Based on a comparison of 89 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in eggplant production with 38,285 kt followed by India and Egypt. On the other end of the scale was Sweden with 0.020 kt, Djibouti with 0.059 kt and Costa Rica with 0.096 kt.
Total eggplant production reached 59,313 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.02 % more than in the previous year and 20.2 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total eggplant production reached an all time high of 59,313 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 5,895 kt in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 3.56 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 64.5 % of eggplant production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 88.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 94.4 % in 2022.
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 |