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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

Percent of agricultural land that is irrigated and countries in Asia-Pacific region with largest percentage

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (1000 MT) in developed countries of Asia-Pacific region

Table 5. Irrigation*

                   

 

Annual
Country
1990

1997

1998

1999

2000

Growth Rate
                   

 

1990-2000

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

2,936


3,693


3,850


3,985


4,187


3.5

%

2. Bhutan

39

F

40

F

40

F

40

F

40

F

0.3

%

3. Cambodia

240

F

270

F

270

F

270

F

270

F

0.9

%

4. China

47,967


51,821


52,878


53,740


54,402


1.3

%

5. Cook Islands

-


-


-


-


-


-


6. DPR Korea

1,420

F

1,460

F

1,460

F

1,460

F

1,460

F

0.2

%

7. Fiji

1

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

9.4

%

8. India

45,144


55,143


54,570


54,600

F

54,800

F

1.9

%

9. Indonesia

4,410


4,772


4,783


4,800

F

4,815

F

1

%

10. Iran

7,000

F

7,329


7,562


7,562

F

7,500

F

0.8

%

11. Laos

135

F

164


168

F

172

F

175

F

2.5

%

12. Malaysia

335


365

F

365

F

365

F

365

F

0.8

%

13. Maldives

-


-


-


-


-


-


14. Mongolia

78

F

84

F

84

F

84

F

84

F

0.6

%

15. Myanmar

1,005


1,556


1,692


1,841


1,982


7.9

%

16. Nepal

950

F

1,135

F

1,135

F

1,135

F

1,135

F

1.7

%

17. Pakistan

16,940


17,830


18,000


17,950


18,090


0.8

%

18. Papua New Guinea

-


-


-


-


-


-


19. Philippines

1,550

F

1,550

F

1,550

F

1,550

F

1,550

F

0

%

20. Republic of Korea

1,345


1,163


1,159


1,153


1,149


-1.8

%

21. Samoa

-


-


-


-


-


-


22. Solomon Islands

-


-


-


-


-


-


23. Sri Lanka

520


600

F

651


662


665


2.6

%

24. Thailand

4,238


4,749


4,789


4,948


4,998


1.5

%

25. Tonga

-


-


-


-


-


-


26. Vanuatu

-


-


-


-


-


-


27. Viet Nam

2,900

F

3,000

F

3,000

F

3,000

F

3,000

F

0.4

%

SUB-TOTAL

139,153


156,727


158,009


159,320


160,670


1.5

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,832


2,380

F

2,365


2,251


2,385


2.2

%

29. Japan

2,846


2,701


2,679


2,659


2,641


-0.7

%

*Refers to net irrigated area

Table 6. Irrigated land as proportion of agricultural land

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

Agricultural Land

Irrigated Land

% Irrigated Land to Agricultural Land


1990


2000


1990


2000


1990

2000

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

9,482


8,440


2,737


3,985


28.9 %

47.2 %

2. Bhutan

131

F

160

F

39

*

40

F

29.8 %

25.0 %

3. Cambodia

3,785


3,807

F

230

F

270

F

6.1 %

7.1 %

4. China

130,100

F

134,500

F

44,917


53,158


34.5 %

39.5 %

5. Cook Islands

6


7

F

-


-


-

-

6. DPR Korea

2,000


2,000

F

1,400


1,460

F

70.0 %

73.0 %

7. Fiji

230

F

285

F

1

F

3

F

0.4 %

1.1 %

8. India

169,485


159,000

F

44,853


59,000

F

26.5 %

37.1 %

9. Indonesia

31,142


30,987

F

4,387


4,815

F

14.1 %

15.5 %

10. Iran

16,700

F

19,265

F

7,000

F

7,562

F

41.9 %

39.3 %

11. Laos

852


955

F

130

F

172

F

15.3 %

18.0 %

12. Malaysia

6,600

F

7,605

F

335

F

365

F

5.1 %

4.8 %

13. Maldives

3

F

3

F

-


-


-

-

14. Mongolia

1,375


1,322

F

77


84

F

5.6 %

6.4 %

15. Myanmar

10,034


10,143

F

1,018


1,841


10.1 %

18.2 %

16. Nepal

2,349

F

2,968

F

943


1,135

F

40.1 %

38.2 %

17. Pakistan

21,020


21,880


16,890


17,950


80.4 %

82.0 %

18. Papua New Guinea

593

F

670

F

-


-


-

-

19. Philippines

9,860

F

10,050

F

1,540


1,550

F

15.6 %

15.4 %

20. Republic of Korea

2,127


1,899


1,353


1,159

F

63.6 %

61.0 %

21. Samoa

122

F

122

F

-


-


-

-

22. Solomon Islands

57

F

60

F

-


-


-

-

23. Sri Lanka

1,901


1,900

F

494


662


26.0 %

34.8 %

24. Thailand

20,567


18,000

F

4,158


4,750

F

20.2 %

26.4 %

25. Tonga

48

F

48

F

-


-


-

-

26. Vanuatu

120

F

120

F

-


-


-

-

27. Viet Nam

6,380

F

7,350

F

2,800

F

3,000

F

43.9 %

40.8 %

SUB-TOTAL

447,069


443,546


135,302


162,961


30.3 %

36.7 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

47,877


48,229

F

1,833

F

2,251


3.8 %

4.7 %

29. Japan

5,279


4,866


2,868


2,659


54.3 %

54.6 %

30. New Zealand

3,833


3,280

F

280

F

285

F

7.3 %

8.7 %

SUB-TOTAL

56,989


56,375


4,981


5,195


8.7 %

9.2 %

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

504,960


500,782


140,717


168,738


27.9 %

33.7 %

REST OF WORLD

994,707


989,970


97,724


105,428


9.8 %

10.6 %

WORLD

1,499,667


1,490,752


238,441


274,166


15.9 %

18.4 %

Table 7. Mineral fertilizers: consumption

Unit: 1000 MT (plant nutrient)







Annual

Country

1990

1997

1998

1999

2000

Growth Rate







1990-2000

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

933.6

1,109.2

1,170.5

1,365.0

1,326.0

3.6 %

2. Bhutan

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0 %

3. Cambodia

4.1

21.9

7.6

7.9

-

- %

4. China

27,273.7

35,646.7

35,830.0

36,439.0

34,645.0

3.3 %

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

832.4

171.1

157.2

272.0

351.0

-14.9 %

7. Fiji

23.0

19.2

18.4

14.4

7.5

-3.5 %

8. India

12,018.0

16,188.0

16,797.5

18,056.7

16,726.5

4.3 %

9. Indonesia

2,500.8

2,227.6

2,727.7

2,584.0

2,475.1

0.4 %

10. Iran

1,161.0

1,207.2

1,268.0

1,344.4

1,319.7

1.6 %

11. Laos

1.5

7.8

4.6

9.9

8.7

17.5 %

12. Malaysia

909.5

1,252.0

1,406.0

1,448.3

1,428.2

5.1 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

14.6

6.0

4.2

2.8

3.4

-11.2 %

15. Myanmar

75.5

177.8

171.8

162.1

209.8

11.8 %

16. Nepal

72.5

107.5

121.5

85.0

76.0

2.3 %

17. Pakistan

1,892.9

2,659.3

2,578.1

2,833.0

2,966.2

4.6 %

18. Papua New Guinea

12.3

13.1

8.2

9.3

11.7

-1.9 %

19. Philippines

587.1

809.1

627.9

745.1

734.5

4.4 %

20. Republic of Korea

957.7

992.0

867.0

808.6

781.7

-1.7 %

21. Samoa

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.3

4.9

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

171.1

208.7

232.9

259.1

246.2

3.7 %

24. Thailand

1,043.8

1,481.0

1,637.0

1,750.4

1,550.4

5.3 %

25. Tonga

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

560.3

1,471.7

1,856.9

1,950.0

2,097.0

14.1 %

SUB-TOTAL

51,045.6

65,777.0

67,492.9

70,140.4

66,969.5

3.5 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1,163.7

2,184.1

2,249.9

2,341.2

2,301.4

7.6 %

29. Japan

1,838.0

1,509.7

1,418.6

1,439.4

1,454.0

-2.8 %

30. New Zealand

343.1

647.7

661.5

713.0

838.0

6.7 %

SUB-TOTAL

3,344.8

4,341.5

4,330.0

4,493.6

4,593.4

3.0 %

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

54,390.4

70,118.6

71,823.0

74,634.0

71,562.9

3.5 %

REST OF WORLD

83,438.9

67,105.3

66,336.4

65,902.9

64,872.2

-1.7 %

WORLD

137,829.3

137,223.8

138,159.4

140,536.9

136,435.1

0.7 %

Table 8. Mineral fertilizers: consumption per ha of agricultural land

Unit: kg plant nutrient/ha

Country

1990

1997

1998

1999

2000

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

98.9

134.6

140.5

161.7

156.3

2. Bhutan

0.8

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

3. Cambodia

1.1

5.8

2.0

2.1

-

4. China

207.6

263.3

264.7

269.2

255.6

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

416.2

85.6

78.6

136.0

175.5

7. Fiji

95.8

67.4

64.6

50.5

26.3

8. India

70.9

95.4

99.0

106.4

98.6

9. Indonesia

78.2

71.3

85.9

78.9

73.8

10.I ran

70.4

65.7

67.4

73.6

80.8

11. Laos

1.7

8.3

4.9

10.4

9.1

12. Malaysia

130.9

164.6

184.9

190.4

187.8

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

10.6

4.5

3.2

2.4

2.9

15. Myanmar

7.5

17.5

16.9

15.8

20.0

16. Nepal

30.9

36.2

40.9

28.6

25.6

17. Pakistan

90.4

121.0

117.3

129.5

135.1

18. Papua New Guinea

15.9

16.1

9.9

11.0

13.7

19. Philippines

59.4

81.7

62.8

74.1

73.1

20. Republic of Korea

454.1

515.6

453.9

425.8

407.3

21. Samoa

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.9

40.2

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

90.1

110.5

123.3

136.0

128.9

24. Thailand

50.7

80.5

89.5

97.2

86.1

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

87.8

204.3

254.5

265.3

285.3

SUB-TOTAL

113.6

144.7

148.1

153.8

147.0

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

24.2

43.5

41.8

48.5

45.5

29. Japan

350.6

305.1

289.2

295.8

301.0

30. New Zealand

88.8

197.5

201.7

217.4

255.5

SUB-TOTAL

58.5

74.3

69.9

79.7

78.2

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

107.4

136.7

138.7

145.7

139.2

REST OF WORLD

83.9

67.5

67.1

66.9

66.0

WORLD

91.8

91.1

91.7

93.9

91.1

Table 9. Agricultural tractors: number in use

Unit: Number

           

Annual

Country

1990

1997

1998

1999

2000

Growth Rate












1990-2000

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

5200

F

5400

F

5400

F

5450

F

5530

F

0.5

%

2. Bhutan

-


-


-


-


-


-


3. Cambodia

1,200

F

1,227


1,540

F

1,855


1,855

F

4.4

%

4. China

824,113


703,121


739,285


798,286


841,073


-0.1

%

5. Cook Islands

171


155

F

165


165

F

165

F

-1.4

%

6. DPR Korea

73,000

F

75,000

F

75,000

F

75,000

F

70,000

F

-0.1

%

7. Fiji

6,700

F

7,000

F

7,000

F

7,000

F

7,000

F

0.2

%

8. India

988,070


1,450,000


1,500,000


1,520,000


1,525,000


4.6

%

9. Indonesia

27,955


70,000

F

70,000

F

70,000

F

70,000

F

9.9

%

10. Iran

215,000

F

290,000

*

230,000

*

233,000

F

237,000

F

1.1

%

11. Laos

890

F

1,050

F

1,070

F

1,070

F

1,080

F

2.0

%

12. Malaysia

26,000

F

43,300

F

43,300

F

43,300

F

43,300

F

5.4

%

13. Maldives

-


-


-


-


-


-


14. Mongolia

11,000

F

6,400

F

5,800

F

5,200

F

4,700


-7.6

%

15. Myanmar

13,000


8,700

F

9,803


10,209


11,000

F

-1.5

%

16. Nepal

4,400

F

4,600

F

4,600

F

4,600

F

4,600

F

0.3

%

17. Pakistan

265,728


320,500

F

320,500

F

320,500

F

320,500

F

2.1

%

18. Papua New Guinea

1,140

F

1,160


1,160

F

1,160

F

1,160

F

0.2

%

19. Philippines

10,700

F

11,500

F

11,500

F

11,500

F

11,500

F

0.5

%

20. Republic of Korea

41,203


131,358


157,888


176,146


191,631


16.2

%

21. Samoa

76

F

76


76

F

76

F

76

F

0.0

%

22. Solomon Islands

8


9

F

9

F

9

F

9

F

1.6


23. Sri Lanka

6,500

F

6,672


7,356


8,000

F

8,000

F

2.8

%

24. Thailand

57,739


218,237


220,000

F

220,000

F

220,000

F

16.3

%

25. Tonga

130

F

146

F

146

F

146

F

150

F

1.3

%

26. Vanuatu

75

F

75

F

75

F

75

F

75

F

-0.1

%

27. Viet Nam

25,086


115,487


122,958


145,850


162,746


20.6

%

SUB-TOTAL

2,605,084


3,471,173


3,534,631


3,658,597


3,738,150


3.9

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

317,000

F

315,000

F

315,000

F

315,000

F

315,000

F

0.0

%

29. Japan

2,142,210


2,121,000


2,120,000


2,120,000


2,028,000


0.3

%

30. New Zealand

76,000

F

76,000

F

76,000

F

76,000

F

76,000

F

0.0

%

SUB-TOTAL

2,535,210


2,512,000


2,511,000


2,511,000


2,419,000


0.2

%

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

5,140,294


5,983,173


6,045,631


6,169,597


6,157,150


2.3

%

REST OF WORLD

21,385,610


20,450,640


20,359,290


20,253,360


20,252,520


-0.5

%

WORLD

26,525,900


26,433,810


26,404,920


26,422,960


26,409,670


0.1

%


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