2008 Almond Almanac - Almond Board of California

World Almond ProductionCommercial Production of Almonds in Major Producing Countries Million pounds (shelled basis)Crop Year Australia California China Chile Greece India Italy Spain Turkey Total1988–89 — 590.0 — — 41.9 — 30.9 88.2 30.9 781.8 75%1989–90 — 488.5 — — 37.8 — 39.7 176.4 33.1 775.5 63%1990–91 — 656.2 — — 34.2 — 41.9 137.8 33.1 903.1 73%1991–92 — 485.9 — — 24.3 — 24.3 142.2 33.7 710.3 68%1992–93 — 545.9 — — 35.3 — 39.7 158.7 34.6 814.2 67%1993–94 — 488.2 — — 44.1 — 33.1 185.2 35.3 785.8 62%1994–95 — 732.9 — — 35.3 — 30.9 154.9 34.6 988.5 74%1995–96 — 366.1 — — 28.7 — 33.1 99.9 30.2 557.9 66%1996–97 — 507.5 — — 28.2 — 13.2 132.3 31.5 712.8 71%1997–98 — 756.5 — — 32.0 — 24.3 165.3 24.3 1,002.3 75%1998–99 — 517.0 — — 26.5 — 19.8 66.1 26.5 655.9 79%1999–00 — 829.9 — — 37.5 — 37.5 145.5 30.9 1,081.2 77%2000–01 18.9 698.4 — — 34.2 — 22.0 116.8 34.2 924.5 76%2001–02 20.2 824.1 — — 28.7 2.2 39.7 125.7 30.9 1,071.5 77%2002–03 20.6 1,083.7 — — 37.5 2.4 19.8 145.5 30.9 1,340.4 81%2003–04 22.3 1,032.9 — — 22.0 2.2 11.0 97.0 30.2 1,217.6 85%2004–05 25.3 998.0 — 16.5 37.5 2.4 26.5 57.7 27.1 1,191.0 84%2005–06 35.7 911.7 2.2 9.3 30.9 2.5 26.5 140.0 33.1 1,191.7 77%2006–07 35.1 1,116.7 0.4 14.6 33.1 2.6 13.2 182.0 31.7 1,429.5 78%2007–08 58.5 1,383.0 3.6 14.6 30.9 2.2 26.5 149.9 34.2 1,703.3 81%CA %of Total28Sources: Almond Board of California, Almond Board of Australia, USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service. Note: Reported countries account for nearly 100% of world production.