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Area & Production of Dates
during 2012 |
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|
Sr. No. |
Countries |
Production (tonnes) |
Area harvested (Ha) |
%age Share |
|
1 |
Egypt |
1470000 |
42500 |
19.47 |
|
2 |
Iran |
1066000 |
156000 |
14.12 |
|
3 |
Saudi Arabia |
1050000 |
160000 |
13.91 |
|
4 |
Algeria |
789357 |
163985 |
10.46 |
|
5 |
Iraq |
650000 |
124600 |
8.61 |
|
6 |
Pakistan |
600000 |
95000 |
7.95 |
|
7 |
Sudan |
433500 |
36414 |
5.74 |
|
8 |
Oman |
270000 |
32000 |
3.58 |
|
9 |
UAE |
250000 |
50000 |
3.31 |
|
10 |
Tunisia |
190000 |
52500 |
2.52 |
|
11 |
Libya |
170000 |
32000 |
2.25 |
|
12 |
China |
150000 |
10500 |
1.99 |
|
13 |
Morocco |
113397 |
71369 |
1.50 |
|
14 |
Yemen |
55181 |
14762 |
0.73 |
|
15 |
Israel |
42866 |
5500 |
0.57 |
|
Total of top 15 Countries |
7300301 |
1047130 |
96.71 |
|
|
Total of other 23 Countries |
248617 |
57466 |
3.29 |
|
|
World total |
7548918 |
1104596 |
100.00 |
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Source: FAO
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