Spain is the largest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables in the European Union, producing some 13.87 million tonnes in 2022, according to data from Eurostat.
Italy ranks second, with an output of 12.35 million tonnes in 2022, followed by France (5.9 million tonnes), Poland (5.3 million tonnes), the Netherlands (4.8 million tonnes) and Germany (3.7 million tonnes), the data showed.
Overall production
According to Eurostat, some 59.8 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables were harvested in the European Union in 2022, on some 2.0 million hectares of land, with tomatoes (15.4 million tonnes), onions (6.2 million tonnes) and carrots (4.4 million tonnes) the most harvested categories.
In addition, the European Union produced 12.6 million tonnes of apples, 2.1 million tonnes of pears, 10.5 million tonnes of citrus fruit, 6.3 million tonnes of stone fruit and 2.6 million tonnes of sub-tropical and tropical fruit (including figs, kiwis, avocados, and bananas).
Tomatoes, onions and carrots
Certain countries were responsible for a sizeable percentage of particular fruit and vegetable production, Eurostat said – Italy, for example, accounted for 40% of the EU’s harvested tomatoes in 2022, while the Netherlands was the bloc’s top onion producer, accounting for nearly a quarter (24%) of total output. Germany was the biggest producer of carrots, accounting for 18% of the total.
Italy, Poland, Spain, and France were the primary producers of fruit, berries, and nuts (excluding citrus fruit, grapes, and strawberries) within the EU in 2022, with Poland dominating the apple market with a share of 34%, followed by Italy at 18%, and France at 14%.
Similarly, for pears, Italy led production with a share of 25%, followed closely by the Netherlands and Belgium, both at 17%.
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Top Countries by Production of Fruit & Vegetables, 2022
| Country | Production (in millions of tonnes) |
|---|---|
| European Union – 27 countries (from 2020) | 58,644.11 |
| Spain | 13,871.09 |
| Italy | 12,348.81 |
| France | 5,924.74 |
| Poland | 5,321.70 |
| Netherlands | 4,782.05 |
| Germany | 3,767.74 |
| Portugal | 2,350.64 |
| Belgium | 2,189.71 |
| Greece | 2,113.25 |
| Romania | 1,433.27 |
| Hungary | 1,232.32 |
| Austria | 674.34 |
| Bulgaria | 451.82 |
| Sweden | 383.87 |
| Finland | 288.22 |
| Lithuania | 246.80 |
| Czechia | 246.25 |
| Denmark | 244.62 |
| Croatia | 160.20 |
| Ireland | 156.20 |
| Slovakia | 133.55 |
| Slovenia | 90.65 |
| Cyprus | 76.99 |
| Latvia | 67.21 |
| Malta | 44.48 |
| Estonia | 37.98 |
| Luxembourg | 5.62 |
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