TABLE 1.
Cultivar diversity and production indices across major date palm producing countries.
| Country | Cultivar evaluated a | Area harvested (ha) b | Yield (kg/ha) b | Production (tons) b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,000 | 170,500 | 6756.1 | 1,151,909 |
| Egypt | 52 | 50,834 | 33264.3 | 1,690,959 |
| Iraq | 400 | 245,033 | 3001.0 | 735,353 |
| Iran | 400 | 154,145 | 8326.6 | 1,283,499 |
| Libya | 95 | 32,868 | 5404.3 | 177,629 |
| Morocco | 453 | 61,332 | 2334.2 | 143,160 |
| Oman | 250 | 25,630 | 14380.7 | 368,577 |
| Pakistan | NA | 106,488 | 5101.7 | 543,269 |
| Saudi Arabia | 450 | 152,705 | 10096.4 | 1,541,769 |
| Sudan | 400 | 37,000 | 12576.3 | 465,323 |
| Tunisia | 250 | 72,205 | 4598.0 | 332,000 |
| Yemen | 321 | 15,038 | 4627.6 | 69,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 120 | 38,422 | 8554.2 | 328,669 |
a
Abul-Soad et al. (2017).
b
Data from FAOSTAT (2020).