Numbers in the News: Apples

It’s apple-picking season in many parts of the U.S. Here are some sweet stats about this iconic fall fruit!

The amount of apples grown in the U.S. in 2022. There are about 125 medium-sized apples in one bushel.

The estimated number of apple varieties, like Fuji and Granny Smith, grown throughout the world.

The average amount of fresh apples consumed per person in the U.S. in 2021, making apples the second-most-popular fruit after bananas.

The weight of the world’s largest apple pie. It was baked in 1997 in Wenatchee, Washington.

When scientists believe people in Central Asia first began cultivating apples.

^{SOURCES: TRENDS IN GENETICS (2013), NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2017), GUIDE IN CULTIVATED PLANTS (2008), GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, STATISTA}