Who's the Major Onion Eater?

Based on a comparison of 160 countries in 2021, Tajikistan ranked the highest in onion consumption per capita with 60.4 kg followed by Niger and Sudan. On the other end of the scale was Cambodia with 0.010 kg, Ecuador with 0.020 kg and Burundi with 0.030 kg.

Average onion consumption per capita reached 12.1 kg in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.08 % more than in the previous year and 11.2 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, average onion consumption per capita reached an all time high of 12.1 kg in 2021 and an all time low of 4.09 kg in 1964. The average annual growth amounted to 1.76 % since 1961.

Data for more countries are available at Onion Consumption Per Capita indicator page.