Studies / Surveys

The kiwi fruit in the world

Kiwi production and exports

• On July 23rd, 2009

The surface dedicated to the kiwi culture in the world is around 140 000 hectares and remains directed in the increase.

China arrives at the top of the world production with 450 000 tons, followed by Italy with 434 000 tons, by New Zealand with 358 000 tons and by Chile with 158 000 tons. These countries outstrip by far the other producing countries in the world.

New Zealand and Chile dominate the production of the southern hemisphere, and Italy that of the northern. Iran, country for which it is not possible to have exact data would have a production 100 000 tons.

Evolution de la superficie de kiwi dans le monde (ha)

Evolution of the kiwi's world production (tons)

2008/09 forcasts of the marketed volumes in the northern hemisphere (tons)

The main exporter countries are the ones which export approximately 70 % of their production: New Zealand exports 90 % of its production, Chile 95 %, Italy approximately 70 %, Greece 50 % and France around 35-40 %.

In Portugal, Korea and Japan, the supply is essentially managed on the internal market. It is also the case of Spain even if the country exports around 300-400 tons / year, that is 30 % of its production. In the United States, California intends 30 % of its production for the export. Finally, Iran would have exported in 2005 around 23 000 tons towards the Middle East and the Eastern Europe (including Russia), so showing a clear trend to the development of its exported volumes.