The top 10 cabbage and lettuce producers in the world

World agriculture

Cabbage and lettuce production are both very important in world agriculture. Cabbage is primarily grown in China, India and Russia, with annual global production reaching tens of millions of tonnes. Lettuce, on the other hand, is mainly grown in the United States, China and India, with millions of tons produced annually. Both are consumed in high quantities and are used in a wide range of dishes, salads, and processed foods. Production is greatly affected by climatic conditions and advances in agricultural technology, and is also sensitive to changes in demand.

Production volume(2022)

Total ex. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Asparagus World United States China Peru Mexico Germany Italy Spain France Japan Thailand United States
Mt
%
8.82
100
0.0243
0.275
7.69
87.1
0.377
4.28
0.305
3.45
0.11
1.25
0.0516
0.584
0.045
0.51
0.0263
0.297
0.0259
0.294
0.0245
0.278
0.0243
0.275
Cabbages World United States China India South Korea Russia Ukraine Indonesia Japan Kenya Vietnam United States
Mt
%
72.6
100
1.03
1.42
35.6
49
9.83
13.5
2.43
3.35
2.3
3.17
1.53
2.11
1.5
2.07
1.46
2.01
1.38
1.9
1.17
1.62
1.03
1.42
Cauliflowers and broccoli World United States China India United States Mexico Spain Italy Turkey Bangladesh Pakistan Algeria
Mt
%
26.1
100
0.927
3.56
9.66
37.1
9.57
36.7
0.927
3.56
0.739
2.84
0.677
2.6
0.352
1.35
0.347
1.33
0.342
1.31
0.279
1.07
0.252
0.967
Cucumbers and gherkins World United States China Turkey Russia Mexico Uzbekistan Ukraine Spain United States Kazakhstan Japan
Mt
%
94.7
100
0.596
0.629
77.3
81.6
1.94
2.05
1.64
1.73
1.08
1.14
0.904
0.955
0.826
0.872
0.77
0.813
0.596
0.629
0.569
0.6
0.549
0.579
Eggplants World United States China India Egypt Turkey Indonesia Bangladesh Iran Italy Japan Spain
Mt
%
59.3
100
0.0986
0.166
38.3
64.6
12.8
21.5
1.4
2.35
0.781
1.32
0.692
1.17
0.619
1.04
0.596
1
0.307
0.518
0.295
0.497
0.276
0.466
Lettuce World United States China United States India Spain Italy Belgium Japan Turkey Mexico Iran
Mt
%
27.1
100
3.3
12.2
15
55.2
3.3
12.2
1.16
4.28
0.969
3.57
0.638
2.35
0.601
2.21
0.563
2.07
0.562
2.07
0.558
2.06
0.452
1.66
Okra World United States India Nigeria Mali Pakistan Sudan Iraq Bangladesh Egypt Cameroon Ghana
Mt
%
11.2
100
0.0105
0.0932
6.87
61.2
1.91
17
0.764
6.8
0.309
2.75
0.296
2.63
0.0888
0.791
0.0852
0.759
0.0795
0.708
0.0776
0.691
0.0693
0.617
Spinach World United States China United States Turkey Japan Indonesia Kenya Belgium France Iran Italy
Mt
%
33.1
100
0.382
1.15
30.7
92.6
0.382
1.15
0.23
0.695
0.208
0.629
0.171
0.516
0.157
0.475
0.132
0.398
0.114
0.343
0.104
0.315
0.0969
0.293

Production per capita(2022)

Total ex. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Asparagus World United States Peru China Mexico Germany Spain Netherlands Italy Greece Croatia Poland
kg
%
1.11
100
0.0718
6.49
11.1
1000
5.39
487
2.39
216
1.32
120
0.945
85.4
0.885
80
0.873
78.9
0.852
77
0.846
76.5
0.597
54
Cabbages World United States North Macedonia South Korea Belarus Ukraine Kazakhstan North Korea Kenya China Albania Armenia
kg
%
9.1
100
3.04
33.4
71.4
784
46.9
515
40.4
444
38.6
424
28.3
310
26.8
295
25.6
281
24.5
270
23.5
258
23.3
256
Cauliflowers and broccoli World United States Spain Belgium Malta Ecuador Jordan India China Guatemala New Zealand Italy
kg
%
3.27
100
2.74
83.8
14.2
436
10.9
334
8.7
266
7.5
230
7.16
219
6.75
207
6.72
206
6.68
204
6.19
189
5.96
183
Cucumbers and gherkins World United States China Albania Dominica Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Belarus Azerbaijan North Macedonia Netherlands
kg
%
11.9
100
1.76
14.8
54.2
456
45.7
385
32.3
272
29.3
247
26.1
220
25.8
218
24
202
23.8
200
23
194
22.8
192
Eggplants World United States Guyana China Armenia Egypt Albania Palestine Turkey India Azerbaijan Oman
kg
%
7.44
100
0.291
3.92
65.4
879
26.8
361
20.6
277
12.6
169
11.9
160
9.28
125
9.15
123
9.01
121
8.85
119
8.3
112
Lettuce World United States Belgium Spain Netherlands Albania Niger Italy China United States Slovenia France
kg
%
3.4
100
9.75
286
51.5
1510
20.4
599
17
499
12.8
376
11.9
351
10.8
318
10.5
309
9.75
286
7.32
215
6.79
199
Okra World United States Mali Guyana Nigeria Sudan Fiji Benin India Oman Albania Cameroon
kg
%
1.41
100
0.031
2.2
33.8
2400
21.3
1510
8.75
621
6.31
448
5.49
390
4.92
349
4.85
344
3.55
252
2.85
202
2.78
197
Spinach World United States China Belgium Albania Greece Jamaica Netherlands Kenya Turkey Malaysia Spain
kg
%
4.15
100
1.13
27.2
21.5
518
11.3
273
10.4
251
6.67
161
6.17
148
3.18
76.5
2.91
70.1
2.7
64.9
2.35
56.6
1.99
47.9

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Reference

Hannah Ritchie, Pablo Rosado and Max Roser (2023) – Agricultural Production. Published online at OurWorldInData.org.

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