B. Root Crops

Table 27. Cassava: production
Table 28. Cassava: yield
Table 29. Cassava: area harvested
Table 30. Sweet potatoes: production
Table 31. Sweet potatoes: yield
Table 32. Sweet potatoes: area harvested
Table 33. Potatoes: production
Table 34. Potatoes: yield
Table 35. Potatoes: area harvested
Table 36. Taro: production
Table 37. Taro: yield
Table 38. Taro: area harvested
Table 39. Roots and tubers: production
Table 40. Roots and tubers: yield
Table 41. Roots and tubers: area harvested

Table 27. Cassava: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	60	69	67	68	68 F	-0.4 %
4. China	3 216	3 651	3 701	3 751	3 751	1.6 %
5. Cook Islands	4 F	3	3	3 F	3 F	-3.7 %
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	24	50	27	30 F	30 F	12.0 %
8. India	4 962	5 868	6 000 F	5 800 F	5 800 F	1.1 %
9. Indonesia	15 830	15 134	14 696	16 347	16 347 F	-0.3 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	65 F	70 F	70 F	71 F	71 F	0.9 %
12. Malaysia	410 *	400 F	400 F	380 F	380 F	-1.1 %
13. Maldives	0	0	0 F	0 F	0	3.6 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	53	80 F	81	88	88 F	6.5 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	112 F	112 F	112 F	120 F	120 F	0.6 %
19. Philippines	1 854	1 958	1 734	1 890	1 771	-0.1 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0.5 %
22. Solomon Islands	1 F	2 F	2 F	2 F	2 F	4.9 %
23. Sri Lanka	379	250	257	252	260	-4.0 %
24. Thailand	20 701	18 084	15 591	16 507	18 509	-2.1 %
25. Tonga	27 F	28 F	28 F	28 F	28 F	0.6 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	2 276	2 403	1 773	1 807	2 036	-2.8 %
SUB-TOTAL	49 972	48 163	44 542	47 143	49 263	-0.8 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	49 972	48 163	44 542	47 143	49 263	-0.8 %
REST OF WORLD	102 404	114 458	118 314	121 883	123 474	1.4 %
WORLD	152 376	162 620	162 856	169 026	172 737	0.7 %

Table 28. Cassava: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	5 455	5 349	5 545	9 643	9 643	3.4 %
4. China	13 914	15 869	16 087	15 957	15 957	1.5 %
5. Cook Islands	32 000	14 706	17 647	17 647	17 647	-7.1 %
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	5 431	14 382	13 684	14 286	14 286	14.1 %
8. India	20 538	23 952	24 000	23 200	23 200	0.8 %
9. Indonesia	12 069	12 172	12 193	12 020	12 020	0.0 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	13 000	13 726	13 726	13 654	13 654	0.4 %
12. Malaysia	10 513	10 256	10 256	10 000	10 000	-0.5 %
13. Maldives	4 556	4 667	4 667	4 667	4 333	3.7 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	9 577	11 429	11 148	11 394	11 394	2.3 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	10 557	10 667	10 667	10 909	10 909	0.3 %
19. Philippines	8 673	8 645	8 054	8 453	8 405	-0.5 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	13 000	13 333	13 333	13 333	13 333	0.3 %
22. Solomon Islands	15 698	16 000	16 000	16 154	16 154	-0.2 %
23. Sri Lanka	8 772	8 656	8 554	8 534	8 823	-0.5 %
24. Thailand	13 916	14 697	14 928	15 493	16 301	1.4 %
25. Tonga	12 857	13 333	13 333	13 333	13 333	0.6 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	8 862	9 447	7 530	7 967	8 668	-1.0 %
AVERAGE	12 935	13 609	13 543	13 610	13 960	0.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	12 935	13 609	13 543	13 610	13 960	0.6 %
REST OF WORLD	9 031	9 168	8 968	9 160	9 823	0.7 %
WORLD	10 023	10 149	9 881	10 079	10 730	0.5 %

Table 29. Cassava: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	11	13	12 F	7 F	7 F	-3.7 %
4. China	231	230	230	235	235	0.1 %
5. Cook Islands	0	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	3.7 %
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	4	4 F	2	2 F	2 F	-1.8 %
8. India	242	245 F	250 F	250 F	250 F	0.3 %
9. Indonesia	1 312	1 243	1 205	1 360 F	1 360 F	-0.2 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	0.4 %
12. Malaysia	39 F	39 F	39 F	38 F	38 F	-0.6 %
13. Maldives	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-0.1 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	5	7 F	7	8	8 F	4.1 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	11 F	11 F	11 F	11 F	11 F	0.3 %
19. Philippines	214	226	215	224	211	0.4 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0.2 %
22. Solomon Islands	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	5.1 %
23. Sri Lanka	43	29	30	29	29 F	-3.5 %
24. Thailand	1 488	1 230	1 044	1 065	1 135	-3.5 %
25. Tonga	2 F	2 F	2 F	2 F	2 F	0.0 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	257	254	236	227	235	-1.8 %
SUB-TOTAL	3 863	3 539	3 289	3 464	3 529	-1.4 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	3 863	3 539	3 289	3 464	3 529	-1.4 %
REST OF WORLD	11 339	12 485	13 192	13 306	12 570	0.7 %
WORLD	15 202	16 024	16 481	16 770	16 099	0.2 %

Table 30. Sweet potatoes: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	512	406	398	383	383 F	-2.7 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	31	29	26	25 F	25 F	-5.6 %
4. China	104 900	102 575	115 638	126 144	121 024	1.5 %
5. Cook Islands	2	1	1	1 F	1 F	-3.3 %
6. DPR Korea	252 F	300 F	423 *	453 *	468 *	7.5 %
7. Fiji	3	10	7	8 F	8 F	15.7 %
8. India	1 252	1 180 F	1 200 F	1 250 F	1 250 F	0.0 %
9. Indonesia	1 971	1 847	1 935	1 627	1 627 F	-2.1 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	163	94	108	81	52	-7.5 %
12. Malaysia	37 F	40 F	40 F	41 F	41 F	0.4 %
13. Maldives	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	0	-6.0 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	26 F	23 F	23 F	23 F	23 F	-2.0 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	5	8	9	9	9 F	7.2 %
18. Papua New Guinea	460 F	460 F	460 F	480 F	480 F	0.1 %
19. Philippines	669	631	555	557	554	-2.2 %
20. Rep. of Korea	432	293	339	428	428 F	1.0 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	57 *	72 F	73 F	75 F	75 F	3.1 %
23. Sri Lanka	76	54	52	42	42 F	-5.2 %
24. Thailand	102 F	93	98	146	146 F	2.9 %
25. Tonga	14 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	-12.8 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	1 929	1 691	1 526	1 745	1 658	-3.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	112 893	109 814	122 917	133 524	128 300	1.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	6	6 F	6 F	6 F	6 F	-1.0 %
29. Japan	1 402	1 130	1 139	1 008	1 073	-2.2 %
30. New Zealand	12 F	20 F	13	18	18 F	0.8 %
SUB-TOTAL	1 420	1 156	1 158	1 032	1 097	-2.1 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	114 313	110 970	124 075	134 555	129 397	1.3 %
REST OF WORLD	9 368	10 819	10 831	11 368	11 507	2.7 %
WORLD	123 681	121 789	134 906	145 924	140 903	1.4 %

Table 31. Sweet potatoes: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	9 832	9 395	9 533	9 279	9 279	-0.5 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	3 875	3 163	3 750	3 846	3 846	-2.8 %
4. China	16 638	17 171	19 439	21 215	19 489	2.0 %
5. Cook Islands	26 154	24 000	28 000	28 000	28 000	0.1 %
6. DPR Korea	14 400	12 000	12 441	12 411	12 649	-1.7 %
7. Fiji	6 965	6 108	10 138	8 889	8 889	0.2 %
8. India	7 966	8 310	8 333	8 621	8 621	0.4 %
9. Indonesia	9 445	9 453	9 647	9 195	9 195	-0.2 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	8 217	4 834	4 963	6 176	6 488	-4.0 %
12. Malaysia	11 000	11 111	11 111	11 081	11 081	0.1 %
13. Maldives	221	231	235	240	238	0.8 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	5 157	4 600	4 600	4 600	4 600	-1.9 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	9 214	10 472	10 841	11 234	11 234	1.6 %
18. Papua New Guinea	4 555	4 600	4 600	4 706	4 706	0.0 %
19. Philippines	4 895	4 554	4 254	4 212	4 323	-1.5 %
20. Rep. of Korea	22 758	19 177	21 016	21 288	21 288	-0.1 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	14 250	15 000	14 600	14 423	14 423	0.1 %
23. Sri Lanka	6 475	6 038	6 064	4 957	4 957	-2.5 %
24. Thailand	9 903	16 670	17 677	17 821	17 821	7.8 %
25. Tonga	2 152	12 349	12 349	12 349	12 349	27.1 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	6 008	6 329	6 020	6 488	6 430	0.5 %
AVERAGE	15 280	15 778	17 743	19 291	17 905	2.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	13 714	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143	3.0 %
29. Japan	23 135	24 301	24 978	22 652	24 733	1.2 %
30. New Zealand	15 938	20 000	12 843	17 500	17 500	0.1 %
AVERAGE	22 977	24 159	24 656	22 497	24 512	1.2 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	15 344	15 835	17 790	19 312	17 946	2.0 %
REST OF WORLD	5 434	4 857	5 055	4 969	5 031	-1.1 %
WORLD	13 482	13 188	14 797	15 767	14 836	1.1 %

Table 32. Sweet potatoes: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	52	43	42	41	41 F	-2.2 %
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	8	9	7	7 F	7 F	-2.9 %
4. China	6 305	5 974	5 949	5 946	6 210	-0.4 %
5. Cook Islands	0	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	-3.4 %
6. DPR Korea	18 F	25 F	34 F	37 F	37 F	9.3 %
7. Fiji	0	2 F	1	1 F	1 F	15.5 %
8. India	157	142 F	144 F	145 F	145 F	-0.4 %
9. Indonesia	209	195	201	177 F	177 F	-2.0 %
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	20	19	22	13	8	-3.6 %
12. Malaysia	3 F	4 F	4 F	4 F	4 F	0.3 %
13. Maldives	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-6.7 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	-0.1 %
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	1	1	1	1	1 F	5.6 %
18. Papua New Guinea	101 F	100 F	100 F	102 F	102 F	0.1 %
19. Philippines	137	139	130	132	128	-0.8 %
20. Rep. of Korea	19	15	16	20	20 F	1.1 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	4 *	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	3.0 %
23. Sri Lanka	12	9	9	8	8 F	-2.8 %
24. Thailand	10 F	6	6 F	8 F	8 F	-4.6 %
25. Tonga	7 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-31.4 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	321	267	254	269	258	-4.0 %
SUB-TOTAL	7 388	6 960	6 928	6 922	7 166	-0.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-3.9 %
29. Japan	61	47	46	45	43	-3.3 %
30. New Zealand	1	1 F	1	1 F	1 F	0.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	62	48	47	46	45	-3.2 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	7 450	7 008	6 975	6 967	7 211	-0.7 %
REST OF WORLD	1 724	2 227	2 142	2 288	2 287	3.9 %
WORLD	9 174	9 235	9 117	9 255	9 498	0.3 %

Table 33. Potatoes: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	1 066	1 508	1 553	1 702	1 702 F	3.9 %
2. Bhutan	31 F	34 F	34 F	34 F	34 F	0.5 %
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	32 031	57 260	64 618	56 141	62 036	7.5 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	810 F	800 F	1 269 *	1 360 *	1 402 *	6.9 %
7. Fiji	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-2.1 %
8. India	14 771	24 216	17 648	23 500	23 500 F	4.9 %
9. Indonesia	629	813	998	924	924 F	5.1 %
10. Iran	2 516	3 284	3 430	3 433	3 450 F	3.1 %
11. Laos	30 F	33 F	33 F	33 F	35 F	0.5 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	131	55	65	64	70	-5.1 %
15. Myanmar	130	219	237	245	245 F	7.2 %
16. Nepal	672	997	972	1 091	1 183	5.6 %
17. Pakistan	831	964	1 426	1 812	1 868	8.7 %
18. Papua New Guinea	0 F	0	1 F	1 F	1 F	4.8 %
19. Philippines	63	87	65	64	64	0.4 %
20. Rep. of Korea	371	638	562	678	678 F	4.3 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	87	66	26	27	27 F	-11.0 %
24. Thailand	11 F	7 F	7 F	7 F	7 F	-5.1 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	365	350 F	371	330 F	316	1.4 %
SUB-TOTAL	54 546	91 332	93 314	91 445	97 542	6.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	1 178	1 286	1 372	1 327	1 327 F	1.9 %
29. Japan	3 552	3 395	3 073	2 963	2 963 F	-2.0 %
30. New Zealand	260	450 F	500	500	500	7.1 %
SUB-TOTAL	4 990	5 131	4 945	4 790	4 790	-0.3 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	59 536	96 463	98 259	96 235	102 331	6.1 %
REST OF WORLD	206 354	205 498	201 052	200 937	208 956	0.0 %
WORLD	265 889	301 961	299 311	297 172	311 288	1.6 %

Table 34. Potatoes: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	9 141	11 255	11 397	11 424	11 424	1.8 %
2. Bhutan	12 520	13 640	13 640	13 640	13 640	0.5 %
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	11 321	14 970	15 900	13 808	16 318	3.4 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	13 279	11 429	11 035	7 556	7 497	-4.6 %
7. Fiji	7 529	8 000	8 000	8 000	8 000	1.3 %
8. India	15 714	19 388	14 597	18 077	18 077	1.4 %
9. Indonesia	14 164	16 206	15 343	14 720	14 720	0.8 %
10. Iran	16 920	20 810	21 084	21 346	20 783	2.2 %
11. Laos	6 667	6 600	6 600	6 600	6 604	-0.7 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	10 747	8 288	8 028	7 362	10 747	-0.6 %
15. Myanmar	9 427	10 657	10 724	10 438	10 438	1.1 %
16. Nepal	8 060	8 982	8 356	9 244	9 854	1.1 %
17. Pakistan	10 400	11 230	13 619	16 552	16 915	4.3 %
18. Papua New Guinea	4 500	3 500	4 167	4 167	4 167	-1.3 %
19. Philippines	13 225	13 524	12 758	12 114	12 178	-0.9 %
20. Rep. of Korea	17 568	25 016	24 169	24 526	24 526	2.9 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	11 052	10 277	11 125	12 521	12 521	1.2 %
24. Thailand	8 462	7 778	7 778	7 778	7 778	-1.0 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	9 954	9 722	9 848	11 786	11 275	1.6 %
AVERAGE	12 374	15 766	15 348	14 632	16 260	2.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	28 983	31 306	32 229	32 127	32 127	1.4 %
29. Japan	30 674	32 961	30 761	30 328	30 328	-0.2 %
30. New Zealand	32 500	44 555	35 211	41 667	41 667	1.6 %
AVERAGE	30 345	33 279	31 563	31 721	31 721	0.4 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	13 020	16 221	15 755	15 036	16 640	2.2 %
REST OF WORLD	15 854	16 149	15 977	15 973	16 570	0.5 %
WORLD	15 117	16 172	15 903	15 657	16 593	0.9 %

Table 35. Potatoes: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	117	134	136	149 F	149 F	2.1 %
2. Bhutan	3 F	3 F	3 F	3 F	3 F	0.0 %
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	2 829	3 825	4 064	4 066	3 802	4.0 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	61 F	70 F	115 F	180	187	12.1 %
7. Fiji	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	0 F	-3.3 %
8. India	940	1 249	1 209	1 300	1 300 F	3.5 %
9. Indonesia	44	50	65	63	63 F	4.3 %
10. Iran	149	158	163	161	166 F	0.9 %
11. Laos	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	5 F	1.2 %
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	12	7	8	9	7	-4.5 %
15. Myanmar	14	21	22	23	23 F	6.0 %
16. Nepal	83	111	116	118	120 F	4.4 %
17. Pakistan	80	86	105	109	110	4.2 %
18. Papua New Guinea	0 F	0	0 F	0 F	0 F	6.2 %
19. Philippines	5	6	5	5	5	1.3 %
20. Rep. of Korea	21	25	23	28	28 F	1.4 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
23. Sri Lanka	8	6	2	2	2 F	-12.1 %
24. Thailand	1 F	1 F	1 F	1 F	1 F	-4.1 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	37	36 F	38	28 F	28	-0.2 %
SUB-TOTAL	4 408	5 793	6 080	6 250	5 999	3.9 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	41	41	43	41	41 F	0.5 %
29. Japan	116	103 F	100	98	98 F	-1.7 %
30. New Zealand	8 F	10	14	12	12 F	5.4 %
SUB-TOTAL	164	154	157	151	151	-0.7 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	4 573	5 947	6 237	6 401	6 150	3.7 %
REST OF WORLD	13 016	12 725	12 584	12 580	12 610	-0.5 %
WORLD	17588.6	18671.8	18820.9	18980.3	18760.1	0.8 %

Table 36. Taro: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1990	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average annual growth rate 1990 - 2000
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	-	-	-	-	-	-
2. Bhutan	-	-	-	-	-	-
3. Cambodia	-	-	-	-	-	-
4. China	1 176	1 408	1 468	1 468	1 468	2.3 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
7. Fiji	9	21	26	27 F	27 F	18.3 %
8. India	-	-	-	-	-	-
9. Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-
10. Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Laos	-	-	-	-	-	-
12. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-
13. Maldives	1 *	0	1 F	0 F	0	-10.9 %
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	-	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	-	-	-	-	-	-
17. Pakistan	-	-	-	-	-	-
18. Papua New Guinea	215 F	155 *	160 F	170 F	170 F	-3.2 %
19. Philippines	100 F	74	114	97	96	-0.3 %
20. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-
21. Samoa	35 F	37 F	37 F	37 F	37 F	0.6 %
22. Solomon Islands	28 F	30 F	31 F	32 F	32 F	1.6 %
23. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-
24. Thailand	56 F	54 F	55 F	56 F	56 F	-0.1 %
25. Tonga	28 F	27 F	27 F	27 F	27 F	-0.1 %
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	1 648	1 806	1 918	1 915	1 913	1.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-
29. Japan	315	270	258	248	248 F	-2.9 %
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	315	270	258	248	248	-2.9 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	1 963	2 076	2 177	2 163	2 161	0.9 %
REST OF WORLD	2 555	4 546	6 576	6 711	6 709	10.1 %
WORLD	4 518	6 622	8 752	8 873	8 870	7.0 %