Honey by country
France
Honey, beehives and beeswax in France as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2023
official figure
beeswax, 2017
imputed value
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, France produced 20,034 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 21 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 1.0% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (17,455 t), production rose by 15%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 24,021 t in 2023, the lowest 6,276 t in 1965.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 1,792,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 5 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Beeswax production: 438 tonnes in 2017 (imputed value).
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in France
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera60,237 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris23,290 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum21,647 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius12,403 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea10,119 GBIF records
- Halictus scabiosae7,509 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum malachurum6,957 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta5,237 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum4,337 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes2,834 GBIF records
- Colletes hederae2,304 GBIF records
- Andrena cineraria1,920 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area France. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.