| 1 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1,050,000 | 20 | Largest raw cashew nut (RCN) producer and exporter, dominated by smallholders; most production exported in-shell for processing in Asia. |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,225,935 | 28.4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 360,000 | 7 | Significant West African RCN exporter with mostly unprocessed exports; exposed to port congestion and quality issues from poor on-farm drying. |
| 4 | Tanzania | 310,787 | 7.2 | |
| 5 | Tanzania | 320,000 | 6 | Key East African producer; government-run auction and export regulations strongly influence RCN availability, pricing, and shipment timing. |
| 5 | Benin | 203,844 | 4.7 | |
| 6 | Benin | 220,000 | 4 | Export-oriented RCN producer in West Africa; limited domestic processing, strong cross-border flows with neighbouring Nigeria and Togo. |