Onions — Production by country
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What the numbers show
Onions — Production is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 30,208 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Melanesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 94 1000 t, and the mean is 953.76 1000 t.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 8,825.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Onions — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 30,208 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 24,918 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 24,860 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 3,804 1000 t | 2023 | up 248.0% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 2,600 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 2,547 1000 t | 2023 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,100 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1,985 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 1,843 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 10 | Algeria | 1,813 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 1,801 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 1,714 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 1,692 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 1,640 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 15 | Niger | 1,622 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,605 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 1,319 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 1,205 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 1,173 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 20 | Myanmar | 1,050 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 889 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 813 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 760 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 24 | France | 742 1000 t | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 688 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 649 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 647 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 635 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 29 | Morocco | 621 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 586 1000 t | 2023 | up 154.8% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 537 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 421 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 410 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 380 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 362 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 357 1000 t | 2023 | up 8,825.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Uganda | 330 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 313 1000 t | 2023 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 310 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 41 | United Republic of Tanzania | 304 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 293 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 44 | Malawi | 292 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.5% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 277 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 46 | Australia | 255 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 255 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 48 | Mozambique | 254 1000 t | 2023 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 252 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 239 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 51 | Yemen | 232 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 216 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 203 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 201 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 55 | Libya | 189 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Tunisia | 189 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 172 1000 t | 2023 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 58 | Kenya | 163 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 60 | Ghana | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 145 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 143 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 139 1000 t | 2023 | up 969.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Caribbean | 136 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 65 | Albania | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 105 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 89 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 70 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 86 1000 t | 2018 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 71 | Cuba | 85 1000 t | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 72 | Israel | 84 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Lebanon | 72 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 73 | Sweden | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 77 | Czechia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 58 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 78 | China, Taiwan Province of | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 80 | Denmark | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 80 | Portugal | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 54 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 86 | Switzerland | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 88 | Armenia | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 89 | Thailand | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 90 | Rwanda | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Slovakia | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 93 | Uruguay | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 31 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Serbia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 101 | Lithuania | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 101 | Mongolia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 104 | Honduras | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 104 | Kuwait | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 107 | Guyana | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Madagascar | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 109 | Haiti | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 109 | Slovenia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 111 | Ireland | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 111 | Latvia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 111 | Mauritius | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Botswana | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Georgia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 114 | Malta | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Jamaica | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Cyprus | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 119 | Qatar | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 121 | El Salvador | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Bahrain | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Congo | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Montenegro | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Bhutan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Estonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | New Zealand | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Melanesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 111,389 1000 t
- Asia 75,508 1000 t
- Southern Asia 37,339 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 27,406 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 17,689 1000 t
- Africa 15,544 1000 t
- Americas 10,205 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9,924 1000 t
- Europe 9,877 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 9,564 1000 t
- Northern Africa 8,244 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 7,438 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.