Honey by country
United Kingdom
Honey, beehives and beeswax in United Kingdom as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
10,088 t
natural honey, 2024
FAO estimate
191,000
beehives, 1987
FAO estimate
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, United Kingdom produced 10,088 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).
Statistical estimate[1]That places it 32 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.5% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (2,870 t), production rose by 251%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 10,088 t in 2024, the lowest 1,524 t in 1972.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 191,000 beehives in 1987 (FAO estimate). That is 1 of 2 countries.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in United Kingdom
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Bombus pascuorum165,838 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris118,774 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius94,715 GBIF records
- Apis mellifera79,121 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum32,725 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes21,126 GBIF records
- Andrena fulva14,195 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis13,694 GBIF records
- Andrena cineraria12,489 GBIF records
- Colletes hederae12,364 GBIF records
- Nomada goodeniana4,916 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum3,885 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.