Happy Cinco De Mayo! Can You Guess Where Your Avocados Come From?
By @ItsPaulinaMA
May 5, 2022
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Cinco De Mayo is the day Mexico celebrates the Mexican Army's victory over France in "La Batalla De Puebla" learn more about the history behind Cinco De Mayo here.
If you're cooking up some guacamole to celebrate, your avocados are most likely coming from these countries:
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
- Colombia
- Indonesia
Those are the top 5 countries with the largest avocado production in tonnes per year.
Where does the U.S. fall on the list?
Check out the top 10 list below.
List of countries by avocado 🥑 production in tonnes per year:
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) April 21, 2022
Mexico 🇲🇽 - 1,889,354
Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 - 601,349
Peru 🇵🇪- 455,394
Colombia 🇨🇴- 309,431
Indonesia 🇮🇩- 304,938
Brazil 🇧🇷 - 195,492
Kenya 🇰🇪- 176,045
USA 🇺🇸 - 172,630
Chile 🇨🇱- 137,365
China 🇨🇳- 122,942