The top 10 countries that produce carrots in the world.. Algeria and Morocco lead the Arabs | economy

Carrots are associated with many uses related to the countries that produce, export and import them. They also have economic and medical benefits, and have other uses in political literature.

In this topic, Al Jazeera Net discusses the countries that produce, export and import most carrots and turnips in the world and the Arab region according to the following methodology:

• Carrots and turnips are combined in global statistics because they belong to the Apiaceae family.
• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the most comprehensive and official publication of agricultural production statistics in the world.
• The report includes more recent statistics from other sources for the purpose of publishing new data.

Top 10 Countries in the World Producing Carrots and Turnips 2022

According to statistics published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in its latest update in 2022, the 10 countries in the world that produce the most carrots and turnips are:

1. China 18.7 million tons.
2. Uzbekistan 3.9 million tons.
3. United States 1.38 million tons.
4. Russia 1.36 million tons.
5. United Kingdom 887.5 thousand tons.
6. Türkiye 791 thousand tons.
7. Germany 780.5 thousand tons.
8. Ukraine 749 thousand tons.
9. Indonesia 738 thousand tons.
10. Pakistan 680 thousand tons.

The largest Arab countries producing carrots in 2022

The list of Arab countries that produce the most carrots and turnips in 2022, according to the FAO, is as follows:

1. Algeria 428 thousand tons.
2. Morocco 405 thousand tons.
3. Egypt: 213.8 thousand tons.
4. Tunisia 210.2 thousand tons.
5. Sudan: 46.5 thousand tons.
6. Saudi Arabia 39 thousand tons.
7. Libya 33.6 thousand tons.
8. Jordan: 23.4 thousand tons.
9. Syria 20.1 thousand tons.
10. Oman 20 thousand tons.

The largest producing countries in 2023

The list of the top 10 countries in the world that produce carrots and turnips in 2023, according to the American website Atlas Big, is as follows:

1. China 18.17 million tons.
2. Uzbekistan 3.15 million tons.
3. United States 1.43 million tons.
4. Russia 1.3 million tons.
5. Germany 962 thousand tons.
6. United Kingdom 888.8 thousand tons.
7. Ukraine 863.3 thousand tons.
8. Pakistan 728.1 thousand tons.
9. Indonesia 720.1 thousand tons.
10. France: 706.8 thousand tons.

The largest Arab countries in production in 2023

The Arab countries that produce the most carrots and turnips in 2023, according to the American website:

1. Algeria 414.3 thousand tons.
2. Morocco 387.5 thousand tons.
3. Egypt: 221.3 thousand tons.
4. Tunisia 212.9 thousand tons.
5. Sudan: 41.1 thousand tons.
6. Libya 34.7 thousand tons.
7. Syria: 26.1 thousand tons.
8. Saudi Arabia 24.5 thousand tons.
9. Jordan 21.4 thousand tons.
10. Oman 19.3 thousand tons.

Top 10 carrot exporting countries in the world 2023

Based on the Global Trade Integrated Solutions Tool of the World Bank and the World Trade Organization, the list of the world’s top 10 countries exporting carrots and turnips in 2023 in terms of revenue is as follows:

1. China: $514.3 million.
2. Netherlands: $258.8 million.
3. United States: $130.3 million.
4. Spain: $122.5 million.
5. Italy: $108.8 million.
6. Mexico: $94.4 million.
7. Canada: $90.7 million.
8. Belgium: $82.3 million.
9. European Union: $61.4 million.
10. Australia: $54.1 million.

The top 10 Arab countries exporting carrots and turnips in 2023

The list of Arab countries that export most carrots and turnips according to the previous source is as follows:

1. UAE: $17.7 million.
2. Egypt: $16.3 million.
3. Morocco 14. million dollars.
4. Amman: $2.4 million.
5. Saudi Arabia: $2 million.
6. Bahrain: $435,000.
7. Jordan: $285,000.
8. Tunisia: 136 thousand dollars.

The top 10 countries that import carrots in the world 2023

The list of countries that import most carrots and turnips in 2023 according to the previous source is as follows:

1. Germany: $221.4 million.
2. United States $206 million.
3. Canada: $124.2 million.
4. France: $100.3 million.
5. Belgium: $76.3 million.
6. European Union: $73.6 million.
7. UAE: $60 million.
8. Thailand: $50.2 million.
9. Poland: $45.4 million.
10. United Kingdom $44.3 million.

The top 10 Arab countries importing carrots and turnips in 2023

1. UAE: $60 million.
2. Saudi Arabia: $19.5 million.
3. Kuwait: $14.7 million.
4. Mauritania: $14.7 million.
5. Qatar: $14.6 million.
6. Amman: $14.4 million.
7. Bahrain: $5.4 million.
8. Lebanon: $4.5 million.

Technology and increased use

The Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture indicated that technological progress contributes to increasing the per capita consumption of fresh carrots, demonstrating this with a graph showing the increase in per capita American consumption of fresh carrots during the years between 1919-2022.

The graph shows that in 1919, per capita consumption of fresh carrots in the United States was two pounds, but this has increased to 8.8 pounds in 2022.

The US Research Service said: “Over the last 35 years in particular, the US carrot industry has witnessed a transformation thanks to fresh crop technology (the ability to store fresh food products and use them when needed).”

History of the islands

The British Carrot website, which specializes in carrots, stated that the origin of carrots dates back to Afghanistan sometime in the seventh century AD, where its fruits were purple in color.

The report continued that carrots were also known to the Greeks under the name (Feltron) and they used it as a medicine to increase activity.

The British website noted that carrots were linked to stories in Roman civilization, where it was said that Emperor Caligula was forcing the so-called Roman Senate at the time to eat carrots until they sacrificed themselves like “wild beasts.”

The report indicated that carrots began to be used as a food crop in India, China, and Japan by the thirteenth century. However, the funny thing is that carrots grow in summer and winter, but the starches turn into sugar in the winter to withstand the extreme cold, which makes their fruits taste sweet in this season.

In Europe, carrots did not gain much fame until the Middle Ages, as doctors used to prescribe them as a cure for everything, including sexual diseases and snake bites.

British Carrot reported that the orange color of carrots may have appeared in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century, where the original red, purple, black, yellow and white varieties were hybridized to the common bright orange color, which is associated with a high concentration of beta-carotene.

Carrots moved to England during the so-called (Elizabethan Era), where some people ate their roots, while others used their feathery stems to decorate their hair, hats, and clothes.

Carrots are a versatile crop that can be eaten raw or cooked, and are an integral part of many meals around the world, making carrot cake, which the United States is famous for.

Indians use carrots to prepare a popular dessert called (halva), and in the French city of Vichy, carrots were on the menus of many hotels as part of a treatment to relieve digestive pain.

Islands and sight…fact or fiction?

Scientific American analyzed the widespread belief that carrots improve vision and whether this is true or just an illusion.

He added: “The answer is yes. The body uses beta-carotene available in carrots to produce vitamin A, which helps the eye convert light into a signal that can be transmitted to the brain, which increases the ability to see in dim light.”

He continued: “Every year, a number of 250-500 thousand children lose their sight due to vitamin A deficiency, and in places characterized by severe vitamin A deficiency, such as Nepal and India, this is compensated for with supplements containing beta-carotene to improve the ability to see at night.

Stick and carrot

Many may not imagine that the donkey was the first inspiration for the concept of “carrot and stick,” which is now used in the world of politics, economics, and elsewhere as a means of deterrence or enticement.

The Voice of America website stated that some historians believe that this principle came as a result of an ancient custom of urging the donkey to move forward by dangling a carrot in front of it or hitting it with a stick if it refuses to obey.

US President-elect Donald Trump is famous for using the carrot and stick policy in dealing with foreign files in his relationship with Russia, China, and immigration policy.

It is noteworthy that Trump takes a tough stance (the stick) towards China, while he has close relations (the carrot) with Russian President Vladimir Putin.