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Table A8: Yield and harvested land for selected crops

 

Yield (tonnes/ha)

Harvested land (million ha)

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

Wheat

Developing countries

1.64

2.53

3.11

3.53

95.6

110.7

113.3

118.4

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.30

1.62

2.03

2.44

1.0

1.6

2.2

2.8

Near East and North Africa

1.35

1.83

2.21

2.56

25.3

27.2

27.9

29.0

Latin America and Caribbean

1.50

2.53

2.84

3.17

10.1

8.9

9.5

10.5

South Asia

1.55

2.46

3.12

3.77

30.0

36.3

40.2

43.8

East Asia

2.04

3.15

3.99

4.30

29.1

36.7

33.5

32.2

Rice (paddy)

Developing countries

2.65

3.57

4.21

4.73

138.0

156.7

162.1

163.9

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.36

1.63

2.19

2.79

4.5

7.1

8.6

10.1

Near East and North Africa

4.01

5.63

6.17

6.72

1.2

1.6

1.9

2.2

Latin America and Caribbean

1.94

3.47

4.35

4.91

8.0

5.9

6.4

6.9

South Asia

1.91

2.92

3.80

4.32

54.5

59.3

62.2

63.9

East Asia

3.36

4.17

4.67

5.23

70.0

82.8

83.0

80.8

Maize

Developing countries

1.96

2.78

3.44

3.96

75.5

96.5

117.8

136.2

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.14

1.25

1.61

1.97

12.1

20.7

27.2

33.9

Near East and North Africa

2.39

4.66

5.29

6.39

2.3

2.2

2.6

3.2

Latin America and Caribbean

1.84

2.79

3.59

4.18

25.2

26.8

32.3

36.6

South Asia

1.14

1.68

2.25

2.72

7.1

8.0

8.5

8.8

East Asia

2.59

3.70

4.50

5.12

28.7

38.8

47.1

53.6

Barley

Developing countries

1.29

1.42

1.74

2.05

16.6

16.9

18.2

19.6

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.21

1.06

1.34

1.65

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

Near East and North Africa

1.11

1.31

1.61

1.86

10.9

11.6

12.6

13.4

Latin America and Caribbean

1.36

1.87

2.51

3.04

0.9

1.0

1.3

1.8

South Asia

1.07

1.75

1.95

2.08

2.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

East Asia

2.70

1.79

2.18

2.64

1.8

2.3

2.2

2.2

Sugar cane

Developing countries

54.9

61.8

77.4

88.1

12.4

18.7

20.5

22.0

Sub-Saharan Africa

56.8

49.5

62.8

75.0

0.6

0.9

1.2

1.5

Near East and North Africa

79.1

103.9

105.1

108.4

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

Latin America and Caribbean

57.3

64.7

76.0

82.8

6.2

8.5

8.9

9.3

South Asia

48.6

63.0

84.8

100.2

3.7

5.4

6.1

6.7

East Asia

56.9

54.7

71.5

83.6

1.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

Pulses

Developing countries

0.61

0.67

0.85

1.09

51.8

60.0

59.7

57.1

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.55

0.44

0.66

0.93

7.8

15.8

17.4

18.4

Near East and North Africa

0.92

0.89

1.12

1.26

2.3

3.8

4.5

5.0

Latin America and Caribbean

0.58

0.84

0.98

1.06

8.3

7.3

7.3

7.8

South Asia

0.47

0.62

0.81

1.05

25.9

25.7

23.0

19.4

East Asia

1.07

1.04

1.15

1.54

7.6

7.4

7.5

6.6


Table A8: Yield and harvested land for selected crops (continued)



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