This is a list of countries by cucumber and gherkin production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for cucumbers in 2022 was 94,718,397 metric tonnes, up 2.3% from 92,613,394 tonnes in 2021. [1] China was by far the largest producer, accounting for just over 81% of global production at 77,258,256 [1] tonnes. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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1 | China | 77,258,256 | 74,815,093 | 72,927,969 | 70,388,971 | 67,601,863 | 65,156,963 |
2 | Turkey | 1,938,545 | 1,890,160 | 1,886,239 | 1,916,645 | 1,890,904 | 1,827,782 |
3 | Russia | 1,635,903 | 1,602,606 | 1,686,976 | 1,626,412 | 1,604,346 | 1,504,965 |
4 | Mexico | 1,078,210 | 1,038,999 | 1,159,934 | 1,191,608 | 1,072,048 | 956,005 |
5 | Uzbekistan | 904,390 | 890,433 | 812,728 | 855,058 | 857,076 | 813,591 |
6 | Ukraine | 825,590 | 1,079,960 | 1,012,530 | 1,034,170 | 985,120 | 896,280 |
7 | Spain | 769,970 | 745,910 | 794,880 | 739,200 | 643,660 | 634,824 |
8 | United States | 595,630 | 642,967 | 567,245 | 670,251 | 700,820 | 857,870 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 568,748 | 582,135 | 537,775 | 494,672 | 460,110 | 409,700 |
10 | Japan | 548,600 | 551,300 | 539,300 | 548,100 | 550,00 | 559,500 |
Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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11 | Egypt | 484,425 | 491,650 | 443,500 | 566,155 | 366,661 | 393,432 |
12 | Poland | 472,200 | 473,000 | 526,500 | 519,400 | 538,680 | 543,726 |
13 | Indonesia | 444,057 | 471,941 | 441,286 | 435,973 | 433,923 | 424,933 |
14 | Iran | 411,361 | 483,092 | 571,441 | 667,359 | 650,882 | 751,160 |
15 | Netherlands | 400,130 | 440,440 | 430,170 | 410,250 | 410,410 | 400,000 |
16 | South Korea | 275,203 | 283,933 | 335,596 | 366,065 | 391,214 | 341,364 |
17 | Cameroon | 262,121 | 262,440 | 258,988 | 264,934 | 263,398 | 248,632 |
18 | Tajikistan | 257,203 | 283,344 | 262,556 | 235,747 | 211,612 | 178,035 |
19 | Azerbaijan | 246,572 | 245,847 | 226,929 | 248,891 | 223,790 | 220,903 |
20 | Germany | 233,710 | 242,800 | 216,970 | 249,920 | 267,590 | 256,689 |
21 | Belarus | 228,448 | 212,788 | 216,982 | 230,793 | 226,443 | 236,618 |
22 | Sudan | 227,043 | 226,749 | 224,103 | 230,277 | 225,866 | 216,166 |
23 | Saudi Arabia | 204,720 | 188,558 | 184,860 | 66,360 | 115,617 | 111,431 |
24 | Iraq | 195,924 | 185,484 | 242,614 | 149,302 | 138,353 | 96,664 |
25 | Algeria | 190,925 | 182,890 | 184,362 | 166,045 | 193,647 | 171,610 |
26 | India | 183,223 | 182,325 | 184,565 | 182,780 | 179,629 | 177,149 |
27 | Thailand | 177,068 | 176,479 | 177,052 | 177,672 | 174,712 | 178,773 |
28 | France | 175,180 | 200,150 | 213,540 | 139,140 | 137,850 | 145,981 |
29 | Bangladesh | 173,998 | 156,744 | 130,259 | 119,136 | 112,974 | 121,254 |
30 | Jordan | 173,682 | 131,301 | 141,383 | 163,484 | 208,226 | 190,847 |
31 | Greece | 142,490 | 155,800 | 158,510 | 149,740 | 155,480 | 142,289 |
32 | Albania | 129,896 | 118,171 | 113,685 | 126,632 | 120,351 | 110,210 |
33 | Kyrgyzstan | 126,811 | 129,159 | 129,122 | 130,007 | 119,569 | 118,282 |
34 | Syria | 125,495 | 151,844 | 182,415 | 136,567 | 175,758 | 185,208 |
35 | Lebanon | 123,685 | 121,005 | 120,090 | 128,710 | 124,480 | 110,147 |
36 | United Arab Emirates | 120,743 | 114,274 | 105,765 | 91,903 | 71,350 | 53,915 |
37 | Pakistan | 112,231 | 47,417 | 46,014 | 77,573 | 68,664 | 65,597 |
38 | Palestine | 112,014 | 117,938 | 107,120 | 110,050 | 113,870 | 103,133 |
39 | Mali | 105,876 | 83,957 | 98,751 | 72,944 | 79,031 | 68,882 |
40 | Malaysia | 102,369 | 96,353 | 101,482 | 103,363 | 85,134 | 88,492 |
Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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41 | Oman | 97,139 | 93,114 | 102,682 | 73,983 | 73,267 | 62,977 |
42 | Israel | 80,492 | 95,038 | 91,892 | 94,604 | 101,846 | 103,425 |
43 | Kuwait | 79,948 | 73,143 | 48,880 | 96,391 | 58,591 | 70,436 |
44 | Cuba | 79,185 | 80,232 | 81,712 | 95,700 | 106,708 | 148,497 |
45 | Romania | 77,830 | 149,990 | 165,070 | 118,630 | 138,610 | 201,001 |
46 | Tunisia | 70,111 | 70,085 | 70,266 | 69,982 | 70,008 | 70,808 |
47 | North Korea | 67,193 | 67,110 | 67,028 | 67,052 | 66,969 | 66,953 |
48 | Morocco | 63,155 | 59,851 | 46,416 | 57,448 | 47,787 | 48,735 |
49 | Italy | 61,830 | 62,950 | 60,690 | 60,600 | 54,090 | 54,444 |
50 | Canada | 60,721 | 57,720 | 57,655 | 65,416 | 57,295 | 62,204 |
51 | Finland | 56,960 | 60,030 | 59,910 | 56,130 | 55,330 | 50,763 |
52 | Armenia | 56,536 | 58,713 | 43,231 | 44,141 | 50,599 | 74,336 |
53 | Bulgaria | 52,270 | 53,680 | 53,630 | 72,970 | 74,350 | 54,398 |
54 | Peru | 50,559 | 55,012 | 52,106 | 45,448 | 44,288 | 47,668 |
Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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55 | Australia | 48,264 | 58,207 | 41,234 | 37,052 | 31,838 | 29,808 |
56 | North Macedonia | 48,190 | 52,950 | 49,112 | 51,019 | 54,314 | 51,532 |
57 | Taiwan | 47,083 | 47,975 | 51,331 | 48,968 | 51,224 | 51,264 |
58 | United Kingdom | 45,000 | 54,992 | 58,410 | 58,240 | 55,080 | 52,968 |
59 | Honduras | 44,314 | 45,000 | 47,000 | 40,000 | 38,428 | 35,827 |
60 | Austria | 44,110 | 47,740 | 46,330 | 45,270 | 44,850 | 46,581 |
61 | Chile | 37,429 | 37,353 | 37,174 | 37,759 | 37,126 | 36,637 |
62 | Sri Lanka | 37,142 | 39,097 | 42,229 | 39,044 | 49,767 | 33,128 |
63 | Sweden | 36,920 | 43,530 | 38,520 | 37,900 | 35,790 | 38,100 |
64 | Colombia | 36,790 | 34,114 | 28,424 | 40,982 | 38,742 | 33,664 |
65 | Belgium | 34,920 | 32,040 | 27,600 | 27,470 | 24,490 | 25,530 |
66 | Turkmenistan | 34,243 | 34,275 | 34,332 | 34,120 | 34,372 | 34,504 |
67 | Serbia | 30,751 | 29,177 | 31,281 | 29,711 | 42,539 | 57,957 |
68 | South Africa | 29,651 | 30,909 | 31,497 | 30,940 | 26,767 | 28,640 |
69 | Georgia | 26,000 | 30,300 | 32,800 | 30,400 | 33,000 | 23,000 |
70 | Lithuania | 23,250 | 22,980 | 19,560 | 22,370 | 16,140 | 19,232 |
71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23,142 | 26,859 | 38,108 | 34,344 | 35,463 | 37,191 |
72 | Hungary | 22,940 | 26,050 | 24,620 | 26,680 | 29,770 | 33,690 |
73 | Jamaica | 22,012 | 21,293 | 19,431 | 18,742 | 19,216 | 18,387 |
74 | Norway | 21,709 | 21,650 | 21,188 | 19,065 | 17,462 | 16,484 |
75 | Ivory Coast | 20,740 | 20,756 | 20,771 | 20,565 | 20,184 | 20,002 |
76 | Czechia | 19,560 | 15,940 | 11,160 | 15,230 | 14,380 | 20,792 |
77 | Qatar | 18,224 | 21,848 | 28,375 | 24,923 | 17,612 | 11,992 |
78 | Malawi | 17,636 | 18,700 | 16,587 | 18,581 | 27,971 | 29,175 |
79 | Moldova | 16,100 | 30,200 | 23,699 | 44,583 | 23,020 | 21,644 |
80 | Switzerland | 16,067 | 15,314 | 14,543 | 12,904 | 13,511 | 14,394 |
81 | Venezuela | 15,704 | 17,278 | 15,414 | 11,345 | 14,485 | 16,460 |
82 | Denmark | 15,630 | 15,650 | 16,400 | 16,520 | 16,540 | 16,173 |
83 | Kenya | 14,404 | 5,344 | 5,925 | 4,708 | 3,609 | 6,686 |
84 | Philippines | 14,070 | 14,023 | 13,538 | 13,628 | 13,444 | 13,290 |
85 | Yemen | 13,815 | 13,837 | 13,845 | 13,762 | 13,903 | 13,870 |
86 | Dominican Republic | 13,071 | 13,504 | 13,676 | 16,625 | 16,212 | 15,579 |
87 | Portugal | 12,470 | 14,070 | 13,880 | 10,370 | 9,230 | 9,557 |
88 | Croatia | 11,370 | 8,550 | 7,020 | 3,000 | 4,420 | 10,622 |
Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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89 | Latvia | 8,140 | 7,600 | 7,900 | 7,250 | 6,300 | 7,321 |
90 | El Salvador | 7,657 | 12,979 | 5,467 | 7,104 | 2,297 | 4,901 |
91 | Cyprus | 7,650 | 7,860 | 7,970 | 8,060 | 9,660 | 8,303 |
92 | Libya | 7,164 | 9,592 | 8,600 | 7,410 | 7,430 | 8,670 |
93 | Mongolia | 7,003 | 6,161 | 6,054 | 4,707 | 3,761 | 3,922 |
94 | Mauritius | 5,938 | 5,615 | 3,716 | 6,131 | 7,840 | 8,377 |
95 | Estonia | 5,780 | 7,930 | 5,290 | 7,230 | 6,350 | 10,285 |
96 | Panama | 5,761 | 6,888 | 9,757 | 4,018 | 2,880 | 2,860 |
97 | Bolivia | 4,821 | 4,753 | 4,738 | 4,764 | 4,686 | 4,442 |
98 | Ecuador | 4,689 | 4,691 | 4,703 | 4,673 | 4,695 | 4,742 |
99 | Slovakia | 3,840 | 4,810 | 3,200 | 4,920 | 3,680 | 5,335 |
100 | Bahrain | 3,601 | 3,300 | 2,900 | 2,773 | 2,651 | 2,640 |
101 | Guyana | 3,358 | 3,145 | 2,817 | 2,916 | 2,981 | 2,922 |
102 | Slovenia | 2,630 | 2,330 | 2,990 | 2,410 | 2,450 | 2,425 |
103 | Dominica | 2,349 | 2,314 | 2,406 | 2,326 | 2,210 | 2,148 |
104 | Comoros | 2,268 | 2,187 | 2,106 | 2,025 | 1,944 | 1,863 |
105 | Iceland | 2,086 | 2,067 | 1,808 | 1,924 | 1,927 | 1,800 |
106 | Hong Kong | 1,960 | 1,953 | 1,946 | 1,961 | 1,966 | 1,949 |
107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,897 | 1,223 | 1,227 | 973 | 769 | 830 |
108 | Ireland | 1,790 | 1,760 | 1,850 | 1,730 | 1,650 | 1,649 |
109 | Ethiopia | 1,675 | 1,676 | 1,685 | 1,665 | 1,678 | 1,710 |
110 | Costa Rica | 1,651 | 1,653 | 1,651 | 1,648 | 1,660 | 1,644 |
111 | Niger | 1,593 | 1,648 | 872 | 458 | 73 | 1,047 |
112 | Puerto Rico | 1,298 | 1,283 | 1,302 | 1,103 | 838 | 1,224 |
113 | Fiji | 1,289 | 1,296 | 1,293 | 1,280 | 1,315 | 1,283 |
114 | Barbados | 1,246 | 424 | 676 | 933 | 677 | 715 |
115 | East Timor | 1,170 | 1,188 | 1,170 | 1,153 | 1,109 | 1,084 |
116 | Brunei | 1,141 | 1,347 | 1,514 | 1,740 | 1,985 | 2,301 |
117 | Bhutan | 1,126 | 1,994 | 1,970 | 2,691 | 2,215 | 1,948 |
Rank | Country/region | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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118 | Saint Lucia | 980 | 911 | 848 | 727 | 908 | 950 |
119 | Cape Verde | 890 | 889 | 884 | 1,411 | 1,135 | 1,470 |
120 | Malta | 820 | 690 | 740 | 810 | 770 | 807 |
121 | Madagascar | 629 | 629 | 629 | 630 | 627 | 629 |
122 | French Polynesia | 628 | 628 | 626 | 631 | 628 | 620 |
123 | New Zealand | 606 | 548 | 542 | 543 | 519 | 500 |
124 | Grenada | 595 | 886 | 795 | 1,071 | 1,115 | 937 |
125 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 376 | 375 | 373 | 379 | 372 | 369 |
126 | Belize | 272 | 464 | 378 | 219 | 341 | 472 |
127 | Zimbabwe | 226 | 220 | 232 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
128 | Suriname | 221 | 396 | 992 | 1,295 | 1,731 | 1,730 |
129 | Ghana | 135 | 133 | 136 | 135 | 127 | 128 |
130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 | 37 | 39 | 93 | 49 | 47 |
132 | Luxembourg | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
132 | Gabon | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
133 | Djibouti | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
134 | Nauru | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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