Eggplants (aubergines) — 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
Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 813,704 ha in China; the lowest is 0 ha in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 793 ha, and the mean is 26,791 ha.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 866.4%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 79.3%).
Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 813,704 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 812,423 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 683,138 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 19,753 ha | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 60,350 ha | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 16,073 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea | 59,398 ha | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,170 ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 47,674 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 42,045 ha | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,716 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 20,564 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,489 ha | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 14,383 ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 920 ha | 2024 | up 112.0% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 11,621 ha | 2024 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 10,030 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 11 | Melanesia | 554 ha | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 9,578 ha | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 12 | Polynesia | 19 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23,133 ha | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 8,459 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 8,427 ha | 2024 | up 866.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 7,500 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 16 | Algeria | 6,653 ha | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 6,461 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Iraq | 5,972 ha | 2024 | down 73.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 4,963 ha | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Caribbean | 5,170 ha | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 4,677 ha | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 4,586 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 4,473 ha | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 4,258 ha | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 4,060 ha | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 25 | Sudan (former) | 4,032 ha | 2011 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 26 | USSR | 4,000 ha | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 3,988 ha | 2024 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 3,590 ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Malaysia | 3,015 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 30 | Lebanon | 3,000 ha | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2,300 ha | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 32 | Niger | 1,856 ha | 2024 | up 434.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Israel | 1,750 ha | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 34 | Armenia | 1,705 ha | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | France | 1,500 ha | 2024 | up 111.9% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 1,302 ha | 2024 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,264 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 38 | Albania | 1,258 ha | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 39 | Jordan | 1,238 ha | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 39 | Mexico | 1,238 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 41 | Georgia | 1,133 ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 42 | Palestine | 1,094 ha | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Malawi | 973 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 44 | Greece | 870 ha | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 716 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Yemen | 596 ha | 2017 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 546 ha | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 542 ha | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | 525 ha | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 517 ha | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 500 ha | 2024 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 52 | Madagascar | 440 ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Senegal | 431 ha | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritius | 349 ha | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 323 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 306 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Kuwait | 299 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 292 ha | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Congo | 267 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | 239 ha | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Guyana | 228 ha | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 188 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Libya | 132 ha | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 120 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 117 ha | 2024 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 101 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 100 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 99 ha | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 69 | Dominica | 95 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 70 | Croatia | 80 ha | 2024 | — | rising |
| 71 | Haiti | 67 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 71 | Réunion | 67 ha | 2006 | down 74.2% | flat |
| 73 | Bhutan | 61 ha | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 50 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 41 ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 76 | Cyprus | 40 ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Hungary | 40 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Jamaica | 34 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 33 ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 31 ha | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Malta | 28 ha | 2017 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 82 | Belgium | 20 ha | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 20 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 82 | Slovenia | 20 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 19 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 19 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 87 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 17 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Martinique | 15 ha | 2006 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Guadeloupe | 14 ha | 2006 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Austria | 10 ha | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 8 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Djibouti | 2 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.96 million ha
- Asia 1.73 million ha
- Eastern Asia 827,213 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 131,795 ha
- Southern Asia 767,839 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 251,164 ha
- Africa 191,680 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 112,957 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6,320 ha
- Western Africa 96,663 ha
- Northern Africa 83,065 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 72,010 ha
- Western Asia 49,987 ha
- Middle Africa 610 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 37,966 ha
- Europe 25,735 ha
- European Union (27) 21,080 ha
- Southern Europe 16,165 ha
- Central Asia 13,206 ha
- Americas 12,694 ha
- Eastern Africa 11,342 ha
- Eastern Europe 7,920 ha
- South America 3,052 ha
- Northern America 2,673 ha
- United States of America 2,673 ha
- Central America 1,799 ha
- Western Europe 1,650 ha
- Oceania 1,013 ha
- Northern Europe 0 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.