List of countries by eggplant production  This is a list of countries by eggplant (aubergine) production in 2016 and 2017, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The estimated total world production for eggplants in 2017 was 52,309,119 metric tonnes, up by 2.2% from 51,192,811 tonnes in 2016. China was by far the largest producer of eggplants, accounting for over 62% of global production. Dependent territories are shown in italics.