List of countries by onion production
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This is a list of countries by onion
production in 2008 mostly based on FAOSTAT FAO
accessed in August 2010.
Onion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
production in 2008 mostly based on FAOSTAT FAO
Fão
Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal....
accessed in August 2010.
Production by country >250,000 tonnes
| Rank | Country/Region | Onion production (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  People's Republic of China |
20,817,295 |
| 2 |  India |
8,178,300 |
| 3 |  United States |
3,349,170 |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
2,015,200 |
| 5 |  Turkey |
2,007,120 |
| 6 |  Iran |
1,849,275 |
| 7 |  Egypt |
1,728,417 |
| 8 |  Russia |
1,712,500 |
| 9 |  Brazil |
1,299,815 |
| 10 |  Mexico |
1,252,441 |
| 11 |  Japan |
1,165,000 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
1,130,000 |
| 13 |  Spain |
1,098,400 |
| 14 |  Ukraine |
1,049,200 |
| 15 |  South Korea |
1,035,076 |
| 16 |  Bangladesh |
889,260 |
| 17 |  Indonesia |
824,064 |
| 18 |  Myanmar |
740,000 |
| 19 |  Uzbekistan |
728,000 |
| 20 |  Algeria |
700,000 |
| 21 |  Argentina |
700,000 |
| 22 |  Morocco |
662,140 |
| 23 |  Peru |
634,393 |
| 24 |  Nigeria |
621,000 |
| 25 |  Poland |
618,233 |
| 26 |  Germany |
407,602 |
| 27 |  Italy |
403,521 |
| 28 |  Kingdom of Romania |
395,579 |
| 29 |  South Africa |
380,386 |
| 30 |  Kazakhstan |
376,840 |
| 31 |  Niger |
373,637 |
| 32 |  United Kingdom |
349,200 |
| 33 |  Colombia |
334,110 |
| 34 |  Chile |
290,000 |
| 35 |  Thailand |
280,000 |
| 36 |  Venezuela |
256,192 |