STAPLE FOOD CROPS (Cont.)

Table 29. Cassava: Area Harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	27.0	12.4	13.0	13.0	7.3	-4.6 %
4. China	231.9 F	230.1 F	230.1 F	230.1 F	230.1 F	0.0 %
5. Cook Islands	0.4 *	0.2 F	0.2 F	0.2	0.2 F	-4.2 %
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	1.9	1.9	2.6	3.5 F	3.5 F	3.7 %
8. India	268.4	242.8	244.0	245.0 F	245.0 F	-0.5 %
9. Indonesia	1302.6	1324.3	1415.1	1243.4	1205.3	-0.6 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	4.4 F	5.0 F	5.1 F	5.1 F	5.1 F	0.8 %
12. Malaysia	36.7 F	42.0 F	39.0 F	39.0 F	39.0 F	0.5 %
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	6.3	7.3	6.8	7.0 F	7.3	3.0 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	10.6 F	10.5 F	11.0 F	10.0	10.0 F	-0.4 %
19. Philippines	217.1	227.8	228.3	226.5	210.0 F	0.5 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	4.8 %
23. Sri Lanka	50.0	32.0 F	30.9	28.9	30.1	-5.2 %
24. Thailand	1546.8	1245.2	1228.1	1230.4	1119.1	-3.2 %
25. Tonga	2.1 F	2.1 F	2.1 F	2.1 F	2.1 F	0.0 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	317.7	277.5	275.6	238.7	231.7	-1.9 %
SUB-TOTAL	4024.1	3661.1	3732.1	3522.9	3345.9	-1.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA - PACIFIC TOTAL	4024.1	3661.1	3732.1	3522.9	3345.9	-1.6 %
REST OF THE WORLD	10481.6	13122.7	12976.6	12826.8	12842.4	1.9 %
WORLD	14505.6	16783.8	16708.6	16349.8	16188.3	1.1 %

Table 30. Sweet Potato: Production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	557.5	435.0	435.1	405.9	397.6	-3.3 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	78.0	39.1	38.0	28.9	25.5	-4.4 %
4. China	103459.8	117375.9	123963.9	112203.9 *	111703.9 F	1.3 %
5. Cook Islands	1.7 F	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.4	-3.1 %
6. DPR. Korea	249.0 F	44.0	172.0	175.0 F	175.0 F	-7.3 %
7. Fiji	2.0	4.0	7.8	10.4	10.4 F	20.6 %
8. India	1257.6	1127.8	1174.0	1200.0 F	1200.0 F	-0.8 %
9. Indonesia	2158.6	2171.0	2017.5	1847.5	1927.7	-1.2 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	187.2	99.2	92.5	94.0	95.0 F	-7.6 %
12. Malaysia	30.2 F	40.4	40.0 F	40.0 F	40.0 F	2.0 %
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	26.0 F	22.9	22.3	23.0 F	23.0 F	-1.8 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	5.8	6.9	8.0	9.0 F	9.0 F	6.9 %
18. Papua New Guinea	460.0 F	460.0 F	430.0 F	250.0	250.0 F	-5.1 %
19. Philippines	695.0	667.9	654.2	631.4	568.1	-1.1 %
20. Rep. of Korea	560.5	304.8	337.2	322.7	322.7 F	-5.8 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	55.0 *	68.0 F	70.0 F	73.0 F	73.0 F	3.2 %
23. Sri Lanka	87.2	61.8	58.8	54.1	52.5	-4.9 %
24. Thailand	106.0 F	90.0 F	90.0 F	90.0 F	90.0 F	-1.8 %
25. Tonga	14.4 F	5.1	5.1 F	5.1 F	5.1 F	-12.2 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	1901.8	1685.7	1697.0	1642.5	1517.3	-2.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	111893.4	124711.0	131314.9	119107.7	118487.2	1.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	4.5	8.0	6.6	6.0 F	6.0 F	2.3 %
29. Japan	1326.0	1181.0	1109.0	1130.0	1130.0 F	-2.3 %
30. New Zealand	9.9 F	26.5	27.4	28.0 F	28.0 F	12.5 %
SUB-TOTAL	1340.4	1215.5	1143.0	1164.0	1164.0	-2.0 %
ASIA -PACIFIC TOTAL	113233.8	125926.6	132457.9	120271.6	119651.2	1.0 %
REST OF THE WORLD	8734.9	9807.1	9268.8	9646.6	9513.2	1.1 %
WORLD	121968.7	135733.7	141726.7	129918.2	129164.4	1.0 %

Table 31: Sweet Potatoes: Yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	10924	9519	9608	9395	9533	-1.1 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	9750	4160	3803	3176	3750	-5.2 %
4. China	16367	19256	20414	17781	18585	1.6 %
5. Cook Islands	27500	25455	26000	24000	28000	-0.4 %
6. DEP. Korea	14647	7333	13231	13462	13462	-2.1 %
7. Fiji	7599	6627	5889	6108	6108	-3.6 %
8. India	7758	8167	8326	8333	8333	0.5 %
9. Indonesia	8710	9494	9531	9453	9610	0.5 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	6742	7065	6340	4834	4750	-2.9 %
12. Malaysia	10982	11000	11111	11111	11111	0.1 %
13. Maldives	223	231	225	225	225	0.2 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	5098	4762	4463	4600	4600	-1.5 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	11463	10069	10518	10588	10588	0.0 %
18. Papua New Guinea	4555	4340	4095	2500	2500	-5.2 %
19. Philippines	4821	4633	4640	4554	4370	-0.9 %
20. Rep. of Korea	22768	20446	21383	20169	20169	-1.5 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	13750	14783	14894	14600	14600	0.6 %
23. Sri Lanka	6890	6775	6511	6038	6064	-0.9 %
24. Thailand	9907	10000	10000	10000	10000	0.2 %
25. Tonga	2215	12349	12349	12349	12349	24.7 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	5658	5534	5606	6143	5969	0.0 %
AVERAGE	14952	17466	18478	16335	16997	1.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	11726	15525	17247	17143	17143	3.4 %
29. Japan	21081	24102	23347	24301	24301	1.2 %
30. New Zealand	15764	25238	24909	23333	23333	5.8 %
AVERAGE	20972	24038	23335	24225	24225	1.2 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	15003	17512	18511	16387	17046	1.6 %
REST OF THE WORLD	5487	5435	4995	5356	5148	-0.4 %
WORLD	13345	15090	15728	14214	14566	1.2 %

Table 32. Sweet Potatoes: Area Harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	51.0	45.7	45.3	43.2	41.7	-2.2 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	8.0	9.4	10.0	9.1	6.8	0.9 %
4. China	6321.3	6095.6	6072.5	6310.5 *	6010.5 F	-0.4 %
5. Cook Islands	0.1 F	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1 F	-2.7 %
6. DPR Korea	17.0 F	6.0 F	13.0 F	13.0 F	13.0 F	-5.3 %
7. Fiji	0.3	0.6 F	1.3	1.7 F	1.7 F	25.1 %
8. India	162.1	138.1	141.0	144.0 F	144.0 F	-1.3 %
9. Indonesia	247.8	228.7	211.7	195.4	200.6	-1.7 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	27.8	14.0	14.6	19.4	20.0 F	-4.8 %
12. Malaysia	2.8 *	3.7	3.6 F	3.6 F	3.6 F	1.9 %
13. Maldives	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.0	0.0 F	0.0 F	-13.6 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	5.1 F	4.8	5.0	5.0 F	5.0 F	-0.3 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.9 F	0.9 F	6.8 %
18. Papua New Guinea	101.0 F	106.0 F	105.0 F	100.0	100.0 F	0.1 %
19. Philippines	144.1	144.2	141.0	138.7	130.0 F	-0.2 %
20. Rep. of Korea	24.6	14.9	15.8	16.0	16.0 F	-4.4 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	4.0 *	4.6 F	4.7 F	5.0 F	5.0 F	2.6 %
23. Sri Lanka	12.7	9.1	9.0	9.0	8.7	-4.0 %
24. Thailand	10.7 F	9.0 F	9.0 F	9.0 F	9.0 F	-2.0 %
25. Tonga	6.5 F	0.4	0.4	0.4 F	0.4 F	-29.6 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	336.2	304.6	302.7	267.4	254.2	-2.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	7483.7	7140.2	7106.5	7291.4	6971.1	-0.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4 F	0.4 F	-1.0 %
29. Japan	62.9	49.0	47.5	46.5	46.5 F	-3.4 %
30. New Zealand	0.6	1.1	1.1 F	1.2 F	1.2 F	6.3 %
SUB-TOTAL	63.9	50.6	49.0	48.1	48.1	-3.2 %
ASIA - PACIFIC TOTAL	7547.6	7190.8	7155.5	7339.4	7019.2	-0.6 %
REST OF THE WORLD	1591.9	1804.4	1855.5	1801.0	1848.1	1.5 %
WORLD	9139.5	8995.2	9011.0	9140.4	8867.3	-0.2 %

Table 33. Potatoes: Production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	1275.7	1468.4	1491.6	1507.9	1553.2	3.4 %
2. Bhutan	30.0 F	34.1 F	34.1 F	34.1 F	34.1 F	1.4 %
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	31662.6	45983.5	53078.7	47638.7*	47788.7 F	5.9 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR. Korea	760.0 F	135.0	510.0	510.0 F	510.0 F	-7.9 %
7. Fiji	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	-4.9 %
8. India	14046.0	17401.3	18843.3	25065.4	25065.4 F	5.7 %
9. Indonesia	418.2	1035.3	1109.6	813.4	840.4	7.8 %
10. Iran	1443.8	3074.1	3139.9	3284.1	3300.0 F	6.8 %
11. Laos	25.0 F	31.0 F	33.0 F	33.0 F	33.0 F	1.9 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	103.0	52.0	46.0	54.6	64.8	-9.7 %
15. Myanmar	130.0	146.5	187.2	219.2	236.7	6.3 %
16. Nepal	567.0	838.9	898.4	997.4	971.7	5.3 %
17. Pakistan	563.2	1105.0	1063.5	963.6	1425.5	7.5 %
18. Papua New Guinea	0.3 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	0.4	0.4 F	2.1 %
19. Philippines	53.9	95.7	84.9	87.3	90.0 F	6.3 %
20. Rep. of Korea	424.4	591.2	731.0	637.6	637.6 F	4.1 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	87.5	81.7	100.8	66.5	25.9	-5.4 %
24. Thailand	11.0	8.0 F	7.0 F	7.0 F	7.0 F	-5.3 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	346.8	300.0	320.0 F	300.0 F	371.0	-0.1 %
SUB-TOTAL	51948.3	72382.2	81679.5	82220.2	82955.4	5.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	1081.5	1122.4	1308.1	1286.1	1300.0 F	1.9 %
29. Japan	3763.0	3365.0	3087.0	3395.0	3400.0 F	-1.2 %
30. New Zealand	270.0 F	476.8	455.7	450.0 F	450.0	7.3 %
SUB-TOTAL	5114.5	4964.2	4850.8	5131.1	5150.0	0.1 %
ASIA - PACIFIC TOTAL	57062.9	77346.4	86530.3	87351.3	88105.4	5.2 %
REST OF THE WORLD	211346.9	207253.0	223908.1	204519.5	207526.6	-0.1 %
WORLD	268409.8	284599.4	310438.3	291870.8	295632.0	1.3 %

Table 34. Potatoes: Yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	10338	11167	11274	11255	11397	1.8 %
2. Bhutan	12195	13640	13640	13640	13640	1.3 %
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	11518	13384	14201	13663	15920	3.4 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	13103	13500	10625	10625	10625	-2.4 %
7. Fiji	4333	8500	8500	8000	8000	5.7 %
8. India	15869	16272	16529	16710	16710	0.6 %
9. Indonesia	10727	16594	15863	16206	17390	3.5 %
10. Iran	13692	21547	21917	19405	19412	3.4 %
11. Laos	5814	6526	6600	6600	6600	0.3 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	7833	8387	6638	8288	7981	-3.0 %
15. Myanmar	8621	9402	9637	10657	10724	1.8 %
16. Nepal	7071	8593	8475	8998	8997	1.7 %
17. Pakistan	9691	13942	13480	11230	13619	3.4 %
18. Papua New Guinea	4769	4706	4706	3500	3500	-2.3 %
19. Philippines	12280	14988	13223	13524	13846	1.4 %
20. Rep. of Korea	19686	23703	22816	21183	21183	1.3 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	12069	10993	12714	10277	11125	-0.4 %
24. Thailand	8594	8000	7778	7778	7778	-1.1 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	9164	10000	10000	10000	9848	0.5 %
AVERAGE	12352	14117	14666	14441	15854	2.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	27147	29818	31285	31306	30952	1.3 %
29. Japan	30201	32356	29971	32961	32692	0.7 %
30. New Zealand	30337	45032	45021	44555	45000	4.8 %
AVERAGE	29506	32610	31309	33279	33013	1.1 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	13031	14650	15116	14938	16351	2.3 %
REST OF THE WORLD	15425	15908	17315	16103	16521	0.6 %
WORLD	14845	15546	16640	15736	16470	0.9 %

Table 35. Potatoes: Area Harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	123.4	131.5	132.3	134.0	136.3	1.6 %
2. Bhutan	2.5	2.5 F	2.5 F	2.5 F	2.5 F	0.1 %
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	2749.0	3435.6	3737.7	3486.7 *	3001.7 F	2.3 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR. Korea	58.0 F	10.0 F	48.0 F	48.0 F	48.0 F	-5.7 %
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	885.1	1069.4	1140.0	1500.0 F	1500.0 F	5.0 %
9. Indonesia	39.0	62.4	69.9	50.2	48.3	4.2 %
10. Iran	105.5	142.7	143.3	169.2	170.0 F	3.3 %
11. Laos	4.3 F	4.8 F	5.0 F	5.0 F	5.0 F	1.7 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	13.1	6.2	6.9	6.6	8.1	-7.0 %
15. Myanmar	15.1	15.6	19.4	20.6	22.1	4.4 %
16. Nepal	80.2	97.6	106.0	110.9	108.0 F	3.5 %
17. Pakistan	58.1	79.3	78.9	85.8	104.7	4.0 %
18. Papua New Guinea	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1	0.1 F	4.6 %
19. Philippines	4.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5 F	4.9 %
20. Rep. of Korea	21.6	24.9	32.0	30.1	30.1 F	2.8 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	7.3	7.4	7.9	6.5	2.3	-5.0 %
24. Thailand	1.3	1.0 F	0.9 F	0.9 F	0.9 F	-4.2 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	37.8	30.0	32.0 F	30.0 F	37.7	-0.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	4205.7	5127.3	5569.4	5693.5	5232.3	3.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	39.8	37.6	41.8	41.1	42.0 F	0.6 %
29. Japan	124.6	104.0	103.0	103.0 F	104.0 F	-1.8 %
30. New Zealand	8.9 F	10.6	10.1	10.1	10.0 F	2.4 %
SUB-TOTAL	173.3	152.2	154.9	154.2	156.0	-1.0 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	4379.0	5279.6	5724.3	5847.7	5388.3	2.8 %
REST OF THE WORLD	13701.6	13028.0	12931.5	12700.5	12561.0	-0.6 %
WORLD	18080.6	18307.6	18655.9	18548.2	17949.3	0.3 %

Table 36. Taro: Production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	1178.6 F	1353.7 F	1387.4 F	1387.4 F	1387.4 F	2.2 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR. Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	8.8	21.9	22.6	20.6	20.6 F	12.9 %
8. India	-	-	-	-	-	-
9. Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	0.5	1.2	1.5	0.5	0.5 F	-0.4 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	-	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	215.0 F	200.0 F	180.0 F	155.0*	160.0 F	-3.0 %
19. Philippines	106.1	117.0 F	118.0 F	118.0 F	118.0 F	1.4 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	37.0 F	36.9 F	36.9 F	36.9 F	36.9 F	0.1 %
22. Solomon Islands	25.5 F	27.0 F	28.5 F	30.0 F	30.0 F	1.2 %
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	57.0 F	53.0 F	53.0 F	54.0 F	54.0 F	-0.7 %
25. Tonga	27.7 F	27.2 F	27.2 F	27.2 F	27.2 F	-0.2 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Vietnam	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	1656.1	1837.9	1855.1	1829.5	1834.5	1.4 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	397.3	254.3	254.1	255.0 F	255.0 F	-4.6 %
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	397.3	254.3	254.1	255.0 F	255.0 F	-4.6 %
ASIA - PACIFIC	2053.4	2092.2	2109.2	2084.5	2089.5	0.5 %
REST OF THE WORLD	2672.8	3560.0	5174.9	4529.3	4524.0	6.5 %
WORLD	4726.2	5652.3	7284.2	6613.9	6613.6	4.2 %

Table 37. Taro: Yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	13032	16329	16838	16838	16838	2.9 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR. Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	9500	16535	16152	14681	14681	13.6 %
8. India	-	-	-	-	-	-
9. Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	10020	13600	18563	5700	5700	-2.3 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	-	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	6936	6667	6429	5167	5161	-2.4 %
19. Philippines	3463	3441	3420	3420	3420	-0.1 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	4805	6150	6150	6150	6150	3.3 %
22. Solomon Islands	21250	21600	21923	20000	20000	-0.5 %
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	10962	11042	11042	11020	11020	0.0 %
25. Tonga	6595	6476	6476	6476	6476	-0.2 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Vietnam	-	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	9666	11168	11404	11090	11053	1.8 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	13989	11353	11550	11591	11591	-1.8 %
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	13989	11353	11550	11591	11591	-1.8 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	10280	11191	11421	11149	11116	1.2 %
REST OF THE WORLD	4411	4530	5954	5089	5073	2.6 %
WORLD	5866	5810	6912	6141	6125	1.4 %

Table 38. Taro: Area Harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	90.4 F	82.9 F	82.4 F	82.4 F	82.4 F	-0.7 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR. Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	0.9	1.3	1.4 F	1.4 F	1.4 F	-0.6 %
8. India	-	-	-	-	-	-
9. Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	2.0 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	-	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	31.0 F	30.0 F	28.0 F	30.0	31.0 F	-0.6 %
19. Philippines	30.6	34.0 F	34.5 F	34.5 F	34.5 F	1.5 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	7.7 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	-3.1 %
22. Solomon Islands	1.2 F	1.3 F	1.3 F	1.5 F	1.5 F	1.7 %
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	5.2 F	4.8 F	4.8 F	4.9 F	4.9 F	-0.7 %
25. Tonga	4.2 F	4.2 F	4.2 F	4.2 F	4.2 F	0.0 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Vietnam	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	171.3	164.6	162.7	165.0	166.0	-0.4 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	28.4	22.4	22.0	22.0 F	22.0 F	-2.8 %
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	28.4	22.4	22.0	22.0 F	22.0 F	-2.8 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	199.7	187.0	184.7	187.0	188.0	-0.7 %
REST OF THE WORLD	606.0	786.0	869.1	890.0	891.7	3.8 %
WORLD	805.7	972.9	1053.8	1076.9	1079.7	2.9 %

Table 39: Roots and Tubers: Production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	1833.2	1903.4	1926.7	1913.7	1950.8	1.6 %
2. Bhutan	49.4 F	55.9 F	55.9 F	55.9 F	55.9 F	1.3 %
3. Cambodia	256.0	139.1	125.2	116.3	82.6	-4.2 %
4. China	139629.7	168241.1	182061.6	164861.6	164511.6 F	2.4 %
5. Cook Islands	10.9 F	6.8	6.3	5.7	6.4	-7.0 %
6. DPR. Korea	1009.0 F	179.0	682.0	685.0 F	685.0 F	-7.8 %
7. Fiji	36.4	56.9	78.0	89.7	89.7 F	11.5 %
8. India	20720.1	24385.9	25460.5	32133.7	32133.7 F	4.4 %
9. Indonesia	18367.9	18977.8	20459.5	18124.9	17826.4	-0.3 %
10. Iran	1444.1	3074.3	3140.2	3284.4	3300.3 F	6.8 %
11. Laos	272.2	198.7	195.5	197.0	198.0 F	-3.8 %
12. Malaysia	485.2	530.4	488.0 F	488.0 F	488.0 F	0.1 %
13. Maldives	7.0	8.1	7.8	6.8	6.8 F	-0.1 %
14. Mongolia	103.0	52.0	46.0	54.6	64.8	-9.7 %
15. Myanmar	229.3	237.3	286.7	322.2	341.0	4.7 %
16. Nepal	710.0	983.9	1043.4	1142.4	1116.7	4.5 %
17. Pakistan	879.5	1491.9	1461.5	1372.6	1834.5	6.3 %
18. Papua New Guinea	1245.3 F	1252.4 F	1210.4 F	900.4	905.4 F	-2.7 %
19. Philippines	2767.0	2843.5	2826.0	2852.8	2620.8	0.2 %
20. Rep. of Korea	985.4	896.5	1068.7	960.8	960.8	-0.3 %
21. Samoa	41.6 F	41.3 F	41.3 F	41.3 F	41.3 F	0.0 %
22. Solomon Islands	101.8	117.3 F	122.4 F	128.0 F	128.0 F	2.3 %
23. Sri Lanka	666.4	432.3	430.2	370.4	335.5	-5.6 %
24. Thailand	22531.0	16421.4	17590.8	18288.6	16163.5	-3.4 %
25. Tonga	97.9 F	91.8	91.8 F	91.8 F	91.8 F	-1.0 %
26. Vanuatu	45.5 F	50.0 F	50.0 F	50.0 F	50.0 F	0.7 %
27. Viet Nam	5087.9	4197.2	4084.3	3925.5	3671.7	-2.9 %
SUB-TOTAL	219612.6	246866.2	265040.7	252464.0	249661.0	1.7 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	1086.1	1130.4	1314.7	1292.1	1306.0 F	1.9 %
29. Japan	5718.8	5055.3	4715.1	5045.0	5050.0 F	-1.6 %
30. New Zealand	279.9 F	503.3	483.1	478.0 F	478.0	7.5 %
SUB-TOTAL	7084.8	6689.0	6512.9	6815.1	6834.0	-0.5 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	226697.6	253555.5	271553.9	259279.4	256495.2	1.7 %
REST OF THE WORLD	333178.9	372782.9	390962.7	368302.4	368720.9	1.2 %
WORLD	559876.5	626338.4	662516.6	627581.8	625216.1	1.4 %

Table 40. Roots and Tubers: Yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	10510	10742	10849	10801	10960	1.1 %
2. Bhutan	9574	10750	10750	10750	10750	1.3 %
3. Cambodia	7111	5965	5120	4928	5295	-2.0 %
4. China	14858	17087	17982	16304	17639	1.9 %
5. Cook Islands	9203	20299	19688	17813	20000	2.7 %
6. DPR. Korea	13453	11188	11180	11230	11230	-2.4 %
7. Fiji	4825	9037	11837	10792	10792	13.0 %
8. India	15750	16814	16695	17011	17011	0.9 %
9. Indonesia	11109	11287	11607	11656	11726	0.2 %
10. Iran	13692	21546	21915	19404	19411	3.4 %
11. Laos	7465	8352	7918	6668	6578	-0.9 %
12. Malaysia	9431	9701	9513	9513	9513	-0.1 %
13. Maldives	4444	5154	5452	4738	4738	1.3 %
14. Mongolia	7833	8387	6638	8288	7981	-3.0 %
15. Myanmar	8653	8574	9185	9893	9923	1.4 %
16. Nepal	6521	7709	7672	8111	8092	1.6 %
17. Pakistan	11280	14493	14168	12404	14164	2.5 %
18. Papua New Guinea	7267	7092	6933	5340	5338	-2.6 %
19. Philippines	6803	6706	6692	6823	6669	-0.3 %
20. Rep. of Korea	21340	22497	22354	20842	20842	0.0 %
21. Samoa	4964	6164	6164	6164	6164	2.9 %
22. Solomon Islands	17007	17481	17688	17010	17010	-0.1 %
23. Sri Lanka	9535	8903	8985	8363	8174	-0.8 %
24. Thailand	14368	12989	14105	14636	14200	-0.3 %
25. Tonga	6448	10008	10008	10008	10008	5.6 %
26. Vanuatu	9681	10000	10000	10000	10000	0.1 %
27. Viet Nam	7355	6857	6692	7322	7013	-0.8 %
AVERAGE	13661	15158	15811	14970	15695	1.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	26999	29625	31158	31186	30838	1.4 %
29. Japan	24807	26509	25040	26935	26819	0.6 %
30. New Zealand	29377	43246	43049	42301	42679	4.7 %
AVERAGE	25277	27813	26944	28392	28257	1.1 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	13860	15342	15969	15158	15883	1.5 %
REST OF THE WORLD	11485	11404	11928	11363	11396	0.0 %
WORLD	12342	12726	13309	12674	12890	0.5 %

Table 41. Roots and Tubers : Area Harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	174.4	177.2	177.6	177.2	178.0	0.6 %
2. Bhutan	5.2	5.2 F	5.2 F	5.2 F	5.2 F	0.0 %
3. Cambodia	36.0	23.3	24.5	23.6	15.6	-2.3 %
4. China	9397.5	9846.2	10124.7	10111.7	9326.7 F	0.5 %
5. Cook Islands	1.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3 F	-9.4 %
6. DPR Korea	75.0 F	16.0 F	61.0 F	61.0 F	61.0 F	-5.5 %
7. Fiji	7.5	6.3	6.6	8.3 F	8.3 F	-1.3 %
8. India	1315.6	1450.3	1525.0	1889.0 F	1889.0 F	3.5 %
9. Indonesia	1653.4	1681.3	1762.7	1555.0	1520.2	-0.6 %
10. Iran	105.5	142.7	143.3	169.3	170.0 F	3.3 %
11. Laos	36.5	23.8	24.7	29.5	30.1 F	-3.0 %
12. Malaysia	51.5	54.7	51.3 F	51.3 F	51.3 F	0.2 %
13. Maldives	1.6 F	1.6 F	1.4	1.4 F	1.4 F	-1.3 %
14. Mongolia	13.1	6.2	6.9	6.6	8.1	-7.0 %
15. Myanmar	26.5	27.7	31.2	32.6	34.4	3.2 %
16. Nepal	108.9	127.6	136.0	140.9	138.0 F	2.8 %
17. Pakistan	78.0	102.9	103.2	110.7	129.5	3.8 %
18. Papua New Guinea	171.4 F	176.6 F	174.6 F	168.6	169.6 F	-0.1 %
19. Philippines	406.7	424.0	422.3	418.1	393.0 F	0.4 %
20. Rep. of Korea	46.2	39.8	47.8	46.1	46.1	-0.3 %
21. Samoa	8.4 F	6.7 F	6.7 F	6.7 F	6.7 F	-2.8 %
22. Solomon Islands	6.0	6.7 F	6.9 F	7.5 F	7.5 F	2.4 %
23. Sri Lanka	69.9	48.6	47.9	44.3	41.0	-4.8 %
24. Thailand	1568.2	1264.3	1247.1	1249.6	1138.3	-3.2 %
25. Tonga	15.2 F	9.2	9.2 F	9.2 F	9.2 F	-6.2 %
26. Vanuatu	4.7	5.0 F	5.0 F	5.0 F	5.0 F	0.6 %
27. Viet Nam	691.7	612.1	610.3	536.1	523.6	-2.2 %
SUB-TOTAL	16075.6	16286.3	16763.3	16864.7	15907.2	0.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	40.2	38.2	42.2	41.4	42.4 F	0.5 %
29. Japan	230.5	190.7	188.3	187.3	188.3 F	-2.2 %
30. New Zealand	9.5	11.6	11.2	11.3	11.2 F	2.7 %
SUB-TOTAL	280.3	240.5	241.7	240.0	241.9	-1.6 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	16355.9	16526.8	17005.1	17104.7	16149.1	0.2 %
REST OF THE WORLD	29008.9	32689.1	32775.8	32412.2	32354.0	1.2 %
WORLD	45364.7	49215.9	49780.9	49516.9	48503.1	0.9 %

C. Pulses

Table 42. Pulses : Production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	533.0	531.9	526.9	518.3	507.8	0.0 %
2. Bhutan	1.5 F	1.6 F	1.6 F	1.6 F	1.6 F	0.3 %
3. Cambodia	22.0	19.6	13.8	15.3	13.8	-0.5 %
4. China	6070.7	4384.0 F	4692.2 F	4203.2 F	4713.2 F	-0.8 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	315.0 F	250.0 F	270.0 *	270.0 F	270.0 F	-2.3 %
7. Fiji	0.2	0.5 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	3.7 %
8. India	11753.9	14096.8	12973.1	14236.6	14236.6 F	1.1 %
9. Indonesia	603.6 F	812.3 F	862.0 F	871.5 F	871.5 F	3.8 %
10. Iran	298.9	676.0	704.1	546.0	559.0 F	7.9 %
11. Laos	10.4	14.3	13.2	14.5	14.7	2.7 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	1.9 %
14. Mongolia	3.3 F	1.0 F	1.0 F	1.2 F	1.2 F	-11.8 %
15. Myanmar	551.0	1029.4	1289.3	1187.9	1422.9	14.1 %
16. Nepal	154.9	185.5	202.3	216.4	201.0	3.1 %
17. Pakistan	701.9	994.3	1098.1	1024.4	1200.2	2.2 %
18. Papua New Guinea	2.2 F	2.4 F	2.4 F	2.4 F	2.4 F	1.7 %
19. Philippines	35.5	39.0 F	40.0 F	40.0 F	40.0 F	1.6 %
20. Rep. of Korea	64.2	37.8	35.9	35.7	35.7 F	-4.9 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	2.3 F	3.0 F	3.1 F	3.2 F	3.3 F	4.3 %
23. Sri Lanka	48.7	32.2	33.6	29.0	29.0 F	-6.0 %
24. Thailand	493.6	359.4	338.0	332.6	355.8	-4.3 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	180.0	215.5	210.0 F	210.0 F	244.1	2.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	21846.8	23686.4	23311.0	23760.2	24724.2	1.1 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	1622.3	2579.0	2510.0	2123.0	2228.0	5.2 %
29. Japan	136.2	140.7	132.6	132.6 F	132.6 F	-0.8 %
30. New Zealand	77.8	59.2	48.0	51.5	56.0	-2.8 %
SUB-TOTAL	1836.3	2778.9	2690.6	2307.1	2416.6	4.5 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	23683.2	26465.4	26001.6	26067.3	27140.8	1.3 %
REST OF THE WORLD	31339.4	28437.6	28035.7	29315.8	29845.9	-0.9 %
WORLD	55022.6	54902.9	54037.3	55383.1	56986.7	0.1 %

Table 43. Pulses : Yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	723	718	754	765	757	0.9 %
2. Bhutan	785	800	800	800	800	0.1 %
3. Cambodia	500	777	514	558	552	1.8 %
4. China	1460	1409	1537	1377	1521	1.1 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	900	758	844	844	844	-1.2 %
7. Fiji	526	1111	1000	1000	1000	7.0 %
8. India	535	609	543	584	584	0.6 %
9. Indonesia	1381	1579	1614	1605	1605	2.0 %
10. Iran	592	609	517	528	509	-0.7 %
11. Laos	718	876	896	936	948	2.6 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	613	688	688	688	688	1.2 %
14. Mongolia	825	667	667	750	750	-0.7 %
15. Myanmar	874	680	696	702	781	0.0 %
16. Nepal	528	650	695	734	696	2.7 %
17. Pakistan	490	567	617	591	695	2.1 %
18. Papua New Guinea	524	522	528	522	522	0.4 %
19. Philippines	804	782	786	786	786	-0.2 %
20. Rep. of Korea	1186	1103	1205	1127	1127	-0.4 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	1125	1200	1240	1231	1269	0.9 %
23. Sri Lanka	770	624	647	604	604	-2.9 %
24. Thailand	800	803	876	807	843	0.6 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	604	671	667	667	685	1.0 %
AVERAGE	690	707	672	686	708	0.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	1093	1226	1219	1023	1081	0.3 %
29. Japan	1530	1941	1833	1833	1833	1.8 %
30. New Zealand	2917	2989	3079	3226	3077	1.0 %
AVERAGE	1148	1266	1253	1066	1123	0.1 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	712	742	706	708	732	0.4 %
REST OF THE WORLD	908	837	865	921	962	-0.3 %
WORLD	812	788	780	807	837	-0.1 %

Table 44. Pulses : Area Harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1988	1995	1996	1997	1998	Average Annual Growth Rate 88–98
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	737.0	741.4	698.9	677.6	670.9	-0.8 %
2. Bhutan	1.9	2.0 F	2.0 F	2.0 F	2.0 F	0.2 %
3. Cambodia	44.0	25.2	26.8	27.4	25.0	-2.2 %
4. China	4157.4	3111.7 F	3053.5 F	3053.5 F	3098.5 F	-1.9 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	350.0 F	330.0 F	320.0 F	320.0 F	320.0 F	-1.2 %
7. Fiji	0.4	0.5 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	-3.1 %
8. India	21970.9	23166.0	23900.0	24380.0	24380.0 F	0.6 %
9. Indonesia	437.0 F	514.5 F	534.0 F	543.0 F	543.0 F	1.7 %
10. Iran	505.0	1109.7	1363.0 *	1034.4	1099.0 F	8.7 %
11. Laos	14.5	16.3	14.7	15.5	15.6	0.1 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.7 %
14. Mongolia	4.0 F	1.5 F	1.5 F	1.6 F	1.6 F	-11.1 %
15. Myanmar	630.5	1514.8	1852.7	1691.2	1821.8	14.1 %
16. Nepal	293.2	285.6	291.2	294.9	288.9 F	0.4 %
17. Pakistan	1433.1	1754.4	1779.7	1734.4	1727.6	0.2 %
18. Papua New Guinea	4.2 F	4.5 F	4.6 F	4.6 F	4.6 F	1.3 %
19. Philippines	44.1	49.9 F	50.9 F	50.9 F	50.9 F	1.8 %
20. Rep. of Korea	54.1	34.3	29.7	31.7	31.7 F	-4.6 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	2.0 F	2.5 F	2.5 F	2.6 F	2.6 F	3.3 %
23. Sri Lanka	63.3	51.5 F	52.0 F	48.0 F	48.0 F	-3.2 %
24. Thailand	617.0	447.8	386.0	412.0 F	422.0 F	-4.9 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	298.0	321.0	315.0 F	315.0 F	356.5	1.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	31661.7	33485.1	34679.0	34640.8	34910.6	0.7 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	1484.5	2103.6	2059.0	2076.0	2061.0	4.9 %
29. Japan	89.0	72.5	72.4	72.4 F	72.4 F	-2.5 %
30. New Zealand	26.7	19.8	15.6	16.0	18.2 F	-3.7 %
SUB-TOTAL	1600.2	2195.9	2146.9	2164.3	2151.6	4.4 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	33261.9	35681.0	36826.0	36805.1	37062.2	0.9 %
REST OF THE WORLD	34522.3	33978.6	32428.1	31830.7	31037.3	-0.6 %
WORLD	67784.2	69659.6	69254.1	68635.8	68099.5	0.2 %