Onions — Import quantity by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
Countries reporting
167
Highest
888 1000 t
Bangladesh
Lowest
0 1000 t
United Republic of Tanzania
Median
11 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,801
What the numbers show
Onions — Import quantity is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 888 1000 t in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0 1000 t in United Republic of Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 11 1000 t, and the mean is 59.49 1000 t.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Onions — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 888 1000 t | 2023 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 626 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 566 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 384 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 381 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 381 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 8 | Vietnam | 350 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 350 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 306 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 259 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 258 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 227 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 206 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 206 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 199 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 199 1000 t | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 195 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 181 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 157 1000 t | 2023 | up 460.7% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 148 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 23 | France | 130 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 126 1000 t | 2023 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Oman | 101 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kuwait | 98 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 32 | China | 76 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 33 | Mozambique | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 622.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 64 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 41 | Qatar | 62 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 42 | Mauritania | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 58 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 44 | Caribbean | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 45 | Uganda | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 32 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 50 | Chile | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Georgia | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovenia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 58 | Ghana | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 59 | Djibouti | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 22 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 61 | India | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 66 | Latvia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 17 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 66 | Syria | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 71 | Hungary | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 72 | Maldives | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 73 | Mauritius | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 13 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 76 | Congo | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 76 | Lebanon | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 78 | Austria | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Lithuania | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 78 | South Africa | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Melanesia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 86 | Angola | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 86 | Estonia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 86 | Haiti | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 91 | Belarus | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 91 | Jamaica | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 91 | Norway | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 95 | Guatemala | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Moldova | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 99 | Armenia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 99 | Australia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Denmark | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Nigeria | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Panama | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Australia and New Zealand | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 107 | Gabon | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Guyana | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 107 | Montenegro | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 107 | Suriname | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5 1000 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Bhutan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Cyprus | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Libya | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 114 | China, Macao SAR | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 119 | Bahamas | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Namibia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 119 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Barbados | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Iceland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Malta | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Seychelles | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Zambia | 2 1000 t | 2022 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Polynesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 125 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Belize | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Cameroon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 135 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Laos | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Uruguay | 1 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Samoa | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | China, mainland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Argentina | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 145 | Cuba | 0 1000 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Ecuador | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | 0 1000 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Jordan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Kenya | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Cambodia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 145 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 145 | Rwanda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | East Timor | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Turkey | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Yemen | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Türkiye | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9,127 1000 t
- Asia 4,821 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2,502 1000 t
- Europe 2,431 1000 t
- Southern Asia 1,782 1000 t
- European Union (27) 1,699 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,656 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,243 1000 t
- Americas 1,164 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,084 1000 t
- Northern America 853 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 836 1000 t
- Western Europe 779 1000 t
- Africa 692 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 672 1000 t
- United States of America 626 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 563 1000 t
- Northern Europe 514 1000 t
- Southern Europe 466 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 461 1000 t
- Western Africa 440 1000 t
- Central Asia 251 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 184 1000 t
- Central America 163 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 111 1000 t
- South America 102 1000 t
- Middle Africa 45 1000 t
- Oceania 19 1000 t
- Southern Africa 19 1000 t
- Northern Africa 5 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.