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Where Vanilla Grows

Madagascar grew the most vanilla in 2024: 3,090 tonnes, 43.4% of the world’s 7,114 tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s vanilla.

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Vanilla grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint-Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Albania American Samoa Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Aruba Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda Bhutan British Virgin Islands Brunei Burundi Cabo Verde Cayman Islands Comoros Cook Islands Curaçao Cyprus Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Eswatini Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Gambia Grenada Guam Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Haiti Hong Kong Isle of Man Israel Jamaica Jersey Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Lebanon Lesotho Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macao Maldives Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Moldova Monaco Montenegro Montserrat Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Palau Palestine Pitcairn Islands Puerto Rico Qatar Rwanda Saint-Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Principe Seychelles Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Switzerland Taiwan Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu United States Virgin Islands Vanuatu Vatican Wallis and Futuna Islands
Share of the world’s vanilla: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 vanilla producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

  1. 1Madagascar 43.4%

    3,090 tonnes

  2. 2Indonesia 21.5%

    1,526 tonnes

  3. 3Mexico 7.2%

    510 tonnes

  4. 4Papua New Guinea 6.9%

    493 tonnes

  5. 5China 6.1%

    435 tonnes

  6. 6Turkey 5.7%

    407 tonnes

  7. 7Comoros 2.9%

    203 tonnes

  8. 8Tonga 2.7%

    195 tonnes

  9. 9Uganda 2.6%

    183 tonnes

  10. 10French Polynesia 0.3%

    24 tonnes

World total

7,114 tonnes

Countries growing it

14

Largest producer

Madagascar

Top 3 together

72.1%

All 14 countries that grow vanilla

#CountryTonnesShare
1 Madagascar 3,090 43.4%
2 Indonesia 1,526 21.5%
3 Mexico 510 7.2%
4 Papua New Guinea 493 6.9%
5 China 435 6.1%
6 Turkey 407 5.7%
7 Comoros 203 2.9%
8 Tonga 195 2.7%
9 Uganda 183 2.6%
10 French Polynesia 24 0.3%
11 Malawi 20 0.3%
12 Kenya 15 0.2%
13 Zimbabwe 10 0.1%
14 Vanuatu 3 under 0.1%

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

  1. 1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
  2. 2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
  3. 3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
  4. 4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most vanilla?

Madagascar grew the most vanilla in 2024: 3,090 tonnes, 43.4% of the world’s 7,114 tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 vanilla producing countries?

Madagascar (43.4%), Indonesia (21.5%), Mexico (7.2%), Papua New Guinea (6.9%) and China (6.1%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.