Rice (paddy)
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Total Cereals 1/ | |||||
1996
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1997
prelim. |
1998
estim. |
1996
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1997
prelim. |
1998
estim. |
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( . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . .
. . . . )
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ASIA
|
522.7
|
526.8
|
512.1
|
978.4
|
970.3
|
970.4
|
Bangladesh
|
28.3
|
28.3
|
26.7
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
28.6
|
China 2/
|
197.0
|
202.8
|
193.1
|
453.5
|
445.6
|
444.9
|
India
|
122.1
|
123.6
|
123.5
|
218.5
|
223.8
|
218.6
|
Indonesia
|
51.1
|
49.4
|
46.4
|
60.4
|
58.2
|
56.2
|
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
15.1
|
16.9
|
18.7
|
Japan
|
12.9
|
12.5
|
11.2
|
13.7
|
13.3
|
12.0
|
Korea, D. P. R.
|
2.0
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
4.5
|
2.9
|
4.2
|
Korea, Rep. of
|
7.3
|
7.5
|
7.0
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
Myanmar
|
17.7
|
16.7
|
17.8
|
18.2
|
17.2
|
18.4
|
Pakistan
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
7.1
|
25.1
|
24.8
|
27.7
|
Philippines
|
11.2
|
10.0
|
10.2
|
15.3
|
14.3
|
14.1
|
Saudi Arabia
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
Thailand
|
22.4
|
22.6
|
21.5
|
27.1
|
26.7
|
26.3
|
Turkey
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
29.3
|
29.7
|
32.3
|
Viet Nam
|
27.3
|
28.4
|
28.4
|
28.6
|
29.7
|
29.6
|
AFRICA
|
15.5
|
17.0
|
15.8
|
126.6
|
108.5
|
118.9
|
North Africa
|
5.0
|
5.5
|
4.5
|
35.1
|
24.6
|
29.2
|
Egypt
|
4.9
|
5.5
|
4.5
|
17.2
|
18.0
|
17.6
|
Morocco
|
0.1
|
-
|
0.1
|
10.1
|
4.1
|
6.6
|
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
10.5
|
11.5
|
11.3
|
91.5
|
84.0
|
89.7
|
Western Africa
|
6.6
|
7.5
|
7.2
|
36.9
|
36.9
|
39.8
|
Nigeria
|
3.1
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
21.6
|
22.3
|
22.8
|
Central Africa
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
Eastern Africa
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
1.2
|
26.3
|
21.6
|
27.6
|
Ethiopia
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10.8
|
8.3
|
11.2
|
Sudan
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5.2
|
4.5
|
6.1
|
Southern Africa
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.5
|
25.2
|
22.6
|
19.1
|
Madagascar
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.2
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.4
|
South Africa
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13.5
|
11.9
|
9.7
|
Zimbabwe
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.1
|
2.7
|
1.9
|
CENTRAL AMERICA
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
35.0
|
34.1
|
33.9
|
Mexico
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
29.3
|
29.2
|
29.1
|
SOUTH AMERICA
|
18.2
|
17.7
|
16.4
|
94.8
|
101.5
|
95.7
|
Argentina
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
1.0
|
30.4
|
35.7
|
36.0
|
Brazil
|
10.0
|
9.5
|
8.5
|
46.4
|
47.6
|
42.1
|
Colombia
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
3.3
|
2.9
|
3.2
|
NORTH AMERICA
|
7.8
|
8.3
|
8.5
|
394.1
|
386.0
|
400.9
|
Canada
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
58.4
|
49.5
|
51.2
|
United States
|
7.8
|
8.3
|
8.5
|
335.7
|
336.5
|
349.7
|
EUROPE
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
291.5
|
310.6
|
304.6
|
Bulgaria
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.4
|
6.1
|
5.7
|
EC 3/
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
207.8
|
208.3
|
211.2
|
Hungary
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11.3
|
14.2
|
13.0
|
Poland
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
25.3
|
25.4
|
27.0
|
Romania
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
14.2
|
22.1
|
15.4
|
CIS 4/
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
124.5
|
153.0
|
106.4
|
OCEANIA
|
1.0
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
36.7
|
31.9
|
31.8
|
Australia
|
1.0
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
35.8
|
30.8
|
30.9
|
WORLD
|
571.2
|
577.2
|
560.2
|
2 081.5
|
2 096.0
|
2 062.6
|
Developing countries
|
545.6
|
551.2
|
535.1
|
1 207.4
|
1 189.1
|
1 197.1
|
Developed countries
|
25.6
|
26.0
|
25.1
|
874.1
|
906.8
|
865.5
|