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Onion Consumption Per Capita rose 11.7% to 10.6 kg in Canada in 2021

Onion Consumption Per Capita (kg), 2021

Food & Drink | Canada | May 5, 2024

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Onion consumption per capita rose 11.7% to 10.6 kg in Canada in 2021, according to Faostat.

Historically, onion consumption per capita in Canada reached an all time high of 10.6 kg in 2021 and an all time low of 4.43 kg in 1972. When compared to Canada's main peers, onion consumption per capita in Australia amounted to 8.62 kg, 7.25 kg in Mexico, 8.87 kg in United Kingdom and 9.35 kg in USA in 2021.

Canada has been ranked 57th within the group of 156 countries we follow in terms of onion consumption per capita, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Onion Consumption Per Capita	Unit	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Australia	kg															10.4	8.59	9.06	9.12	8.96
Belgium	kg															0.950	0.910	0.800	0.840	1.16
Belize	kg															2.67	2.98	3.52	7.69	7.75
Canada	kg															8.45	9.27	9.30	9.48	9.95
China	kg															14.3	14.6	14.6	14.8	14.1
France	kg															6.32	6.67	6.68	6.65	9.74
Germany	kg															6.45	7.42	7.40	6.19	8.95
Guatemala	kg															6.76	7.30	5.89	5.56	7.26
Honduras	kg															2.34	2.93	2.78	2.55	2.45
Indonesia	kg															4.51	5.46	5.63	5.61	5.76
Ireland	kg															9.07	9.71	9.39	8.43	8.13
Japan	kg															11.4	11.0	11.1	10.7	11.9
Malaysia	kg															14.9	16.1	16.5	16.2	14.9
Mexico	kg															8.93	9.42	9.42	8.83	9.12
New Zealand	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Papua New Guinea	kg	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		...				0.080	0.090	0.110	0.110	0.240
USA	kg															10.2	11.2	11.1	9.69	10.2
United Kingdom	kg															8.95	8.47	8.65	7.97	9.54