FIBER CROPS

Table 68. Jute and jute-like fibres: production
Table 69. Jute and jute-like fibres: yield
Table 70. Jute and jute-like fibres: area harvested
Table 71. Seed cotton: production
Table 72. Seed cotton: yield
Table 73. Seed cotton: area harvested
Table 74. Raw silk: production (including waste)

Table 68. Jute and jute-like fibres: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	856	1 058	1 052	1 853	1 853 F	6.8 %
2. Bhutan	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	1.1 %
3. Cambodia	2	2	3 F	3 F	3 F	5.6 %
4. China	726 *	430 *	248 *	164 *	186 F	-12.7 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	1 702	2 042	1 806	1 740 F	1 740 F	0.9 %
9. Indonesia	9	4	7	8 F	8 F	-5.8 %
10. Iran	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-1.8 %
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	34	39	33	33	33 F	2.7 %
16. Nepal	16	14	16	15	15 F	-0.1 %
17. Pakistan	4	2	2	2 F	2 F	-6.9 %
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	181	101	53	47	47 F	-12.8 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	24	22	15	9	11	-8.3 %
SUB-TOTAL	3 554	3 715	3 234	3 874	3 898	0.9 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	3 554	3 715	3 234	3 874	3 898	0.9 %
REST OF WORLD	114	118	123	119	117	-1.7 %
WORLD	3 668	3 833	3 357	3 993	4 015	0.8 %

Table 69. Jute and jute-like fibres: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	1 524	1 829	1 819	3 869	3 869	8.1 %
2. Bhutan	3 556	3 889	3 889	3 889	3 889	1.1 %
3. Cambodia	1 000	1 194	1 250	1 238	1 238	3.6 %
4. China	2 420	2 654	2 676	2 523	2 776	2.5 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	1 564	1 745	1 720	1 657	1 657	0.7 %
9. Indonesia	968	977	1 279	1 250	1 250	1.5 %
10. Iran	600	400	400	400	400	-1.6 %
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	1 077	910	972	897	897	-0.4 %
16. Nepal	1 235	1 273	1 267	1 302	1 302	1.1 %
17. Pakistan	633	665	675	718	718	1.3 %
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	1 327	1 474	1 428	1 386	1 386	0.2 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	2 027	1 922	2 179	2 220	1 930	-0.3 %
AVERAGE	1 645	1 809	1 775	2 290	2 299	3.1 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	1 645	1 809	1 775	2 290	2 299	3.1 %
REST OF WORLD	1 214	1 509	1 524	1 529	1 537	0.3 %
WORLD	1 627	1 798	1 765	2 256	2 266	3.0 %

Table 70. Jute and jute-like fibres: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	562	578	578	479	479 F	-1.3 %
2. Bhutan	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0.0 %
3. Cambodia	2	2	2 F	2 F	2 F	1.9 %
4. China	300 *	162 *	93 *	65 *	67 F	-14.9 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	1 089	1 170	1 050	1 050 F	1 050 F	0.1 %
9. Indonesia	9	4	6	6 F	6 F	-7.2 %
10. Iran	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-0.3 %
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	31	43	34	37	37 F	3.1 %
16. Nepal	13	11	12	12	12 F	-1.1 %
17. Pakistan	6	3	3	3 F	3 F	-8.1 %
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	136	68	37	34 F	34 F	-13.0 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	12	12	7	4	6	-8.1 %
SUB-TOTAL	2 160	2 054	1 822	1 692	1 696	-2.1 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	2 160	2 054	1 822	1 692	1 696	-2.1 %
REST OF WORLD	94	78	81	78	76	-1.9 %
WORLD	2 254	2 132	1 902	1 770	1 772	-2.1 %

Table 71. Seed cotton: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	47 *	42 *	39 *	45 *	66 *	0.4 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	0 *	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-2.1 %
4. China	13 523	13 809	13 503	11 487	13 050	-1.2 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	27 F	33 F	34 F	34 F	34 F	1.7 %
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	5 020 *	5 560 *	6 223 *	6 172 *	6 172 F	2.1 %
9. Indonesia	22 *	26 F	27 F	27 F	27 F	2.0 %
10. Iran	437	451	460	430 *	430 F	2.3 %
11. Laos	15	21 *	23 *	13 *	32 *	4.6 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	63	168	164	158	176 *	14.5 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	4 913	4 686	4 485	5 735	5 735 F	0.5 %
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	18 *	4	3 *	2 *	2 *	-21.6 %
20. Rep. of Korea	1 *	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-15.0 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	97	51	43	37	37 F	-11.0 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	3	14	22	22	19	16.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	24 185	24 865	25 024	24 162	25 780	0.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	792	1 420	1 576	1 617	1 786	6.6 %
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	792	1 420	1 576	1 617	1 786	6.6 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	24 978	26 285	26 600	25 779	27 566	0.3 %
REST OF WORLD	28 816	28 085	25 123	26 972	26 577	-0.7 %
WORLD	53 794	54 369	51 723	52 751	54 143	-0.2 %

Table 72. Seed cotton: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	2 538	1 207	1 340	1 286	2 063	-5.6 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	333	1 389	1 378	1 368	1 368	5.8 %
4. China	2 420	3 075	3 028	3 083	3 240	3.9 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	1 688	1 784	1 763	1 763	1 763	0.0 %
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	675	624	669	686	686	-0.4 %
9. Indonesia	1 082	1 238	1 286	1 286	1 286	1.5 %
10. Iran	1 975	1 891	2 004	2 000	2 000	0.0 %
11. Laos	2 146	2 913	3 110	2 891	6 830	8.9 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	443	562	639	608	652	5.2 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	1 845	1 583	1 535	1 923	1 944	-0.5 %
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	1 076	924	797	899	882	-3.3 %
20. Rep. of Korea	982	0	0	0	0	-0.4 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	2 000	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	1 360	1 449	1 469	1 500	1 500	1.3 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	392	921	924	982	1 011	9.4 %
AVERAGE	1 492	1 460	1 446	1 481	1 554	0.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	3 306	3 757	4 137	3 626	3 667	0.4 %
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	3 306	3 757	4 136	3 626	3 667	0.4 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	1 518	1 510	1 504	1 538	1 615	0.2 %
REST OF WORLD	1 745	1 702	1 595	1 671	1 675	-0.5 %
WORLD	1 632	1 604	1 547	1 603	1 644	-0.2 %

Table 73. Seed cotton: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	19	35	29 *	35 *	32 *	6.3 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	1	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-7.5 %
4. China	5 588	4 491	4 459	3 726	4 027	-4.9 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	16 F	19 F	19 F	19 F	19 F	1.8 %
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	7 440	8 904	9 300	9 000 *	9 000 F	2.5 %
9. Indonesia	20	21 *	21 *	21 *	21 *	0.4 %
10. Iran	221	238	229	215 *	215 F	2.3 %
11. Laos	7	7	7	4	5	-4.0 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	141	298	256	260 F	270 F	8.9 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	2 662	2 960	2 923	2 983	2 950 *	1.0 %
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	17 *	4	4 *	2 *	2 *	-18.9 %
20. Rep. of Korea	1 *	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-14.7 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	0	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	71	35	29 F	25 F	25 F	-12.1 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	8	15	24	22	19 F	6.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	16 212	17 028	17 300	16 313	16 585	0.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	240	378	381	446	487	6.2 %
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	240	378	381	446	487	6.2 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	16 451	17 406	17 681	16 759	17 072	0.1 %
REST OF WORLD	16 518	16 496	15 753	16 140	15 870	-0.1 %
WORLD	32 969	33 902	33 434	32 899	32 942	0.0 %

Table 74. Raw silk: production (including waste)

Unit: MT

Country	1989	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 89-00
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	14 F	22 F	23 F	25 F	25 T	5.4 %
4. China	50 203	50 751	67 701	70 201	76 001 F	5.3 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	4 000 F	200 *	150 *	150 *	150 F	-22.7 %
7. Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-
8. India	11 300 F	14 048 *	14 000 *	13 944 *	13 944 T	2.1 %
9. Indonesia	120	120 F	120 F	120 F	120 T	0.0 %
10. Iran	100 *	720 F	760 F	800 F	840	23.3 %
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	-	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-
19. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-
20. Rep. of Korea	1 120	46	40	50 *	30 F	-23.2 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	1 250 F	1 039 *	900 *	1 000 *	1 000 F	-1.8 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	400	1 000 *	862 *	780 *	900 F	20.4 %
SUB-TOTAL	68 507	72 878	90 690	93 286	99 076	4.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	6 078	1 902	1 108	650	650	-17.1 %
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	6 078	1 902	1 108	650	650	-17.1 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	74 585	69 848	85 664	87 720	93 660	3.0 %
REST OF WORLD	6 288	10 182	9 546	8 919	8 942	4.9 %
WORLD	80 873	80 030	95 210	96 639	102 602	2.9 %