FIBRE CROPS

Countries in Asia & Pacific region with largest area harvested of seed cotton

Countries in Asia & Pacific region with largest production of jute and jute-like fibres (1 000 MT)

Table 68. Jute and jute-like fibres: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1993	2000	2001	2002	2003	Annual Growth Rate 1993 - 2003
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	2.30	0.18	0.24	0.64	0.65 F	-16.77 %
2. Indonesia	7.4	7.5 F	7.5 F	7.5 F	7.5 F	3.0 %
3. Lao PDR	-	-	-	-	-
4. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-
5. Myanmar	38.6	33.4	41.9	47.0	50.0 F	3.1 %
6. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-
7. Thailand	144.0	33.6	60.6	46.0	62.0 F	-11.6 %
8. Timor-Leste	-	-	-	-	-
9. Viet Nam	23.4	11.3	14.6	20.4	12.5	-2.5 %
SOUTH ASIA
10. Bangladesh	809.0	822.0	859.7	801.0	801.0 F	-0.8 %
11. Bhutan	0.3 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	0.4 F	0.3 %
12. India	1554.9	1880.4	2128.2	2050.8	1975.6	2.4 %
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-
14. Nepal	10.0	15.2	16.4	17.0	17.5 F	5.3 %
15. Pakistan	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.2 F	2.2 F	-1.9 %
16. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-
CENTRAL ASIA
17. Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	-
18. Tajikistan	-	-	-	-	-
19. Uzbekistan	80.7	20.0 F	21.0 F	20.0 F	20.0 F	-4.8 %
OTHER ASIA
20 Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	-
21. China	672.0 *	125.9 *	106.0 *	159.0 *	180.0 F	-14.0 %
22. DPR Korea
23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	0.0 F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
24. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-
25. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-
PACIFIC ISLANDS
26. CookIslands	-	-	-	-	-
27. Fiji Islands	-	-	-	-	-
28. Kiribati	-	-	-	-	-
29. Marshall Islands	-	-	-	-	-
30. Micronesia, Fed States of	-	-	-	-	-
31. Nauru	-	-	-	-	-
32. Niue	-	-	-	-	-
33. Palau	-	-	-	-	-
34. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-
35. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-
36. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-
37. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-
38. Tuvalu	-	-	-	-	-
39. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	3 345.3	2 952.0	3 258.7	3 171.9	3 129.4	-0.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
40. Australia	-	-	-	-	-
41. Japan	-	-	-	-	-
42. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA & PACIFIC*	3 345.3	2 952.0	3 258.7	3 171.9	3 129.4	-0.6 %
REST OF WORLD	111.5	96.2	97.2	101.2	103.1	-0.9 %
WORLD	3 456.8	3 048.2	3 355.9	3 273.1	3 232.4	-0.6 %

Table 69. Jute and jute-like fibres: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1993	2000	2001	2002	2003	Annual Growth Rate 1993 - 2003
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	983	865	1 227	1 465	1 498	4.40 %
2. Indonesia	1 131	1 250	1 250	1 250	1 250	2.5 %
3. Lao PDR	-	-	-	-	-
4. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-
5. Myanmar	816	912	953	1 000	1 000	1.4 %
6. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-
7. Thailand	1 504	1 748	1 704	1 689	1 680	1.5 %
8. Timor-Leste	-	-	-	-	-
9. Viet Nam	1 625	2 055	1 921	2 082	2 551	2.6 %
SOUTH ASIA
10. Bangladesh	1 688	1 829	1 878	1 830	1 830	1.1 %
11. Bhutan	3 667	3 889	3 889	3 889	3 889	0.3 %
12. India	1 639	1 850	2 002	1 975	1 983	2.0 %
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-
14. Nepal	1 111	1 044	1 452	1 449	1 458	1.7 %
15. Pakistan	642	696	687	690	690	0.7 %
16. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-
CENTRAL ASIA
17. Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	-
18. Tajikistan	-	-	-	-	-
19. Uzbekistan	15 519	10 000	10 500	10 000	10 000	-1.2 %
OTHER ASIA
20 Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	-
21. China	2 453	2 488	2 044	2 870	3 103	1.7 %
22. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-
23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	500	0	0	0	0	0.0 %
24. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-
25. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-
PACIFIC ISLANDS
26. CookIslands	-	-	-	-	-
27. Fiji Islands	-	-	-	-	-
28. Kiribati	-	-	-	-	-
29. Marshall Islands	-	-	-	-	-
30. Micronesia, Fed States of	-	-	-	-	-
31. Nauru	-	-	-	-	-
32. Niue	-	-	-	-	-
33. Palau	-	-	-	-	-
34. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-
35. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-
36. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-
37. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-
38. Tuvalu	-	-	-	-	-
39. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	1 773	1 841	1 937	1 935	1 947	1.2 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
40. Australia	-	-	-	-	-
41. Japan	-	-	-	-	-
42. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA & PACIFIC*	1 773	1 841	1 937	1 935	1 947	1.2 %
REST OF WORLD	1 329	1 323	1 303	1 336	1 325	-0.2 %
WORLD	1 754	1 818	1 910	1 909	1 918	1.2 %

Table 70. Jute and jute-like fibres: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1993	2000	2001	2002	2003	Annual Growth Rate 1993 - 2003
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	2.3	.2	.2	.4	.4 F	-20.3 %
2. Indonesia	6.6	6.0 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	0.4 %
3. Lao PDR	-	-	-	-	-
4. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-
5. Myanmar	47.3	36.6	44.0	47.0	50.0 F	1.7 %
6. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-
7. Thailand	95.8	19.2	35.5	27.2	36.9 F	-12.9 %
8. Timor-Leste	-	-	-	-	-
9. Viet Nam	14.4	5.5	7.6	9.8	4.9	-4.9 %
SOUTH ASIA
10. Bangladesh	479.3	449.3	457.7	437.7	437.7 F	-1.9 %
11. Bhutan	.1 F	.1 F	.1 F	.1 F	.1 F	0.0 %
12. India	948.9	1 016.6	1 062.8	1 038.5	996.3	0.4 %
13. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-
14. Nepal	9.0	14.5	11.3	11.7	12.0 F	3.5 %
15. Pakistan	4.1	3.1	3.2	3.2 F	3.2 F	-2.6 %
16. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-
CENTRAL ASIA
17. Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	-
18. Tajikistan	-	-	-	-	-
19. Uzbekistan	5.2	2.0 F	2.0 F	2.0 F	2.0 F	-3.6 %
OTHER ASIA
20 Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	-
21. China	274.0 *	50.6 *	51.9 *	55.4 *	58.0 F	-15.5 %
22. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-
23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	.0 F	.0	.0	.0	.0	0.0 %
24. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-
25. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-
PACIFIC ISLANDS
26. CookIslands	-	-	-	-	-
27. Fiji Islands	-	-	-	-	-
28. Kiribati	-	-	-	-	-
29. Marshall Islands	-	-	-	-	-
30. Micronesia, Fed States of	-	-	-	-	-
31. Nauru	-	-	-	-	-
32. Niue	-	-	-	-	-
33. Palau	-	-	-	-	-
34. Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-
35. Samoa	-	-	-	-	-
36. Solomon Islands	-	-	-	-	-
37. Tonga	-	-	-	-	-
38. Tuvalu	-	-	-	-	-
39. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	1 887.0	1 603.8	1 682.3	1 639.1	1 607.5	-1.8 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
40. Australia	-	-	-	-	-
41. Japan	-	-	-	-	-
42. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA & PACIFIC*	1 887.0	1 603.8	1 682.3	1 639.1	1 607.5	-1.8 %
REST OF WORLD	83.8	72.7	74.6	75.8	77.8	-0.7 %
WORLD	1 970.8	1 676.6	1 756.8	1 714.8	1 685.3	-1.8 %