Egypt vs India: Tomato production
Egypt
7.52 million tonnes
in 2024
India
21.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Tomato production over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 21.32 million tonnes against 7.52 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 13.80 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.8 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 million tonnes | 528,222 tonnes | 692,535 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.89 million tonnes | 847,000 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.14 million tonnes | 5.63 million tonnes | 491,024 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 7.90 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 905,625 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 7.72 million tonnes | 17.92 million tonnes | 10.19 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 6.78 million tonnes | 20.83 million tonnes | 14.06 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tomato production, Egypt or India?
- India, at 21.32 million tonnes against 7.52 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tomato production between Egypt and India?
- 13.80 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for tomato production?
- Egypt ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tomato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tomato production is measured in tonnes.