Date Production in 2001

Date producing countries in 2001

Top 10 date-producing countries

The bar graph shows date production in tonnes for the world's top producers in 2001. Ten countries in the Gulf region and North Africa are featured.

First, Egypt was responsible for the lion's share of production, with over a million tonnes, but Iran was a close second, with almost 0.9 million. Following them came the UAE and Saudi Arabia, rivalling each other with about 740,000 tonnes each. Pakistan and Iraq, with outputs of approximately 630,000, were not far behind. The rest of the nations, however, were far less productive. Algeria supplied the world with nearly 400,000 tonnes and Oman around quarter of a million. In contrast, the harvests in Libya and Sudan were far less plentiful, yielding under 0.2 million each.

In summary, date production was most abundant in Egypt and Iran. In contrast, the countries with the smallest output were Libya and Sudan.

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US diet

Changes in the US diet

The two pie charts, one for 1990 and the other for 2005, show the changes in the average diet in the USA.

There are four main food categories in both charts: fat, sugar, protein and starches. The protein intake in 2005 was identical to that in 1990, at 12%. In the other three categories, however, there were striking changes. First, the consumption of sugar dropped significantly, from 24% in 1990 to 15% in 2005. Similarly, the consumption of fat fell from 42% to 30%. But the most dramatic feature of the two charts is the average intake of starches, which almost doubled, from 22% in 1990 to 43% in 2005.

As we can see, the most significant changes in the US diet between 1990 and 2005 were the fall in the consumption of fat and sugar and the dramatic increase in the intake of starches. The changes reflect the trend towards a healthier diet.

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