Scenario at global level in terms of area and production (2009)
|
Sl. No. |
Country |
Area |
% share of the world |
|
1. |
Spain |
1100000 |
14.48 |
|
2. |
Italy |
801900 |
10.55 |
|
3. |
France |
793144 |
10.44 |
|
4. |
China |
706496 |
9.30 |
|
5. |
Turkey |
479024 |
6.30 |
|
6. |
USA |
380692 |
5.01 |
|
7. |
Iran |
307721 |
4.05 |
|
8. |
Portugal |
222700 |
2.93 |
|
9. |
Argentina |
222647 |
2.93 |
|
10. |
Chile |
190000 |
2.50 |
|
11. |
Romania |
183814 |
2.42 |
|
12. |
Australia |
170427 |
2.24 |
|
13. |
South Africa |
136280 |
1.79 |
|
14. |
Moldova |
136000 |
1.79 |
|
15. |
Greece |
125000 |
1.65 |
|
16. |
Uzbekistan |
120000 |
1.58 |
|
17. |
Bulgaria |
101434 |
1.33 |
|
18. |
Germany |
100101 |
1.32 |
|
19. |
Brazil |
81355 |
1.07 |
|
20. |
India |
80000 |
1.05 |
| Sl. No. | Country | Production (tonnes) | % share of world |
|
1. |
Italy |
8242500 |
12.20 |
|
2. |
China |
8039091 |
11.90 |
|
3. |
USA |
6411660 |
9.49 |
|
4. |
France |
6101620 |
9.03 |
|
5. |
Spain |
5573400 |
8.25 |
|
6. |
Turkey |
4264720 |
6.31 |
|
7. |
Chile |
2500000 |
3.70 |
|
8. |
Argentina |
2184610 |
3.23 |
|
9. |
India |
1878000 |
2.78 |
Source: http://www.fao.org