TABLe 7.1
World.Coconut.Production.(in.1000.Metric.Tons).in.
1995–1999
Area
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Indonesia
Philippines
India
World.total
13,868
10,300
8,000
45,068
14,138
11,318
9,649
47,733
14,710
12,053
9,800
49,354
14,710
10,493
10,000
47,696
13,000
11,000
11,000
47,480
Source:. Agricultural. Statistic. Bureau. –. Philippines,. http://
www.da.gov.ph/agribiz/coconut1.html
TABLe 7.2
Top.Coconut-Producing.Countries.in.2009
Production
Rank
Country
(Int$1000)
Production (t)
1
Indonesia
2,384,584
21,565,700
2
Philippines
1,709,892
15,667,600
3
India
1,122,094
10,148,000
4
Sri.Lanka
232,092
2,099,000
5
Brazil
218,201
1,973,370
6
Thailand
152,699
1,380,980
7
Viet.Nam
124,781
1,128,500
8
Mexico
111,093
1,004,710
9
Papua.New.Guinea
102,832
930,000
10
Tanzania
63,811
577,099
t.=.metric.ton.
Int$1000,.calculated.based.on.2000–2005.international.prices.
Source:. Food. and. Agriculture. Organization. of. the. United.
Nations,.http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx
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Applications and Products—Nata de Coco
Markets, Producers, and Companies
The. world’s. leading. producers. of. coconut. are. tropical. countries,. including. .
(in  order. of. production). Indonesia,. the. Philippines,. India,. Sri. Lanka,.
Brazil,.and.Thailand..Table 7.1.shows.coconut.production.in.Indonesia,.the.
Philippines,.India,.and.the.worldwide.total.for.1995–1999.as.reported.by.the.
Agricultural.Statistics.Bureau.of.the.Philippines.
The.top-producing.countries.for.coconut.and.the.percentage.of.world.production.of.coconut.by.country.in.2009.are.shown.in.Table  7.2.and.Figure  7.4,.
respectively.. Exports. of. coconut. and. processed. coconut. products. are. an.
important.source.of.income.for.these.countries..Aside.from.copra.and.. coconut.
oil,. other. exports. that. have. a. significant. volume. are. desiccated. coconut,.
copra.meal,.coco.chemicals.(fatty.acids,.fatty.alcohol,.and.methyl.ether),.shell.