Countries by Onion Production 2024
About This Dataset
Countries by Onion Production 2024
Countries ranked by total onion and shallot production in 2024, measured in millions of metric tons according to FAO data. China produces over a quarter of the world's onions — a figure that reflects the central role of the bulb in Chinese cuisine and the efficiency of specialised growing regions in Shandong and Gansu provinces where smallholder farmers have concentrated on onion monoculture for decades, supplying both the domestic market and Asian export trade.
Analysis
The top three in Onion Production (Million Metric Tons) in 2024 are China (26.3), India (23.8) and United States (3.50). China and India together hold 75.9% of the combined total of all 8 entities. The other 6 are bunched between 1.80 and 3.50.
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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China leads in Onion Production (Million Metric Tons) with 26.30 in 2024.
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Average Onion Production (Million Metric Tons) in 2024: 8.25 · median: 3.20.
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Gap in 2024: China is 14.6× larger than Russia.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Onion Production (Million Metric Tons)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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