date:May 20, 2016
Around 65 percent of global onion output comes from the 8 top onion producing countries. Onion trading dates all the way back to 2,000BC and for centuries, it has been one of the most consumed crops on the planet.
Today, onion is third most eaten vegetable in the US, right after tomato and potato. Globally, 84,758,191 tons of onions are produced, while the vegetable ranks as first by harvested area. In terms of how much onion is eaten per capita annually, Libya with 34kg and Albania with 33kg l