TEHRAN – Based on the data released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Iran has been among the top exporters of 11 major agricultural products in the world during 2022, Tasnim News Agency reported.

Iran was the world’s top exporter of figs in the mentioned year, exporting 10,000 tons of the product in 2022. Austria and Uzbekistan occupied the second and third places, respectively.

The Islamic Republic was also the world’s second-biggest pistachio exporter in the year under review after the U.S. The country exported 45,000 tons of pistachios to foreign destinations in the mentioned year.

Iran was also ranked second in terms of the export of dates after Iraq. In 2022, Iranian farmers exported more than 269,000 tons of dates, while Iraq exported 274,000 tons of the mentioned product.

The Islamic Republic was also ranked third in terms of watermelon exports. The country exported 375,000 tons of watermelons in 2022.

As for the exports of eggplants, according to the FAO statistics, the country ranks third in the world after Spain, Mexico, and the Netherlands.

The country’s raisin exports stood at 63,000 tons in 2022, putting Iran at fifth place among the world’s top exporters of the said product. Turkey is in first place with 278,000 tons of exports, followed by Uzbekistan and the U.S.

Over 73,000 tons of kiwis were also exported from Iran in 2022, which was less than the exports of only five countries. New Zealand stood in first place in the world with the export of 89,000 tons of the mentioned product.

FAO statistics show that Iran also stood among the world’s top producers and exporters of many agricultural products in 2021.

Based on the FAO data, the Islamic Republic was the third-largest producer of dates, honey, pistachios, and walnuts in the world in 2021.

Iranian farmers produce 1.28 million tons of dates in the mentioned year, making the country the third-largest producer of this product in the world after Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Honey production in Iran was 80,000 tons in 2021, which was the highest honey production in a country after China and Turkey.

The Islamic Republic was also ranked third in the world in the production of walnuts with 356,000 tons of annual output. China stood in first place with 1.1 million tons of production and the United States was in second place.

Iran is also ranked fourth in terms of almond and watermelon production. The country’s almond production was reported to be 164,000 tons per year.

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