Bananas led world fruit production with 139.41 million tonnes in 2024, followed by apples and grapes, according to FAOSTAT.
Bananas are the world's most produced fruit, with 139.41 million tonnes in 2024. Apples are second at 97.88 million tonnes and Grapes third at 75.90 million tonnes. The ranking uses FAOSTAT world production of FAO's individual fruit items for 2024, in tonnes; watermelons and other melons are counted as vegetables.
Bananas are the clear leader, about 1.4 times the tonnage of apples, and India alone grew 27.0% of them in 2024. China (mainland) was the largest producer of five of the ten fruits on this list: apples, grapes, tangerines, peaches and pears. This list uses one dataset and one year: FAOSTAT's production figures for 2024, the latest year with complete world totals, and FAO's own item classification, so plantains, bananas and the combined mango item appear exactly as FAO reports them.
Bananas: 139.41 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 2.0% on 2023 (136.68 million tonnes). India was the largest producer with 37.61 million tonnes, 27.0% of the world total, followed by China (mainland) with 11.76 million tonnes.
Apples: 97.88 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 0.5% on 2023 (97.43 million tonnes). China (mainland) was the largest producer with 51.29 million tonnes, 52.4% of the world total, followed by the United States with 4.92 million tonnes.
Grapes: 75.90 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 0.6% on 2023 (75.44 million tonnes). China (mainland) was the largest producer with 16.82 million tonnes (a value FAO imputed), 22.2% of the world total, followed by Italy with 7.64 million tonnes.
Oranges: 67.24 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, down 2.9% on 2023 (69.25 million tonnes). Brazil was the largest producer with 15.69 million tonnes, 23.3% of the world total, followed by China (mainland) with 7.62 million tonnes.
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens: 62.21 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 2.7% on 2023 (60.56 million tonnes). India was the largest producer with 27.77 million tonnes, 44.6% of the world total, followed by Indonesia with 4.14 million tonnes.
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines: 51.92 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, down 1.7% on 2023 (52.83 million tonnes). China (mainland) was the largest producer with 27.00 million tonnes (a figure FAO took from an external organization), 52.0% of the world total, followed by India with 6.08 million tonnes.
Plantains and cooking bananas: 44.59 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 2.3% on 2023 (43.58 million tonnes). Uganda was the largest producer with 11.83 million tonnes (a value FAO imputed), 26.5% of the world total, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 4.91 million tonnes. FAO reports plantains separately from bananas.
Pineapples: 29.37 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, down 1.4% on 2023 (29.79 million tonnes). Costa Rica was the largest producer with 3.12 million tonnes, 10.6% of the world total, followed by the Philippines with 2.92 million tonnes.
Peaches and nectarines: 27.89 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 2.6% on 2023 (27.18 million tonnes). China (mainland) was the largest producer with 17.60 million tonnes (a figure FAO took from an external organization), 63.1% of the world total, followed by Spain with 1.38 million tonnes.
Pears: 27.64 million tonnes worldwide in 2024, up 4.2% on 2023 (26.53 million tonnes). China (mainland) was the largest producer with 20.99 million tonnes, 75.9% of the world total, followed by Argentina with 0.67 million tonnes.
| # | Name | Top producer (2024) | Top producer's share (our calc.) | Change vs 2023 (our calc.) | FAO flag on world figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bananas | India (37.61 Mt) | 27.0% | +2.0% | A (official figure) |
| 2 | Apples | China (mainland) (51.29 Mt) | 52.4% | +0.5% | A (official figure) |
| 3 | Grapes | China (mainland) (16.82 Mt) | 22.2% | +0.6% | E (estimated value) |
| 4 | Oranges | Brazil (15.69 Mt) | 23.3% | -2.9% | A (official figure) |
| 5 | Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | India (27.77 Mt) | 44.6% | +2.7% | A (official figure) |
| 6 | Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | China (mainland) (27.00 Mt) | 52.0% | -1.7% | E (estimated value) |
| 7 | Plantains and cooking bananas | Uganda (11.83 Mt) | 26.5% | +2.3% | E (estimated value) |
| 8 | Pineapples | Costa Rica (3.12 Mt) | 10.6% | -1.4% | A (official figure) |
| 9 | Peaches and nectarines | China (mainland) (17.60 Mt) | 63.1% | +2.6% | E (estimated value) |
| 10 | Pears | China (mainland) (20.99 Mt) | 75.9% | +4.2% | A (official figure) |
Fruits are ranked by world production in 2024 (FAOSTAT domain QCL, element Production, unit tonnes, area 'World'), from FAO's bulk download file released in December 2025; 2024 is the latest year with complete world figures. We counted as fruits FAO's items in CPC group 013 (fruits), excluding the nut items (CPC 0137). FAO places watermelons (CPC 01221) and cantaloupes and other melons (CPC 01229) in group 012, vegetables, so they are not on this list. Note that FAOSTAT's own 'Fruit Primary' aggregate does count both melon items: its 2024 total of 953.83 million tonnes equals the CPC 013 fruit items (820.62 million tonnes, our sum) plus watermelons and other melons. Counted that way, watermelons (104.96 million tonnes) would rank third. Items are not combined; combined names such as 'Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens' are single FAO items. FAO aggregate items and residual 'n.e.c.' items are excluded ('Other fruits, n.e.c.', 39.22 million tonnes, would otherwise rank eighth). Values are million tonnes rounded to two decimals; ranks use unrounded tonnes and no two items tie. FAO flags the world figures for Grapes, Tangerines, mandarins, clementines, Plantains and cooking bananas and Peaches and nectarines as estimated (flag E). 'Top producer' uses country rows (FAOSTAT's combined 'China' row is skipped in favour of 'China, mainland'); shares and changes against 2023 are our calculations from the same file.
Bananas, with 139.41 million tonnes in 2024 according to FAOSTAT. India was the largest producer at 37.61 million tonnes.
FAO's item classification puts watermelons in the vegetables group (CPC 01221), so they appear on our vegetables list instead, with 104.96 million tonnes in 2024. FAOSTAT's 'Fruit Primary' total does include melons; counted that way, watermelons would rank third among fruits.
No. FAO reports 'Bananas' (139.41 million tonnes) and 'Plantains and cooking bananas' (44.59 million tonnes) as separate items, and this list keeps them separate.
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