STAPLE FOOD CROPS

A. Cereal crops
Table 12. Rice paddy: production
Table 13. Rice paddy: yield
Table 14. Rice paddy: area harvested
Table 15. Wheat: production
Table 16. Wheat: yield
Table 17. Wheat: area harvested
Table 18. Maize: production
Table 19. Maize: yield
Table 20. Maize: area harvested
Table 21. Millet: production
Table 22. Millet: yield
Table 23. Millet: area harvested
Table 24. Cereals: production
Table 25. Cereals: yield
Table 26. Cereals: area harvested
B. Roots and Tubers
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
C. Pulses
Table 42. Pulses: production
Table 43. Pulses: yield
Table 44. Pulses: area harvested

A. Cereal crops

Cereal production (1000 MT) for world, region largest producers in the region

Rice paddy production (1000 MT)

Table 12. Rice paddy: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

27,378

29,709

34,427

37,442

39,112

3.8

%

2. Bhutan

43

F

50

F

50

F

50

F

50

F

1.9

%

3. Cambodia

2,400

3,510

4,041

4,026

4,099

7.1

%

4. China

185,693

200,572

200,403

189,814

181,515

*

0.5

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

4,120

2,307

2,343

1,690

2,060

-9.1

%

7. Fiji

29

5

18

13

16

-7.2

%

8. India

112,042

129,115

134,213

129,444

131,900

*

1.8

%

9. Indonesia

44,688

49,237

50,866

51,898

50,096

1.0

%

10. Iran

2,357

2,771

2,348

1,972

2,200

*

-0.5

%

11. Laos

1,224

1,675

2,103

2,202

2,202

F

5.9

%

12. Malaysia

1,926

1,944

2,037

2,195

*

2,215

*

0.7

%

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

13,204

17,078

20,126

21,324

20,600

*

3.7

%

16. Nepal

3,223

3,641

3,710

4,030

4,217

3.5

%

17. Pakistan

4,865

7,011

7,733

7,205

6,750

*

4.5

%

18. Papua New Guinea

1

*

1

*

1

*

1

*

1

F

0.9

%

19. Philippines

9,673

8,554

11,787

12,389

12,955

2.6

%

20. Rep. of Korea

7,293

6,779

7,033

7,125

7,316

0.2

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

0

F

1

*

5

*

5

F

5

F

48.9

%

23. Sri Lanka

2,389

2,692

2,868

2,859

2,868

*

1.7

%

24. Thailand

20,400

22,999

24,172

25,608

25,200

*

2.9

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

19,622

29,146

31,394

32,530

31,925

5.2

%

SUB-TOTAL

462,568

518,796

541,676

533,821

527,302

1.7

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

787

1,390

1,101

1,753

1,239

*

5.8

%

29. Japan

12,005

11,200

11,469

11,863

11,320

-0.8

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

12,792

12,590

12,570

13,616

12,559

-0.3

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

475,360

531,386

554,246

547,437

539,861

1.6

%

REST OF WORLD

43,115

47,704

55,668

53,202

52,971

2.2

%

WORLD

518,475

579,090

609,915

600,638

592,831

1.7

%

Table 13. Rice paddy: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

2,672

2,937

3,215

3,467

3,588

3.0

%

2. Bhutan

1,654

1,667

1,667

1,667

1,667

0.2

%

3. Cambodia

1,363

1,788

1,943

2,115

2,070

5.2

4. China

5,624

6,353

6,334

6,264

6,350

1.3

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

7,007

3,978

4,040

3,159

3,602

-8.6

%

7. Fiji

2,354

636

2,842

2,549

2,482

-1.2

%

8. India

2,627

2,882

2,984

2,890

2,964

1.1

%

9. Indonesia

4,346

4,197

4,252

4,401

4,248

-0.2

%

10. Iran

4,047

4,505

3,999

3,690

4,583

0.6

%

11. Laos

2,198

2,712

2,928

3,061

3,061

2.9

%

12. Malaysia

2,818

2,883

2,941

3,170

3,199

0.6

%

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

2,886

3,129

3,240

3,383

3,169

1.1

%

16. Nepal

2,283

2,417

2,450

2,598

2,703

2.0

%

17. Pakistan

2,320

2,893

3,074

3,031

3,000

2.7

%

18. Papua New Guinea

1,938

1,714

1,857

2,000

2,000

0.1

%

19. Philippines

2,824

2,698

2,947

3,068

3,187

0.7

%

20. Rep. of Korea

6,035

6,417

6,596

6,753

6,930

1.4

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

0

3,939

3,996

4,000

4,000

0.5

23. Sri Lanka

3,022

3,510

3,281

3,436

3,374

1.4

%

24. Thailand

2,253

2,418

2,424

2,623

2,571

1.6

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

3,113

3,959

4,102

4,243

4,256

3.0

%

AVERAGE

3,018

3,221

3,386

3,408

3,476

1.3

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

8,850

9,929

9,175

12,090

9,531

2.2

%

29. Japan

5,859

6,219

6,414

6,702

6,659

1.6

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

7,355

8,074

7,795

9,396

8,095

2.0

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

3,618

3,910

3,968

3,979

3,979

1.0

%

REST OF WORLD

2,829

3,064

3,286

3,216

3,338

1.8

%

WORLD

3,536

3,823

3,894

3,897

3,912

1.1

%

Table 14. Rice paddy: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

10,245

10,116

10,708

10,798

10,900

*

0.8

%

2. Bhutan

26

F

30

F

30

F

30

F

30

F

1.7

%

3. Cambodia

1,761

1,963

2,079

1,903

1,980

1.9

%

4. China

33,019

31,572

31,637

30,302

28,587

*

-0.7

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

588

580

580

535

572

-0.5

%

7. Fiji

12

8

F

6

5

7

F

-6.1

%

8. India

42,649

44,802

44,972

44,787

44,500

*

0.7

%

9. Indonesia

10,282

11,730

11,963

11,793

11,793

1.2

%

10. Iran

582

615

587

534

480

F

-1.1

%

11. Laos

557

618

718

719

719

F

2.9

%

12. Malaysia

684

674

692

692

F

692

F

0.1

%

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

4,575

5,459

6,211

6,303

6,500

F

2.6

%

16. Nepal

1,412

1,506

1,514

1,551

1,560

1.5

%

17. Pakistan

2,097

2,424

2,515

2,377

2,250

*

1.7

%

18. Papua New Guinea

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0.7

%

19. Philippines

3,425

3,170

4,000

4,038

4,065

1.9

%

20. Rep. of Korea

1,209

1,057

1,066

1,055

1,056

-1.2

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

0

F

0

1

1

F

1

F

48.2

%

23. Sri Lanka

791

767

874

832

850

F

0.3

%

24. Thailand

9,053

9,512

9,970

9,761

9,800

F

1.2

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

6,303

7,363

7,654

7,666

7,500

2.1

%

SUB-TOTAL

129,268

133,964

137,779

135,684

133,844

0.6

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

89

140

F

120

F

145

F

130

F

3.5

%

29. Japan

2,049

1,801

1,788

1,770

1,700

-2.4

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

2,138

1,941

1,908

1,915

1,830

-2.1

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

131,405

135,905

139,687

137,599

135,674

0.6

%

REST OF WORLD

15,242

15,569

16,942

16,542

15,867

0.3

%

WORLD

146,647

151,474

156,629

154,140

151,541

0.6

%

Table 15. Wheat: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

1,004

1,803

1,988

1,840

2,000

*

7.8

%

2. Bhutan

5

20

*

20

*

20

F

20

F

17.2

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

95,954

109,726

113,880

99,636

93,500

0.3

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

135

165

*

97

*

50

*

117

-4.2

%

7. Fiji

-

-

-

-

-

-

8. India

55,135

66,345

71,288

75,574

68,458

3.0

%

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

8,793

11,955

8,673

8,088

7,500

*

-2.0

%

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

538

192

167

139

158

-12.7

%

15. Myanmar

123

94

117

94

103

F

-3.1

%

16. Nepal

836

1,001

1,087

1,184

1,158

4.5

%

17. Pakistan

14,565

18,694

17,856

21,079

18,955

2.9

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

-

-

-

-

-

-

20. Rep. of Korea

1

5

6

2

3

F

19.4

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

-

-

-

-

-

-

24. Thailand

0

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

4.1

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

177,089

210,000

215,179

207,706

191,973

1.4

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

10,557

21,465

25,012

22,190

23,760

8.4

%

29. Japan

759

570

583

689

700

*

-0.7

%

30. New Zealand

181

302

320

326

364

7.0

%

SUB-TOTAL

11,497

22,337

25,915

23,205

24,824

8.0

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

188,586

232,336

241,094

230,910

216,797

1.9

%

REST OF WORLD

358,212

360,342

347,483

354,084

365,895

0.2

%

WORLD

546,798

592,678

588,577

584,994

582,692

0.9

%

Table 16. Wheat: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

1,677

2,241

2,253

2,210

2,410

3.3

%

2. Bhutan

833

1,538

1,538

1,538

1,538

6.2

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

3,100

3,685

3,947

3,738

3,832

2.0

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

1,500

2,357

2,021

1,000

2,049

2.3

%

7. Fiji

-

-

-

-

-

-

8. India

2,281

2,485

2,590

2,755

2,742

1.8

%

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

1,341

1,935

1,830

1,586

1,250

0.8

%

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

1,015

637

610

725

814

-2.9

%

15. Myanmar

904

973

1,112

1,167

981

1.6

%

16. Nepal

1,410

1,546

1,695

1,849

1,806

3.4

%

17. Pakistan

1,841

2,238

2,170

2,491

2,333

2.5

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

-

-

-

-

-

-

20. Rep. of Korea

3,096

3,485

3,670

2,545

3,279

-0.1

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

-

-

-

-

-

-

24. Thailand

486

625

625

615

615

0.6

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

1,624

1,979

2,005

1,852

1,971

1.9

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,470

1,860

2,027

2,033

1,818

2.5

%

29. Japan

3,180

3,511

3,454

3,763

3,684

1.0

%

30. New Zealand

5,090

6,216

6,061

6,210

6,500

2.2

%

AVERAGE

3,246

3,862

3,847

4,002

4,001

1.8

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

2,387

2,743

2,875

2,811

2,776

1.6

%

REST OF WORLD

2,482

2,661

2,700

2,691

2,696

1.1

%

WORLD

2,449

2,693

2,769

2,737

2,725

1.2

%

Table 17. Wheat: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

599

805

882

832

830

*

4.4

%

2. Bhutan

6

F

13

*

13

*

13

F

13

F

10.4

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

30,949

29,775

28,855

26,653

24,399

*

-1.6

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

90

F

70

F

48

*

50

*

57

-6.3

%

7. Fiji

-

-

-

-

-

-

8. India

24,167

26,696

27,523

27,434

24,963

1.2

%

9. Indonesia

10. Iran

6,558

6,180

4,739

5,101

6,000

*

-2.8

%

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

531

301

273

191

195

-10.1

%

15. Myanmar

137

96

105

80

105

F

-4.6

%

16. Nepal

593

647

641

640

641

1.0

%

17. Pakistan

7,911

8,355

8,230

8,463

8,125

0.4

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

-

-

-

-

-

-

20. Rep. of Korea

0

1

2

1

1

19.6

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

-

-

-

-

-

-

24. Thailand

1

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

3.4

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

71,541

72,940

71,313

69,461

65,330

-0.4

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

7,183

11,543

12,338

12,440

12,526

6.0

%

29. Japan

239

162

169

183

190

*

-1.7

%

30. New Zealand

36

F

49

53

53

56

4.7

%

SUB-TOTAL

7,457

11,754

12,560

12,676

12,772

5.9

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

78,998

84,694

83,872

82,136

78,102

0.3

%

REST OF WORLD

144,296

135,396

128,711

131,573

135,715

-0.8

%

WORLD

223,294

220,090

212,583

213,709

213,817

-0.4

%

Table 18. Maize: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

3

3

4

4

F

2

F

-0.5

%

2. Bhutan

40

F

85

*

70

*

70

F

70

F

6.5

%

3. Cambodia

60

49

95

157

174

10.8

4. China

99,148

133,198

128,287

106,180

115,805

*

2.2

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

4,200

1,765

1,235

1,041

1,482

-13.1

%

7. Fiji

1

1

1

F

1

F

1

F

7.8

%

8. India

8,064

10,677

11,148

11,473

11,836

3.2

%

9. Indonesia

6,256

10,170

9,204

9,677

9,090

*

4.2

%

10. Iran

188

941

1,156

1,120

800

*

21.0

%

11. Laos

69

110

96

117

117

F

8.9

%

12. Malaysia

35

*

50

*

57

*

65

*

67

*

6.9

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

191

308

349

365

350

F

6.6

%

16. Nepal

1,205

1,367

1,346

1,445

1,484

1.8

%

17. Pakistan

1,203

1,665

1,652

1,643

1,600

F

3.8

%

18. Papua New Guinea

3

F

6

F

7

F

7

F

7

F

9.0

%

19. Philippines

4,655

3,823

4,585

4,511

4,525

-0.4

%

20. Rep. of Korea

75

80

79

64

80

*

-1.1

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

34

34

32

31

31

F

-0.3

%

24. Thailand

3,793

4,618

4,286

4,397

4,673

*

2.5

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

1

F

1

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

27. Viet Nam

672

1,612

1,753

2,006

2,118

12.3

%

SUB-TOTAL

129,894

3,221

3,386

3,408

3,476

1.3

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

194

272

338

406

420

F

7.7

%

29. Japan

1

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-14.5

%

30. New Zealand

183

176

197

181

177

1.8

%

SUB-TOTAL

378

448

535

587

597

5.4

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

130,272

171,010

165,977

144,962

154,909

2.2

%

REST OF WORLD

363,996

444,054

440,285

448,037

454,272

2.3

%

WORLD

494,268

615,064

606,262

592,999

609,182

2.3

%

Table 19. Maize: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

978

657

1,235

1,143

1,000

1.4

%

2. Bhutan

976

1,700

1,556

1,556

1,556

5.3

%

3. Cambodia

1,200

1,217

1,595

2,735

2,450

7.5

%

4. China

4,580

5,269

4,946

4,599

4,933

0.5

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

6,532

2,806

2,148

2,099

2,985

-10.9

%

7. Fiji

1,201

2,579

2,549

2,549

2,549

7.1

%

8. India

1,376

1,755

1,797

1,785

1,806

2.2

%

9. Indonesia

2,150

2,653

2,663

2,765

1,549

0.3

%

10. Iran

4,500

6,040

6,200

6,166

5,000

3.3

%

11. Laos

2,007

2,369

2,360

2,388

2,388

3.1

%

12. Malaysia

1,750

1,852

2,111

2,407

2,481

3.0

%

13. Maldives

1,000

0

0

0

0

0.0

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

1,541

1,681

1,716

1,731

1,707

1.2

%

16. Nepal

1,598

1,711

1,678

1,765

1,800

1.0

%

17. Pakistan

1,420

1,730

1,718

1,741

1,720

2.7

%

18. Papua New Guinea

2,500

6,000

5,417

5,538

5,538

9.4

%

19. Philippines

1,297

1,624

1,735

1,797

1,820

3.2

%

20. Rep. of Korea

3,411

3,982

3,940

4,062

5,631

1.8

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

1,192

1,137

1,090

1,082

1,082

0.3

%

24. Thailand

2,712

3,345

3,554

3,639

3,947

3.4

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

500

538

538

538

538

0.7

%

27. Viet Nam

1,501

2,481

2,534

2,747

2,929

6.7

%

AVERAGE

2,087

2,415

2,413

2,492

2,519

1.8

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

3,994

4,772

5,281

4,936

4,941

1.5

%

29. Japan

2,589

2,447

2,400

2,400

2,400

-0.7

%

30. New Zealand

9,629

10,057

10,131

10,226

10,412

1.4

%

AVERAGE

5,404

5,759

5,937

5,854

5,918

1.1

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

3,381

4,014

3,844

3,584

3,808

1.1

%

REST OF WORLD

3,808

4,615

4,621

4,558

4,687

2.3

%

WORLD

3,685

4,431

4,379

4,274

4,427

1.9

%

Table 20. Maize: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

3

4

3

4

F

2

F

-1.9

%

2. Bhutan

41

F

50

*

45

*

45

F

45

F

1.1

%

3. Cambodia

50

40

60

57

71

3.1

%

4. China

21,649

25,281

25,939

23,087

23,474

*

1.7

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

643

629

575

496

496

-2.5

%

7. Fiji

0

1

1

F

1

F

1

F

0.7

%

8. India

5,859

6,083

6,204

6,427

6,552

0.9

%

9. Indonesia

2,909

3,834

3,456

3,500

3,305

1.2

%

10. Iran

42

156

186

182

160

F

17.2

%

11. Laos

34

46

41

49

49

F

5.6

%

12. Malaysia

20

*

27

*

27

*

27

F

27

F

3.8

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0.0

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

124

183

203

211

205

F

5.3

%

16. Nepal

754

799

802

819

825

0.8

%

17. Pakistan

848

962

962

944

930

F

1.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

-0.3

%

19. Philippines

3,590

2,354

2,642

2,510

2,487

-3.5

%

20. Rep. of Korea

22

20

20

16

14

-2.8

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

29

30

29

29

29

F

-0.6

%

24. Thailand

1,399

1,381

1,206

1,208

1,184

*

-0.9

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

0.0

%

27. Viet Nam

448

650

692

730

723

5.3

%

SUB-TOTAL

38,465

42,532

43,095

40,342

40,580

1.0

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

49

57

64

82

85

F

6.1

%

29. Japan

0

0

0

0

F

0

F

-14.0

%

30. New Zealand

19

18

19

18

17

0.4

%

SUB-TOTAL

68

75

84

100

102

4.8

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

38,533

42,607

43,179

40,442

40,682

1.1

%

REST OF WORLD

95,593

96,210

95,282

98,297

96,915

0.0

%

WORLD

134,125

138,817

138,460

138,739

137,597

0.3

%

Table 21. Millet: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

66

55

55

57

F

57

F

-1.6

%

2. Bhutan

7

F

7

F

7

F

7

F

7

F

0.6

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

3,425

3,113

2,319

2,126

2,446

*

-5.1

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

60

F

10

F

20

F

45

F

45

F

-5.7

%

7. Fiji

-

-

-

-

-

-

8. India

8,129

10,603

10,235

8,684

9,505

0.2

%

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

9

18

10

9

9

F

5.5

%

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

0

F

12.3

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

119

150

169

169

165

F

3.1

%

16. Nepal

229

285

291

295

283

2.2

%

17. Pakistan

139

213

156

199

200

F

2.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

-

-

-

-

-

-

20. Rep. of Korea

2

3

2

2

2

F

-2.2

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

7

5

5

5

5

F

-3.8

%

24. Thailand

-

-

-

-

-

-

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

12,191

14,462

13,268

11,597

12,723

-1.0

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

21

31

43

F

57

60

F

8.4

%

29. Japan

1

*

0

0

0

F

0

F

-9.8

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

22

31

43

57

60

8.1

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

12,213

14,493

13,311

11,654

12,783

-1.0

%

REST OF WORLD

12,655

14,800

15,432

14,627

16,423

2.3

%

WORLD

24,867

29,293

28,743

26,282

29,207

0.7

%

Table 22. Millet: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

733

670

751

778

712

0.0

%

2. Bhutan

844

875

875

875

875

0.3

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

1,645

2,206

1,744

1,700

1,759

-0.7

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

1,200

833

1,000

1,000

1,000

-1.5

%

7. Fiji

-

-

-

-

-

-

8. India

571

835

815

735

745

1.7

%

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

1,755

1,200

833

750

750

-6.8

%

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

1,000

2,000

1,000

800

1,000

0.5

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

673

631

671

676

702

0.1

%

16. Nepal

1,153

1,086

1,104

1,121

1,088

-0.2

%

17. Pakistan

443

460

497

511

500

1.7

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

-

-

-

-

-

-

20. Rep. of Korea

1,267

1,111

966

1,232

1,176

-1.6

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

607

722

743

740

740

1.7

%

24. Thailand

-

-

-

-

-

-

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

991

1,052

917

910

921

-0.7

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

659

969

1,229

1,457

1,500

6.3

%

29. Japan

1,714

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

-7.2

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

1,187

984

1,114

1,229

1,250

-1.4

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

709

952

895

824

839

0.7

%

REST OF WORLD

649

694

709

660

741

1.1

%

WORLD

678

801

784

724

781

0.7

%

Table 23. Millet: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

90

82

73

73

F

80

F

-1.6

%

2. Bhutan

8

F

8

F

8

F

8

F

8

F

0.3

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

2,081

1,411

1,329

1,250

1,390

*

-4.4

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

50

F

12

F

20

F

45

*

45

F

-4.2

%

7. Fiji

-

-

-

-

-

-

8. India

14,246

12,698

12,550

11,811

12,756

-1.5

%

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

5

15

F

12

F

12

F

12

F

13.2

%

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

F

0

F

11.7

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

178

238

251

250

235

F

3.0

%

16. Nepal

198

262

264

264

260

2.4

%

17. Pakistan

313

463

313

390

400

F

0.3

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

-

-

-

-

-

-

20. Rep. of Korea

2

3

2

1

1

-0.7

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

11

6

7

7

7

F

-5.4

%

24. Thailand

-

-

-

-

-

-

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

17,182

15,198

14,829

14,110

15,194

-1.7

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

32

32

35

39

40

F

2.0

%

29. Japan

0

F

0

0

0

F

0

F

-2.8

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

33

32

35

39

40

1.9

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

17,214

15,231

14,865

14,150

15,235

-1.7

%

REST OF WORLD

19,487

21,325

21,780

22,166

22,167

1.2

%

WORLD

36,702

36,556

36,645

36,316

37,402

0.0

%

Table 24. Cereals: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

28,462

31,576

36,480

39,349

41,177

4.0

%

2. Bhutan

106

174

159

159

F

159

F

4.9

%

3. Cambodia

2,460

3,558

4,136

4,183

4,273

7.3

%

4. China

398,464

458,396

455,192

407,335

404,126

0.7

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

8,836

4,422

3,845

2,951

3,854

-10.6

%

7. Fiji

30

6

19

15

18

-6.4

%

8. India

193,101

227,133

236,836

235,494

230,611

1.9

%

9. Indonesia

50,944

59,406

60,070

61,575

59,186

1.5

%

10. Iran

14,447

18,985

14,186

12,874

11,909

-1.8

%

11. Laos

1,292

1,784

2,199

2,319

2,319

F

6.0

%

12. Malaysia

1,961

1,994

2,094

2,260

*

2,282

*

0.8

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

0

F

-2.7

%

14. Mongolia

597

194

168

140

160

-13.4

%

15. Myanmar

13,651

17,641

20,773

21,963

21,230

3.7

%

16. Nepal

5,520

6,331

6,465

6,985

7,172

3.2

%

17. Pakistan

21,138

27,985

27,755

30,471

27,821

3.3

%

18. Papua New Guinea

5

10

11

11

11

F

9.5

%

19. Philippines

14,329

12,377

16,371

16,901

17,480

1.7

%

20. Rep. of Korea

7,853

7,132

7,458

7,428

7,791

0.0

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

0

F

1

*

5

*

5

F

5

F

48.9

%

23. Sri Lanka

2,430

2,731

2,905

2,895

2,904

1.6

%

24. Thailand

24,462

27,801

28,638

30,191

30,111

2.8

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

1

F

1

1

F

1

F

1

F

0.7

%

27. Viet Nam

20,294

30,758

33,147

34,535

34,043

5.5

%

SUB-TOTAL

810,382

940,398

958,913

920,040

908,642

1.5

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

18,748

32,533

35,067

35,423

36,487

6.7

%

29. Japan

13,070

11,934

12,283

12,797

12,271

-0.9

%

30. New Zealand

808

869

873

854

883

1.5

%

SUB-TOTAL

32,626

45,335

48,222

49,074

49,640

4.0

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

843,008

985,733

1,007,135

969,114

958,282

1.6

%

REST OF WORLD

1,046,182

1,097,032

1,077,333

1,094,407

1,127,841

0.6

%

WORLD

1,889,190

2,082,764

2,084,468

2,063,521

2,086,123

1.1

%

Table 25. Cereals: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

2,598

2,866

3,124

3,359

3,484

3.0

%

2. Bhutan

1,134

1,524

1,456

1,456

1,456

2.8

%

3. Cambodia

1,358

1,777

1,934

2,134

2,083

5.2

%

4. China

4,233

4,954

4,947

4,756

4,904

1.4

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

5,679

3,152

2,867

2,367

3,026

-8.6

%

7. Fiji

2,317

754

2,820

2,550

2,487

-0.7

%

8. India

1,926

2,246

2,326

2,318

2,318

1.8

%

9. Indonesia

3,862

3,817

3,896

4,026

3,920

0.3

%

10. Iran

1,508

2,160

2,048

1,833

1,536

1.5

%

11. Laos

2,187

2,688

2,897

3,018

3,018

2.8

%

12. Malaysia

2,787

2,843

2,910

3,142

3,172

0.6

%

13. Maldives

1,000

2,000

1,000

800

1,000

0.8

%

14. Mongolia

970

636

609

727

813

-2.5

%

15. Myanmar

2,703

2,936

3,053

3,194

2,999

1.2

%

16. Nepal

1,848

1,947

1,987

2,116

2,164

1.9

%

17. Pakistan

1,805

2,195

2,218

2,409

2,287

2.7

%

18. Papua New Guinea

2,433

4,170

3,981

4,109

4,145

6.2

%

19. Philippines

2,043

2,241

2,465

2,581

2,668

2.3

%

20. Rep. of Korea

5,735

6,089

6,367

6,471

6,662

1.5

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

0

3,939

3,996

4,000

4,000

0.5

%

23. Sri Lanka

2,926

3,400

3,193

3,337

3,279

1.4

%

24. Thailand

2,295

2,524

2,537

2,725

2,713

1.9

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

500

538

538

538

538

0.7

%

27. Viet Nam

3,006

3,839

3,972

4,113

4,140

3.1

%

AVERAGE

2,369

2,718

2,798

2,837

2,867

2.0

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,603

1,953

2,111

1,971

2,032

2.3

%

29. Japan

5,416

5,809

5,999

6,257

6,184

1.5

%

30. New Zealand

5,299

6,277

6,169

6,273

6,467

2.1

%

AVERAGE

4,106

4,680

4,759

4,834

4,894

1.8

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

2,866

3,268

3,324

3,260

3,279

1.4

%

REST OF WORLD

2,553

2,898

2,930

2,920

2,979

1.7

%

WORLD

2,684

3,062

3,108

3,070

3,109

1.6

%

Table 26. Cereals: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

10,955

11,016

11,676

11,715

11,819

1.0

%

2. Bhutan

93

F

114

109

109

F

109

F

2.0

%

3. Cambodia

1,811

2,002

2,139

1,961

2,051

1.9

%

4. China

94,139

92,531

92,012

85,641

82,410

-0.7

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

1,556

1,403

1,341

1,247

1,274

-2.2

%

7. Fiji

13

9

7

6

7

F

-5.8

%

8. India

100,243

101,117

101,836

101,584

99,481

0.1

%

9. Indonesia

13,191

15,564

15,420

15,293

15,098

1.2

%

10. Iran

9,580

8,791

6,928

7,023

7,752

-3.2

%

11. Laos

591

664

759

768

768

3.1

%

12. Malaysia

704

701

719

719

719

0.2

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

F

0

F

-3.5

%

14. Mongolia

615

306

276

193

197

-11.2

%

15. Myanmar

5,050

6,009

6,804

6,876

7,078

2.5

%

16. Nepal

2,987

3,252

3,253

3,302

3,314

1.3

%

17. Pakistan

11,708

12,748

12,515

12,650

12,163

0.6

%

18. Papua New Guinea

2

F

2

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3.1

%

19. Philippines

7,015

5,524

6,642

6,548

6,552

-0.6

%

20. Rep. of Korea

1,369

1,171

1,171

1,148

1,170

-1.5

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

0

F

0

1

1

F

1

F

48.2

%

23. Sri Lanka

831

803

910

868

886

F

0.2

%

24. Thailand

10,657

11,013

11,286

11,078

11,098

0.9

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

0.0

%

27. Viet Nam

6,750

8,012

8,345

8,397

8,224

2.3

%

SUB-TOTAL

279,860

282,755

284,153

277,131

272,174

-0.1

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

11,693

16,657

16,615

17,970

17,957

4.3

%

29. Japan

2,413

2,054

2,048

2,045

1,984

-2.3

%

30. New Zealand

153

139

142

136

137

-0.6

%

SUB-TOTAL

14,259

18,849

18,804

20,151

20,078

3.4

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

294,119

301,604

302,957

297,282

292,251

0.2

%

REST OF WORLD

409,836

378,611

367,681

374,827

378,644

-1.1

%

WORLD

703,955

680,214

670,638

672,109

670,896

-0.5

%

B. Roots and Tubers

World Production of Roots and Tubers (1000 MT)

Countries in Asia-Pacific region with highest annual growth rates for production of roots and tubers

Table 27. Cassava: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

56

67

229

148

131

8.1

%

4. China

3,310

F

3,701

F

3,751

F

3,801

F

3,851

F

1.6

%

5. Cook Islands

4

F

3

3

F

3

F

3

F

-3.1

%

6. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Fiji

13

27

27

32

33

14.7

%

8. India

5,416

6,682

6,700

F

7,000

F

7,000

F

2.6

%

9. Indonesia

15,955

14,696

16,438

16,089

16,158

-0.3

%

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

66

*

70

*

71

*

71

*

71

F

0.7

%

12. Malaysia

420

F

400

F

380

F

380

F

370

F

-1.6

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

0

8.6

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

57

81

88

77

97

6.2

%

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

18. Papua New Guinea

112

F

112

F

120

F

120

F

120

F

0.7

%

19. Philippines

1,818

1,734

1,890

1,771

1,652

-0.6

%

20. Rep. of Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. Samoa

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

2.0

%

22. Solomon Islands

1

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

5.1

%

23. Sri Lanka

367

257

252

249

249

F

-3.5

%

24. Thailand

19,705

15,591

16,507

19,064

18,283

-1.4

%

25. Tonga

24

20

F

16

F

9

9

F

-12.3

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

2,455

1,773

1,801

1,986

2,050

-3.0

%

SUB-TOTAL

49,779

45,216

48,274

50,803

50,080

-0.4

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

29. Japan

-

-

-

-

-

-

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

-

-

-

-

-

-

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

49,779

45,216

48,274

50,803

50,080

-0.4

%

REST OF WORLD

110,754

118,397

123,644

125,982

128,789

1.5

%

WORLD

160,533

163,613

171,918

176,784

178,868

0.9

%

Table 28. Cassava: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

5,091

8,106

16,319

9,607

9,316

6.3

%

4. China

14,343

16,087

15,957

15,965

16,041

1.2

%

5. Cook Islands

30,400

17,647

17,647

17,647

17,647

-5.9

%

6. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Fiji

6,501

13,684

13,450

13,310

13,576

12.3

%

8. India

21,892

25,281

25,000

25,926

25,926

1.3

%

9. Indonesia

12,095

12,192

12,176

12,530

12,623

0.4

%

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

13,200

13,725

13,654

13,654

13,654

0.3

%

12. Malaysia

10,500

10,256

10,000

10,000

9,737

-0.7

%

13. Maldives

3,333

4,667

3,900

2,071

4,500

2.6

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

10,157

11,148

11,394

10,073

10,685

1.6

%

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

18. Papua New Guinea

10,566

10,667

10,909

10,909

10,909

0.3

%

19. Philippines

8,613

8,054

8,453

8,405

7,867

-0.7

%

20. Rep. of Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. Samoa

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

0.0

%

22. Solomon Islands

16,279

16,000

16,154

16,429

16,429

-0.3

%

23. Sri Lanka

9,237

8,554

8,534

8,433

8,433

-0.9

%

24. Thailand

13,745

14,928

15,493

16,858

15,898

1.9

%

25. Tonga

19,763

13,333

13,169

12,957

12,957

-3.4

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

8,986

7,530

7,988

8,360

8,201

-1.0

%

AVERAGE

12,622

12,464

12,928

12,535

12,605

0.2

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

29. Japan

-

-

-

-

-

-

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

-

-

-

-

-

-

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

12,995

13,707

13,886

14,592

14,266

1.1

%

REST OF WORLD

8,859

8,938

9,392

9,297

9,533

0.8

%

WORLD

9,829

9,889

10,331

10,379

10,509

0.7

%

Table 29. Cassava: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

11

8

14

15

14

1.6

%

4. China

231

F

230

F

235

F

238

F

240

F

0.4

%

5. Cook Islands

0

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

2.9

%

6. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Fiji

2

2

2

F

2

F

2

F

2.1

%

8. India

247

264

268

F

270

F

270

F

1.3

%

9. Indonesia

1,319

1,205

1,350

1,284

1,280

-0.7

%

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

0.5

%

12. Malaysia

40

F

39

F

38

F

38

F

38

F

-0.9

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

0

F

5.8

%

14. Mongolia

15. Myanmar

6

7

8

8

9

4.5

%

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

18. Papua New Guinea

11

F

11

F

11

F

11

F

11

F

0.4

%

19. Philippines

211

215

224

211

210

F

0.1

%

20. Rep. of Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. Samoa

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

2.0

%

22. Solomon Islands

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

5.4

%

23. Sri Lanka

40

30

30

30

30

F

-2.5

%

24. Thailand

1,434

1,044

1,065

1,131

1,150

F

-3.2

%

25. Tonga

1

2

F

1

*

1

F

1

F

-9.2

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

273

236

225

238

250

-2.0

%

SUB-TOTAL

3,831

3,299

3,477

3,482

3,510

-1.4

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

29. Japan

-

-

-

-

-

-

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

-

-

-

-

-

-

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

3,831

3,299

3,477

3,482

3,510

-1.4

%

REST OF WORLD

12,502

13,246

13,165

13,551

13,510

0.7

%

WORLD

16,332

16,545

16,641

17,032

17,020

0.2

%

Table 30. Sweet potatoes: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

483

398

383

378

378

F

-2.4

%

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

39

31

33

28

26

-6.0

%

4. China

105,620

*

115,638

126,144

118,176

115,122

F

1.1

%

5. Cook Islands

2

1

1

F

1

F

1

F

-3.0

%

6. DPR Korea

260

423

*

490

*

290

*

350

F

7.2

%

7. Fiji

3

7

5

6

6

F

11.8

%

8. India

1,274

1,200

F

1,152

1,007

1,200

F

-0.8

%

9. Indonesia

2,039

1,935

1,666

1,828

1,686

-2.1

%

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

132

108

81

118

118

F

-1.8

%

12. Malaysia

39

F

40

F

41

F

41

F

41

F

0.1

%

13. Maldives

0

0

F

0

0

0

7.6

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

27

F

25

F

31

38

57

5.2

%

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

5

9

9

10

F

10

F

6.5

%

18. Papua New Guinea

470

*

460

*

480

*

480

*

485

F

0.2

%

19. Philippines

662

555

557

554

545

-2.6

%

20. Rep. of Korea

376

339

428

345

273

0.6

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

58

*

73

F

75

F

79

F

79

F

3.2

%

23. Sri Lanka

74

53

52

52

52

F

-2.8

%

24. Thailand

100

F

90

100

91

91

F

-0.7

%

25. Tonga

3

6

F

3

8

6

F

3.2

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

2,137

1,526

1,745

1,611

1,610

-4.2

%

SUB-TOTAL

113,802

122,917

133,475

125,141

122,136

0.9

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

7

6

F

6

F

6

F

6

F

-1.9

%

29. Japan

1,205

1,139

1,008

1,073

1,073

F

-1.5

%

30. New Zealand

16

F

13

17

18

16

-2.5

%

SUB-TOTAL

1,228

1,158

1,031

1,097

1,095

-1.5

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

115,029

124,075

134,506

126,238

123,231

0.9

%

REST OF WORLD

8,896

10,812

11,505

12,611

12,687

3.8

%

WORLD

123,926

134,887

146,011

138,849

135,919

1.2

%

Table 31. Sweet potatoes: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

9,648

9,533

9,279

9,248

9,248

-0.4

%

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

4,333

3,383

3,488

3,904

3,790

-3.9

%

4. China

17,002

19,439

21,215

20,291

19,155

1.7

%

5. Cook Islands

26,154

28,000

28,000

28,000

28,000

0.2

%

6. DPR Korea

14,444

12,441

13,425

7,838

9,459

-4.2

%

7. Fiji

10,723

10,138

10,700

8,243

8,251

0.2

%

8. India

8,345

8,571

8,574

8,837

8,889

0.6

%

9. Indonesia

9,515

9,575

9,670

9,423

10,096

0.4

%

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

7,945

4,963

6,176

6,057

6,057

-3.5

%

12. Malaysia

11,000

11,111

11,081

11,081

11,081

0.1

%

13. Maldives

227

857

1,655

816

2,025

26.0

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

5,340

5,000

5,649

5,742

6,702

1.3

%

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

10,119

10,841

11,234

11,176

11,176

1.3

%

18. Papua New Guinea

4,700

4,600

4,706

4,706

4,755

0.0

%

19. Philippines

4,850

4,254

4,211

4,323

4,261

-1.5

%

20. Rep. of Korea

21,729

21,016

21,288

21,356

21,473

0.7

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

14,500

14,600

14,423

14,364

14,364

-0.2

%

23. Sri Lanka

6,546

6,064

6,155

6,271

6,271

-0.7

%

24. Thailand

9,709

12,347

13,078

12,090

12,090

3.1

%

25. Tonga

12,340

12,000

12,369

12,346

12,222

0.5

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

6,002

6,020

6,457

6,336

7,000

1.0

%

AVERAGE

10,246

10,226

10,611

10,117

10,303

0.2

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

15,114

17,143

17,143

17,143

17,143

2.8

%

29. Japan

20,563

24,978

22,652

24,733

24,733

1.5

%

30. New Zealand

15,238

12,843

17,000

14,451

13,333

-3.0

%

AVERAGE

16,972

18,321

18,932

18,775

18,403

0.5

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

15,590

17,786

19,339

18,521

17,681

1.8

%

REST OF WORLD

5,317

5,031

5,051

5,493

5,238

-0.4

%

WORLD

13,691

14,782

15,814

15,238

14,472

0.9

%

Table 32. Sweet potatoes: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

50

42

41

41

41

F

-2.0

%

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

9

9

9

7

7

-2.3

%

4. China

6,212

*

5,949

5,946

5,824

6,010

F

-0.6

%

5. Cook Islands

0

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-3.2

%

6. DPR Korea

18

F

34

F

37

F

37

F

37

F

11.9

%

7. Fiji

0

1

1

1

1

F

11.5

%

8. India

153

140

F

134

114

135

F

-1.4

%

9. Indonesia

214

202

172

194

167

-2.5

%

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

17

22

13

19

19

F

1.8

%

12. Malaysia

4

F

4

F

4

F

4

F

4

F

0.0

%

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

0

0

F

-14.6

%

14. Mongolia

15. Myanmar

5

F

5

F

5

7

9

3.9

%

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

1

1

1

1

F

1

F

5.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

100

F

100

F

102

F

102

F

102

F

0.2

%

19. Philippines

137

130

132

128

128

F

-1.2

%

20. Rep. of Korea

17

16

20

16

13

-0.1

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

4

*

5

F

5

F

6

F

6

F

3.4

%

23. Sri Lanka

11

9

8

8

8

F

-2.1

%

24. Thailand

10

F

7

8

8

8

F

-3.7

%

25. Tonga

0

1

F

0

1

0

F

2.7

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

356

254

270

254

230

-5.2

%

SUB-TOTAL

7,318

6,929

6,909

6,771

6,925

-0.8

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

0

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-4.6

%

29. Japan

59

46

45

43

43

F

-2.9

%

30. New Zealand

1

F

1

1

1

1

0.6

%

SUB-TOTAL

60

47

46

45

45

-2.9

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

7,378

6,976

6,955

6,816

6,970

-0.8

%

REST OF WORLD

1,673

2,149

2,278

2,296

2,422

4.2

%

WORLD

9,051

9,125

9,233

9,112

9,392

0.2

%

Table 33. Potatoes: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

1,237

1,553

2,762

2,933

2,933

F

9.1

%

2. Bhutan

33

F

34

F

34

F

34

F

34

F

0.2

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

30,441

64,618

56,141

66,325

64,045

F

7.1

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

780

1,269

*

1,473

*

1,870

1,882

13.1

%

7. Fiji

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0.3

%

8. India

15,206

17,648

23,610

25,000

25,000

F

5.5

%

9. Indonesia

526

998

924

977

1,000

4.6

%

10. Iran

2,612

3,430

3,433

3,658

3,000

F

2.1

%

11. Laos

33

*

33

*

33

*

35

*

35

F

0.3

%

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

97

65

64

59

64

-2.3

%

15. Myanmar

136

237

245

255

319

8.4

%

16. Nepal

738

935

1,091

1,183

1,314

6.1

%

17. Pakistan

751

1,426

1,810

1,868

1,695

9.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

0

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

5.4

%

19. Philippines

65

65

64

64

66

-0.7

%

20. Rep. of Korea

416

562

678

705

730

F

3.1

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

67

26

27

48

48

F

-8.0

%

24. Thailand

25

F

60

F

60

F

61

8

*

-0.4

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

285

371

330

F

316

316

F

2.3

%

SUB-TOTAL

53,446

93,331

92,780

105,392

102,489

6.5

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,136

1,372

1,327

1,200

1,250

F

1.4

%

29. Japan

3,609

3,073

2,963

2,899

2,900

F

-2.2

%

30. New Zealand

260

500

500

500

500

5.6

%

SUB-TOTAL

5,005

4,945

4,790

4,599

4,650

-0.7

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

58,452

98,275

97,570

109,990

107,139

6.1

%

REST OF WORLD

197,867

201,465

201,421

218,061

201,056

0.0

%

WORLD

256,318

299,740

298,991

328,051

308,195

1.7

%

Table 34. Potatoes: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

9,987

11,397

11,281

12,059

12,059

1.5

%

2. Bhutan

13,080

13,640

13,640

13,640

13,640

0.2

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

10,565

15,900

12,700

14,036

15,242

2.0

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

12,787

10,575

7,877

9,947

10,028

-2.7

%

7. Fiji

8,571

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

1.4

%

8. India

16,254

14,634

17,880

18,643

18,643

1.7

%

9. Indonesia

13,272

15,343

14,720

13,376

15,930

0.3

%

10. Iran

18,365

21,084

21,346

21,663

20,000

1.4

%

11. Laos

7,333

6,600

6,600

6,604

6,604

-0.8

%

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

8,773

8,028

7,282

7,473

7,303

-1.0

%

15. Myanmar

9,464

10,724

10,438

9,902

10,866

1.0

%

16. Nepal

8,757

8,059

9,244

9,644

10,182

1.3

%

17. Pakistan

10,445

13,619

16,541

16,909

17,104

4.4

%

18. Papua New Guinea

4,500

4,167

4,167

4,154

4,154

-1.4

%

19. Philippines

13,232

12,758

12,130

12,279

12,225

-1.3

%

20. Rep. of Korea

19,672

24,169

24,526

23,955

29,565

2.7

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

10,452

11,125

12,521

13,289

13,289

2.1

%

24. Thailand

8,333

9,231

9,231

8,771

7,500

-0.2

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

8,991

9,848

11,786

11,275

11,275

2.1

%

AVERAGE

11,202

12,047

12,206

12,401

12,822

1.0

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

28,536

32,229

32,126

28,453

29,762

0.6

%

29. Japan

32,281

30,761

30,328

30,198

29,897

-0.5

%

30. New Zealand

34,667

35,211

41,667

42,316

50,000

1.4

%

AVERAGE

31,828

32,734

34,707

33,655

36,553

0.6

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

12,711

15,739

14,172

15,197

16,057

1.4

%

REST OF WORLD

15,269

16,051

15,944

17,166

15,921

0.5

%

WORLD

14,599

15,947

15,319

16,452

15,968

0.7

%

Table 35. Potatoes: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

124

136

245

243

243

F

7.5

%

2. Bhutan

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

0.0

%

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

2,881

4,064

4,421

4,725

4,202

5.0

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

61

F

120

F

187

188

188

16.3

%

7. Fiji

0

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-1.1

%

8. India

936

1,206

1,321

1,341

1,341

F

3.7

%

9. Indonesia

40

65

63

73

63

4.3

%

10. Iran

142

163

161

169

150

F

0.7

%

11. Laos

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

1.1

%

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

11

8

9

8

9

-1.3

%

15. Myanmar

14

22

23

26

29

7.3

%

16. Nepal

84

116

118

123

129

4.8

%

17. Pakistan

72

105

109

111

99

4.5

%

18. Papua New Guinea

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

6.9

%

19. Philippines

5

5

5

5

5

F

0.6

%

20. Rep. of Korea

21

23

28

29

25

0.3

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

6

2

2

4

4

F

-9.8

%

24. Thailand

3

F

7

F

7

F

7

F

1

F

-0.2

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

32

38

28

F

28

28

F

0.2

%

SUB-TOTAL

4,439

6,087

6,734

7,087

6,524

4.8

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

40

43

41

42

42

F

0.8

%

29. Japan

112

100

98

96

F

97

F

-1.7

%

30. New Zealand

8

F

14

12

12

10

4.1

%

SUB-TOTAL

159

157

151

150

149

-0.7

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

4,598

6,244

6,885

7,237

6,673

4.6

%

REST OF WORLD

12,958

12,552

12,633

12,703

12,628

-0.5

%

WORLD

17,557

18,796

19,517

19,940

19,301

1.0

%

Table 36. Taro: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

1,220

F

1,468

F

1,493

F

1,541

F

1,538

F

2.3

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Fiji

8

26

26

37

38

22.1

%

8. India

-

-

-

-

-

-

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

1

F

0

F

0

0

0

-13.6

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

-

-

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

18. Papua New Guinea

210

F

160

F

170

F

172

F

172

F

-2.6

%

19. Philippines

98

F

114

97

96

97

0.8

%

20. Rep. of Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. Samoa

20

F

12

F

15

15

15

0.6

%

22. Solomon Islands

28

F

31

F

32

F

34

F

34

F

2.3

%

23. Sri Lanka

%

24. Thailand

56

F

55

F

56

F

56

F

56

F

0.1

%

25. Tonga

11

5

F

3

4

4

F

-13.2

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

1,651

1,871

1,893

1,955

1,954

1.7

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

29. Japan

353

258

248

231

231

F

-3.2

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

353

258

248

231

231

-3.2

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

2,005

2,129

2,141

2,186

2,185

1.0

%

REST OF WORLD

3,170

6,580

6,736

6,700

6,792

9.8

%

WORLD

5,175

8,710

8,877

8,885

8,976

7.0

%

Table 37. Taro: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

14,489

17,327

17,442

17,812

17,801

2.0

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Fiji

4,131

8,384

19,063

14,719

12,219

18.7

%

8. India

-

-

-

-

-

-

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

10,000

8,750

5,075

2,354

5,800

-9.4

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

-

-

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

18. Papua New Guinea

6,562

5,161

5,484

5,375

5,375

-2.7

%

19. Philippines

3,379

5,747

5,309

5,309

5,098

5.8

%

20. Rep. of Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. Samoa

6,667

4,000

3,527

3,488

3,488

-6.1

%

22. Solomon Islands

21,538

19,375

20,000

20,000

20,000

-1.2

%

23. Sri Lanka

-

-

-

-

-

-

24. Thailand

10,980

11,224

11,200

11,200

11,200

0.2

%

25. Tonga

8,733

9,091

6,864

7,440

9,250

-0.7

%

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

8,648

8,906

9,396

8,770

9,023

0.5

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

29. Japan

13,698

12,423

11,795

12,158

12,158

-0.7

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE

13,698

12,423

11,795

12,158

12,158

-0.7

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

10,917

12,559

12,690

12,882

12,780

1.7

%

REST OF WORLD

4,119

5,191

5,144

5,152

5,133

3.5

%

WORLD

5,428

6,060

6,006

6,044

6,008

1.9

%

Table 38. Taro: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

-

-

-

-

-

-

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. China

84

F

85

F

86

F

87

F

86

F

0.3

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Fiji

2

3

1

3

3

2.8

%

8. India

-

-

-

-

-

-

9. Indonesia

-

-

-

-

-

-

10. Iran

-

-

-

-

-

-

11. Laos

-

-

-

-

-

-

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

0

F

-4.7

%

14. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

-

-

15. Myanmar

-

-

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

-

-

-

-

-

-

17. Pakistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

18. Papua New Guinea

32

F

31

F

31

F

32

F

32

F

0.0

%

19. Philippines

29

F

20

18

18

19

F

-4.7

%

20. Rep. of Korea

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. Samoa

3

F

3

F

4

4

F

4

F

7.1

%

22. Solomon Islands

1

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

3.5

%

23. Sri Lanka

-

-

-

-

-

-

24. Thailand

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

-0.2

%

25. Tonga

1

1

F

1

1

F

0

F

-12.6

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

158

149

148

151

152

-0.4

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

29. Japan

26

21

21

19

19

F

-2.5

%

30. New Zealand

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

26

21

21

19

19

-2.5

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

184

170

169

170

171

-0.7

%

REST OF WORLD

770

1,268

1,309

1,301

1,323

6.0

%

WORLD

953

1,437

1,478

1,470

1,494

5.0

%

Table 39. Roots and tubers: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

1,719

1,951

3,145

3,311

3,311

F

6.9

%

2. Bhutan

53

F

56

F

56

F

56

F

56

F

0.3

%

3. Cambodia

110

116

280

195

176

3.8

%

4. China

140,621

185,449

187,571

189,879

184,589

F

2.9

%

5. Cook Islands

11

6

6

F

6

F

6

F

-4.7

%

6. DPR Korea

1,040

1,692

*

1,963

*

2,160

2,232

12.0

%

7. Fiji

27

67

63

84

85

16.5

%

8. India

21,895

25,530

31,462

33,007

33,200

F

4.5

%

9. Indonesia

18,840

17,979

19,378

19,244

19,194

-0.3

%

10. Iran

2,612

3,430

3,433

3,658

3,000

F

2.1

%

11. Laos

231

211

185

224

224

F

-0.7

%

12. Malaysia

509

F

488

F

469

F

469

F

459

F

-1.4

%

13. Maldives

7

7

7

7

8

-0.2

%

14. Mongolia

97

65

64

59

64

-2.3

%

15. Myanmar

220

343

363

370

473

7.5

%

16. Nepal

879

1,035

1,191

1,283

1,419

4.9

%

17. Pakistan

1,076

1,844

2,240

2,308

2,135

7.6

%

18. Papua New Guinea

1,262

1,203

1,261

1,280

1,285

F

0.0

%

19. Philippines

2,770

2,678

2,824

2,700

2,575

-0.6

%

20. Rep. of Korea

792

901

1,106

1,050

1,003

2.1

%

21. Samoa

24

F

17

F

21

21

21

0.6

%

22. Solomon Islands

109

130

F

134

F

145

F

145

F

3.1

%

23. Sri Lanka

508

336

330

349

349

F

-4.0

%

24. Thailand

19,936

15,851

16,778

19,327

18,492

-1.4

%

25. Tonga

46

38

F

27

26

23

F

-9.2

%

26. Vanuatu

51

F

59

F

62

F

63

F

63

F

2.4

%

27. Viet Nam

4,877

3,671

3,875

3,914

3,976

-3.2

%

SUB-TOTAL

220,321

265,151

278,293

285,194

278,561

2.4

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,143

1,378

1,333

1,206

1,256

F

1.4

%

29. Japan

5,429

4,721

4,487

4,479

4,480

F

-1.9

%

30. New Zealand

276

513

517

518

516

5.2

%

SUB-TOTAL

6,847

6,612

6,337

6,203

6,252

-0.8

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

227,169

271,763

284,630

291,396

284,814

2.3

%

REST OF WORLD

351,289

378,366

386,408

406,772

393,113

1.0

%

WORLD

578,458

650,129

671,038

698,169

677,926

1.5

%

Table 40. Roots and tubers: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

9,889

10,960

10,992

11,655

11,655

1.4

%

2. Bhutan

10,250

10,750

10,750

10,750

10,750

0.3

%

3. Cambodia

5,238

6,139

11,215

8,040

7,799

3.4

%

4. China

14,942

17,953

17,547

17,458

17,512

1.4

%

5. Cook Islands

28,378

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

-3.6

%

6. DPR Korea

13,165

10,987

8,783

9,600

9,935

-3.0

%

7. Fiji

3,949

9,376

12,074

11,665

10,872

17.0

%

8. India

16,395

15,854

18,261

19,135

19,015

1.7

%

9. Indonesia

11,508

11,686

11,737

11,901

12,181

0.4

%

10. Iran

18,365

21,084

21,346

21,663

20,000

1.4

%

11. Laos

8,846

6,624

7,940

7,475

7,475

-2.1

%

12. Malaysia

9,686

9,513

9,306

9,306

9,107

-0.6

%

13. Maldives

4,427

4,867

4,621

4,415

4,578

0.0

%

14. Mongolia

8,773

8,028

7,282

7,473

7,303

-1.0

%

15. Myanmar

8,793

9,981

9,932

9,245

10,072

1.4

%

16. Nepal

7,808

7,609

8,629

8,992

9,272

1.7

%

17. Pakistan

11,674

14,189

16,557

16,864

17,015

3.4

%

18. Papua New Guinea

7,336

6,986

7,219

7,224

7,252

-0.3

%

19. Philippines

6,838

6,497

6,727

6,709

6,398

-0.5

%

20. Rep. of Korea

20,599

22,878

23,163

23,034

26,814

2.0

%

21. Samoa

6,505

4,295

3,919

3,884

3,884

-5.1

%

22. Solomon Islands

17,813

16,828

16,847

16,956

16,956

-0.7

%

23. Sri Lanka

8,842

8,174

8,252

8,429

8,429

-0.8

%

24. Thailand

13,691

14,847

15,405

16,735

15,832

1.8

%

25. Tonga

14,015

12,669

12,106

11,968

11,821

-1.1

%

26. Vanuatu

10,100

9,833

10,333

10,500

10,500

0.2

%

27. Viet Nam

7,379

6,969

7,401

7,527

7,827

0.4

%

AVERAGE

11,304

11,318

11,790

11,800

11,861

0.5

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

28,390

32,106

32,001

28,360

29,658

0.7

%

29. Japan

25,647

26,213

25,363

25,983

25,839

0.2

%

30. New Zealand

32,281

33,712

39,769

39,725

46,071

1.4

%

AVERAGE

28,773

30,677

32,378

31,356

33,856

0.8

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

14,021

16,066

16,070

16,248

16,223

1.4

%

REST OF WORLD

11,226

11,172

11,268

11,699

11,294

0.0

%

WORLD

12,180

12,803

12,904

13,247

12,947

0.6

%

Table 41. Roots and tubers: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

174

178

286

284

284

F

5.5

%

2. Bhutan

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

0.0

%

3. Cambodia

21

19

AREA

24

23

0.5

%

4. China

9,411

10,330

10,690

10,876

10,541

F

1.4

%

5. Cook Islands

0

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-1.2

%

6. DPR Korea

79

F

154

F

224

225

225

15.5

%

7. Fiji

7

7

5

7

8

-0.4

%

8. India

1,336

1,610

1,723

1,725

1,746

F

2.8

%

9. Indonesia

1,637

1,539

1,651

1,617

1,576

-0.7

%

10. Iran

142

163

161

169

150

F

0.7

%

11. Laos

26

32

23

30

30

F

1.4

%

12. Malaysia

53

F

51

F

50

F

50

F

50

F

-0.8

%

13. Maldives

2

F

2

F

2

2

2

F

-0.2

%

14. Mongolia

11

8

9

8

9

-1.3

%

15. Myanmar

25

34

37

40

47

6.1

%

16. Nepal

113

136

138

143

153

3.2

%

17. Pakistan

92

130

135

137

125

4.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

172

F

172

F

175

F

177

F

177

F

0.3

%

19. Philippines

405

412

420

402

402

F

-0.1

%

20. Rep. of Korea

38

39

48

46

37

0.1

%

21. Samoa

4

F

4

F

5

5

F

5

F

6.0

%

22. Solomon Islands

6

8

F

8

F

9

F

9

F

3.8

%

23. Sri Lanka

57

41

40

41

41

F

-3.2

%

24. Thailand

1,456

1,068

1,089

1,155

1,168

F

-3.2

%

25. Tonga

3

3

F

2

2

2

F

-8.2

%

26. Vanuatu

5

6

F

6

F

6

F

6

F

2.3

%

27. Viet Nam

661

527

524

520

508

-3.5

%

SUB-TOTAL

15,942

16,677

17,480

17,706

17,329

0.9

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

40

43

42

43

42

F

0.8

%

29. Japan

212

180

177

172

173

F

-2.0

%

30. New Zealand

9

F

15

13

13

11

3.8

%

SUB-TOTAL

261

238

232

228

227

-1.3

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

16,202

16,915

17,712

17,934

17,556

0.9

%

REST OF WORLD

31,292

33,866

34,292

34,769

34,806

1.0

%

WORLD

47,494

50,781

52,003

52,703

52,362

1.0

%

C. Pulses

Countries in Asia-Pacific with largest production of pulses (1000 MT)

Countries in Asia-Pacific region with largest area harvested of pulses (1000 ha)

Table 42. Pulses: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

522

519

414

383

381

-3.2

%

2. Bhutan

2

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

0.0

%

3. Cambodia

13

9

16

15

17

1.3

%

4. China

2,770

4,865

*

4,704

*

4,697

*

4,588

5.2

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

330

F

280

F

280

F

290

F

290

F

-1.0

%

7. Fiji

1

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-4.8

%

8. India

14,265

13,249

14,957

13,417

11,271

-0.2

%

9. Indonesia

641

902

F

901

F

901

F

901

F

2.3

%

10. Iran

576

567

440

447

439

F

-4.1

%

11. Laos

13

15

15

15

15

F

1.7

%

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

4.8

%

14. Mongolia

2

1

F

1

F

1

F

1

F

-2.9

%

15. Myanmar

525

1,429

1,581

1,706

1,945

12.9

%

16. Nepal

164

196

211

221

226

3.0

%

17. Pakistan

990

1,162

1,061

900

740

0.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

2

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

1.8

%

19. Philippines

60

58

58

55

55

F

-0.9

%

20. Rep. of Korea

42

32

30

29

28

F

-2.6

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

2

F

3

F

4

F

4

F

4

F

4.2

%

23. Sri Lanka

50

29

26

26

F

26

F

-6.3

%

24. Thailand

356

271

289

273

273

F

-2.2

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

187

245

245

245

247

3.1

%

SUB-TOTAL

21,514

23,835

25,238

23,626

21,450

1.2

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,863

2,488

2,884

1,846

2,597

F

2.5

%

29. Japan

136

104

103

104

104

-0.7

%

30. New Zealand

70

67

53

50

52

-3.8

%

SUB-TOTAL

2,069

2,659

3,040

2,000

2,753

2.2

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

23,583

26,494

28,279

25,626

24,203

1.3

%

REST OF WORLD

30,691

29,738

28,793

29,005

28,182

-0.7

%

WORLD

54,273

56,231

57,071

54,631

52,385

0.2

%

Table 43. Pulses: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

720

758

757

769

768

0.7

%

2. Bhutan

800

800

800

800

800

0.0

%

3. Cambodia

481

556

595

660

631

1.4

%

4. China

1,301

1,532

1,455

1,398

1,587

1.9

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

930

848

848

853

853

-0.3

%

7. Fiji

1,204

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

-2.5

%

8. India

578

582

642

637

586

1.0

%

9. Indonesia

1,399

1,601

1,603

1,603

1,603

0.8

%

10. Iran

588

591

474

496

489

-2.5

%

11. Laos

828

948

953

967

967

1.6

%

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

627

812

778

778

778

2.8

%

14. Mongolia

500

800

800

833

833

6.4

%

15. Myanmar

633

796

721

720

777

2.0

%

16. Nepal

600

676

741

772

791

3.2

%

17. Pakistan

532

673

650

599

510

1.8

%

18. Papua New Guinea

500

521

526

531

531

0.4

%

19. Philippines

919

793

796

747

747

-2.2

%

20. Rep. of Korea

1,139

1,080

1,102

1,038

1,034

-0.6

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

1,200

1,269

1,296

1,296

1,296

0.7

%

23. Sri Lanka

803

619

618

618

618

-3.2

%

24. Thailand

760

814

834

834

834

0.7

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

641

686

729

710

716

1.4

%

AVERAGE

804

853

851

848

852

0.6

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,065

1,075

1,314

993

1,190

0.7

%

29. Japan

1,738

1,706

1,765

1,830

1,830

2.4

%

30. New Zealand

3,257

3,170

3,071

2,415

3,826

-0.1

%

AVERAGE

2,020

1,983

2,050

1,746

2,282

0.7

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

672

745

782

761

762

1.5

%

REST OF WORLD

920

883

856

851

833

-0.9

%

WORLD

793

812

818

806

798

0.2

%

Table 44. Pulses: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Annual

Country

1991

1998

1999

2000

2001

Growth Rate

1991 - 2001

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

725

684

547

498

496

-3.8

%

2. Bhutan

2

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

2

F

0.0

%

3. Cambodia

27

17

27

23

27

-0.1

%

4. China

2,130

3,176

*

3,234

*

3,360

*

2,892

F

3.3

%

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

355

F

330

F

330

F

340

F

340

F

-0.6

%

7. Fiji

1

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

-2.3

%

8. India

24,662

22,769

23,298

21,048

19,233

-1.2

%

9. Indonesia

458

563

F

562

F

562

F

562

F

1.5

%

10. Iran

981

958

928

900

897

F

-1.6

%

11. Laos

15

16

16

15

15

F

0.0

%

12. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. Maldives

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

0

F

1.9

%

14. Mongolia

3

2

F

2

F

1

F

1

F

-8.7

%

15. Myanmar

830

1,795

2,193

2,368

2,504

10.6

%

16. Nepal

273

290

285

286

286

-0.1

%

17. Pakistan

1,859

1,726

1,633

1,503

1,451

-1.6

%

18. Papua New Guinea

4

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

5

F

1.3

%

19. Philippines

65

73

73

73

73

F

1.4

%

20. Rep. of Korea

37

29

28

28

27

-2.0

%

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

2

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3.5

%

23. Sri Lanka

63

47

F

42

F

42

F

42

F

-3.1

%

24. Thailand

469

333

347

327

327

F

-2.9

%

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

292

358

336

344

345

1.6

%

SUB-TOTAL

33,253

33,173

33,889

31,728

29,528

-0.3

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,749

2,315

2,194

1,860

2,182

F

1.8

%

29. Japan

78

61

59

57

57

F

-3.1

%

30. New Zealand

22

21

17

21

14

-3.7

%

SUB-TOTAL

1,849

2,397

2,270

1,937

2,253

1.6

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

35,101

35,570

36,159

33,666

31,781

-0.2

%

REST OF WORLD

33,374

33,667

33,636

34,092

33,838

0.3

%

WORLD

68,476

69,237

69,795

67,758

65,618

0.0

%

Unit: 1000 MT
											Annual
Country	1991		1998		1999		2000		2001		Growth Rate
											1991 - 2001
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	27,378		29,709		34,427		37,442		39,112		3.8	%
2. Bhutan	43	F	50	F	50	F	50	F	50	F	1.9	%
3. Cambodia	2,400		3,510		4,041		4,026		4,099		7.1	%
4. China	185,693		200,572		200,403		189,814		181,515	*	0.5	%
5. Cook Islands	-		-		-		-		-		-
6. DPR Korea	4,120		2,307		2,343		1,690		2,060		-9.1	%
7. Fiji	29		5		18		13		16		-7.2	%
8. India	112,042		129,115		134,213		129,444		131,900	*	1.8	%
9. Indonesia	44,688		49,237		50,866		51,898		50,096		1.0	%
10. Iran	2,357		2,771		2,348		1,972		2,200	*	-0.5	%
11. Laos	1,224		1,675		2,103		2,202		2,202	F	5.9	%
12. Malaysia	1,926		1,944		2,037		2,195	*	2,215	*	0.7	%
13. Maldives	-		-		-		-		-		-
14. Mongolia	-		-		-		-		-		-
15. Myanmar	13,204		17,078		20,126		21,324		20,600	*	3.7	%
16. Nepal	3,223		3,641		3,710		4,030		4,217		3.5	%
17. Pakistan	4,865		7,011		7,733		7,205		6,750	*	4.5	%
18. Papua New Guinea	1	*	1	*	1	*	1	*	1	F	0.9	%
19. Philippines	9,673		8,554		11,787		12,389		12,955		2.6	%
20. Rep. of Korea	7,293		6,779		7,033		7,125		7,316		0.2	%
21. Samoa	-		-		-		-		-		-
22. Solomon Islands	0	F	1	*	5	*	5	F	5	F	48.9	%
23. Sri Lanka	2,389		2,692		2,868		2,859		2,868	*	1.7	%
24. Thailand	20,400		22,999		24,172		25,608		25,200	*	2.9	%
25. Tonga	-		-		-		-		-		-
26. Vanuatu	-		-		-		-		-		-
27. Viet Nam	19,622		29,146		31,394		32,530		31,925		5.2	%
SUB-TOTAL	462,568		518,796		541,676		533,821		527,302		1.7	%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	787		1,390		1,101		1,753		1,239	*	5.8	%
29. Japan	12,005		11,200		11,469		11,863		11,320		-0.8	%
30. New Zealand	-		-		-		-		-		-
SUB-TOTAL	12,792		12,590		12,570		13,616		12,559		-0.3	%
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	475,360		531,386		554,246		547,437		539,861		1.6	%
REST OF WORLD	43,115		47,704		55,668		53,202		52,971		2.2	%
WORLD	518,475		579,090		609,915		600,638		592,831		1.7	%

Unit: kg/ha
						Annual
Country	1991	1998	1999	2000	2001	Growth Rate
						1991 - 2001
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	2,672	2,937	3,215	3,467	3,588	3.0	%
2. Bhutan	1,654	1,667	1,667	1,667	1,667	0.2	%
3. Cambodia	1,363	1,788	1,943	2,115	2,070	5.2
4. China	5,624	6,353	6,334	6,264	6,350	1.3	%
5. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	7,007	3,978	4,040	3,159	3,602	-8.6	%
7. Fiji	2,354	636	2,842	2,549	2,482	-1.2	%
8. India	2,627	2,882	2,984	2,890	2,964	1.1	%
9. Indonesia	4,346	4,197	4,252	4,401	4,248	-0.2	%
10. Iran	4,047	4,505	3,999	3,690	4,583	0.6	%
11. Laos	2,198	2,712	2,928	3,061	3,061	2.9	%
12. Malaysia	2,818	2,883	2,941	3,170	3,199	0.6	%
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-	-
14. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-
15. Myanmar	2,886	3,129	3,240	3,383	3,169	1.1	%
16. Nepal	2,283	2,417	2,450	2,598	2,703	2.0	%
17. Pakistan	2,320	2,893	3,074	3,031	3,000	2.7	%
18. Papua New Guinea	1,938	1,714	1,857	2,000	2,000	0.1	%
19. Philippines	2,824	2,698	2,947	3,068	3,187	0.7	%
20. Rep. of Korea	6,035	6,417	6,596	6,753	6,930	1.4	%
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	0	3,939	3,996	4,000	4,000	0.5
23. Sri Lanka	3,022	3,510	3,281	3,436	3,374	1.4	%
24. Thailand	2,253	2,418	2,424	2,623	2,571	1.6	%
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	3,113	3,959	4,102	4,243	4,256	3.0	%
AVERAGE	3,018	3,221	3,386	3,408	3,476	1.3	%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	8,850	9,929	9,175	12,090	9,531	2.2	%
29. Japan	5,859	6,219	6,414	6,702	6,659	1.6	%
30. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	7,355	8,074	7,795	9,396	8,095	2.0	%
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	3,618	3,910	3,968	3,979	3,979	1.0	%
REST OF WORLD	2,829	3,064	3,286	3,216	3,338	1.8	%
WORLD	3,536	3,823	3,894	3,897	3,912	1.1	%

Unit: 1000 ha
											Annual
Country	1991		1998		1999		2000		2001		Growth Rate
											1991 - 2001
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	10,245		10,116		10,708		10,798		10,900	*	0.8	%
2. Bhutan	26	F	30	F	30	F	30	F	30	F	1.7	%
3. Cambodia	1,761		1,963		2,079		1,903		1,980		1.9	%
4. China	33,019		31,572		31,637		30,302		28,587	*	-0.7	%
5. Cook Islands	-		-		-		-		-		-
6. DPR Korea	588		580		580		535		572		-0.5	%
7. Fiji	12		8	F	6		5		7	F	-6.1	%
8. India	42,649		44,802		44,972		44,787		44,500	*	0.7	%
9. Indonesia	10,282		11,730		11,963		11,793		11,793		1.2	%
10. Iran	582		615		587		534		480	F	-1.1	%
11. Laos	557		618		718		719		719	F	2.9	%
12. Malaysia	684		674		692		692	F	692	F	0.1	%
13. Maldives	-		-		-		-		-		-
14. Mongolia	-		-		-		-		-		-
15. Myanmar	4,575		5,459		6,211		6,303		6,500	F	2.6	%
16. Nepal	1,412		1,506		1,514		1,551		1,560		1.5	%
17. Pakistan	2,097		2,424		2,515		2,377		2,250	*	1.7	%
18. Papua New Guinea	0	F	0	F	0	F	0	F	0	F	0.7	%
19. Philippines	3,425		3,170		4,000		4,038		4,065		1.9	%
20. Rep. of Korea	1,209		1,057		1,066		1,055		1,056		-1.2	%
21. Samoa	-		-		-		-		-		-
22. Solomon Islands	0	F	0		1		1	F	1	F	48.2	%
23. Sri Lanka	791		767		874		832		850	F	0.3	%
24. Thailand	9,053		9,512		9,970		9,761		9,800	F	1.2	%
25. Tonga	-		-		-		-		-		-
26. Vanuatu	-		-		-		-		-		-
27. Viet Nam	6,303		7,363		7,654		7,666		7,500		2.1	%
SUB-TOTAL	129,268		133,964		137,779		135,684		133,844		0.6	%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	89		140	F	120	F	145	F	130	F	3.5	%
29. Japan	2,049		1,801		1,788		1,770		1,700		-2.4	%
30. New Zealand	-		-		-		-		-		-
SUB-TOTAL	2,138		1,941		1,908		1,915		1,830		-2.1	%
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	131,405		135,905		139,687		137,599		135,674		0.6	%
REST OF WORLD	15,242		15,569		16,942		16,542		15,867		0.3	%
WORLD	146,647		151,474		156,629		154,140		151,541		0.6	%