Based on a comparison of 82 countries in 2018, China ranked the highest in eggplant production with 34,103 kt followed by India and Egypt. On the other end of the scale was Djibouti with 0.055 kt, Costa Rica with 0.096 kt and Gabon with 0.244 kt.
Total eggplant production reached 54,077 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.94 % more than in the previous year and 26.4 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total eggplant production reached an all time high of 54,077 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 5,895 kt in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 3.64 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 63.1 % of eggplant production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 89.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 95.2 % in 2018.
Data for more countries are available at Eggplant (Aubergines) Production indicator page.
Eggplant (Aubergines) Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Algeria | kt | 91.8 | 119 | 138 | 136 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 27,699 | 28,434 | 29,467 | 31,267 | 31,991 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 1,194 | 1,247 | 1,258 | 1,201 | 1,300 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 12,634 | 13,444 | 13,558 | 12,589 | 12,515 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 519 | 546 | 557 | 514 | 510 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 474 | 603 | 528 | 654 | 677 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | kt | 298 | 303 | 309 | 300 | 318 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 327 | 321 | 323 | 309 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | kt | 122 | 123 | 138 | 159 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | kt | 212 | 220 | 226 | 233 | 236 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | kt | 126 | 123 | 128 | 128 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | kt | 246 | 206 | 223 | 245 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | kt | 127 | 130 | 128 | 126 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | kt | 106 | 115 | 138 | 137 | 131 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 799 | 827 | 827 | 805 | 854 |