Vegetables Primary — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Vegetables Primary — Production was 177.55 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
177.55 million t
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 33 groups
All-time high
178.93 million t
in 2023
All-time low
21.13 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, vegetables primary — production in Southern Asia stood at 177.55 million t.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — production in Southern Asia peaked at 178.93 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.13 million t, in 1961.

That places Southern Asia 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.97 million t 21.13 million t 29.25 million t 9
1970s 35.49 million t 30.33 million t 40.74 million t 10
1980s 50.12 million t 41.94 million t 56.89 million t 10
1990s 66.00 million t 58.73 million t 80.05 million t 10
2000s 95.41 million t 80.37 million t 115.37 million t 10
2010s 143.31 million t 125.28 million t 158.71 million t 10
2020s 174.18 million t 165.07 million t 178.93 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 China 603.55 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 601.28 million t compare
  3. 3 India 146.00 million t compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 28.90 million t compare
  5. 5 USSR 26.31 million t compare
  6. 6 Egypt 19.06 million t compare
  7. 7 Viet Nam 18.25 million t compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — production in Southern Asia?
Vegetables primary — production in Southern Asia was 177.55 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 178.93 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.13 million t in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for vegetables primary — production?
Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,982 data points, 1961–2024
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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.