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AGRICULTURAL INPUTS


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

Table 5. Irrigation*

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

Table 6. Irrigated Land as Proportion of Agricultural Land

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%

Table 7. Mineral Fertilizers: Consumption

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%

Table 8. Mineral Fertilizers: Consumption per ha of Agricultural Land

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

Table 9. Agricultural Tractors: Number in Use

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%


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