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 |