World Kola nuts production: country ranking and trends
World Kola nuts ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)317.1k t2024
Countries6
#1Nigeria179.0k t
10-year change+4.0 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Kola nuts production reaches 317.1k t. Nigeria ranks first with 179.0k t, about 56.5 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +4.0 %.
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Which country produces the most Kola nuts?
Nigeria ranks #1 for 2024 with 179.0k t.
How is the world total for Kola nuts calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nigeria | 179.0k t | 56.5 % |
| #2 | Ivory Coast | 59.1k t | 18.6 % |
| #3 | Cameroon | 48.5k t | 15.3 % |
| #4 | Ghana | 25.0k t | 7.9 % |
| #5 | Sierra Leone | 4.8k t | 1.5 % |
| #6 | Benin | 619 t | 0.2 % |
Production
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