Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Cashew nut production

Malaysia

16,805 tonnes

in 2024

Sri Lanka

17,600 tonnes

in 2024

Malaysia rank

20th

Sri Lanka rank

19th

Cashew nut production over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 17,600 tonnes against 16,805 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 795.3 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 35 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Cashew nut production is measured in tonnes.