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Area & Production of Chilli of the World during 2009 |
| S.No. |
Countries |
Production in
Tonnes |
Area in Hectares |
%age Share |
|
1 |
Egypt |
1350000 |
40000 |
17.93 |
|
2 |
Iran |
1088040 |
163453 |
14.45 |
|
3 |
Saudi Arabia |
1052400 |
160612 |
13.98 |
|
4 |
UAE |
759000 |
186000 |
10.08 |
|
5 |
Pakistan |
735276 |
74465 |
9.77 |
|
6 |
Algeria |
600696 |
160867 |
7.98 |
|
7 |
Iraq |
507002 |
110000 |
6.74 |
|
8 |
Sudan |
339300 |
35333 |
4.51 |
|
9 |
Oman |
278590 |
33551 |
3.70 |
|
10 |
Libya |
160101 |
28644 |
2.13 |
|
11 |
Tunisia |
145000 |
45900 |
1.93 |
|
12 |
China |
140000 |
10000 |
1.86 |
|
13 |
Morocco |
72000 |
38000 |
0.96 |
|
14 |
Yemen |
56760 |
14764 |
0.75 |
|
15 |
Niger |
37794 |
11000 |
0.50 |
|
Total of top 15 Countries |
7321959 |
1112589 |
97.27 |
|
Total of other 23 countries |
205630 |
45898 |
2.73 |
|
World Total |
7527589 |
1158487 |
100.00 |
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Source: FAO 2009 |
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