> In 2017 Hungary produced 2,400 t of spring onions and shallots. Over ten years it grew by 132%. The record was 8,561 t in 1988.

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# Spring onions and shallots production in Hungary

In 2017 Hungary produced 2,400 t of spring onions and shallots. Over ten years it grew by 132%. The record was 8,561 t in 1988. Area harvested: 137 ha, yield 17.5 t/ha.

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Production, 20172,400 t
World rank—
10-year change+132%
Record8,561 t1988

## Spring onions and shallots in Hungary, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 2,400 | −5.4% | 137 | 17.52 |
| 2016 | 2,536 | +53% | 154 | 16.47 |
| 2015 | 1,661 | −5.6% | 95 | 17.48 |
| 2014 | 1,760 | +0.6% | 110 | 16.00 |
| 2013 | 1,750 | 0.0% | 120 | 14.58 |
| 2012 | 1,750 | +15% | 120 | 14.58 |
| 2011 | 1,526 | −14% | 75 | 20.35 |
| 2010 | 1,781 | −9.1% | 89 | 20.01 |
| 2009 | 1,959 | −19% | 102 | 19.21 |
| 2008 | 2,425 | +135% | 129 | 18.80 |
| 2007 | 1,033 | +2.4% | 75 | 13.77 |
| 2006 | 1,009 | +33% | 64 | 15.77 |
| 2005 | 756 | −28% | 65 | 11.63 |
| 2004 | 1,057 | +33% | 97 | 10.90 |
| 2003 | 795 | −76% | 54 | 14.72 |
| 2002 | 3,381 | −32% | 233 | 14.51 |
| 2001 | 5,000 | +25% | 349 | 14.33 |
| 2000 | 4,000 | −39% | 300 | 13.33 |
| 1999 | 6,600 | +10% | 471 | 14.01 |
| 1998 | 6,000 | +9.1% | 430 | 13.95 |
| 1997 | 5,500 | 0.0% | 396 | 13.89 |
| 1996 | 5,500 | +7.8% | 396 | 13.89 |
| 1995 | 5,101 | +2.0% | 369 | 13.82 |
| 1994 | 5,000 | −9.1% | 360 | 13.89 |
| 1993 | 5,500 | +17% | 400 | 13.75 |
| 1992 | 4,700 | −9.6% | 300 | 15.67 |
| 1991 | 5,200 | +16% | 400 | 13.00 |
| 1990 | 4,500 | −7.0% | 300 | 15.00 |
| 1989 | 4,841 | −43% | 400 | 12.10 |
| 1988 | 8,561 | +106% | 627 | 13.65 |
| 1987 | 4,159 | −15% | 745 | 5.58 |
| 1986 | 4,894 | +1.9% | 621 | 7.88 |
| 1985 | 4,804 | −1.4% | 905 | 5.31 |
| 1984 | 4,872 | +32% | 682 | 7.14 |
| 1983 | 3,693 | −21% | 648 | 5.70 |
| 1982 | 4,650 | +3.7% | 729 | 6.38 |
| 1981 | 4,485 | −2.6% | 711 | 6.31 |
| 1980 | 4,605 | −16% | 713 | 6.46 |
| 1979 | 5,465 | −17% | 770 | 7.10 |
| 1978 | 6,616 | +19% | 845 | 7.83 |
| 1977 | 5,537 | −7.1% | 1,059 | 5.23 |
| 1976 | 5,962 | −21% | 847 | 7.04 |
| 1975 | 7,563 | +0.8% | 1,000 | 7.56 |
| 1974 | 7,505 | +18% | 1,100 | 6.82 |
| 1973 | 6,345 | +5.4% | 1,000 | 6.35 |
| 1972 | 6,020 | +1.1% | 900 | 6.69 |
| 1971 | 5,956 | −8.1% | 900 | 6.62 |
| 1970 | 6,482 | −17% | 1,000 | 6.48 |
| 1969 | 7,823 | +20% | 1,100 | 7.11 |
| 1968 | 6,494 | −4.9% | 1,100 | 5.90 |
| 1967 | 6,831 | +3.0% | 900 | 7.59 |
| 1966 | 6,634 | −1.9% | 1,000 | 6.63 |
| 1965 | 6,764 | +7.0% | 1,200 | 5.64 |
| 1964 | 6,323 | +3.3% | 1,000 | 6.32 |
| 1963 | 6,122 | +2.0% | 1,200 | 5.10 |
| 1962 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 5.00 |
| 1961 | 6,000 | — | 1,200 | 5.00 |

## Trade, 2024

Imports16 t USD 43,000
Importer rank58 of 70
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/)

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/china/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/mali/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/angola/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/japan/)[South Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/south-korea/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/morocco/)[Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/tunisia/)[New Zealand](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/new-zealand/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/nigeria/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/thailand/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/turkey/)[Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/ecuador/)
[All countries producing spring onions and shallots](https://husfarm.com/production/spring-onions/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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