Production
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, China produced at least 60% of the global output of cucumbers in 2005, followed at a distance by Turkey, Russia, Iran and the United States.
| Top ten cucumber producers in 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Production (tonnes) | |||
| China | 40,709,556 | |||
| Iran | 1,811,630 | |||
| Turkey | 1,739,190 | |||
| Russia | 1,161,870 | |||
| United States | 883,360 | |||
| Ukraine | 860,100 | |||
| Spain | 682,900 | |||
| Egypt | 631,408 | |||
| Japan | 587,800 | |||
| Indonesia | 547,141 | |||
| World | 57,559,836 | |||
| Source: UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) | ||||
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