Who's the Major Onion Eater?

Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2020, Tajikistan ranked the highest in onion consumption per capita with 56.0 kg followed by Niger and Sudan. On the other end of the scale was Burundi with 0.010 kg, Ecuador with 0.020 kg and Cambodia with 0.040 kg.

Average onion consumption per capita reached 12.0 kg in 2020 in the World according to Faostat. This is 3.76 % more than in the previous year and 15.5 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, average onion consumption per capita reached an all time high of 12.0 kg in 2020 and an all time low of 4.09 kg in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 1.77 % since 1961.

Data for more countries are available at Onion Consumption Per Capita indicator page.