Country Wise Area & Production of Dates in the World 2016
Sr. No.	Countries	Production (tons)	Area (Hectare)	%age Share
1	Egypt	1694813	48153	20.03
2	Iran	1065704	193368	12.60
3	Algeria	1029596	167279	12.17
4	Saudi Arabia	964536	145516	11.40
5	UAE	671891	93561	7.94
6	Iraq	615211	310243	7.27
7	Pakistan	494601	95802	5.85
8	Sudan	439120	37212	5.19
9	Oman	348642	24120	4.12
10	Tunisia	241000	61240	2.85
11	Libya	173546	32357	2.05
12	China	159144	12356	1.88
13	Morocco	125329	58122	1.48
14	Kuwait	98366	3021	1.16
15	Yemen	57726	14871	0.68
Total Top 15 Countries		8179225	1297221	96.68
Total Other 24 Countries		281219	55940	3.32
World Total		8460444	1353161	100.00
Source: FAO