Onions Production Data Across Africa

Egypt is the largest producer of Onions in this dataset, at 3,439.6 thousand tonnes in the most recent year on record, across 15 producing countries tracked.

CountryLatest Production (K tonnes)
Egypt3,439.6
Niger2,373.2
Algeria1,830.2
Nigeria1,673.9
Sudan1,630.2
Morocco912.5
Guinea779.4
South Africa718.6
Senegal410.7
Cameroon376.2
Uganda330.6
Malawi311.5
Zimbabwe309
Ethiopia299.9
Mozambique272.1

Source: FAOSTAT and World Bank, via Afrixplorer. Last updated 2026-09-07.