Productivity of onion in the various country?

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Productivity of onion in the various country?

Answer 1

World Onion Production

At least 175 countries grow onions.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there are an estimated 6.7 million acres of land under onions in the world, producing 105 billion pounds of onions each year.

Approximately 8 percent of this global onion production is traded internationally.

Leading onion production countries are China, India, United States, Turkey and Pakistan, respectively.

World onion production is estimated at approximately 105 billion pounds each year.

The average annual onion consumption calculates to approximately 13.67 pounds of onions per person across the world.

Libya has the highest consumption of onions with an astounding average per capita consumption of 66.8 pounds.

Top Ten Onions Producers —Figures are in (1000 tonnes)

1) China 19,793=19,793 thousand tonnes ( same for others)

2) India 5,500

3) United States 3,346

4) Turkey 2,220

5) Pakistan 1,764

6)Russia 1,758

7)South Korea 1,750

8)Japan 1,637

9) Egypt 1,302

10) Spain 1,149

                               World Total 64,101 thousand tonnes

Source:

UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Answer 2

The production of onions:

Besides India and China, the other major onion producing countries are Turkey, Pakistan, Brazil, United States of America, Iran, Spain and Japan.

In India, major onion growing states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. India produces all three varieties of onion – red, yellow and white

More info:

http://www.primaryinfo.com/onion.htm

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