Beekeeping - World Apiculture

World Apiculture

World honey production and consumption in 2005
Country Production
(1000 metric tons)		 Consumption
(1000 metric tons)		 Number
of beekeepers		 Number
of bee hives
Europe and Russia
Ukraine 71.46 52
Russia 52.13 54
Spain 37.00 40
Germany (*2008) 21.23 89 90,000* 1,000,000*
Hungary 19.71 4
Romania 19.20 10
Greece 16.27 16
France 15.45 30
Bulgaria 11.22 2
Serbia 3 to 5 6.3 30,000 430,000
Denmark (*1996) 2.5 5 *4,000 *150,000
North America
United States of America (*2006, **2002) 70.306* 158.75* 12,029** (210,000 bee keepers) 2,400,000*
Canada 45 (2006); 28 (2007) 29 13,000 500,000
Latin America
Argentina 93.42 (Average 84) 3
Mexico 50.63 31
Brazil 33.75 2
Uruguay 11.87 1
Oceania
Australia 18.46 16
New Zealand 9.69 8 2602 313,399
Asia
China 299.33 (average 245) 238 7,200,000
Turkey 82.34 (average 70) 66 4,500,000
Iran 3,500,000
India 52.23 45 9,800,000
South Korea 23.82 27
Vietnam 13.59 0
Turkmenistan 10.46 10
Africa
Ethiopia 41.23 40 4,400,000
Tanzania 28.68 28
Angola 23.77 23
Kenya 22.00 21
Egypt (*1997) 16* 200,000* 2,000,000*
Central African Republic 14.23 14
Morocco (*1997) 4.5* 27,000* 400,000*
South Africa (*2008) ~2.5* ~1.5* ~1,790* ~92,000*

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