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Table
1. Production and area harvested of world's major
crops in 2001, ranked by
production.
|
Crop |
Production (t) |
Area
Harvested (ha) |
|
Sugarcane |
1,254,856,640 |
19,245,069 |
|
Maize |
609,181,620 |
137,596,759 |
|
Rice |
592,831,326 |
151,541,091 |
|
Wheat |
582,691,612 |
213,816,865 |
|
Potatoes |
308,194,947 |
19,301,006 |
|
Sugar
beets |
234,244,943
|
5,979,044
|
|
Cassava
|
178,868,310
|
17,019,975
|
|
Soybeans
|
176,638,828
|
75,539,904
|
|
Barley
|
141,219,609
|
54,268,528
|
|
Sweetpotato
|
135,918,673
|
9,391,910
|
|
Oil
palm fruit
|
118,793,565
|
9,712,150
|
|
Tomatoes
|
100,259,346
|
3,745,229
|
|
Bananas
|
68,651,267
|
4,201,809
|
|
Oranges
|
61,093,736
|
3,598,625
|
|
Sorghum
|
58,149,772
|
42,634,739
|
Source: FAOStat
Agriculture Data. www.fao.org/waicent/portal/statistics
en.asp. 13 Nov. 2002.
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Sweetpotato world production
Origin
Botany and morphology
Growing
environments
Nutritional
value
Utilisation |
