Apple is a famous fruit and widely cultivated, Asia and Europe are the continents that have grown apples for thousands of years, and then it spreads all over the world where the place has a pleasant climate to grow apples. Over 75 million metric tons of apples are produced annually around the world. The largest exporters of Apples were China, the USA, Poland, Italy, and Chile. France, Russia, Germany, and the UK are the biggest importers.
China is the world’s largest apple producer, with over 41 million metric tons, nearly half of the world’s production. European Union arrived in second place with around 11.5 million metric tons. The United States production amounted to 4.8 million metric tons, and Turkey’s was 3 million metric tons.
| Rank | Country | Production | Hectare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 44,448,575 | 2,383,905 |
| 2 | United States of America | 4,649,323 | 130,552 |
| 3 | Poland | 3,604,271 | 177,203 |
| 4 | Turkey | 2,925,828 | 173,394 |
| 5 | India | 2,872,000 | 314,000 |
| 6 | Iran | 2,799,197 | 238,638 |
| 7 | Italy | 2,455,616 | 56,164 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 1,843,544 | 214,270 |
| 9 | France | 1,819,762 | 49,618 |
| 10 | Chile | 1,759,421 | 36,063 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 1,120,209 | 101,726 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 1,099,240 | 91,600 |
| 13 | Brazil | 1,049,251 | 33,981 |
| 14 | Germany | 1,032,913 | 31,334 |
| 15 | Argentina | 967,847 | 32,198 |
| 16 | South Africa | 918,085 | 24,036 |
| 17 | North Korea | 779,490 | 69,547 |
| 18 | Japan | 765,000 | 36,800 |
| 19 | Egypt | 731,454 | 29,256 |
| 20 | Mexico | 716,931 | 54,248 |
