Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 1.28 million ha in China; the lowest is 0 ha in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 900 ha, and the mean is 25,128 ha.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 388.1%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 100.0%).
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.28 million ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.28 million ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Cameroon | 280,269 ha | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 169,500 ha | 1991 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 32,926 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 5 | India | 139,486 ha | 2024 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13,978 ha | 2024 | down 81.0% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 46,200 ha | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11,562 ha | 2024 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 38,247 ha | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 33,499 ha | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,560 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 33,427 ha | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 3,321 ha | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 19,532 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,117 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 19,178 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 553 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan | 18,527 ha | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 389 ha | 2024 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 17,775 ha | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 138 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 17,154 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 16,056 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Polynesia | 37 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Yugoslav SFR | 15,500 ha | 1991 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 14,643 ha | 2024 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 9,204 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 9,160 ha | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 8,620 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia | 7,653 ha | 1992 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 22 | Caribbean | 7,875 ha | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 6,783 ha | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,753 ha | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 6,000 ha | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 5,986 ha | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,236 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 26 | Belarus | 5,573 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 27 | Malaysia | 5,432 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Cuba | 4,950 ha | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 4,540 ha | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 30 ha | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 4,140 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 4,086 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 3,668 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,603 ha | 2024 | up 376.6% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 3,578 ha | 2024 | up 388.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 3,249 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 3,218 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Lebanon | 3,200 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 3,046 ha | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 2,968 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia | 2,926 ha | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 2,768 ha | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 42 | Palestine | 2,549 ha | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 43 | Sudan (former) | 2,520 ha | 2011 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 2,430 ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 45 | Philippines | 2,426 ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 2,282 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 2,230 ha | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 2,026 ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 1,948 ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 1,900 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 1,824 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,802 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 53 | Morocco | 1,739 ha | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 1,735 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 55 | France | 1,730 ha | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 56 | Armenia | 1,715 ha | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 1,455 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 58 | Georgia | 1,400 ha | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,299 ha | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 60 | Jamaica | 1,111 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 1,102 ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malawi | 992 ha | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 987 ha | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Yemen | 924 ha | 2017 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 918 ha | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 900 ha | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 858 ha | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Lithuania | 800 ha | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 738 ha | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 669 ha | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 71 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 640 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 588 ha | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 573 ha | 2024 | up 63.7% | falling |
| 74 | Kenya | 508 ha | 2024 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 480 ha | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 421 ha | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritius | 392 ha | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominica | 345 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Austria | 320 ha | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Martinique | 280 ha | 2006 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 276 ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Czechia | 270 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 252 ha | 2024 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 84 | Libya | 247 ha | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 240 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 240 ha | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 240 ha | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 210 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 206 ha | 1999 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Comoros | 202 ha | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 198 ha | 2024 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 186 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 183 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 170 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 165 ha | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 96 | Qatar | 163 ha | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 156 ha | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Madagascar | 152 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 99 | Guadeloupe | 150 ha | 2006 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 139 ha | 2024 | up 162.3% | rising |
| 101 | Croatia | 120 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Switzerland | 112 ha | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 103 | Slovenia | 110 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 104 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 106 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 105 | Latvia | 100 ha | 2020 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Norway | 100 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 107 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 94 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 108 | French Guiana | 90 ha | 2006 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Fiji | 89 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 78 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 111 | Belgium | 70 ha | 2024 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 111 | Estonia | 70 ha | 2024 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 113 | Denmark | 50 ha | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | 44 ha | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 38 ha | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 116 | French Polynesia | 37 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Guyana | 35 ha | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 33 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 30 ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Barbados | 28 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Suriname | 28 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25 ha | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 122 | New Zealand | 25 ha | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Gabon | 18 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Bahrain | 16 ha | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 127 | Ghana | 9 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 128 | Iceland | 4 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 129 | Djibouti | 1 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2007 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.29 million ha
- Asia 1.69 million ha
- Eastern Asia 1.30 million ha
- Middle Africa 280,379 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 420,578 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 90,602 ha
- Africa 390,878 ha
- Southern Asia 178,325 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 142,650 ha
- Europe 129,140 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 9,159 ha
- Eastern Europe 100,813 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 91,642 ha
- Western Asia 83,873 ha
- Americas 69,334 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 65,585 ha
- Central Asia 65,573 ha
- Western Africa 56,922 ha
- Northern Africa 47,402 ha
- Northern America 36,195 ha
- United States of America 33,913 ha
- European Union (27) 32,340 ha
- Southern Europe 21,515 ha
- Central America 17,376 ha
- South America 7,888 ha
- Western Europe 5,102 ha
- Eastern Africa 4,351 ha
- Oceania 4,030 ha
- Southern Africa 1,824 ha
- Northern Europe 1,710 ha
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.