Area & Production of Ginger
during 2012 |
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Sr. No. |
Countries |
Production (tonnes) |
Area harvested (Ha) |
%age Share |
1 |
India |
703000 |
150000 |
33.56 |
2 |
China |
425000 |
38500 |
20.29 |
3 |
Nepal |
255208 |
20256 |
12.18 |
4 |
Nigeria |
156000 |
48000 |
7.45 |
5 |
Thailand |
150000 |
9000 |
7.16 |
6 |
Indonesia |
113851 |
25000 |
5.43 |
7 |
Bangladesh |
72084 |
8704 |
3.44 |
8 |
Japan |
55000 |
2000 |
2.63 |
9 |
Cameroon |
41000 |
5000 |
1.96 |
10 |
China,Taiwan Province of |
37500 |
1300 |
1.79 |
11 |
Philippines |
27631 |
4004 |
1.32 |
12 |
Sri Lanka |
14910 |
2660 |
0.71 |
13 |
Malaysia |
9017 |
1148 |
0.43 |
14 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
8200 |
550 |
0.39 |
15 |
Ethiopia |
8000 |
2000 |
0.38 |
Total of top 15 Countries |
2076401 |
318122 |
99.11 |
|
36 |
Pakistan |
6 |
20 |
0.0003 |
Total of other 20 Countries |
18649 |
4015 |
0.89 |
|
World total |
2095056 |
322157 |
100.00 |
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Source: FAO
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