Leading global producers of fresh vegetables 2022

This statistic shows the world's leading 10 producers of fresh vegetables in 2022. In that year, China was the leading producer with a production volume of over 616 million metric tons, followed by India with approximately 138 million metric tons of fresh vegetables. Tomatoes were the leading vegetables based on global production volume in that year. Global vegetable production Between 2000 and 2021, the global production volume of vegetables has increased significantly, from 682 million metric tons in 2000 to more than 1.15 billion metric tons in 2021. Vegetable consumption around the world In the United States, per capita consumption of fresh vegetables amounted to 139.8 pounds in 2021. Eating vegetables is considered to be extremely healthy and helps to maintain a vegetarian or plant-based diet. According to a survey conducted in 2021, over a quarter of the Austrian and German populations were following a flexitarian diet – meaning they mostly eat vegetables, whole grains and fruits and focus on protein intake from plant-based sources without completely abstaining from eating meat.

本统计数据显示了2022年全球领先的10大新鲜蔬菜生产国。当年，中国以超过6.16亿吨的产量位居首位，紧随其后的是印度，其新鲜蔬菜产量约为1.38亿吨。根据全球产量来看，番茄在该年度成为产量最高的蔬菜。在全球蔬菜生产方面，2000年至2021年间，全球蔬菜产量显著增长，从2000年的6.82亿吨增加至2021年的超过11.5亿吨。在全球范围内，蔬菜消费量方面，2021年美国的人均蔬菜消费量为139.8磅。蔬菜被认为具有极高的营养价值，有助于维持素食或植物性饮食。根据2021年的一项调查，超过四分之一的奥地利和德国居民遵循弹性素食主义饮食——即他们主要食用蔬菜、全谷物和水果，并着重从植物来源中摄取蛋白质，而并非完全戒肉。