8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries

 

8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries in 2022

 

8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries- According to FAO Statistical Corporate Database (FAOSTAT), there are 8 World’s Biggest Country Producers of Cranberries in 2022. Some of us know that this fruit can be beneficial for human’s body. Specifically, in healthy aspects, this plant can improve the health of the heart, prevent urinary tract infection (UTI), and help the body in resisting toxic viruses and bacteria. Some of us can consume cranberries directly (fresh) or process it into cranberry juice, sauce, or jam.

Taxonomically, in biological subjects, this species, cranberry plant, can be included into some taxonomy plant division. This species is included in Kingdom: Plantae; Subkingdom: Viridiplantae; Infrakingdom: Streptophyta; Super division: Embryophyta; Division: Tracheophyta; Subdivision: Spermatophytina; Class: Magnoliopsida; Superorder: Asteranae; Order: Ericales; Family: Ericaceae; Genus: Vaccinium L.; Species: Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton (cranberry, large cranberry, American cranberry). Because of this classification included in the ericaceae family, cranberries have close relations with some plants including lingonberry, bilberry, huckleberry, blueberry. To date, based on types, there are 4 major varieties of cranberries including American, European, Mountain and Highbush.

 

The Statistical Table of World’s Area Harvested, World’s Production, and Yield of Cranberries Fruits From 1970 to 2022

 

Years	Area Harvested	Production	Yield/ Productivity
	(Hectare (Ha))	(Tons)	(Ton/ Hectare (T/ha))
1970	9,020	95,064	10.54
1971	9,560	107,525	11.25
1972	9,460	97,815	10.34
1973	9,750	100,557	10.31
1974	9,850	105,693	10.73
1975	9,830	99,866	10.16
1976	9,870	115,691	11.72
1977	9,660	102,236	10.58
1978	9,990	118,676	11.88
1979	10,040	119,720	11.92
1980	9,880	128,179	12.97
1981	10,080	125,568	12.46
1982	10,010	144,980	14.48
1983	10,510	143,892	13.69
1984	10,500	156,804	14.93
1985	11,080	166,285	15.01
1986	11,340	175,893	15.51
1987	11,760	165,263	14.05
1988	11,936	197,648	16.56
1989	12,835	186,286	14.51
1990	13,055	193,290	14.81
1991	13,617	234,633	17.23
1992	15,087	229,557	15.22
1993	15,377	221,086	14.38
1994	15,982	260,480	16.30
1995	16,810	244,211	14.53
1996	16,731	255,658	15.28
1997	19,154	305,466	15.95
1998	20,547	305,222	14.85
1999	20,895	348,256	16.67
2000	20,821	318,444	15.29
2001	21,199	300,108	14.16
2002	21,890	329,043	15.03
2003	21,437	365,068	17.03
2004	21,550	366,382	17.00
2005	21,000	365,046	17.38
2006	22,416	409,074	18.25
2007	22,248	388,508	17.46
2008	22,340	451,272	20.20
2009	23,376	426,774	18.26
2010	23,486	409,906	17.45
2011	23,457	462,724	19.73
2012	24,829	516,211	20.79
2013	25,530	546,292	21.40
2014	23,943	556,748	23.25
2015	24,809	549,989	22.17
2016	25,381	633,617	24.96
2017	24,608	534,158	21.71
2018	23,558	597,630	25.37
2019	23,346	530,182	22.71
2020	24,258	533,514	21.99
2021	23,408	491,737	21.01
2022	23,899	582,924	24.39
Source: FAOSTAT, 2024

 

Statistically, according to FAO Statistical Corporate Database (FAOSTAT), in 2022, the production of cranberries across the nations is around 582 thousand tons with 23 thousand hectares of harvested area. This amount basically has gradually increased compared to 1970. Based on the FAOSTAT data, the world’s production of cranberries reached 95 thousand tons with an area harvested around 9 thousand hectares (ha).

 

The World’s Production of Cranberries Based on Continent Region in 2022

 

Continent	Production of Cranberries
	(Tons)
Africa	184
Americas	574,705
Asia	7,118
Europe	915
Source: FAOSTAT, 2024

 

Specifically, in terms of continent area, the main production of cranberries is still located in the America region with 574 thousand tons of fruits, followed by Asia with 7,118 tons, Europe with 915 tons, Africa with 184 tons. Based on the data, the American region still contributes 97% of World production of cranberries in the year of 2022.

Furthermore, based on Countries, here are the 10 World’s Biggest Cranberry Producers. This data was obtained from the FAO Statistical Corporate Database in 2024. Here are the Rank of Biggest cranberry producers in 2022.

 

Table Rank of 8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries in 2022

 

Rank	Countries	Production of Cranberries in 2022
		(Tons)
1	United States of America	365,500
2	Canada	209,205
3	Türkiye	4,305
4	Azerbaijan	2,814
5	Ukraine	417
6	North Macedonia	309.51
7	Belarus	189.41
8	Tunisia	184.24
Source: FAOSTAT, 2024

 

 

Brief Description of 9 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries in 2022

 

1.United States of America        

The United States of America (USA) still became the largest cranberry producer in 2022. According to FAO Statistical Corporate Database (FAOSTAT), the production of Cranberries is around 365,500 tons. According to the State, the production of cranberries is located in some regions. Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon are some of the states that have huge production of cranberry. in this country, there are many cultivars of cranberries. These are Ben Lear, Crimson Queen, Early Black, Franklin, Howes, McFarlin, Pilgrim, Scarlet Knight, and Stevens.

2.Canada           

Canada still becomes the second biggest producer of cranberries in 2022. According to the FAO Statistical Corporate Database, the production of cranberries in that year was around 209,205 tons. Geographically, British Columbia and Québec are some of the regions in Canada that have the biggest production area of cranberry.

3. Türkiye          

Türkiye is the third biggest country producer of Cranberry in 2022. Statistically, the production of cranberries from Türkiye reached 4,305 tons.

4. Azerbaijan    

Azerbaijan is the 4^th world’s biggest country producer of cranberries in 2022. Statistically, the production of Cranberry from Azerbaijan reached 2,814 tons. Geographically, there are some regions of cranberry production in Azerbaijan. Guba-Khachmaz and Sheki- Zaqatala are some of the regions where cranberries are cultivated and produced.

5. Ukraine         

Ukraine is the 5^th world’s biggest country producer of Cranberry in 2022. Statistically, the production of Cranberry from Ukraine achieved 417 tons.

6.North Macedonia       

North Macedonia is the seventh biggest country producer of Cranberry in 2022. Statistically, the production of Cranberry in 2022 reached 309 tons. Economically, the production of Cranberries from North Macedonia is exported to other countries, namely Serbia, Italy, and the others.

7.Belarus           

Belarus is the 7^th world’s biggest country producer of Cranberry in 2022. According to the FAO Corporate Statistical Database, the production of Cranberry from Belarus reached 189 tons. In this country, there is one biggest company that produces cranberries. Polesskie Zhuraviny is one of the biggest company producers of Cranberry from Belarus.

8.Tunisia           

Tunisia is the 8^th world’s biggest country producer of Cranberry in 2022. According to FAO Statistical Corporate Database in, the production of Cranberry from Tunisia reached 182 tons.

 

The Summary of 8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries

 

The Histogram Rank of 8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries

Bibliography of 8 World's Largest Country-Producing Cranberries

 

FAOSTAT. 2022. Production of Cranberries: top ten producers 2022. Accessed via https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL/visualize  on June 4th, 2024.

 

Statista. 2022. Total cranberry production in the United States in 2021, by state (in 1,000 barrels).Accessed via https://www.statista.com/statistics/193900/total-cranberry-production-by-us-states/ on June 3^rd, 2024.