List of countries by pear production
Rank Country 2017 2016
1 China 16,410,000 15,963,000
2 Argentina 930,340 905,605
3 Italy 772,577 701,928
4 United States 677,891 682,061
5 Turkey 503,004 472,250
6 South Africa 414,879 423,128
7 Spain 360,957 349,247
8 India 346,000 323,000
9 Netherlands 330,000 374,000
10 Chile 309,189 307,166
11 Belgium 301,818 331,550
12 Japan 274,500 278,100
13 Algeria 236,982 211,951
14 South Korea 220,885 238,014
15 Portugal 202,277 137,805
16 Ukraine 165,440 156,000
17 North Korea 147,621 146,814
18 France 118,419 129,627
19 Taiwan 117,694 111,424
20 Uzbekistan 104,916 99,177
Production by country -- > 100,000 tonnes
This is a list of countries by pear production in 2016 and 2017, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The estimated total world production for pears in 2017 was 24,168,309 metric tonnes, an increase of 2.1% from 23,676,110 tonnes in 2016. China was by far the largest producer, accounting for over 67% (two-thirds) of global production.