![Countries by avocado production in 2020](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Countries_by_avocado_production_in_2020.png)
This is a list of countries by
avocado
The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family ( Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerican tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Then as now it was prized for ...
production from 2016 to 2020, based on data from the
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[ Countries – Select All; Regions – World + (Total); Elements – Production Quantity; Items – Avocados; Years – 2020 + 2019 + 2018 + 2017 + 2016] The estimated total world production for avocados in 2020 was 8,059,359
metric tonnes
The tonne ( or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States c ...
, up 13.9% from 7,077,148 tonnes in 2019.
[Sum of values for countries with available data, which may be official or ]FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...
data based on imputation methodology Mexico was the largest producer, accounting for nearly 30% of global production. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Production by country
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Avocado
The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family ( Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerican tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Then as now it was prized for ...
Avocado
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Avocado
The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family ( Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerican tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Then as now it was prized for ...