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Which Country Produces the Most Cucumbers?

Cucumber and Gherkin Production (kt), 2021
Agriculture | January 12, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 120 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in cucumber and gherkin production with 75,548 kt followed by Turkey and Russia. On the other end of the scale was Djibouti with 0.007 kt, Luxembourg with 0.010 kt and Ghana with 0.130 kt.

Total cucumber and gherkin production reached 93,529 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.97 % more than in the previous year and 27.4 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total cucumber and gherkin production reached an all time high of 93,529 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 9,309 kt in 1965. The average annual growth amounted to 3.88 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 80.8 % of cucumber and gherkin production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 84.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 90.5 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Cucumber and Gherkin Production indicator page.

Cucumber and Gherkin Production Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
China kt 62,806 65,157 67,602 70,339 72,928
Egypt kt 484 393 367 566 444
Indonesia kt 430 425 434 436 441
Iran kt 1,682 751 651 667 571
Japan kt 550 560 550 548 539
Kazakhstan kt 404 410 460 495 538
Mexico kt 886 956 1,072 1,192 1,160
Netherlands kt 370 400 410 410 430
Poland kt 538 544 539 519 527
Russia kt 1,493 1,505 1,604 1,626 1,687
Spain kt 631 635 644 739 795
Turkey kt 1,812 1,828 1,891 1,917 1,886
USA kt 786 858 701 670 567
Ukraine kt 949 896 985 1,034 1,013
Uzbekistan kt 940 814 857 855 813