Top 10 Onion producing countries in the world - production and area under cultivation [2019]

Last Modified: Mon Oct 11 2021 00:18:01 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
  • 24,908,392 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in China. Ranked #1, the country accounts for 24.92% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 1,127,609 hectares. Yield: 220,896 hg/ha.
  • 22,819,000 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in India. Ranked #2, the country accounts for 22.83% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 1,220,000 hectares. Yield: 187,041 hg/ha.
  • 3,170,270 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in United States of America. Ranked #3, the country accounts for 3.17% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 52,370 hectares. Yield: 605,360 hg/ha.
  • 3,081,047 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Egypt. Ranked #4, the country accounts for 3.08% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 87,948 hectares. Yield: 350,326 hg/ha.
  • 2,200,000 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Turkey. Ranked #5, the country accounts for 2.20% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 68,713 hectares. Yield: 320,172 hg/ha.
  • 2,079,593 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Pakistan. Ranked #6, the country accounts for 2.08% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 148,272 hectares. Yield: 140,255 hg/ha.
  • 1,919,308 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Sudan. Ranked #7, the country accounts for 1.92% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 104,463 hectares. Yield: 183,731 hg/ha.
  • 1,802,868 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Bangladesh. Ranked #8, the country accounts for 1.80% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 172,456 hectares. Yield: 104,541 hg/ha.
  • 1,779,457 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Iran. Ranked #9, the country accounts for 1.78% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 45,417 hectares. Yield: 391,804 hg/ha.
  • 1,670,129 tonnes
    Annual production of onions in Russia. Ranked #10, the country accounts for 1.67% of total world onion production. Cultivated over 58,226 hectares. Yield:286,836 hg/ha.
  • 99,968,016 tonnes
    Annual production of onions worldwide. Cultivated over 5,192,651 hectares. The top 10 producing countries account for 65.45% of global production.
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Tags Farming,Production,Cultivation,Vegetables,Onion,2019
Source FAO