Vegetables and melons · FAOSTAT 2024
Onions, dry production by country
World production of onions, dry reached 108 million t in 2024, up 21% over ten years. The largest producers were India (22.4%), China (22.4%), United States (3.2%), together 48% of the world total. It was harvested from 5.7 million ha, an average yield of 18.9 t/ha.
- World production, 2024
- 108 million t
- 10-year change
- +21%
- Producing countries
- 139
- World average yield
- 18.93 t/ha
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 24,266,712 | 22.4% | +25% | 15.8 |
| 2 | China E | 24,221,236 | 22.4% | +7.5% | 22.0 |
| 3 | United States | 3,499,013 | 3.23% | +10% | 64.1 |
| 4 | Egypt I | 3,439,646 | 3.18% | +37% | 35.4 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2,917,354 | 2.69% | +110% | 14.0 |
| 6 | Turkey | 2,632,000 | 2.43% | +47% | 40.1 |
| 7 | Niger | 2,373,171 | 2.19% | +203% | 33.8 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 2,304,176 | 2.13% | +32% | 16.2 |
| 9 | Iran I | 2,162,900 | 2.00% | +4.7% | 39.1 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 2,085,721 | 1.93% | +69% | 11.0 |
| 11 | Algeria I | 1,830,194 | 1.69% | +36% | 36.8 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1,803,300 | 1.67% | +31% | 46.6 |
| 13 | Brazil | 1,678,902 | 1.55% | +2.0% | 34.0 |
| 14 | Nigeria I | 1,673,862 | 1.55% | +42% | 2.7 |
| 15 | Mexico | 1,672,990 | 1.55% | +22% | 32.0 |
| 16 | Russia I | 1,667,525 | 1.54% | −16% | 33.3 |
| 17 | Sudan E | 1,630,177 | 1.51% | +14% | 18.1 |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1,405,771 | 1.30% | +32% | 28.9 |
| 19 | Spain | 1,390,760 | 1.28% | +1.9% | 54.1 |
| 20 | South Korea | 1,175,276 | 1.09% | −26% | 63.1 |
| 21 | Japan | 1,094,000 | 1.01% | −6.4% | 43.9 |
| 22 | Myanmar I | 1,055,522 | 0.97% | −15% | 14.9 |
| 23 | Morocco | 912,469 | 0.84% | +12% | 33.7 |
| 24 | Ukraine E | 849,400 | 0.78% | −23% | 18.7 |
| 25 | Germany | 848,440 | 0.78% | +70% | 42.0 |
| 26 | Guinea I | 779,443 | 0.72% | — | 20.0 |
| 27 | France | 778,580 | 0.72% | +107% | 33.6 |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 756,744 | 0.70% | +24% | 33.7 |
| 29 | Tajikistan I | 725,904 | 0.67% | +73% | 36.1 |
| 30 | Colombia | 724,433 | 0.67% | +55% | 26.4 |
| 31 | South Africa | 718,569 | 0.66% | +12% | 25.2 |
| 32 | Argentina I | 682,424 | 0.63% | +1.3% | 35.3 |
| 33 | Poland | 676,800 | 0.63% | +4.0% | 27.0 |
| 34 | Afghanistan I | 614,771 | 0.57% | +211% | 17.3 |
| 35 | Peru | 592,516 | 0.55% | −22% | 38.7 |
| 36 | Chile I | 431,785 | 0.40% | +33% | 48.3 |
| 37 | Senegal | 410,712 | 0.38% | +68% | 31.6 |
| 38 | Italy | 401,990 | 0.37% | −4.0% | 30.9 |
| 39 | Cameroon I | 376,222 | 0.35% | +27% | 8.8 |
| 40 | Vietnam E | 367,051 | 0.34% | +9.0% | 3.6 |
| 41 | Uganda E | 330,575 | 0.31% | +6.8% | 4.0 |
| 42 | Azerbaijan I | 327,529 | 0.30% | +94% | 29.1 |
| 43 | Malawi I | 311,482 | 0.29% | +87% | 20.2 |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 309,008 | 0.29% | +103% | 28.0 |
| 45 | Ethiopia I | 299,856 | 0.28% | −11% | 8.6 |
| 46 | Canada | 298,564 | 0.28% | +18% | 47.2 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia I | 295,699 | 0.27% | +357% | 34.0 |
| 48 | Australia | 272,396 | 0.25% | +6.4% | 57.7 |
| 49 | Mozambique | 272,092 | 0.25% | +172% | 9.0 |
| 50 | Philippines | 264,323 | 0.24% | +30% | 11.4 |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 256,192 | 0.24% | −31% | 29.4 |
| 52 | Belarus I | 242,441 | 0.22% | +14% | 20.8 |
| 53 | Yemen I | 233,100 | 0.22% | +9.5% | 14.5 |
| 54 | Belgium | 232,580 | 0.21% | +127% | 33.7 |
| 55 | Tanzania I | 218,982 | 0.20% | +33% | 10.3 |
| 56 | Venezuela I | 214,834 | 0.20% | +6.1% | 22.8 |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 212,663 | 0.20% | +36% | 22.8 |
| 58 | Guatemala I | 192,857 | 0.18% | +44% | 30.9 |
| 59 | Tunisia E | 190,824 | 0.18% | +7.2% | 31.5 |
| 60 | Libya I | 187,498 | 0.17% | +1.8% | 20.7 |
| 61 | Kenya | 186,851 | 0.17% | +66% | 15.7 |
| 62 | Austria | 175,100 | 0.16% | −15% | 49.0 |
| 63 | Bolivia | 156,280 | 0.14% | +104% | 15.5 |
| 64 | Ghana E | 147,756 | 0.14% | +2.6% | 18.4 |
| 65 | Jordan | 133,239 | 0.12% | +261% | 39.5 |
| 66 | Lebanon X | 132,900 | 0.12% | +47% | 39.1 |
| 67 | Greece | 131,400 | 0.12% | −17% | 40.1 |
| 68 | Romania | 127,530 | 0.12% | −67% | 8.2 |
| 69 | Syria | 122,585 | 0.11% | +61% | 16.9 |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 118,257 | 0.11% | +95% | 19.8 |
| 71 | Albania | 114,336 | 0.11% | +21% | 21.7 |
| 72 | Turkmenistan E | 89,340 | 0.08% | −1.4% | 27.5 |
| 73 | Sweden | 86,840 | 0.08% | +63% | 51.7 |
| 74 | North Korea I | 86,809 | 0.08% | +0.8% | 9.5 |
| 75 | Mali I | 84,435 | 0.08% | +16% | 19.4 |
| 76 | Hungary | 72,960 | 0.07% | +18% | 36.5 |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 69,084 | 0.06% | +15% | 20.9 |
| 78 | Portugal | 65,870 | 0.06% | −48% | 34.7 |
| 79 | Israel | 65,397 | 0.06% | −32% | 20.1 |
| 80 | Taiwan I | 62,839 | 0.06% | −2.3% | 48.9 |
| 81 | Denmark | 61,000 | 0.06% | +17% | 39.6 |
| 82 | Moldova | 60,542 | 0.06% | +3.4% | 7.9 |
| 83 | Benin | 60,170 | 0.06% | +40% | 12.0 |
| 84 | DR Congo I | 56,204 | 0.05% | −0.4% | 5.2 |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 53,339 | 0.05% | −68% | 13.2 |
| 86 | Czechia | 48,750 | 0.05% | +28% | 23.3 |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46,048 | 0.04% | +38% | 22.3 |
| 88 | Slovakia | 42,560 | 0.04% | +76% | 33.8 |
| 89 | Zambia I | 41,224 | 0.04% | +3.7% | 16.1 |
| 90 | Switzerland | 40,090 | 0.04% | +1.3% | 30.7 |
| 91 | Armenia | 39,211 | 0.04% | −21% | 36.1 |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 36,590 | 0.03% | −4.6% | 29.7 |
| 93 | Thailand E | 36,307 | 0.03% | −3.8% | 25.1 |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 35,820 | 0.03% | +169% | 11.7 |
| 95 | Serbia | 31,964 | 0.03% | −25% | 8.1 |
| 96 | Uruguay I | 31,923 | 0.03% | +7.1% | 23.3 |
| 97 | Paraguay I | 31,790 | 0.03% | +0.9% | 5.7 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 30,670 | 0.03% | +112% | 9.5 |
| 99 | Finland | 29,720 | 0.03% | +13% | 24.6 |
| 100 | Iraq | 29,523 | 0.03% | −61% | 10.4 |
| 101 | Panama | 28,704 | 0.03% | +87% | 28.6 |
| 102 | Namibia E | 26,766 | 0.02% | +7.0% | 18.1 |
| 103 | Lithuania | 26,340 | 0.02% | −13% | 17.6 |
| 104 | Mongolia | 24,099 | 0.02% | +155% | 14.2 |
| 105 | Ecuador | 23,735 | 0.02% | — | 4.4 |
| 106 | Chad E | 22,392 | 0.02% | −4.8% | 13.1 |
| 107 | Oman | 20,303 | 0.02% | +90% | 34.2 |
| 108 | Cuba I | 19,276 | 0.02% | −83% | 4.7 |
| 109 | Guyana | 15,817 | 0.01% | +1,252% | 74.3 |
| 110 | Honduras E | 15,094 | 0.01% | −8.5% | 24.0 |
| 111 | Croatia | 14,880 | 0.01% | −48% | 20.4 |
| 112 | Mauritius | 13,270 | 0.01% | +124% | 19.2 |
| 113 | Madagascar E | 10,901 | 0.01% | +8.6% | 5.5 |
| 114 | Slovenia | 10,650 | 0.01% | +41% | 20.9 |
| 115 | Haiti E | 8,760 | 0.01% | +1.5% | 5.0 |
| 116 | Georgia | 8,600 | 0.01% | −48% | 7.2 |
| 117 | Ireland | 8,260 | 0.01% | +62% | 37.5 |
| 118 | Botswana I | 7,271 | 0.01% | +59% | 44.6 |
| 119 | Malta | 6,130 | 0.01% | −20% | — |
| 120 | Latvia | 5,800 | 0.01% | −67% | 14.5 |
| 121 | Somalia E | 5,673 | 0.01% | −3.1% | 1.5 |
| 122 | Cabo Verde | 4,947 | 0.00% | +2.2% | 26.3 |
| 123 | Jamaica | 4,672 | 0.00% | +576% | 20.2 |
| 124 | Cyprus | 3,990 | 0.00% | −45% | 26.6 |
| 125 | Montenegro | 2,887 | 0.00% | +179% | 14.0 |
| 126 | Qatar I | 2,418 | 0.00% | −12% | 23.7 |
| 127 | Kuwait | 2,076 | 0.00% | −69% | 40.7 |
| 128 | El Salvador I | 1,495 | 0.00% | −28% | 20.8 |
| 129 | Bahrain | 1,150 | 0.00% | +148% | 31.9 |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 1,100 | 0.00% | +817% | 22.0 |
| 131 | Bahamas E | 817 | 0.00% | −9.1% | 7.1 |
| 132 | Barbados I | 696 | 0.00% | +121% | 24.9 |
| 133 | Congo E | 629 | 0.00% | +7.0% | 10.7 |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe I | 360 | 0.00% | — | 10.6 |
| 135 | Bhutan | 196 | 0.00% | −74% | 2.6 |
| 136 | Estonia | 130 | 0.00% | −91% | 3.3 |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis I | 43 | 0.00% | −51% | 10.8 |
| 138 | Maldives E | 39 | 0.00% | −2.5% | 3.9 |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | 0.00% | −53% | 7.6 |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.