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Area & Production of Onion in the World (2008) |
| S.No. |
Country |
Area (In Hectare) |
Production in Tonnes |
%age Share |
|
1 |
China |
1,001,171 |
20,817,295 |
31.15 |
|
2 |
India |
804,600 |
8,178,300 |
12.24 |
|
3 |
USA |
62,120 |
3,349,170 |
5.01 |
|
4 |
Pakistan |
153,100 |
2,015,200 |
3.02 |
|
5 |
Turkey |
75,000 |
2,007,120 |
3.00 |
|
6 |
Russia |
128,600 |
1,900,000 |
2.84 |
|
7 |
Egypt |
52,885 |
1,728,417 |
2.59 |
|
8 |
Iran |
50,000 |
1,700,000 |
2.54 |
|
9 |
Brazil |
63,639 |
1,299,815 |
1.94 |
|
10 |
Mexico |
42,998 |
1,252,441 |
1.87 |
| Total
of Top Ten Countries |
2,434,113 |
44,247,758 |
66.21 |
| Other
Countries |
1,297,546 |
22,582,159 |
33.79 |
|
World Total |
3,731,659 |
66,829,917 |
100.00 |
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Source: Food & Agriculture Organization |
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