The table data comes from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's FAOSTAT database and has been displayed with the permission of FAO. The data was downloaded from FAOSTAT on 02/16/2012.
Rank Country Number (tonnes)
1 China 126,001
2 India 19,000
3 Viet Nam 7,367
4 Turkmenistan 4,500
5 Romania 2,100
6 Thailand 1,600
7 Brazil 1,300
8 Uzbekistan 1,200
9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 900
10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 350
11 Tajikistan 200
12 Indonesia 120
13 Japan 105
14 Turkey 50
15 Kyrgyzstan 50
16 Afghanistan 50
17 Cambodia 25
18 Spain 15
19 Italy 12
20 Lebanon 10
21 Greece 5
22 Bulgaria 5
23 Republic of Korea 3
24 Egypt 3