This web site, https://www.vcru.wisc.edu/sdata, contains data from the laboratory of Philipp W. Simon, USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit [Click here for our web page]
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USDA ARS VCRU Data Server This web site, https://www.vcru.wisc.edu/sdata, contains data from the laboratory of Philipp W. Simon, USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit [Click here for our web page] |
The following table is from "World Vegetables - Principles, Production, and Nutritive Values - Second Edition" by Vincent E. Rubatzky and Mas Yamaguchi International Thomson Publishing, 1997, page 7. ISBN 0-412-11221-3
| Developed countries | Developing countries | |||
| Production | Utilization | Production | Utilization | |
| Vegetable commodity | (106 t) | (g/day) | (106 t) | (g/day) |
| White potato | 184.8 | 399.0 | 83.7 | 54.5 |
| Sweet potato | 2.0 | 4.3 | 126.0 | 82.1 |
| Cassava | 0 | 0 | 152.2 | 99.1 |
| Yam | 0.2 | 0.5 | 27.6 | 18.0 |
| Taro and tannia | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Cabbage | 20.0 | 43.0 | 18.2 | 11.8 |
| Artichoke | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Tomato | 33.7 | 72.7 | 36.8 | 23.9 |
| Cauliflower | 3.1 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| Pumpkin and squash | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| Cucumber and gherkin | 5.6 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 5.8 |
| Eggplant | 1.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Peppers | 2.7 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 4.5 |
| Onion, dry | 11.0 | 23.7 | 17.3 | 11.2 |
| Garlic | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Beans, green | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Peas, green | 3.9 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Carrot | 9.3 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| Watermelon | 9.2 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 12.5 |
| Other melons | 3.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 5.7 |
| Plantain | 0 | 0 | 26.8 | 17.4 |
Source: 1992 FAO Production Yearbook, Vol. 46. FAO, Rome 1993.