Cucumber and gherkin production fell 2.62% to 525 kt in Japan in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cucumber and gherkin production in Japan reached an all time high of 1,089 kt in 1979 and an all time low of 525 kt in 2021. When compared to Japan's main peers, cucumber and gherkin production in China amounted to 75,548 kt, 1,649 kt in Russia, 331 kt in South Korea and 653 kt in USA in 2021.
Japan has been ranked 10th within the group of 120 countries we follow in terms of cucumber and gherkin production.
| 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 |
| Canada | kt | 64.3 | 62.2 | 57.3 | 65.4 | 57.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 62,806 | 65,157 | 67,602 | 70,339 | 72,928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 261 | 257 | 268 | 250 | 217 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 173 | 177 | 180 | 183 | 185 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 550 | 560 | 550 | 548 | 539 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 886 | 956 | 1,072 | 1,192 | 1,160 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 1,493 | 1,505 | 1,604 | 1,626 | 1,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 334 | 341 | 391 | 366 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 786 | 858 | 701 | 670 | 567 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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