Table 5. Irrigation
Table 6. Irrigated Land as Proportion of Agricultural Land
Table 7. Mineral Fertilizers: Consumption
Table 8. Mineral Fertilizers: Consumption per ha of Agricultural Land
Table 9. Agricultural Tractors: Number in Use
Unit: 1000 ha
Country |
1988 | 1995 |
1996 | 1997 |
1998 | Average
Annual Growth Rate 88-98 |
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | ||||||
1. Bangladesh | 2347 |
3429 | 3553 |
3693 | 3844 |
4.2% |
2. Bhutan | 34 |
39* | 40
F | 40 F |
40 F | 0.9% |
3. Cambodia |
220 F | 270
F | 270 F |
270 F | 270
F | 2.0% |
4. China |
44376 | 49281 |
50381 | 51239 |
52000 F | 1.4% |
5. Cook Islands |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
6. DPR Korea |
1360 F | 1460
F | 1460 F |
1460 F | 1460
F | 0.6% |
7. Fiji |
1 F | 3
F | 3 F |
3 F | 3
F | 15.0% |
8. India |
43050 | 53000
F | 55000 F |
57000 F | 59000
F | 3.2% |
9. Indonesia |
4300 F | 4687 |
4760 | 4815
F | 4815 F |
1.2% |
10. Iran | 7000
F | 7264 F |
7397 | 7329 |
7562 | 0.8% |
11. Laos |
125 F | 155
F | 156 |
164 | 164
F | 2.8% |
12. Malaysia |
334 F | 363
F | 363 F |
365 F | 365
F | 1.1% |
13. Maldives |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
14. Mongolia |
78 | 84
F | 84 F |
84 F | 84
F | 1.0% |
15. Myanmar |
997 | 1555 |
1557 | 1556 |
1592 | 6.1% |
16. Nepal |
900 F | 1134* |
1135 F | 1135
F | 1135 F |
2.5% |
17. Pakistan | 15680 |
17200 | 17580 |
17830 | 18000 |
1.0% |
18. Papua New Guinea | - |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
19. Philippines | 1510 |
1550 F | 1550
F | 1550 F |
1550 F | 0.1% |
20. Rep. of Korea |
1358 | 1206 |
1176 | 1163 |
1159 | -1.9% |
21. Samoa |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
22. Solomon Islands |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
23. Sri Lanka |
592 | 570* |
570 F | 600
F | 651 |
1.5% |
24. Thailand | 4121 |
4590 | 4642 |
4714 | 4749 |
1.5% |
25. Tonga | - |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
26. Vanuatu | - |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
27. Viet Nam | 2700
F | 3000 F |
3000 F | 3000
F | 3000 F |
0.9% |
SUB-TOTAL | 131083 |
150840 | 154677 |
158010 | 161443 |
2.0% |
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | ||||||
28. Australia | 1835
F | 2400 F |
2400 F | 2400
F | 2400 F |
3.5% |
29. Japan | 2889 |
2745 | 2724 |
2701 | 2679 |
-0.7% |
30. New Zealand | 275
F | 285 F |
285 F | 285
F | 285 F |
0.3% |
SUB-TOTAL | 4999 |
5430 | 5409 |
5386 | 5364 |
1.0% |
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL | 136082 |
156270 | 160086 |
163396 | 166807 |
1.9% |
REST OF WORLD | 96144 |
104679 | 104664 |
104726 | 104625 |
0.8% |
WORLD | 232226 |
260949 | 264750 |
268122 | 271432 |
1.5% |
* Refers to net irrigated area
Unit: 1000 ha
Country |
Agricultural Land | Irrigated
Land | % Agricultural
Land to Irrigated Land | |||
1989 | 1998 |
1989 | 1998 |
1989 | 1998 | |
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | ||||||
1. Bangladesh |
9482 | 8332 |
2737 | 3844 |
28.9% | 46.1% |
2. Bhutan |
131 | 160 |
39* | 40
F | 29.8% |
25.0% |
3. Cambodia | 3785 |
3807 | 230
F | 270 F |
6.1% | 7.1% |
4. China |
130100 | 134700 |
44917 | 52000
F | 34.5% |
38.6% |
5. Cook Islands | 6 |
7 | - |
- | - |
- |
6. DPR Korea | 2000 |
2000 | 1400 |
1460 F | 70.0% |
73.0% |
7. Fiji | 230 |
285 | 1
F | 3 F |
0.4% | 1.1% |
8. India |
169485 | 169500 |
44853 | 59000
F | 26.5% |
34.8% |
9. Indonesia | 31142 |
30987 | 4387 |
4815 F | 14.1% |
15.5% |
10. Iran | 16700 |
18803 | 7000
F | 7562 |
41.9% | 40.2% |
11. Laos |
849 | 852 |
130 F | 164
F | 15.3% |
19.2% |
12. Malaysia | 6600 |
7605 | 335
F | 365 F |
5.1% | 4.8% |
13. Maldives |
3 | 3 |
- | - |
- | - |
14. Mongolia |
1375 | 1322 |
77 | 84
F | 5.6% |
6.4% |
15. Myanmar | 10034 |
10143 | 1018 |
1592 | 10.1% |
15.7% |
16. Nepal | 2349 |
2968 | 943 |
1135 F | 40.1% |
38.2% |
17. Pakistan | 21020 |
22040 | 16890 |
18000 | 80.4% |
81.7% |
18. Papua New Guinea | 593 |
670 | - |
- | - |
- |
19. Philippines | 9860 |
10000 | 1540 |
1550 F | 15.6% |
15.5% |
20. Rep. of Korea | 2127 |
1910 | 1353 |
1159 | 63.6% |
60.7% |
21. Samoa | 122 |
122 | - |
- | - |
- |
22. Solomon Islands | 57 |
60 | - |
- | - |
- |
23. Sri Lanka | 1901 |
1889 | 494 |
651 | 26.0% |
34.5% |
24. Thailand | 20567 |
20375 | 4158 |
4749 | 20.2% |
23.3% |
25. Tonga | 48 |
48 | - |
- | - |
- |
26. Vanuatu | 120 |
120 | - |
- | - |
- |
27. Viet Nam | 6380 |
7250 | 2800
F | 3000 F |
43.9% | 41.4% |
SUB-TOTAL |
447066 | 455958 |
135302 | 161443 |
30.3% | 35.4% |
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | ||||||
28. Australia |
47877 | 54000 |
1833 F | 2400
F | 3.8% |
4.4% |
29. Japan | 5279 |
4905 | 2868 |
2679 | 54.3% |
54.6% |
30. New Zealand | 3833 |
3280 | 280
F | 285 F |
7.3% | 8.7% |
SUB-TOTAL |
56989 | 62185 |
4981 | 5364 |
8.7% | 8.6% |
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL |
504055 | 518143 |
140283 | 166807 |
27.8% | 32.2% |
REST OF WORLD |
995668 | 993623 |
98200 | 104625 |
9.9% | 10.5% |
WORLD |
1499723 | 1511766 |
238483 | 271432 |
15.9% | 18.0% |
Unit: 1000 MT (plant nutrient)
Country | 1988 |
1995 | 1996 |
1997 | 1998 |
Average Annual Growth Rate 88-98 |
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | ||||||
1. Bangladesh |
771.9 | 1194.1 |
1188.5 | 1107.9 |
1171.0* | 3.7% |
2. Bhutan |
0.1 | 0.1 |
0.1 | 0.1 |
0.1 | 0.0% |
3. Cambodia |
0.1 | 9.8* |
7.8* | 8.0 |
12.7 | 29.9% |
4. China |
24852.4 | 34656.0* |
35205.7* | 35179.0* |
34571.6* | 3.9% |
5. Cook Islands |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
6. DPR Korea |
812.0* | 104.2* |
93.0* | 171.1* |
157.2* | -21.1% |
7. Fiji |
25.2 | 18.0* |
19.0* | 19.2* |
22.0* | -1.1% |
8. India |
11077.2 | 13876.1 |
14321.7 | 16188.0 |
16797.5* | 3.8% |
9. Indonesia |
2392.2* | 2529.2* |
2715.9* | 2228.6* |
2772.9* | 0.9% |
10. Iran |
1075.7 | 1009.0 |
1079.2 | 1152.4 |
1252.5* | -0.1% |
11. Laos |
0.3* | 6.2 |
3.8* | 7.8* |
10.2* | 36.9% |
12. Malaysia |
735.0* | 1087.0* |
1131.0* | 1252.3 |
1406.1* | 5.5% |
13. Maldives |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
14. Mongolia |
19.8 | 2.0 |
2.0 | 6.0 |
5.0 | -20.0% |
15. Myanmar |
106.7 | 179.7 |
173.9 | 176.1 |
171.8 | 9.9% |
16. Nepal |
56.8 | 93.7 |
103.0* | 108.9* |
121.3* | 6.7% |
17. Pakistan |
1739.8 | 2507.7 |
2412.9 | 2659.3 |
2461.3 | 4.1% |
18. Papua New Guinea |
14.0* | 13.0* |
13.0* | 13.1* |
15.0* | 0.2% |
19. Philippines |
503.4 | 598.3 |
681.4 | 808.1 |
627.9 | 3.6% |
20. Rep. of Korea |
879.0 | 972.6 |
908.9 | 990.0* |
874.0* | 0.3% |
21. Samoa |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
22. Solomon Islands |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
23. Sri Lanka |
209.1* | 199.9 |
211.4 | 210.8 |
233.1 | 1.4% |
24. Thailand |
778.0 | 1507.0 |
1520.0* | 1480.6* |
1660.9* | 8.0% |
25. Tonga |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
26. Vanuatu |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
27. Viet Nam |
588.5* | 1214.0* |
1455.0* | 1566.0* |
1947.4* | 14.2% |
SUB-TOTAL |
46637.2 | 61777.5 |
63247.2 | 65333.5 |
66291.5 | 3.7% |
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | ||||||
28. Australia |
1387.2* | 1867.4* |
2016.3* | 2184.1* |
2110.0* | 6.1% |
29. Japan |
1943.0 | 1641.2 |
1564.2 | 1510.0 |
1420.0 | -2.9% |
30. New Zealand |
315.5* | 682.6* |
660.0* | 647.7* |
661.5* | 8.3% |
SUB-TOTAL |
3645.7 | 4191.2 |
4240.5 | 4341.8 |
4191.5 | 2.3% |
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL |
50282.9 | 65968.7 |
67487.7 | 69675.3 |
70483.0 | 3.6% |
REST OF WORLD |
95354.0 | 63265.7 |
66683.0 | 67339.0 |
66872.0 | -3.7% |
WORLD |
145636.9 | 129234.4 |
134170.7 | 137014.2 |
137355.0 | -0.6% |
Unit: kg plant nutrient/ha
Country |
1988 | 1995 |
1996 | 1997 |
1998 |
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | |||||
1. Bangladesh | 81.6 |
146.6 | 145.0 |
134.4 | 140.5 |
2. Bhutan |
0.8 | 0.7 |
0.6 | 0.6 |
0.6 |
3. Cambodia | 0.0 |
2.6 | 2.0 |
2.1 | 3.3 |
4. China |
193.0 | 259.0 |
262.3 | 261.6 |
256.7 |
5. Cook Islands | - |
- | - |
- | - |
6. DPR Korea |
408.0 | 52.1 |
46.5 | 85.6 |
78.6 |
7. Fiji | 114.5 |
63.2 | 66.7 |
67.4 | 77.2 |
8. India |
65.4 | 81.7 |
84.5 | 95.5 |
99.1 |
9. Indonesia | 76.1 |
83.8 | 87.6 |
71.9 | 89.5 |
10. Iran |
63.8 | 53.1 |
57.5 | 62.7 |
66.6 |
11. Laos | 0.4 |
7.3 | 4.5 |
9.1 | 11.9 |
12. Malaysia |
116.7 | 143.0 |
148.7 | 164.7 |
184.9 |
13. Maldives | - |
- | - |
- | - |
14. Mongolia |
14.5 | 1.5 |
1.5 | 4.5 |
3.8 |
15. Myanmar | 10.7 |
17.8 | 17.2 |
17.4 | 16.9 |
16. Nepal |
24.2 | 31.6 |
34.7 | 36.7 |
40.9 |
17. Pakistan | 79.7 |
116.4 | 111.3 |
120.6 | 111.7 |
18. Papua New Guinea |
24.0 | 20.0 |
19.4 | 19.6 |
22.4 |
19. Philippines | 51.2 |
60.4 | 68.8 |
81.6 | 62.8 |
20. Rep. of Korea |
411.1 | 490.0 |
467.3 | 514.6 |
457.6 |
21. Samoa | - |
- | - |
- | - |
22. Solomon Islands |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
23. Sri Lanka | 110.2 |
106.0 | 112.0 |
111.7 | 123.4 |
24. Thailand |
37.8 | 73.8 |
74.6 | 72.7 |
81.5 |
25. Tonga | - |
- | - |
- | - |
26. Vanuatu |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
27. Viet Nam | 92.2 |
179.7 | 207.7 |
217.4 | 268.6 |
SUB-TOTAL |
104.5 | 136.2 |
139.1 | 143.5 |
145.4 |
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | |||||
28. Australia | 29.4 |
38.6 | 41.0 |
41.1 | 39.1 |
29. Japan |
365.4 | 325.8 |
313.2 | 305.1 |
289.5 |
30. New Zealand | 82.3 |
211.5 | 201.3 |
197.5 | 201.7 |
SUB-TOTAL |
64.7 | 74.0 |
73.8 | 70.8 |
67.4 |
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL | 100.1 |
129.3 | 131.8 |
134.9 | 136.0 |
REST OF WORLD |
95.8 | 63.5 |
66.9 | 67.6 |
67.3 |
WORLD | 97.2 |
85.8 | 89.0 |
90.6 | 90.9 |
Unit: Number
Country |
1988 | 1995 |
1996 | 1997 |
1998 | Average
Annual Growth Rate 88-98 |
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | ||||||
1. Bangladesh | 5100
F | 5300 F |
5350 F | 5400
F | 5400 F |
0.5% |
2. Bhutan | - |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
3. Cambodia | 1200
F | 1190 |
1190 | 1190
F | 1190 F |
-0.1% |
4. China | 870187 |
671846 | 677800 |
689051 | 690000
F | -2.6% |
5. Cook Islands |
171 | 185 |
150 | 155
F | 165 |
-0.8% |
6. DPR Korea | 71000
F | 75000 F |
75000 F | 75000
F | 75000 F |
0.5% |
7. Fiji | 6350
F | 7000 F |
7000 F | 7000
F | 7000 F |
0.9% |
8. India | 750935 |
1354864 | 1400000
F | 1450000 F |
1550000 F | 6.6% |
9. Indonesia |
21120 | 59991 |
69509 | 70000
F | 70000 F |
13.9% |
10. Iran | 195981 |
228450 F | 228400
F | 228300 F |
228200 F | 1.3% |
11. Laos |
840 F | 890
F | 890 F |
890 F | 890
F | 0.5% |
12. Malaysia |
20000 F | 43295 |
43295 F | 43300
F | 43300 F |
8.5% |
13. Maldives | - |
- | - |
- | - |
- |
14. Mongolia | 11869 |
7321 | 7011 |
7000 F | 7000
F | -5.9% |
15. Myanmar |
12000 | 7818 |
8036 | 8200
F | 8528 |
-4.7% |
16. Nepal | 4018* |
4600 F | 4600
F | 4600 F |
4600 F | 1.1% |
17. Pakistan |
222000 F | 304992 |
320417 | 320500
F | 320500 F |
3.5% |
18. Papua New Guinea | 1150
F | 1140 F |
1150 F | 1160 |
1160 F | 0.1% |
19. Philippines |
7730 F | 11500
F | 11500 F |
11500 F | 11500
F | 2.9% |
20. Rep. of Korea |
24616 | 100412 |
113287 | 131358 |
157888 | 19.6% |
21. Samoa |
70 F | 76
F | 76 |
76 | 76
F | 0.4% |
22. Solomon Islands |
- | - |
- | - |
- | - |
23. Sri Lanka |
7300 F | 7417 |
7027 | 6672 |
7356 | 0.4% |
24. Thailand |
45544 | 148841 |
183704 | 218237 |
220000 F | 19.1% |
25. Tonga |
120 F | 146 |
146 | 146
F | 146 F |
2.0% |
26. Vanuatu | 65
F | 75 F |
75 F | 75
F | 75 F |
0.9% |
27. Viet Nam | 22405 |
97817 | 109501 |
115487 | 122958 |
22.6% |
SUB-TOTAL | 2301771 |
3140166 | 3275114 |
3395297 | 3532932 |
4.1% |
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | ||||||
28. Australia | 319000
F | 315000 F |
315000 F | 315000
F | 315000 F |
-0.1% |
29. Japan | 1984590 |
2123000 | 2200000
F | 2210000 F |
2210000 F | 1.0% |
30. New Zealand |
78400 F | 76000
F | 76000 F |
76000 F | 76000
F | -0.2% |
SUB-TOTAL |
2381990 | 2514000 |
2591000 | 2601000 |
2601000 | 0.8% |
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL |
4683761 | 5654166 |
5866114 | 5996297 |
6133932 | 2.6% |
REST OF WORLD |
21403069 | 20532994 |
20363736 | 20248593 |
20119638 | -0.7% |
WORLD |
26086830 | 26187160 |
26229850 | 26244890 |
26253570 | 0.0% |