Spring onions and shallots production in United Arab Emirates
In 2024 United Arab Emirates produced 11,587 t of spring onions and shallots, the 26th largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 56%. The record was 83,111 t in 2000. Area harvested: 437 ha, yield 26.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 11,587 t
- World rank
- 26 of 48
- 10-year change
- −56%
- Record
- 83,111 t
- 2000
Spring onions and shallots in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
United Arab Emirates compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.21%
- 0.54% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 26.5
- world 22.3 (+19%)
- kg per person
- 1.05
- world 0.68
- 10-year change
- −56%
- world +16%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 17,770 | 0.32% |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 15,638 | 0.28% |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 11,587 | 0.21% |
| 27 | Paraguay | 11,330 | 0.20% |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8,330 | 0.15% |
Map of world production of spring onions and shallots
Share of the world total; United Arab Emirates is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,587 | +74% | 437 | 26.51 |
| 2023 | 6,668 | −11% | 246 | 27.11 |
| 2022 | 7,499 | +21% | 250 | 30.00 |
| 2021 | 6,192 | +81% | 265 | 23.37 |
| 2020 | 3,416 | +23% | 114 | 29.96 |
| 2019 | 2,786 | −89% | 196 | 14.21 |
| 2018 | 26,120 | −1.4% | 1,030 | 25.36 |
| 2017 | 26,502 | +2.7% | 1,080 | 24.54 |
| 2016 | 25,816 | −3.3% | 1,064 | 24.26 |
| 2015 | 26,698 | +2.2% | 1,045 | 25.55 |
| 2014 | 26,136 | +6.2% | 1,046 | 24.99 |
| 2013 | 24,613 | +2.0% | 999 | 24.64 |
| 2012 | 24,132 | +2.0% | 988 | 24.43 |
| 2011 | 23,652 | +2.1% | 977 | 24.21 |
| 2010 | 23,171 | +2.1% | 966 | 23.99 |
| 2009 | 22,690 | −3.5% | 954 | 23.78 |
| 2008 | 23,511 | +7.6% | 984 | 23.89 |
| 2007 | 21,846 | +32% | 919 | 23.77 |
| 2006 | 16,500 | +3.1% | 700 | 23.57 |
| 2005 | 16,000 | +3.2% | 703 | 22.76 |
| 2004 | 15,500 | −2.8% | 690 | 22.46 |
| 2003 | 15,944 | +21% | 687 | 23.21 |
| 2002 | 13,229 | −61% | 697 | 18.98 |
| 2001 | 34,346 | −59% | 1,426 | 24.09 |
| 2000 | 83,111 | +311% | 3,562 | 23.33 |
| 1999 | 20,198 | +25% | 1,203 | 16.79 |
| 1998 | 16,206 | +24% | 868 | 18.67 |
| 1997 | 13,027 | +30% | 647 | 20.13 |
| 1996 | 10,020 | −3.6% | 608 | 16.48 |
| 1995 | 10,393 | +30% | 726 | 14.32 |
| 1994 | 7,976 | +63% | 636 | 12.54 |
| 1993 | 4,902 | −28% | 614 | 7.98 |
| 1992 | 6,806 | −16% | 462 | 14.73 |
| 1991 | 8,115 | +1.5% | 447 | 18.15 |
| 1990 | 7,998 | −15% | 416 | 19.23 |
| 1989 | 9,410 | +15% | 460 | 20.46 |
| 1988 | 8,158 | −11% | 418 | 19.52 |
| 1987 | 9,189 | −8.1% | 445 | 20.65 |
| 1986 | 10,000 | −4.7% | 450 | 22.22 |
| 1985 | 10,490 | −6.0% | 420 | 24.98 |
| 1984 | 11,156 | −14% | 451 | 24.74 |
| 1983 | 12,958 | +52% | 482 | 26.88 |
| 1982 | 8,516 | +66% | 329 | 25.88 |
| 1981 | 5,132 | +67% | 243 | 21.12 |
| 1980 | 3,066 | −21% | 152 | 20.17 |
| 1979 | 3,899 | +40% | 233 | 16.73 |
| 1978 | 2,791 | +97% | 169 | 16.51 |
| 1977 | 1,414 | +43% | 71 | 19.92 |
| 1976 | 990 | +65% | 55 | 18.00 |
| 1975 | 600 | +567% | 37 | 16.22 |
| 1974 | 90 | +165% | 6 | 15.00 |
| 1973 | 34 | −13% | 6 | 5.67 |
| 1972 | 39 | −47% | 10 | 3.90 |
| 1971 | 74 | −51% | 15 | 4.93 |
| 1970 | 150 | 0.0% | 26 | 5.77 |
| 1969 | 150 | +50% | 29 | 5.17 |
| 1968 | 100 | +150% | 18 | 5.56 |
| 1967 | 40 | — | 5 | 8.00 |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of spring onions and shallots in United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates produced 11,587 t in 2024, 0.21% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does United Arab Emirates rank in the world for production of spring onions and shallots?
United Arab Emirates ranked 26th of 48 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.3% of the world total.
How has the production of spring onions and shallots in United Arab Emirates changed?
It fell by 56% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +16% for the world. The record was 83,111 t in 2000.
What is the yield of spring onions and shallots in United Arab Emirates?
26.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (11,587 t from 437 ha), against a world average of 22.3 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for United Arab Emirates is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.