Countries by plum and sloe production in 2016
A map of world plum and sloe production, 2005
This is a list of countries by plum and sloe production from 2016-2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The estimated total world production of plum and sloe in 2022 was 12,391,467 metric tonnes, up 1% from 12,209,265 tonnes in 2021. China was by far the largest producer, accounting for just over 54% of global production.
Production by country
>100,000 tonnes
Rank |
Country/region |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
1 |
China |
6,752,221 |
6,777,011 |
6,761,754 |
6,717,899 |
6,851,378 |
6,715,985 |
6,586,334 |
— |
European Union |
1,472,320 |
1,571,810 |
1,639,710 |
1,625,030 |
1,763,740 |
1,290,877 |
1,479,674 |
2 |
Romania |
665,730 |
807,170 |
757,880 |
692,670 |
830,060 |
444,922 |
512,975 |
3 |
Serbia |
488,593 |
412,778 |
582,547 |
558,930 |
430,199 |
330,582 |
471,442 |
4 |
Chile |
424,887 |
420,766 |
414,129 |
445,000 |
359,000 |
357,600 |
353,000 |
5 |
Turkey |
348,750 |
332,533 |
329,056 |
317,946 |
296,878 |
291,934 |
297,589 |
6 |
Iran |
332,231 |
324,447 |
341,291 |
359,176 |
305,617 |
355,416 |
298,893 |
7 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
306,880 |
131,574 |
159,197 |
114,415 |
190,386 |
74,398 |
131,579 |
8 |
United States |
279,500 |
303,270 |
245,380 |
327,950 |
345,000 |
402,250 |
240,770 |
9 |
India |
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232,481 |
10 |
Russia |
212,300 |
197,600 |
182,000 |
174,000 |
165,800 |
133,200 |
151,700 |
11 |
Italy |
187,350 |
137,770 |
156,290 |
215,020 |
197,730 |
206,966 |
220,729 |
12 |
Morocco |
178,865 |
178,761 |
143,457 |
151,488 |
205,222 |
179,387 |
123,577 |
13 |
Uzbekistan |
177,602 |
143,351 |
130,092 |
133,078 |
134,869 |
115,966 |
121,012 |
14 |
Ukraine |
168,610 |
188,300 |
173,230 |
181,140 |
198,070 |
200,470 |
178,320 |
15 |
Spain |
157,370 |
179,320 |
153,590 |
179,840 |
152,980 |
172,325 |
193,598 |
16 |
Poland |
133,200 |
117,400 |
117,400 |
94,950 |
121,080 |
38,403 |
109,503 |
17 |
South Africa |
111,227 |
101,969 |
65,373 |
62,557 |
74,254 |
77,408 |
87,746 |
18 |
Argentina |
101,874 |
60,684 |
64,825 |
52,517 |
176,000 |
39,110 |
150,229 |
19 |
Moldova |
100,200 |
136,100 |
103,173 |
131,947 |
132,754 |
93,182 |
99,716 |
10,000–100,000 tonnes
Rank |
Country/region |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
20 |
France |
99,990 |
106,280 |
225,900 |
205,110 |
175,440 |
211,142 |
229,990 |
21 |
Algeria |
99,048 |
97,056 |
98,908 |
113,085 |
111,471 |
111,797 |
102,692 |
22 |
Mexico |
88,163 |
84,182 |
90,438 |
72,902 |
84,447 |
83,607 |
77,931 |
23 |
Pakistan |
59,676 |
60,280 |
52,075 |
51,276 |
47,701 |
46,423 |
45,863 |
24 |
Bulgaria |
56,650 |
65,120 |
60,020 |
56,190 |
56,430 |
49,194 |
48,630 |
25 |
Libya |
54,924 |
54,997 |
54,796 |
54,978 |
55,218 |
54,191 |
55,525 |
26 |
South Korea |
52,616 |
50,257 |
50,028 |
51,087 |
53,794 |
62,778 |
63,776 |
27 |
Germany |
51,370 |
44,460 |
51,320 |
52,140 |
70,120 |
23,885 |
37,783 |
28 |
Afghanistan |
45,890 |
57,336 |
29,872 |
38,321 |
35,971 |
31,844 |
18,504 |
29 |
Albania |
45,141 |
41,186 |
41,708 |
40,928 |
41,241 |
42,437 |
40,180 |
30 |
Azerbaijan |
41,140 |
39,149 |
37,174 |
36,951 |
36,415 |
33,559 |
28,793 |
31 |
Macedonia |
39,512 |
27,031 |
34,983 |
32,303 |
37,719 |
17,880 |
33,684 |
32 |
Lebanon |
38,150 |
39,190 |
38,367 |
36,894 |
35,566 |
37,612 |
42,181 |
33 |
Hungary |
34,970 |
33,250 |
27,040 |
45,250 |
46,690 |
43,295 |
47,560 |
34 |
Armenia |
34,204 |
25,000 |
24,961 |
23,229 |
21,164 |
24,016 |
15,684 |
35 |
Turkmenistan |
33,873 |
33,837 |
33,801 |
33,796 |
33,760 |
33,550 |
33,550 |
36 |
Greece |
24,380 |
21,410 |
21,200 |
20,540 |
28,790 |
19,183 |
20,570 |
37 |
Egypt |
23,703 |
46,653 |
17,280 |
16,450 |
14,429 |
14,883 |
12,187 |
38 |
Syria |
23,082 |
21,539 |
25,888 |
26,808 |
31,289 |
31,294 |
31,109 |
39 |
Tunisia |
20,000 |
18,500 |
20,000 |
19,000 |
14,000 |
13,600 |
15,500 |
40 |
Israel |
19,000 |
17,000 |
20,970 |
25,000 |
22,700 |
24,500 |
19,500 |
41 |
Japan |
18,800 |
18,800 |
16,500 |
18,100 |
23,100 |
19,600 |
23,000 |
42 |
Colombia |
18,734 |
18,460 |
16,420 |
16,904 |
16,565 |
18,092 |
16,703 |
43 |
Australia |
18,310 |
18,445 |
18,612 |
18,640 |
18,548 |
18,701 |
17,992 |
44 |
Portugal |
17,770 |
22,350 |
19,180 |
20,800 |
17,480 |
29,784 |
26,067 |
45 |
Yemen |
17,214 |
14,825 |
12,236 |
10,023 |
8,126 |
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46 |
Georgia |
16,400 |
10,100 |
11,300 |
4,200 |
9,500 |
3,800 |
8,500 |
47 |
Iraq |
13,138 |
14,994 |
16,584 |
15,351 |
4,464 |
3,579 |
3,421 |
48 |
Kyrgyzstan |
12,351 |
12,309 |
12,329 |
12,414 |
12,185 |
12,389 |
12,667 |
49 |
Belarus |
12,185 |
15,373 |
15,632 |
12,759 |
27,681 |
3,293 |
22,228 |
50 |
Czechia |
10,680 |
6,980 |
8,820 |
8,760 |
12,920 |
4,065 |
5,998 |
51 |
Croatia |
10,640 |
5,200 |
11,450 |
9,060 |
12,540 |
8,209 |
9,420 |
52 |
Austria |
10,500 |
13,850 |
17,860 |
12,780 |
29,560 |
9,721 |
7,783 |
53 |
Nepal |
10,445 |
10,134 |
11,737 |
10,375 |
9,887 |
9,119 |
10,563 |
1,000–10,000 tonnes
Rank |
Country/region |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
54 |
Taiwan |
8,968 |
10,848 |
10,481 |
8,090 |
13,080 |
12,787 |
13,727 |
55 |
Kazakhstan |
8,893 |
10,398 |
10,185 |
9,667 |
8,312 |
6,701 |
5,410 |
56 |
Ecuador |
8,751 |
8,733 |
8,715 |
8,830 |
8,810 |
8,775 |
8,756 |
57 |
Netherlands |
6,400 |
6,510 |
6,800 |
6,870 |
6,500 |
5,570 |
5,366 |
58 |
Switzerland |
6,338 |
3,021 |
9,446 |
7,198 |
14,263 |
3,985 |
5,766 |
59 |
Peru |
6,078 |
7,798 |
6,861 |
7,841 |
8,483 |
7,413 |
9,031 |
60 |
Jordan |
4,333 |
4,023 |
3,683 |
4,150 |
3,366 |
3,070 |
7,051 |
61 |
Bolivia |
4,209 |
4,022 |
4,094 |
4,530 |
4,189 |
4,208 |
2,989 |
62 |
Tajikistan |
4,143 |
3,983 |
3,539 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
3,500 |
63 |
United Kingdom |
4,099 |
3,600 |
8,319 |
7,371 |
8,680 |
8,000 |
9,230 |
64 |
Tanzania |
4,041 |
4,054 |
4,052 |
4,019 |
4,091 |
4,046 |
3,919 |
65 |
Canada |
3,788 |
3,665 |
2,993 |
4,096 |
3,643 |
4,364 |
3,092 |
66 |
Madagascar |
2,356 |
2,349 |
2,368 |
2,351 |
2,328 |
2,298 |
2,265 |
67 |
Uruguay |
2,162 |
2,440 |
2,292 |
2,560 |
2,324 |
2,055 |
1,259 |
68 |
Norway |
2,014 |
2,533 |
724 |
2,568 |
1,948 |
1,859 |
1,859 |
69 |
Paraguay |
1,981 |
1,968 |
1,956 |
1,943 |
1,952 |
1,929 |
1,899 |
70 |
Cyprus |
1,550 |
1,700 |
1,600 |
1,210 |
1,190 |
1,632 |
1,178 |
71 |
Eswatini |
1,446 |
1,446 |
1,445 |
1,408 |
1,461 |
1,487 |
1,505 |
72 |
New Zealand |
1,340 |
1,818 |
1,829 |
1,602 |
1,611 |
1,405 |
1,782 |
73 |
Slovakia |
1,260 |
1,540 |
1,260 |
1,790 |
2,190 |
993 |
494 |
74 |
Montenegro |
1,116 |
1,229 |
842 |
722 |
1,379 |
1,045 |
1,588 |
75 |
Kenya |
1,029 |
1,074 |
448 |
557 |
807 |
1,046 |
1,952 |
<1,000 tonnes
Rank |
Country/region |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
76 |
Lithuania |
830 |
440 |
530 |
470 |
380 |
409 |
823 |
77 |
Grenada |
757 |
755 |
753 |
751 |
745 |
743 |
744 |
78 |
Cameroon |
619 |
623 |
620 |
614 |
635 |
611 |
597 |
79 |
Palestine |
522 |
626 |
1,120 |
1,431 |
1,838 |
2,300 |
2,336 |
80 |
Slovenia |
450 |
150 |
620 |
420 |
580 |
208 |
330 |
81 |
Denmark |
330 |
320 |
290 |
450 |
390 |
359 |
330 |
82 |
Bhutan |
312 |
257 |
439 |
585 |
532 |
482 |
376 |
83 |
Sweden |
290 |
270 |
190 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
200 |
84 |
Zimbabwe |
266 |
267 |
267 |
265 |
269 |
266 |
261 |
85 |
Belgium |
200 |
70 |
150 |
130 |
100 |
17 |
12 |
86 |
Luxembourg |
180 |
110 |
190 |
170 |
170 |
23 |
12 |
87 |
Malawi |
149 |
149 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
152 |
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88 |
Latvia |
110 |
100 |
100 |
60 |
100 |
58 |
104 |
89 |
Estonia |
60 |
30 |
20 |
60 |
30 |
266 |
210 |
90 |
Malta |
60 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
40 |
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