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This is a list of countries by coconut production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production of coconuts in 2022 was 62,409,431 metric tonnes , down 0.6% from 62,791,068 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Sri Lanka there are three varieties, tall variety, dwarf variety and King coconut variety. [1] According to figures published in December 2018 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , it is the world's fourth largest producer of coconuts, producing 2,623,000 tonnes in 2018.
The coconut industry is vital because the coconut plant itself is versatile, providing income, household products, and a lot of food. [1] For example, coconut provides income for 11 million small farm-holders worldwide and is responsible for the production of ca. 61,165 million nuts every year. [1]
A coconut plantation in Sipocot, Camarines Sur Coconut crafts. Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of the Philippines.According to figures published in December 2009 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Philippines is the world's second largest producer of coconuts, producing 19,500,000 tonnes in 2009. [1]
Thembili kiosk by a main road in Sri Lanka Red king coconut, a rare variety/form that has pink-color under epicarp.. King coconut (Cocos nucifera var aurantiaca) is a variety of coconut, native to Sri Lanka, where it is known as Thæmbili (Sinhala තැඹිලි), also found in India and Indonesia. [1]
Coconut milk, jaggery (kittul treacle), eggs, spices (cardamom, cloves) The most popular dessert among Sri Lankan Muslims during Ramadan. Commonly served at weddings, parties and other special ceremonies. Buffalo curd: Buffalo milk, starter culture Popular in southern Sri Lanka for weddings, alms, and as a household dessert.
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [41] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [42]
Coconut trees are generally spaced 9 m (30 ft) apart, allowing a density of 100–160 coconut trees per hectare. A standard tree bears around 50–80 nuts a year, and average earnings in Vanuatu (1999) were US$ 0.20 per kg (one kg equals 8 nuts)—so a farmer could earn approximately US$120 to US$320 yearly for each planted hectare.