| Country Wise Area & Production of Dates 2018 |
| Sr. No. |
Countries |
Production (Tons) |
Area (Hectares) |
%age Share |
| 1 |
Egypt |
1562171 |
49184 |
18.32 |
| 2 |
Saudi Arabia |
1302859 |
116125 |
15.28 |
| 3 |
Iran |
1204158 |
171647 |
14.12 |
| 4 |
Algeria |
1094700 |
168855 |
12.84 |
| 5 |
Iraq |
614584 |
147900 |
7.21 |
| 6 |
Pakistan |
471670 |
100611 |
5.53 |
| 7 |
Sudan |
440871 |
37225 |
5.17 |
| 8 |
Oman |
368808 |
25125 |
4.33 |
| 9 |
UAE |
345119 |
38117 |
4.05 |
| 10 |
Tunisia |
241333 |
57329 |
2.83 |
| 11 |
Libya |
176229 |
32500 |
2.07 |
| 12 |
China |
158294 |
13876 |
1.86 |
| 13 |
Morocco |
111701 |
59127 |
1.31 |
| 14 |
Kuwait |
96656 |
3353 |
1.13 |
| 15 |
Yemen |
48108 |
13736 |
0.56 |
| Total Top 15 Countries |
8237261 |
1034710 |
96.61 |
| Total Other 24 Countries |
288957 |
57396 |
3.39 |
| World Total |
8526218 |
1092106 |
100.00 |
Source: FAO |