Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) β 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) β Area harvested is currently reported for 140 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 4,229 ha, and the mean is 48,560 ha.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 55 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) β 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 |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.10 million ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 612,609 ha | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 207,822 ha | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 188,796 ha | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 188,000 ha | 1991 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 142,665 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 97,257 ha | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 89,825 ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 82,799 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 71,013 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 70,128 ha | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Sudan (former) | 58,590 ha | 2011 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 52,240 ha | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 50,127 ha | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 17 | Algeria | 49,763 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 49,431 ha | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 48,678 ha | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 45,500 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 21 | Yugoslav SFR | 42,966 ha | 1991 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 42,664 ha | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea | 38,937 ha | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 38,710 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 35,601 ha | 2024 | up 149.0% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 35,050 ha | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Mozambique | 30,144 ha | 2024 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 28,523 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 27,422 ha | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 27,106 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 25,730 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 25,100 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Japan | 24,900 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 34 | Philippines | 23,248 ha | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 35 | France | 23,150 ha | 2024 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 22,486 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 20,200 ha | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 20,122 ha | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19,901 ha | 2005 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 19,357 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 41 | Republic of Korea | 18,614 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 16,082 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 15,560 ha | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 44 | Malawi | 15,447 ha | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 15,311 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 13,000 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 47 | Senegal | 12,981 ha | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 11,881 ha | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Belarus | 11,676 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 11,249 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 11,036 ha | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Czechoslovakia | 9,781 ha | 1992 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,308 ha | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 54 | Libya | 9,056 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 8,939 ha | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,715 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 8,695 ha | 2024 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 8,011 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Belgium | 6,900 ha | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Canada | 6,325 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 6,232 ha | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 6,066 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 5,977 ha | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 5,529 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 5,424 ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 5,264 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 5,014 ha | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 4,720 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 68 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,720 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mali | 4,342 ha | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 4,116 ha | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia PDR | 4,100 ha | 1992 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 4,027 ha | 2024 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 3,952 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Somalia | 3,818 ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 76 | Austria | 3,570 ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Lebanon | 3,400 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 3,375 ha | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 3,308 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 80 | Greece | 3,280 ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 81 | Israel | 3,258 ha | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 3,252 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 3,227 ha | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 3,070 ha | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Iraq | 2,831 ha | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 86 | Zambia | 2,561 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 2,090 ha | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,064 ha | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 89 | Hungary | 2,000 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | 1,983 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Portugal | 1,900 ha | 2024 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 92 | Haiti | 1,755 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Chad | 1,704 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 94 | Mongolia | 1,699 ha | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Sweden | 1,680 ha | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 96 | Denmark | 1,540 ha | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 97 | Lithuania | 1,500 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 98 | Namibia | 1,482 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 1,448 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Uruguay | 1,371 ha | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 101 | Switzerland | 1,304 ha | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 102 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,284 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 103 | Slovakia | 1,260 ha | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 1,232 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 1,210 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 106 | Georgia | 1,200 ha | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 107 | Armenia | 1,086 ha | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 108 | Palestine, State of | 1,011 ha | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 109 | Panama | 1,005 ha | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 941 ha | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 111 | Croatia | 730 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 691 ha | 2024 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 113 | Honduras | 629 ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 114 | Oman | 594 ha | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 514 ha | 1999 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 116 | Slovenia | 510 ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 117 | Latvia | 400 ha | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 118 | Jamaica | 231 ha | 2024 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Ireland | 220 ha | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 120 | Guyana | 213 ha | 2024 | up 1,231.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 206 ha | 2024 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 163 ha | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Cyprus | 150 ha | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 124 | Bahamas | 115 ha | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 125 | Qatar | 102 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Bhutan | 76 ha | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | 72 ha | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Congo | 59 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 129 | Kuwait | 51 ha | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 50 ha | 2024 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 131 | RΓ©union | 43 ha | 2006 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 40 ha | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 36 ha | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 135 | Barbados | 28 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | 10 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 ha | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Guadeloupe | 4 ha | 2006 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 140 | 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
- Southern Asia 1.99 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.09 million ha
- Africa 1.34 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 641,971 ha
- Eastern Asia 1.16 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 406,525 ha
- Americas 288,010 ha
- Western Africa 752,210 ha
- European Union (27) 193,550 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 385,289 ha
- Western Europe 93,884 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.