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Area & Production of Onion in the world during 2009 |
|
S.No. |
Country |
Production in
Tonnes |
Area in Hectares |
%age Share |
|
1 |
China |
21046969 |
947611 |
28.74 |
|
2 |
India |
13900000 |
846909 |
18.98 |
|
3 |
USA |
3400560 |
60120 |
4.64 |
|
4 |
Turkey |
1849580 |
65000 |
2.53 |
|
5 |
Egypt |
1800000 |
54000 |
2.46 |
|
6 |
Pakistan |
1704100 |
129600 |
2.33 |
|
7 |
Russia |
1601550 |
85700 |
2.19 |
|
8 |
Iran |
1512150 |
47450 |
2.06 |
|
9 |
Brazil |
1511850 |
66013 |
2.06 |
|
10 |
Netherlands |
1269000 |
26000 |
1.73 |
|
11 |
Spain |
1263400 |
23600 |
1.73 |
|
12 |
Korea |
1200000 |
18000 |
1.64 |
|
13 |
Mexico |
1195820 |
41726 |
1.63 |
|
14 |
Japan |
1154000 |
24000 |
1.58 |
|
15 |
Myanmar |
1050000 |
75000 |
1.43 |
|
Total of top 15 countries |
55458979 |
2510729 |
75.73 |
|
Total of other 125 Countries |
17772851 |
1135388 |
24.27 |
|
World Total |
73231830 |
3646117 |
100.00 |
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Source: FAO 2009 |
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