Which Country Produces the Most Okra?

Okra Production (tonnes), 2022
Agriculture | December 17, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 46 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in okra production with 6,873,000 tonnes followed by Nigeria and Mali. On the other end of the scale was Gabon with 20.5 tonnes, Belize with 25.0 tonnes and Djibouti with 32.1 tonnes.

Total okra production reached 11,232,656 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 5.9 % more than in the previous year and 13.4 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total okra production reached an all time high of 11,232,656 tonnes in 2022 and an all time low of 1,107,430 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.87 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 61.2 % of okra production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 85.0 % share while the ten largest countries some 95.0 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Okra Production indicator page.

Okra ProductionUnit
Bangladesh tonnes
Benin tonnes
Cameroon tonnes
Egypt tonnes
Ghana tonnes
India tonnes
Iraq tonnes
Ivory Coast tonnes
Malaysia tonnes
Mali tonnes
Mexico tonnes
Nigeria tonnes
Pakistan tonnes
Philippines tonnes
Sudan tonnes
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 61,725 56,145 54,183 56,000
42,244 40,403 63,264 46,122 55,125
78,763 69,060 75,253 77,348 75,546
56,733 54,051 92,429 61,035 87,400
66,360 66,431 66,478 67,450 68,337
5,849,000 6,003,000 6,095,000 6,176,000 6,355,000
46,071 58,422 46,555 59,353 93,719
153,000 158,000 176,055 181,337 188,736
49,057 53,937 52,318 58,204 57,861
241,033 254,545 277,673 512,855 659,809
29,602 33,130 33,145 42,207 40,223
1,461,600 1,561,900 1,692,881 1,751,217 1,758,180
122,157 121,484 120,637 124,779 281,469
30,529 31,379 31,277 31,708 32,632
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 287,300 293,046 301,711 294,019 296,259

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