Home›Vegetables and Vegetable Products›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the part of the world an ingredient first came from. Wikipedia notes that today's vanilla species are "all derived from a species originally found in Mesoamerica, including parts of modern-day Mexico," long before its cultivation spread to Madagascar and the South Pacific. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own signature ingredients.FactsOrigin RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account8500 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results38 entriesArea (sq km)All108,889 (1)112,492 (1)120,000 (1)147,181 (1)148,460 (1)200,105 (1)239,681 (1)302,069 (1)448,978 (1)522,129 (1)632,702.3 (1)881,913 (1)923,769 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,085,292 (1)2,724,910 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)4,000,000 (1)4,545,792 (1)5,222,321 (1)5,994,935 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1769 (1)1821 (4)1822 (1)1825 (1)1861 (1)1922 (1)1947 (2)1949 (1)1960 (1)1971 (1)1991 (3)1993 (1)PopulationAll3,600,000 (1)7,400,000 (1)10,186,738 (1)11,365,333 (1)18,636,532 (1)20,547,909 (1)31,122,387 (1)34,352,720 (1)39,047,321 (1)44,200,000 (1)53,200,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)75,000,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)150,000,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)201,081,297 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)242,747,130 (1)313,450,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)537,900,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)675,800,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 38AfricaOrigin Region3 entriesThe AndesOrigin Region1 entryAsiaOrigin Region9 entriesBangladeshOrigin Region1 entryBoliviaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region1 entryThe CaribbeanOrigin Region1 entryCentral AmericaOrigin Region1 entryCentral AsiaOrigin Region3 entriesChinaOrigin Region2 entriesEast AfricaOrigin Region1 entryEast AsiaOrigin Region2 entriesEgyptOrigin Region1 entryEritreaOrigin Region1 entryEuropeOrigin Region3 entriesThe Fertile CrescentOrigin Region1 entryFranceOrigin Region1 entryGuatemalaOrigin Region1 entryHondurasOrigin Region1 entryIndiaOrigin Region1 entryIranOrigin Region2 entriesItalyOrigin Region1 entryKazakhstanOrigin Region1 entryKyrgyzstanOrigin Region1 entryThe MediterraneanOrigin Region5 entriesMesoamericaOrigin Region2 entriesMexicoOrigin Region4 entriesNepalOrigin Region1 entryNigeriaOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryPakistanOrigin Region2 entriesPeruOrigin Region1 entrySouth AmericaOrigin Region3 entriesSouth AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySoutheast AsiaOrigin Region2 entriesUzbekistanOrigin Region1 entryWestern AsiaOrigin Region1 entryWestern EuropeOrigin Region1 entrySources1. Vegetable (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaVegetable, Cultivation history sectionQuote, Vegetable, Cultivation history sectionIt is likely that various peoples around the world started growing crops in the period 10,000 BC to 7,000 BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.