African countries have great potential in honey production. Today, some of them are realising this potential more successfully than others. In this article we will provide data on honey production in Africa and list the Top 10 honey producing countries in Africa.
Honey production in Africa
Honey production is increasing in Africa. According to FAO data, honey production in 2024 was 251,112 tonnes.
Honey production in Africa, tonnes
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 169 566 | 192 866 | 214 134 | 198 419 | 199 627 | 203 772 | 284 243 | 267 203 | 188 716 | 213 136 | 233 744 | 251 112 |
Africa’s market share of the global honey production in 2024 was 12.63%
Africa’s honey market share, %
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 10,04% | 10,95% | 11,76% | 10,65% | 10,63 | 11,08% | 16,18% | 15,06% | 10,65% | 11,64% | 12,34% | 12,63% |
Top 10 honey producing countries in Africa
Ethiopia ranks first in honey production in Africa (85,960 tonnes). In second place is the United Republic of Tanzania (31,902 tonnes). In third place is Angola (23,424 tonnes).
In total, the Top 10 honey producing countries in Africa manufactured 223,729 tonnes of honey. This represented 89% of Africa’s total honey production.
| Countries | 2023 | 2024 | |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 84 591 | 85 960 |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31 613 | 31 902 |
| 3 | Angola | 23 459 | 23 424 |
| 4 | Uganda | 20 875 | 21 635 |
| 5 | Kenya | 17 151 | 19 462 |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 16 714 | 16 950 |
| 7 | Morocco | 8 000 | 8 000 |
| 8 | Algeria | 6 010 | 5 876 |
| 9 | Rwanda | 5 903 | 5 677 |
| 10 | Cameroon | 4 654 | 4 842 |
- FAO https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL
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Where’s Uganda?
Unfortunately, there is no data on how much honey Uganda produces.
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How about Malawi
Unfortunately, Malawi is not among the top 10 honey-producing countries in Africa. We can assume it is in the top 20 or 30, but there is no data on honey production for Malawi.