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Table 22.1.

World Production of Fruit in 2002 in Metric Tons

Production (mt)

Australia and

Fruit

Africa

Asia

Europe

America

New Zealand

World

Primary fruits

61,934,001

204,640,809

73,435,847

129,642,621

4,438,090

475,503,880

Apples

1,696,109

30,870,497

15,820,454

7,875,880

831,999

57,094,939

Bananas

7,140,629

35,766,134

446,600

15,372,622

250,000

69,832,378

Grapes

3,113,940

14,761,974

28,739,848

12,529,900

1,872,588

61,018,250

Mangoes

2,535,781

19,841,469

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3,343,697

28,000

25,748,947

Oranges

4,920,544

14,177,590

6,180,846

38,402,953

444,500

64,128,523

Pears

530,547

10,996,503

3,626,020

1,759,538

202,597

17,115,205

Plums

173,946

5,385,634

2,661,194

1,069,953

24,000

9,314,727

Strawberries

171,132

325,670

1,276,192

1,157,540

21,300

3,237,533

Source:

Calculated from FAOSTAT database. http://apps.fao.org/default.htm.

Accessed on November 08, 2003.