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Honey production and trade by country

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204 countries and territories, the world and FAO’s five continents. The exporting country is where honey last left, not necessarily where it was harvested.

FAOSTAT figures for China, mainland.

China, mainland

In 2024

Honey production
444,800 t
Beehives (as reported)
9,362,193 (imputed)
Reported production per reported hive
47.5 kg
Exports
169,573 t, $264,859 thousand
Export unit value (nominal $ per kg)
1.56
Imports
3,172 t, $48,297 thousand
Import unit value (nominal $ per kg)
15.23
Net trade (exports minus imports)
+166,400 t
Production change, 2014–2024
−17,228 t (−4%)
Production change, 2000–2024
+198,800 t (+81%)
Place among countries
Production 1 of 121; exports by weight 1 of 148, by value 1 of 137; imports by weight 32 of 187

Mainland China only. FAOSTAT reports Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao separately, and its "China" total includes all four.

Year by year

China, mainland: honey production, hives and trade by year, 2000–2024 (FAOSTAT)
YearProduction (t)BeehivesExports (t)Export unit value (nominal $ per kg)Imports (t)Import unit value (nominal $ per kg)
2024444,8009,362,193 (imputed)169,5731.563,17215.23
2023463,5009,337,594 (imputed)152,6361.673,74716.96
2022461,9009,310,611 (imputed)156,0021.783,73619.11
2021472,7009,303,944 (imputed)145,8861.784,80921.88
2020458,1009,234,738 (imputed)132,4691.924,27220.89
2019444,0549,188,952 (imputed)120,8451.954,96217.11
2018446,8799,142,790 (imputed)123,4772.023,82418.34
2017542,5449,096,053 (imputed)129,2742.095,68216.09
2016555,0009,047,848 (imputed)128,3302.166,03212.06
2015473,0008,999,108 (imputed)144,7561.996,51711.48
2014462,0288,950,000 (FAO estimate)129,8242.005,79210.12
2013450,3008,900,000 (FAO estimate)124,9011.974,8578.84
2012448,0008,870,000 (FAO estimate)110,1581.953,3687.78
2011431,0008,850,000 (FAO estimate)99,9882.012,4685.23
2010401,0008,800,000 (FAO estimate)101,1381.802,1894.39
2009402,0008,750,000 (FAO estimate)71,8311.752,4202.20
2008400,0008,700,000 (FAO estimate)84,8651.731,9502.39
2007354,0008,500,000 (FAO estimate)64,3541.471,5201.91
2006332,6008,400,000 (FAO estimate)81,0731.307991.97
2005293,2008,250,000 (FAO estimate)88,4990.993622.81
2004293,0008,000,000 (FAO estimate)81,3251.099281.73
2003288,7867,800,000 (FAO estimate)84,0881.236032.31
2002264,6007,600,000 (FAO estimate)76,4501.028181.25
2001251,6007,500,000 (FAO estimate)106,6660.902442.24
2000246,0007,400,000 (FAO estimate)102,8880.823721.52

FAOSTAT, extracted 2026-09-29. A dash is a year with no figure, never a zero. A unit value is declared trade value divided by quantity for the same year, in that year’s dollars, and is left blank under 100 t; it is not a retail, wholesale or farm-gate price. Hive counts are counted differently between countries, and production per hive is not a beekeeper’s yield. The honeys of this origin: China.

Sources: FAOSTAT production and FAOSTAT trade. The world picture, and what each number can and cannot tell you: The global honey trade.

  • A missing figure means FAOSTAT holds none for that year, not that the country produced or traded nothing.
  • A trade unit value is declared value divided by quantity, in that year's dollars. It is not a retail, wholesale or farm-gate price, and it is not a measure of quality.
  • The exporting country is where the honey last left, not necessarily where it was harvested. Odd figures are questions about the data, not evidence about any honey.
  • Hives are counted differently between countries, and production per reported hive is not a beekeeper's yield.

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