Cucumbers and gherkins — Production 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 — Production is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 68.64 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 30,000 t, and the mean is 1.06 million t.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 654.5%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 100.0%).
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 68.64 million t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 68.59 million t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 1.74 million t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 2.05 million t | 2024 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 1.69 million t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 391,313 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 1.44 million t | 1991 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 223,499 t | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 959,038 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 850,000 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 67,395 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 757,790 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17,116 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 502,900 t | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 16,122 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 487,305 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Melanesia | 8,445 t | 2024 | up 562.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 438,620 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,731 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 417,900 t | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 1,179 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 416,000 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | Polynesia | 678.05 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 399,199 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 382.23 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 288,552 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Micronesia | 1.1 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 284,890 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 265,462 t | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 230,449 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 227,454 t | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Belarus | 227,297 t | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 218,517 t | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 215,868 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Algeria | 192,943 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 125,135 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 189,286 t | 2024 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 178,940 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 176,804 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 150,317 t | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20,550 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Jordan | 149,402 t | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 775 t | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Iraq | 142,956 t | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Greece | 137,750 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 134,800 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Palestine | 133,574 t | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 34 | Oman | 132,575 t | 2024 | up 365.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Albania | 132,427 t | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 129,326 t | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Yugoslav SFR | 123,345 t | 1991 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 106,927 t | 2024 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Malaysia | 106,785 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 106,773 t | 2024 | up 624.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Australia | 106,268 t | 2024 | up 654.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechoslovakia | 101,201 t | 1992 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 43 | Mali | 97,283 t | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 96,290 t | 2024 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 45 | Israel | 82,848 t | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 46 | Armenia | 75,972 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 75,729 t | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 73,140 t | 2024 | down 59.6% | rising |
| 49 | Tunisia | 71,256 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 63,942 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Finland | 61,280 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 52 | Canada | 60,097 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 53 | Peru | 59,366 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 54,450 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 53,682 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 53,000 t | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 51,405 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 58 | China, Taiwan Province of | 45,346 t | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 42,990 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 39,039 t | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 38,610 t | 2024 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 62 | Sweden | 38,090 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 36,468 t | 2024 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36,216 t | 2024 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 35,655 t | 2024 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 35,591 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 32,794 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 68 | South Africa | 32,499 t | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 32,283 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Sudan (former) | 30,000 t | 2011 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 29,880 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 72 | Belgium | 29,740 t | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 73 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 25,413 t | 1999 | down 58.0% | rising |
| 74 | Lithuania | 24,950 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Georgia | 23,600 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 23,485 t | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 77 | Czechia | 20,680 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 19,800 t | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 79 | Philippines | 18,484 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 80 | Jamaica | 18,435 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 16,030 t | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 15,955 t | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 83 | Qatar | 14,410 t | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Denmark | 13,930 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 85 | Yemen | 13,870 t | 2017 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 12,508 t | 2024 | up 67.4% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 9,975 t | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 9,215 t | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 8,240 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 8,090 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Latvia | 7,600 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 6,590 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Martinique | 6,240 t | 2006 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 5,282 t | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 4,880 t | 2024 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 4,802 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Libya | 4,791 t | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 4,443 t | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Guyana | 3,490 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 100 | Niger | 3,413 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Slovakia | 3,370 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Guadeloupe | 3,000 t | 2006 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Comoros | 2,430 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 104 | Dominica | 2,244 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Iceland | 2,089 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 106 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,983 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 107 | Slovenia | 1,900 t | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 1,718 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 109 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,716 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 110 | Bahrain | 1,700 t | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 1,683 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 1,670 t | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 113 | Bhutan | 1,365 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 114 | Fiji | 1,285 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 1,018 t | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 116 | French Guiana | 964 t | 2006 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 817 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | flat |
| 118 | Malta | 770 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 119 | Barbados | 682.68 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 678.05 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 121 | Suriname | 655.2 t | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Madagascar | 624.75 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 505.32 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Grenada | 429 t | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Belize | 415 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 143.53 t | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Ghana | 131.98 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.22 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 30 t | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 23 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Djibouti | 7.14 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 132 | Nauru | 1.1 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 133 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Singapore | 0 t | 2007 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 87.84 million t
- Asia 78.30 million t
- Eastern Asia 69.51 million t
- Europe 5.84 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 735,194 t
- Western Asia 3.41 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.40 million t
- Middle Africa 265,867 t
- Southern Asia 2.81 million t
- European Union (27) 2.74 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 151,293 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.53 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.38 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.99 million t
- Central Asia 1.86 million t
- Americas 1.85 million t
- Africa 1.75 million t
- Southern Europe 1.25 million t
- Northern Africa 1.06 million t
- Central America 1.01 million t
- Western Europe 968,545 t
- South-Eastern Asia 704,166 t
- Northern America 571,364 t
- United States of America 511,267 t
- Western Africa 307,092 t
- Northern Europe 225,619 t
- South America 134,951 t
- Oceania 115,897 t
- Eastern Africa 78,104 t
- Southern Africa 32,499 t
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.