Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 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
24.28 million t
China
Lowest
20.38 t
Guadeloupe
Median
122,585 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,994
What the numbers show
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 24.28 million t in China; the lowest is 20.38 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 122,585 t, and the mean is 954,788 t.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 1,251.9%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 91.4%).
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 24.28 million t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 24.28 million t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 24.27 million t | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 24.22 million t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 3.44 million t | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 3.44 million t | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 2.92 million t | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 2.37 million t | 2024 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 2.30 million t | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 12 | USSR | 2.24 million t | 1991 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 13 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.16 million t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Indonesia | 2.09 million t | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Algeria | 1.83 million t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.80 million t | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 1.68 million t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1.67 million t | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.67 million t | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 1.67 million t | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 1.67 million t | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 1.63 million t | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1.41 million t | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1.41 million t | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 1.18 million t | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan (former) | 1.12 million t | 2011 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 1.09 million t | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 1.06 million t | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Morocco | 912,469 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 849,400 t | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 848,440 t | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 779,443 t | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 34 | France | 778,580 t | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 756,744 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 756,744 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 725,904 t | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 725,904 t | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 724,433 t | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 718,569 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 682,424 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 676,800 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 614,771 t | 2024 | up 210.8% | falling |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 614,771 t | 2024 | up 210.8% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 592,516 t | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 431,785 t | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 410,712 t | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Italy | 401,990 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 49 | Cameroon | 376,222 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 367,051 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 330,575 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 327,529 t | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 327,529 t | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Malawi | 311,482 t | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 309,008 t | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 299,856 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 299,856 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Canada | 298,564 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 295,699 t | 2024 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Yugoslav SFR | 278,038 t | 1991 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 272,396 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 61 | Australia and New Zealand | 272,396 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique | 272,092 t | 2024 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Mozambique | 272,092 t | 2024 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 264,323 t | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 256,192 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 67 | Belarus | 242,441 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 67 | Belarus | 242,441 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen | 233,100 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Yemen | 233,100 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Belgium | 232,580 t | 2024 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 72 | United Republic of Tanzania | 218,982 t | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 214,834 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 212,663 t | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 212,663 t | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 192,857 t | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 190,824 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 187,498 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 186,851 t | 2024 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 175,100 t | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 156,280 t | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Caribbean | 152,559 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 147,756 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Czechoslovakia | 136,434 t | 1992 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 133,239 t | 2024 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Serbia and Montenegro | 133,141 t | 2005 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 87 | Lebanon | 132,900 t | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 131,400 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 127,530 t | 2024 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 90 | Syria | 122,585 t | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 122,585 t | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 118,257 t | 2024 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Albania | 114,336 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 89,340 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 95 | Sweden | 86,840 t | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 86,809 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 97 | Mali | 84,435 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 72,960 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 69,084 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 69,084 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 65,870 t | 2024 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 102 | Israel | 65,397 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 103 | China, Taiwan Province of | 62,839 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 104 | Denmark | 61,000 t | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 60,542 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 106 | Benin | 60,170 t | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56,204 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 53,339 t | 2024 | down 67.5% | rising |
| 109 | Czechia | 48,750 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46,048 t | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 111 | Slovakia | 42,560 t | 2024 | up 75.5% | falling |
| 111 | Slovakia | 42,560 t | 2024 | up 75.5% | falling |
| 113 | Ethiopia PDR | 42,500 t | 1992 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 114 | Zambia | 41,224 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 115 | Switzerland | 40,090 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 39,211 t | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 39,211 t | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 36,590 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Thailand | 36,307 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 35,820 t | 2024 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Serbia | 31,964 t | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Serbia | 31,964 t | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Uruguay | 31,924 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 124 | Paraguay | 31,790 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 125 | Rwanda | 30,670 t | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Finland | 29,720 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Iraq | 29,523 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Palestine | 29,283 t | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 28,704 t | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 27,871 t | 1999 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 131 | Namibia | 26,766 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 26,360 t | 2023 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Lithuania | 26,340 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 134 | Mongolia | 24,099 t | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Ecuador | 23,734 t | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Chad | 22,392 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 137 | Oman | 20,303 t | 2024 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 138 | Cuba | 19,276 t | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | 15,817 t | 2024 | up 1,251.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Honduras | 15,094 t | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Croatia | 14,880 t | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 14,880 t | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritius | 13,270 t | 2024 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 10,901 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 144 | Madagascar | 10,901 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 146 | Slovenia | 10,650 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 147 | Haiti | 8,760 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Georgia | 8,600 t | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Ireland | 8,260 t | 2024 | up 62.0% | falling |
| 150 | Botswana | 7,271 t | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Malta | 6,130 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 152 | Latvia | 5,800 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 153 | Somalia | 5,673 t | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 4,947 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 4,947 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Jamaica | 4,672 t | 2024 | up 576.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 3,990 t | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 158 | Montenegro | 2,887 t | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Qatar | 2,418 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Kuwait | 2,076 t | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 161 | El Salvador | 1,495 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahrain | 1,150 t | 2024 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahrain | 1,150 t | 2024 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 1,100 t | 2024 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Bahamas | 817.44 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 165 | Bahamas | 817.44 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 167 | Barbados | 695.54 t | 2024 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Congo | 629.45 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 168 | Congo | 629.45 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 170 | Réunion | 510 t | 2006 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 359.82 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 359.82 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 173 | Bhutan | 195.66 t | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 130 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.53 t | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.53 t | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Maldives | 38.76 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.51 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Guadeloupe | 20.38 t | 2006 | down 7.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 108.26 million t
- Asia 70.05 million t
- Southern Asia 32.32 million t
- Eastern Asia 26.66 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 20.03 million t
- Africa 16.96 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 11.77 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11.21 million t
- Americas 10.51 million t
- Europe 10.46 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8.32 million t
- Northern Africa 8.19 million t
- European Union (27) 7.09 million t
- Western Africa 5.53 million t
- South America 4.58 million t
- Western Asia 4.07 million t
- Western Europe 3.88 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.82 million t
- South-eastern Asia 3.81 million t
- Northern America 3.80 million t
- United States of America 3.50 million t
- Central Asia 3.19 million t
- Southern Europe 2.29 million t
- Eastern Africa 2.03 million t
- Central America 1.98 million t
- Southern Africa 752,606 t
- Northern Europe 474,282 t
- Middle Africa 455,807 t
- Oceania 272,396 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 186,992 t
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.