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Where Spinach Grows

China grew the most spinach in 2024: 28.3 million tonnes, 92.2% of the world’s 30.7 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s spinach.

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Spinach grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Share of the world’s spinach: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 spinach producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

1China 92.2%

28.3 million tonnes
2United States 0.9%

280,025 tonnes
3Kenya 0.8%

242,720 tonnes
4Turkey 0.8%

237,216 tonnes
5Japan 0.7%

200,122 tonnes
6Indonesia 0.5%

168,400 tonnes
7Malaysia 0.4%

122,680 tonnes
8Italy 0.3%

102,400 tonnes
9Iran 0.3%

99,708 tonnes
10Belgium 0.3%

96,960 tonnes

World total

30.7 million tonnes

Countries growing it

Largest producer

China

Top 3 together

93.9%

All 68 countries that grow spinach

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
1	China	28,322,517	92.2%
2	United States	280,025	0.9%
3	Kenya	242,720	0.8%
4	Turkey	237,216	0.8%
5	Japan	200,122	0.7%
6	Indonesia	168,400	0.5%
7	Malaysia	122,680	0.4%
8	Italy	102,400	0.3%
9	Iran	99,708	0.3%
10	Belgium	96,960	0.3%
11	Pakistan	90,452	0.3%
12	Spain	89,820	0.3%
13	France	81,560	0.3%
14	Bangladesh	66,839	0.2%
15	Germany	65,720	0.2%
16	South Korea	57,179	0.2%
17	Greece	52,930	0.2%
18	Netherlands	38,380	0.1%
19	Mexico	36,370	0.1%
20	Peru	31,874	0.1%
21	Egypt	29,682	0.1%
22	Albania	25,515	0.1%
23	Chile	20,741	0.1%
24	Jamaica	14,524	under 0.1%
25	Austria	14,440	under 0.1%
26	Hungary	13,650	under 0.1%
27	Hong Kong	12,807	under 0.1%
28	Switzerland	10,753	under 0.1%
29	Jordan	9,907	under 0.1%
30	Colombia	9,215	under 0.1%
31	Venezuela	8,083	under 0.1%
32	Tunisia	7,413	under 0.1%
33	Poland	6,900	under 0.1%
34	Australia	6,642	under 0.1%
35	Canada	6,567	under 0.1%
36	Portugal	5,470	under 0.1%
37	Czechia	4,730	under 0.1%
38	Iraq	3,378	under 0.1%
39	United Arab Emirates	2,478	under 0.1%
40	Singapore	2,196	under 0.1%
41	Lebanon	2,057	under 0.1%
42	New Zealand	1,797	under 0.1%
43	Ireland	1,700	under 0.1%
44	Finland	1,030	under 0.1%
45	Haiti	1,019	under 0.1%
46	Republic of the Congo	983	under 0.1%
47	Brunei	809	under 0.1%
48	Cyprus	770	under 0.1%
49	Romania	770	under 0.1%
50	Botswana	749	under 0.1%
51	Bulgaria	590	under 0.1%
52	Denmark	530	under 0.1%
53	Slovakia	520	under 0.1%
54	Philippines	495	under 0.1%
55	Croatia	350	under 0.1%
56	North Macedonia	221	under 0.1%
57	Ukraine	200	under 0.1%
58	Israel	195	under 0.1%
59	Kuwait	193	under 0.1%
60	Malta	190	under 0.1%
61	Sweden	170	under 0.1%
62	Slovenia	160	under 0.1%
63	Luxembourg	130	under 0.1%
64	Qatar	79	under 0.1%
65	Costa Rica	64	under 0.1%
66	Antigua and Barbuda	23	under 0.1%
67	Lithuania	20	under 0.1%
68	French Polynesia	4	under 0.1%

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Data: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 28 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAOSTAT item: Spinach. Some figures are FAO estimates. Xilfy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FAO.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain). Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most spinach?

China grew the most spinach in 2024: 28.3 million tonnes, 92.2% of the world’s 30.7 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 spinach producing countries?

China (92.2%), United States (0.9%), Kenya (0.8%), Turkey (0.8%) and Japan (0.7%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.

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