Based on a comparison of 87 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in eggplant production with 37,425 kt followed by India and Egypt. On the other end of the scale was Sweden with 0.020 kt, Djibouti with 0.058 kt and Costa Rica with 0.095 kt.
Total eggplant production reached 58,646 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.16 % more than in the previous year and 22.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total eggplant production reached an all time high of 58,646 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 5,895 kt in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 3.60 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 63.8 % of eggplant production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 88.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 94.0 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Eggplant (Aubergines) Production indicator page.
Eggplant (Aubergines) Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Algeria | kt | 127 | 156 | 182 | 184 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 505 | 507 | 516 | 531 | 558 | ||||||||||
China | kt | 32,477 | 33,408 | 34,483 | 35,591 | 36,581 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 1,300 | 1,376 | 1,179 | 1,347 | 1,278 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 12,515 | 12,510 | 12,801 | 12,680 | 12,682 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 510 | 535 | 552 | 575 | 618 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | kt | 591 | 586 | 606 | 594 | 595 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | kt | 102 | 94.5 | 104 | 137 | 207 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | kt | 318 | 286 | 298 | 301 | 305 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kt | 306 | 308 | 300 | 302 | 297 | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | kt | 236 | 242 | 245 | 250 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | kt | 243 | 226 | 238 | 245 | 282 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | kt | 158 | 168 | 171 | 155 | 180 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 854 | 884 | 836 | 823 | 835 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | kt | 45.3 | 60.4 | 73.9 | 169 | 188 |