Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
179
Highest
1.54 million ha
India
Lowest
0 ha
Malta
Median
5,529 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,994
What the numbers show
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 1.54 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,529 ha, and the mean is 48,512 ha.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 1,231.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.54 million ha | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 1.10 million ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 1.10 million ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 1.10 million ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 612,609 ha | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 207,822 ha | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 188,796 ha | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 8 | USSR | 188,000 ha | 1991 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 142,665 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 100,784 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 97,257 ha | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 97,257 ha | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 89,825 ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 82,799 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 71,013 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Niger | 70,128 ha | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 65,670 ha | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 65,670 ha | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 58,590 ha | 2011 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 55,362 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 52,240 ha | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 22 | Russia | 50,127 ha | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 50,127 ha | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 24 | Algeria | 49,763 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 49,431 ha | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 48,678 ha | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 48,678 ha | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 45,500 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 42,966 ha | 1991 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Cameroon | 42,664 ha | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea | 38,937 ha | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 38,710 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 35,601 ha | 2024 | up 149.0% | falling |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 35,601 ha | 2024 | up 149.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 35,050 ha | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 35,050 ha | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 30,144 ha | 2024 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 30,144 ha | 2024 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 28,523 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 27,422 ha | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 27,106 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 25,730 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 25,100 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 44 | Japan | 24,900 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 45 | Philippines | 23,248 ha | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 46 | France | 23,150 ha | 2024 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 22,486 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 22,486 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21,222 ha | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 20,200 ha | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 20,122 ha | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 20,122 ha | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19,901 ha | 2005 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 19,357 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 18,614 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 16,082 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 16,082 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 15,560 ha | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 59 | Malawi | 15,447 ha | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 15,311 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 13,000 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 62 | Senegal | 12,981 ha | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Caribbean | 12,231 ha | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 11,881 ha | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 11,676 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 11,676 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 11,249 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 11,249 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 11,036 ha | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,741 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10,052 ha | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 72 | Czechoslovakia | 9,781 ha | 1992 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 73 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9,443 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,308 ha | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,308 ha | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9,180 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Libya | 9,056 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 78 | Chile | 8,939 ha | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 79 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,715 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 8,695 ha | 2024 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Ghana | 8,011 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 7,623 ha | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 83 | Syria | 7,248 ha | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,248 ha | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 6,900 ha | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Canada | 6,325 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 6,232 ha | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 6,066 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 5,977 ha | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 5,529 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 91 | Ecuador | 5,424 ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 92 | Albania | 5,264 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 5,014 ha | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | 4,720 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 94 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,720 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Mali | 4,342 ha | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Cuba | 4,116 ha | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Ethiopia PDR | 4,100 ha | 1992 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 4,027 ha | 2024 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia | 3,952 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia | 3,952 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Somalia | 3,818 ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 103 | Austria | 3,570 ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 3,400 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 3,375 ha | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 3,308 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 3,308 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 108 | Greece | 3,280 ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 109 | Israel | 3,258 ha | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 3,252 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 111 | Rwanda | 3,227 ha | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 3,070 ha | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Iraq | 2,831 ha | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 114 | Zambia | 2,561 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 115 | Czechia | 2,090 ha | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,064 ha | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 117 | Hungary | 2,000 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 1,983 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 1,983 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Portugal | 1,900 ha | 2024 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 121 | Haiti | 1,755 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Chad | 1,704 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 123 | Mongolia | 1,699 ha | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Sweden | 1,680 ha | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 125 | Denmark | 1,540 ha | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 126 | Lithuania | 1,500 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 127 | Namibia | 1,482 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Thailand | 1,448 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 1,371 ha | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 130 | Switzerland | 1,304 ha | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 131 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,284 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 132 | Slovakia | 1,260 ha | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 1,260 ha | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 1,232 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Finland | 1,210 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 136 | Georgia | 1,200 ha | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 1,086 ha | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 1,086 ha | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 139 | Palestine | 1,011 ha | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 140 | Panama | 1,005 ha | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 941 ha | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 142 | Croatia | 730 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Croatia | 730 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritius | 691 ha | 2024 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 145 | Honduras | 629 ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 146 | Oman | 594 ha | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 514 ha | 1999 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 148 | Slovenia | 510 ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 149 | Latvia | 400 ha | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 150 | Jamaica | 231 ha | 2024 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Ireland | 220 ha | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 152 | Guyana | 213 ha | 2024 | up 1,231.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 206 ha | 2024 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 188 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 188 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Botswana | 163 ha | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 150 ha | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 158 | Bahamas | 115 ha | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 158 | Bahamas | 115 ha | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 160 | Qatar | 102 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 76 ha | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 162 | El Salvador | 72 ha | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Congo | 59 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 163 | Congo | 59 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 165 | Kuwait | 51 ha | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 50 ha | 2024 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Réunion | 43 ha | 2006 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Estonia | 40 ha | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 36 ha | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 36 ha | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 173 | Barbados | 28 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 10 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 ha | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Guadeloupe | 4 ha | 2006 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 5.72 million ha
- Asia 3.76 million ha
- Southern Asia 1.99 million ha
- Africa 1.34 million ha
- Eastern Asia 1.16 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.09 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 762,229 ha
- Western Africa 752,210 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 641,971 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 406,525 ha
- South-eastern Asia 385,289 ha
- Europe 333,139 ha
- Americas 288,010 ha
- Northern Africa 279,075 ha
- Eastern Africa 219,858 ha
- European Union (27) 193,550 ha
- Eastern Europe 164,005 ha
- South America 152,491 ha
- Western Asia 125,695 ha
- Central Asia 103,846 ha
- Western Europe 93,884 ha
- Central America 62,370 ha
- Northern America 60,918 ha
- Southern Europe 59,945 ha
- Middle Africa 55,203 ha
- United States of America 54,593 ha
- Southern Africa 30,167 ha
- Northern Europe 15,305 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 13,367 ha
- Oceania 4,720 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.