166 2024 | no figure |
| Canada | 35,460 2024 | 745,945 2024 I | no figure |
| Spain | 33,181 2024 | 2,804,000 2023 | 1,519 2017 |
| Tanzania | 31,902 2024 E | 3,115,721 2024 I | 1,908 2024 I |
| Germany | 31,800 2024 | 1,013,000 2024 | no figure |
| Romania | 31,541 2023 | 2,396,000 2023 | no figure |
| South Korea | 31,216 2024 E | 2,130,691 2024 E | 4,067 2024 E |
| Vietnam | 25,462 2024 I | 272,500 2024 E | no figure |
| Greece | 24,841 2023 | 2,018,392 2023 | 414 2017 I |
| Poland | 24,000 2022 | 2,350,000 2023 | no figure |
| Angola | 23,423 2024 I | 1,202,923 2024 I | 2,321 2024 I |
| Italy | 21,857 2024 | 1,592,000 2023 | 89 2017 I |
| Uganda | 21,635 2024 I | 83,645 2024 I | 613 2024 I |
| France | 20,034 2024 | 1,792,000 2023 | 438 2017 I |
| Kenya | 19,462 2024 | 1,866,340 2024 | 4,041 2024 |
| New Zealand | 17,500 2024 | 533,838 2024 | 298 2024 E |
| Central African Republic | 16,950 2024 I | 1,669,941 2024 I | 810 2024 I |
| Uzbekistan | 16,631 2024 | 742,489 2024 | no figure |
| Serbia | 14,664 2024 | 1,171,658 2024 | no figure |
| Hungary | 14,000 2020 | 1,171,000 2023 | no figure |
| Chile | 12,224 2024 I | 404,643 2024 I | 629 2024 I |
| Thailand | 11,680 2024 E | no figure | no figure |
| Uruguay | 11,608 2024 I | 644,912 2024 I | 1,233 2024 E |
| Bulgaria | 11,518 2019 | 817,000 2023 | 322 2017 I |
| Taiwan | 11,224 2024 I | 180,494 2024 I | no figure |
| Australia | 10,980 2024 E | 500,220 2024 E | 254 2024 E |
| United Kingdom | 10,088 2024 E | 191,000 1987 E | no figure |
| Portugal | 8,915 2023 | 678,000 2023 | 324 2017 |
| Croatia | 8,405 2023 | 450,000 2023 | no figure |
| Morocco | 8,000 2024 | 393,550 2024 I | 54 2024 I |
| Czechia | 7,418 2024 | 510,000 2024 | 301 2017 |
| Cuba | 7,369 2024 I | 220,961 2024 I | no figure |
| Colombia | 6,327 2024 I | 110,515 2024 I | no figure |
| Albania | 5,940 2024 | 587,296 2024 | no figure |
| Lithuania | 5,884 2024 | 226,350 2024 | no figure |
| Algeria | 5,876 2024 I | 440,934 2024 E | no figure |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,779 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Rwanda | 5,676 2024 E | 4,242 2024 E | 47 2024 I |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 5,640 2024 I | 61,224 2024 E | no figure |
| Austria | 5,500 2023 | 494,000 2023 | no figure |
| Pakistan | 5,277 2024 I | 384,742 2024 I | 463 2024 I |
| Kazakhstan | 4,990 2024 | no figure | no figure |
| Tajikistan | 4,882 2024 | 274,320 2024 | no figure |
| Cameroon | 4,842 2024 E | 308,239 2024 I | 310 2024 I |
| Azerbaijan | 4,819 2024 I | 583,286 2024 I | no figure |
| Moldova | 4,485 2024 I | 211,964 2024 | no figure |
| Nepal | 4,332 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Slovakia | 4,212 2017 | 342,000 2023 | 115 2017 E |
| Madagascar | 3,995 2024 I | 136,668 2024 I | 422 2024 I |
| Israel | 3,800 2024 | 125,321 2024 | no figure |
| Egypt | 3,782 2024 I | 714,869 2024 I | 118 2024 I |
| Tunisia | 3,675 2024 I | 630,000 2024 E | 67 2024 I |
| Senegal | 3,673 2024 I | 310,882 2024 I | 374 2024 E |
| North Macedonia | 3,651 2024 | 316,925 2024 | no figure |
| Syria | 3,518 2024 | 532,545 2024 | 156 2024 E |
| Sweden | 3,400 2017 E | 179,000 2023 | no figure |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3,393 2024 | 432,025 2024 | no figure |
| Switzerland | 3,268 2024 | 203,875 2024 | no figure |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3,014 2024 | 155,350 2024 | no figure |
| Yemen | 2,959 2024 I | 157,103 2024 I | no figure |
| Japan | 2,637 2024 I | 199,326 2024 I | no figure |
| Finland | 2,300 2024 | 82,000 2023 | no figure |
| Belarus | 2,256 2024 | 149,300 2024 | no figure |
| Sierra Leone | 2,240 2024 | no figure | 156 2024 E |
| Guatemala | 2,202 2024 I | 80,411 2024 E | 71 2024 I |
| Latvia | 2,193 2024 | 96,600 2024 | no figure |
| Armenia | 2,000 2024 | 190,831 2024 | no figure |
| Georgia | 1,900 2024 | 192,700 2024 | no figure |
| Paraguay | 1,898 2024 I | 60,380 2024 I | 173 2024 E |
| El Salvador | 1,840 2024 E | 216,235 2024 I | 217 2024 I |
| Mali | 1,729 2024 | 38,238 2024 I | 58 2024 E |
| Nicaragua | 1,690 2023 | no figure | no figure |
| Peru | 1,672 2024 E | no figure | no figure |
| Norway | 1,510 2024 | no figure | no figure |
| Denmark | 1,500 2019 | no figure | no figure |
| Afghanistan | 1,467 2024 E | no figure | no figure |
| Estonia | 1,313 2024 | 51,900 2024 | no figure |
| Lebanon | 1,231 2024 E | 325,498 2024 E | no figure |
| Slovenia | 1,094 2024 | 208,000 2023 | no figure |
| South Africa | 1,084 2024 I | 72,470 2024 I | no figure |
| Guinea | 1,065 2024 E | 63,508 2024 I | 132 2011 E |
| Chad | 1,012 2024 I | 123,804 2024 I | no figure |
| Costa Rica | 952 2024 I | 40,769 2024 I | 85 2024 I |
| Turkmenistan | 932 2024 | no figure | no figure |
| Burundi | 929 2024 I | 352,330 2024 I | 177 2024 I |
| Ecuador | 894 2024 I | 47,889 2024 I | 93 2024 I |
| Zambia | 881 2024 E | 60,600 2024 E | 36 2024 E |
| Dominican Republic | 866 2024 | 96,898 2024 I | 1,139 2024 I |
| Libya | 786 2024 I | 36,371 2024 I | no figure |
| Jamaica | 766 2024 I | 76,623 2024 I | 254 2024 I |
| Oman | 765 2024 | 178,069 2024 | no figure |
| Sudan | 745 2024 I | 76,466 2024 I | no figure |
| Bolivia | 733 2024 I | 0 1992 | no figure |
| Cyprus | 660 2019 | 56,000 2023 | 32 2017 I |
| Montenegro | 622 2024 | 113,794 2024 | no figure |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 619 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Mozambique | 599 2024 I | 48,456 2024 E | 91 2024 E |
| Venezuela | 594 2024 I | 10,415 2024 E | 71 2024 E |
| Timor-Leste | 590 2024 I | 20,000 2024 I | 40 2024 I |
| Netherlands | 500 1987 | 78,000 1987 E | no figure |
| Palestinian Territories | 500 2022 E | 62,900 2022 I | no figure |
| Jordan | 418 2024 | 84,442 2024 | no figure |
| Burkina Faso | 391 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Fiji | 375 2024 | 12,480 2024 | no figure |
| Haiti | 298 2024 E | 27,470 2024 I | 71 2024 I |
| Mongolia | 283 2024 | 15,434 2024 | no figure |
| Ireland | 267 2017 I | no figure | no figure |
| Panama | 248 2024 | no figure | no figure |
| New Caledonia | 229 2024 I | 10,651 2024 I | no figure |
| Samoa | 180 2024 E | 11,111 2024 I | no figure |
| Guinea-Bissau | 172 2024 E | 6,671 2024 I | 100 2024 I |
| Papua New Guinea | 155 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Puerto Rico | 142 2024 I | 6,726 2024 I | no figure |
| French Polynesia | 121 2024 E | 1,615 2024 E | no figure |
| Iraq | 110 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 104 2024 | 7,176 2024 | no figure |
| Guyana | 90 2024 I | 4,352 2024 I | no figure |
| Honduras | 90 2024 E | 8,482 2024 E | 20 2024 E |
| Réunion | 89 2006 I | no figure | no figure |
| Belize | 57 2024 | 2,029 2024 I | no figure |
| Luxembourg | 53 2024 | 7,000 2023 | no figure |
| Suriname | 41 2024 I | no figure | no figure |
| Bhutan | 39 2024 | no figure | no figure |
| Tonga | 10 2024 I | 897 2024 I | no figure |
| Niue | 7 2024 I | 825 2024 I | 0 1992 |
| Tuvalu | 4 2024 I | 39 2024 I | no figure |
| Cook Islands | 1 2024 I | 47 2024 E | no figure |
| Vanuatu | 1 2024 I | 151 2024 I | no figure |
| Guadeloupe | 0 1990 | 800 2006 E | no figure |
| Belgium | no figure | 33,314 2017 I | 40 2017 E |
| Martinique | no figure | 0 2006 E | no figure |
| Nigeria | no figure | 0 1992 | no figure |
| Qatar | no figure | 6,754 2024 I | no figure |
Each cell shows the latest year a country reported and the FAO status when it is not an official figure: E is an FAO estimate, I an imputed value, X comes from an external source. Sorted by honey production.