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Area & Production of Seed Cotton during 2012 |
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|
Sr. No. |
Countries |
Production
(tonnes)
|
Area harvested
(Ha)
|
%age Share |
|
1 |
China |
20520000 |
4700000 |
26.81 |
|
2 |
India |
16600000 |
11700000 |
21.69 |
|
3 |
USA |
8909960 |
3792670 |
11.64 |
|
4 |
Pakistan |
6640000 |
2879000 |
8.68 |
|
5 |
Brazil |
4969064 |
1381919 |
6.49 |
|
6 |
Uzbekistan |
3188000 |
1350000 |
4.17 |
|
7 |
Australia |
2870340 |
596497 |
3.75 |
|
8 |
Turkey |
2300000 |
488503 |
3.01 |
|
9 |
Greece |
850000 |
290000 |
1.11 |
|
10 |
Argentina |
708650 |
528221 |
0.93 |
|
11 |
Mexico |
668662 |
154995 |
0.87 |
|
12 |
Burkina Faso |
606992 |
531242 |
0.79 |
|
13 |
Turkmenistan |
600000 |
525000 |
0.78 |
|
14 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
592653 |
168145 |
0.77 |
|
15 |
Mali |
500000 |
540000 |
0.65 |
|
Total of top 15 Countries |
70524321 |
29626192 |
92.15 |
|
|
Total of other 72 Countries |
6005733 |
5073941 |
7.85 |
|
|
World total |
76530054 |
34700133 |
100.00 |
|
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Source: FAO
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