What is the difference in cashew nut production between Benin and Brazil?

53,412 tonnes, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cashew nut production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Brazil: Cashew nut production

Benin

212,624 tonnes

in 2024

Brazil

159,212 tonnes

in 2024

Benin rank

6th

Brazil rank

7th

Cashew nut production over time

Benin
Brazil

How they compare

Benin currently reports 212,624 tonnes against 159,212 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 53,412 tonnes.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 35 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1960s	134.11 tonnes	15,966 tonnes	15,832 tonnes	Brazil
1970s	728.9 tonnes	41,504 tonnes	40,775 tonnes	Brazil
1980s	1,374 tonnes	96,721 tonnes	95,347 tonnes	Brazil
1990s	14,892 tonnes	130,588 tonnes	115,697 tonnes	Brazil
2000s	58,704 tonnes	179,911 tonnes	121,207 tonnes	Brazil
2010s	155,864 tonnes	122,467 tonnes	33,396 tonnes	Benin
2020s	183,962 tonnes	136,932 tonnes	47,030 tonnes	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cashew nut production, Benin or Brazil?: Benin, at 212,624 tonnes against 159,212 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in cashew nut production between Benin and Brazil?: 53,412 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Brazil rank globally for cashew nut production?: Benin ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cashew nut production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cashew nut production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 35 places, 1,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Cashew nut production is measured in tonnes.