STAPLE FOOD CROPS - B. ROOT CROPS

STAPLE FOOD CROPS
B. Root Crops

STAPLE FOOD CROPS

B. Root Crops

Table 27. Cassava : production

Unit 1 000MT
	Country	1996		2003			2004		2005				2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996 2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	69.7		330.6		362.1			535.6				2 182.0		41.1 %
2.	Indonesia	17 002.5		18 523.8		19 424.7			19 459.4				19 927.6		1.6 %
3.	Lao PDR	70.0	F	4.0		55.5			51.3				51.3	F	-3.1%
4.	Malaysia	400.0	F	400.0	F	381.5			374.7				374.7	F	-0.7 %
5.	Myanmar	77.1		138.3		139.0		F	140.0		F		140.0	F	6.1 %
6.	Philippines	1 910.8		1 622.2		1 640.5			1 678.4				1 756.9		-0.8 %
7.	Thailand	17 387.8		23 849.0		20 209.0		F	15 794.0		F		22 584.4	F	2.6 %
8.	Timor Leste	53.8		41.5	F	46.6			47.2				47.2	F	-1.3 %
9.	Viet Nam	2 067.3		5 308.9		5 820.7			6 646.0				7 714.0		14.1 %
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	-		-		-			-				-
11.	Bangladesh	-		-		-			-				-
12.	Bhutan	-		-		-			-				-
13.	India	5 443.2		7 000.0	F	6 906.0			6 976.8				7 620.2		3.4 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep of)	-		-		-			-				-
15.	Maldives	-		0.1	F	0.1		F	-				-
16.	Nepal	-		-		-			-				-
17.	Pakistan	-		-		-			-				-
18.	Sri Lanka	270.6		228.8		220.8			223.2				226.1		-1.8 %
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan
20.	Kyrgyzstan	-		-		-			-				-
21.	Tajikistan	-		-		-			-				-
22.	Turkmenistan	-		-		-			-				-
23.	Uzbekistan	-		-		-			-				-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	3 618.8	F	4 015.2		4 215.7		F	15.7	F			15.7	F	-42.0 %
25.	DPR Korea	-		-		-			-				-
26.	Mongolia	-		-		-			-				-
27.	Rep of Korea	-		-		-			-				-
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	3.00	F	1.25	F	1.39			1.31				1.31	F	-8.0 %
29.	Fiji Islands	40.43		35.00	F	38.35			40.66				40.66	F	0.1 %
30.	Kiribati	-		-		-			-				-
31.	Marshall Islands	-		-		-			-				-
32.	Micronesia Fed States of	11.80	F	11.80	F	11.80		F	11.80		F		11.80	F	0.0 %
33.	Nauru	-		-		-			-				-
34.	Niue	0.04	F	0.04	F	0.04		F	0.04		F		0.04	F	0.0%
35.	Palau	-		-		-			-				-
36.	Papua New Guinea	112.00	F	125.00	F	120.00		F	125.00		F		125.00	F	1.1 %
37.	Samoa	0.25	F	0.30	F	0.31			0.31				0.31	F	2.2 %
38.	Solomon Islands	1.90	F	2.50	F	2.62			2.71				2.71	F	3.6 %
39.	Tonga	30.00	F	9.00	F	6.67			4.76				4.76	F	-16.8 %
40.	Tuvalu	-		-		-			-				-
41.	Vanuatu	-		-		-			-				-
	SUB-TOTAL	48 571.0		61 647.5		59 603.2			52 128.9				62 826.7		2.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	-		-		-			-			-
43.	Japan	-		-		-			-			-
44.	New Zealand	-		-		-			-			-
	SUB-TOTAL	-		-		-			-			-
ASIA PACIFIC-		48 571.0		61 647.5		59 603.2			52 128.9			62 826.7			2.6 %
REST OF WORLD		110 136.2		137 207.8		145 947.6			152 462.7			155 742.4			3.5 %
WORLD		158 707.2		198 855.3		205 550.8			204 591.6			218 569.1			3.3 %

Table 28. Cassava : yield

Unit kg/ha
	Country	1996		2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996 2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	5 358		13 205		16 086		17.869		22.653		15.5%
2.	Indonesia	12 015		14 884		15 468		15.903		16.297		3.1%
3.	Lao PDR	13 725	F	5 848		6 810		7.583		7.583	F	5.8%
4.	Malaysia	10 256	F	10 256	F	10 020		9.933		9.933	F	0.3%
5.	Myanmar	11 370		11 246		11 301	F	11.382	F	11.382	F	0 0%
6.	Philippines	8 368		7 753		7 973		8.195		8.588		0.3%
7.	Thailand	14 158		23 336		19119	F	16.018	F	21.091	F	4.1%
8.	Timor Leste	3 957		4 153	F	4 169		4.297		4.297	F	0.8%
9.	Viet Nam	7 501		14 275		14 979		15.356		16.247		8.0%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	-		-		-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh	-		-		-		-		-
12.	Bhutan	-		-		-		-		-
13.	India	23 853		29 167	F	28 609		28.847		31436		2.8%
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep of)	-		-		-		-		-
15.	Maldives	-		-		-		-		-
16.	Nepal	-		-		-		-		-
17.	Pakistan	-		-		-		-		-
18.	Sri Lanka	8 753		8 708		9 541		9.519		9.596		0.9%
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	-		-		-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan	-		-		-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan	-		-		-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan	-		-		-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan	-		-		-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	15 666	F	16 016		16811	F	19.625	F	19.625	F	2.3%
25.	DPR Korea	-		-		-		-		-
26.	Mongolia	-		-		-		-		-
27.	Rep of Korea	-		-		-		-		-
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	17 647	F	25 000	F	17 987		15.046		15.046	F	1.6%
29.	Fiji Islands	15 489		14 583	F	16 784		18.291		18.291	F	1.7%
30.	Kiribati	-		-		-		-		-
31.	Marshall Islands	-		-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia Fed States of	10 727	F	10 727	F	10 727	F	10.727	F	10.727	F	0.0%
33.	Nauru	-		-		-		-		-
34.	Niue	5 143	F	5 143	F	5 143	F	5.143	F	5.143	F	0.0%
35.	Palau	-		-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea	10 667	F	10417	F	10 000	F	10.000	F	10.000	F	0.6%
37.	Samoa	12 500	F	12 500	F	12 708		12.400		12.400	F	0.1%
38.	Solomon Islands	15 833	F	16 667	F	16 551		16.500		16.500	F	0.4%
39.	Tonga	13 043	F	12 857	F	10 730		8.953		8.953	F	3.7%
40.	Tuvalu	-		-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu	-		-		-		-		-
	AVERAGE	11 802		13 337		13 076		13.079		13.789		1.6%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	-		-		-		-		-
43.	Japan	-		-		-		-		-
44.	New Zealand	-		-		-		-		-
	AVERAGE	-		-		-		-		-
ASIA PACIFIC-		13 016		17 776		16 880		16 150		18.368		3.5.%
REST OF WORLD		8 787		9 655		10 154		10313		10 528		1.8%
WORLD		9 758		11 248		11481		11 359		12 000		2.1%

Table 29. Cassava : area harvested

Unit kg/ha
	Country	1996		2003			2004		2005				2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996 2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	13.0		25.0		22.5			30.0				96.3		22.2 %
2.	Indonesia	1 415.1		1 244.5		1 255.8			1 223.7				1 222.8		-1.4 %
3.	Lao PDR	5.1	F	0.7		8.2			6.8				6.8	F	2.9%
4.	Malaysia	39.0	F	39.0	F	38.1			37.7				37.7	F	-0.3 %
5.	Myanmar	6.8		12.3		12.3		F	12.3		F		12.3	F	6.1 %
6.	Philippines	228.3		209.2		205.8			204.8				204.6		-1.1 %
7.	Thailand	1 228.1		1 022.0		1 057.0		F	986.0		F		1 070.8	F	-1.4 %
8.	Timor Leste	13.6		10.0	F	11.2			11.0				11.0	F	-2.1 %
9.	Viet Nam	275.6		371.9		388.6			432.8				474.8		5.6%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	-		-		-			-				-
11.	Bangladesh	-		-		-			-				-
12.	Bhutan	-		-		-			-				-
13.	India	228.2		240.0	F	241.4			241.9				242.4		0.6%
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep of)	-		-		-			-				-
15.	Maldives	-		-		-			-				-
16.	Nepal	-		-		-			-				-
17.	Pakistan	-		-		-			-				-
18.	Sri Lanka	30.9		26.3		23.1			23.5				23.6		-2.7%
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	-		-		-			-				-
20.	Kyrgyzstan	-		-		-			-				-
21.	Tajikistan	-		-		-			-				-
22.	Turkmenistan	-		-		-			-				-
23.	Uzbekistan	-		-		-			-				-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	231.0	F	250.7	F	250.8		F	0.8	F			0.8	F	-43.3%
25.	DPR Korea	-		-		-			-				-
26.	Mongolia	-		-		-			-				-
27.	Rep of Korea	-		-		-			-				-
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	0.2	F	0.1		0.1			0.1				0.1		-6.5%
29.	Fiji Islands	2.6		2.4	F	2.3			2.2				2.2		-1.6%
30.	Kiribati	-		-		-			-				-
31.	Marshall Islands	-		-		-			-				-
32.	Micronesia Fed States of	1.1	F	1.1	F	1.1		F	1.1		F		1.1		0.0%
33.	Nauru	-		-		-			-				-
34.	Niue	0.0	F	0.0	F	0.0		F	0.0		F		0.0		0.0%
35.	Palau	-		-		-			-				-
36.	Papua New Guinea	10.5	F	12.0	F	12.0		F	12.5		F		12.5		1.8%
37.	Samoa	0.0	F	0.0	F	0.0		F	0.0				0.0		2.3%
38.	Solomon Islands	0.1	F	0.2	F	0.2			0.2				0.2		3.2%
39.	Tonga	2.3	F	0.7	F	0.6			0.5				0.5		-13.6%
40.	Tuvalu	-		-		-			-				-
41.	Vanuatu	-		-		-			-				-
	SUB-TOTAL	3 731.6		3 468.1		3 530.9			3 227.8				3 420.5		-0.9%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	-		-		-			-			-
43.	Japan	-		-		-			-			-
44.	New Zealand	-		-		-			-			-
	SUB-TOTAL	-		-		-			-
ASIA PACIFIC-		3 731.6		3 468.1		3 530.9			3 227.8			3 420.5			-0.9%
REST OF WORLD		12 533.3		14 211.7		14 373.2			14 784.0			14 793.8			1.7%
WORLD		16 264.9		17 679.8		17 904.1			18 011.7			18 214.3			1.1%

Table 30. Sweet potatoes : production

Unit: 1 000 MT
		Country		1996		2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1	Cambodia			38.0		34.9		35.1		39.1		45.3		1.8%
2.	Indonesia			2 017.5		1 991.5		1 901.8		1 840.2		1 851.8		-0.9%
3.	Lao PDR			92.5		140.4		119.7		129.9		129.9	F	3.5%
4.	Malaysia			35.0	F	26.6		26.9		27.0	F	27.0	F	-2.6%
5.	Myanmar			22.3		60.0	F	57.1		56.8		56.8	F	9.8%
6.	Philippines			654.2		547.0		545.1		574.6		566.8		-1.4%
7.	Thailand			-		-		-		-		-
8.	Timor-Leste			15.7		26.0	F	26.4		26.9		26.9	F	5.5%
9.	Viet Nam			1 697.0		1 576.6		1 512.3		1 460.5		1 454.7		-1.5%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan		-			-		-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh		435.1			332.0		320.5		311.4		311.4	F	-3.3%
12.	Bhutan		-			-		-		-		-
13.	India		1 138.1			956.2		937.8		932.5		955.1		-1.7%
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)		-			-		-		-		-
15.	Maldives		-			0.2	F	0.1	F	-		-
16.	Nepal		-			-		-		-		-
17.	Pakistan		8.0			9.0		10.8		10.1		10.0		2.2%
18.	Sri Lanka		58.8			44.1		39.7		41.2		41.6		-3.4%
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan		-			-		-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan		-			-		-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan		-			-		-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan		-			-		-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan		-			-		-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China		123 964.0			107 769.9		106 906.5		100 176.1		100 176.1	F	-2.1%
25.	DPR Korea		172.0			350.0	F	372.6		392.0		392.0	F	8.6%
26.	Mongolia		-			-		-		-		-
27.	Rep. of Korea		337.2			268.7		345.2		282.5		285.8		-1.6%
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands		1.30			0.55		0.66		0.63		0.63	F	-7.0%
29.	Fiji Islands		7.82			6.20	F	7.24		7.84		7.84	F	0.0%
30.	Kiribati		-			-		-		-		-
31.	Marshall Islands		-			-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of		3.00		F	3.00	F	3.00	F	3.00	F	3.00	F	0.0%
33.	Nauru		-			-		-		-		-
34.	Niue		0.25		F	0.25	F	0.25		0.25		0.25	F	0.1%
35.	Palau		-			-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea		450.00		F	500.00	F	492.86		492.21		492.21	F	0.9%
37.	Samoa		-			-		-		-		-
38.	Solomon Islands		70.00		F	86.00	F	86.86		88.72		88.72	F	2.4%
39.	Tonga		5.20		F	6.00	F	6.44		6.69		6.69	F	2.5%
40.	Tuvalu		-			-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu		-			-		-		-		-
	SUB-TOTAL		131 223.1			114 735.0		113 755.2		106 900.2		106 930.6		-2.0%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia		6.6			6.0	F	5.9		5.8		5.8	F	-1.3%
43.	Japan		1 109.0			941.1		1 009.0		1 053.0		988.9		-1.1%
44.	New Zealand		27.4			16.0		20.0		17.5		17.5	F	-4.4%
	SUBTOTAL		1 143.0			963.1		1 034.9		1 076.3		1 012.2		-1.2%
ASIA-PACIFIC*			132 366.1			115 698.1		114 790.1		107 976.6		107 942.8		-2.0%
REST OF WORLD			9 577.2			14 601.9		14 985.4		14 217.8		14 731.7		4.4%
WORLD			141 943.3			130 300.0		129 775.5		122 194.4		122 674.5		-1.4%

Table 31. Sweet potatoes : yield

Unit: kg/ha
		Country	1996		2003			2004		2005		2006			Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia		3 803		4 111			4 927		4 616		4 844			2.4 %
2.	Indonesia		11 355		10 086			10 305		10 406		10 513			-0.8 %
3.	Lao PDR		6 340		7 437			7 598		9 487		9 487		F	4.1 %
4.	Malaysia		10 938	F	7 183			7 263		7 297	F	7 297		F	-4.0%
5.	Myanmar		4 463		6 667		F	6 556		6 526		6 526		F	3.9%
6.	Philippines		4 640		4 475			4 523		4 765		4 770			0.3 %
7.	Thailand		-		-			-		-		-
8.	Timor-Leste		3 857		3 714		F	3 840		3 885		3 885		F	0.1%
9.	Viet Nam		5 606		7 179			7 494		7 752		8 006			3.6 %
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan		-		-			-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh		9 608		9 029			8 946		8 870		8 870		F	-0.8 %
12.	Bhutan		-		-			-		-		-
13.	India		8 072		9 177			8 814		8 699		8 943			1.0 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)		-		-			-		-		-
15.	Maldives		-		938		F	933	F	-		-
16.	Nepal		-		-			-		-		-
17.	Pakistan		10 518		10 754			11 347		11 258		11 851			1.2 %
18.	Sri Lanka		6 511		5 819			6 187		6 221		6 259			-0.4 %
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan		-		-			-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan		-		-			-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan		-		-			-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan		-		-			-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan		-		-			-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China		20 420		20 769			21 933		21 640		21 640		F	0.6 %
25.	DPR Korea		13 231		12 963		F	12 556		12 432		12 432		F	-0.6 %
26.	Mongolia		-		-			-		-		-
27.	Rep. of Korea		21 383		18 977			20 835		16 447		17 149			-2.2 %
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands		26 000		27 500			27 417		28 545		28 545		F	0.9%
29.	Fiji Islands		5 889		8 158		F	8 117		8 152		8 152		F	3.3 %
30.	Kiribati		-		-			-		-		-
31.	Marshall Islands		-		-			-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of		5 882	F	5 882		F	5 882	F	5 882	F	5 882		F	0.0 %
33.	Nauru		-		-			-		-		-
34.	Niue		17 857	F	17 857		F	18 000		18 071		18 071		F	0.1 %
35.	Palau		-		-			-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea		4 500	F	4 854		F	4 793		4 785		4 785		F	0.6 %
37.	Samoa		-		-			-		-		-
38.	Solomon Islands		14 894	F	14 333		F	14 411		14 424		14 424		F	-0.3 %
39.	Tonga		12 093	F	12 000		F	12 164		12 247		12 247		F	0.1 %
40.	Tuvalu		-		-			-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu		-		-			-		-		-
	AVERAGE		10 357		9 994			10 211		10 564		10 663			0.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia		17 247		17 143	F		18 545		19 457		19 457	F		1.2 %
43.	Japan		23 347		23 705			25 037		25 809		24 238			0.4 %
44.	New Zealand		24 909		13 333			16 667		15 556		15 556	F		-4.6 %
	AVERAGE		21 835		18 060			20 083		20 274		19 750			-1.0 %
ASIA-PECIFIC*			18 617		18 911			19 888		19 602		19 629			0.5 %
REST OF WORLD			4 521		4 537			4 516		4 245		4 395			-0.3 %
WORLD			15 382		13 956			14 277		13 796		13 860			-1.0 %

Table 32. Sweet potatoes : area harvested

Unit: 1 000 ha
Country		1996		2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	10.0		8.5		7.1		8.5		9.3		-0.7 %
2.	Indonesia	177.7		197.5		184.5		176.8		176.1		-0.1 %
3.	Lao PDR	14.6		18.9		15.8		13.7		13.7	F	-0.6 %
4.	Malaysia	3.2	F	3.7	F	3.7	F	3.7	F	3.7	F	1.5%
5.	Myanmar	5.0		9.0	F	8.7		8.7		8.7	F	5.7 %
6.	Philippines	141.0		122.2		120.5		120.6		118.8		-1.7 %
7.	Thailand	-		-		-		-		-
8.	Timor-Leste	4.1		7.0	F	6.9		6.9		6.9	F	5.5 %
9.	Viet Nam	302.7		219.6		201.8		188.4		181.7		-5.0 %
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	-		-		-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh	45.3		36.8		35.8		35.1		35.1	F	-2.5 %
12.	Bhutan	-		-		-		-		-
13.	India	141.0		104.2		106.4		107.2		106.8		-2.7 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	-		-		-		-		-
15.	Maldives	-		0.2	F	0.2	F	-		-
16.	Nepal	-		-		-		-		-
17.	Pakistan	0.8		0.8		1.0		0.9		0.8		1.0 %
18.	Sri Lanka	9.0		7.6		6.4		6.6		6.7		-3.0 %
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	-		-		-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan	-		-		-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan	-		-		-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan	-		-		-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan	-		-		-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	6 070.7		5 189.0		4 874.2		4 629.2		4 629.2	F	-2.7 %
25.	DPR Korea	13.0		27.0	F	29.7		31.5		31.5	F	9.3 %
26.	Mongolia	-		-		-		-		-
27.	Rep. of Korea	15.8		14.2		16.6		17.2		16.7		0.6 %
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	0.05		0.02		0.02		0.02		0.02	F	-7.9%
29.	Fiji Islands	1.33		0.76	F	0.89		0.96		0.96	F	-3.2 %
30.	Kiribati	-		-		-		-		-
31.	Marshall Islands	-		-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of	0.51	F	0.51	F	0.51	F	0.51	F	0.51	F	0.0 %
33.	Nauru	-		-		-		-		-
34.	Niue	0.01	F	0.01	F	0.01	F	0.01	F	0.01	F	0.0%
35.	Palau	-		-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea	100.00	F	103.00	F	102.83		102.87		102.87	F	0.3 %
37.	Samoa	-		-		-		-		-
38.	Solomon Islands	4.70	F	6.00	F	6.03		6.15		6.15	F	2.7 %
39.	Tonga	0.43	F	0.50	F	0.53		0.55		0.55	F	2.4 %
40.	Tuvalu	-		-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu	-		-		-		-		-
	SUBTOTAL	7 060.8		6 076.9		5 730.1		5 466.2		5 456.9		-2.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	0.4		0.4	F	0.3		0.3		0.3	F	-2.4 %
43.	Japan	47.5		39.7		40.3		40.8		40.8		-1.5 %
44.	New Zealand	1.1		1.2		1.2	F	1.1		1.1	F	0.2 %
	SUBTOTAL	49.0		41.3		41.8		42.2		42.2		-1.5 %
ASIA-PACIFIC*		7 109.8		6 118.1		5 771.9		5 508.4		5 499.1		-2.5 %
REST OF WORLD		2 118.2		3 218.3		3 318.0		3 349.1		3 352.0		4.7 %
WORLD		9 228.0		9 336.4		9 089.9		8 857.5		8 851.2		-0.4 %

Table 33. Potatoes : production

Unit: 1 000 MT
Country		1996		2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	-		-		-		-		-
2.	Indonesia	1 109.6		1 010.0		1 072.0		1 009.6		1 009.6	F	-0.9%
3.	Lao PDR	33.0	F	36.0	F	35.2		35.1		35.1	F	0.6%
4.	Malaysia	-		-		-		-		-
5.	Myanmar	187.2		403.2		456.5		478.2		500.0		10.3%
6.	Philippines	84.9		68.1		69.5		70.2		69.5		-2.0%
7.	Thailand	89.5		99.8		94.6		113.9		118.6		2.8%
8.	Timor-Leste	0.1		1.0		0.7		0.6		0.6	F	15.6%
9	Viet Nam	320.0		362.4		365.0		370.0		370.0	F	1.5%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	235.0		240.0		241.1		242.2		242.2	F	0.3%
11.	Bangladesh	1 491.6		3 385.9		3 907.1		4 855.4		4 160.9		10.8%
12.	Bhutan	34.1		40.5		47.4		31.7		35.0		0.3%
13.	India	18 843.3		23 268.7		23 060.1		23 631.3		23 910.0		4.4%
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	3 139.9		4 210.6		4 453.8		4 830.1		4 830.1	F	4.4%
15.	Maldives	-		-		-		-		-
16.	Nepal	898.4		1 531.3		1 643.4		1 738.8		1 974.8		8.2%
17.	Pakistan	1 063.5		1 946.3		1 938.1		2 024.9		1 568.0		4.0%
18.	Sri Lanka	100.8		71.8		81.3		79.5		78.5		-2.5%
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	1 656.5		2 308.3		2 260.6		2 521.0		2 361.6		3.6%
20.	Kyrgyzstan	562.4		1 308.2		1362.5		1 141.5		1 254.9		8.4%
21.	Tajikistan	107.7		473.3		527.2		555.1		573.7		18.2%
22.	Turkmenistan	21.3		160.0		148.5		151.2		175.0		23.4%
23.	Uzbekistan	513.6		834.4		895.7		924.2		1 021.0		7.1%
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	53 081.3		68 141.8		72 259.4		73 459.6		70 338.0		2.9%
25.	DPR Korea	510.0		2 023.0		2 052.0		2 070.0		2 000.0		14.6%
26.	Mongolia	46.0		78.7		80.2		82.7		109.1		9.0%
27.	Rep. of Korea	731.0		498.4		642.6		894.2		631.1		-1.5%
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	-		-		-		-		-
29.	Fiji Islands	0.09		0.08		0.07		0.07	F	0.07	F	-2.1%
30.	Kiribati	-		-		-		-		-
31.	Marshall Islands	-		-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia , Fed States of	-		-		-		-		-
33.	Nauru	-		-		-		-		-
34.	Niue	-		-		-		-		-
35.	Palau	-		-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea	0.40		0.80		0.80	F	0.90		0.90	F	8.4%
37.	Samoa	-		-		-		-		-
38.	Solomon Islands	-		-		-		-		-
39.	Tonga	-		-		-		-		-
40.	Tuvalu	-		-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu	-		-		-		-		-
	SUB-TOTAL	84 861.1		112 502.5		117 695.5		121 312.0		117 368.1		3.3%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	1 308.1		1 247.3		1 310.4		1 288.3		1 288.3	F	-0.2%
43.	Japan	3 087.0		2 939.0		2 888.0		2 752.0		2 598.0		-1.7%
44.	New Zealand	455.7		500.0		500.0	F	500.0	F	500.0	F	0.9%
	SUB-TOTAL	4 850.8		4 686.3		4 698.4		4 540.3		4 386.3		-1.0%
ASIA-PACIFIC*		89 711.9		117 188.8		122 393.9		125 852.2		121 754.4		3.1%
REST OF WORLD		222 055.6		195 883.5		207 874.4		195 999.7		192 621.1		-1.4%
WORLD		311 767.5		313 072.2		330 268.3		321 851.9		314 375.5		0.1%

Table 34. Potatoes : yield

Unit: kg/ha
Country		1996	2003	2004		2005	2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	-	-	-		-	-
2.	Indonesia	15 863	15 321	16 387		16 401	16 401	F	0.3%
3.	Lao PDR	6 600	6 545	6 317		6 241	6 241	F	-0.6%
4.	Malaysia	-	-	-		-	-
5.	Myanmar	9 637	12 331	13 111		13 754	13 889		3.7 %
6.	Philippines	13 223	12 616	12 754		12 763	12 743		-0.4 %
7.	Thailand	17 125	14 322	13 886		15 108	15 281		-1.1 %
8.	Timor-Leste	903	2 500	1 925		1 602	1 602	F	5.9 %
9.	Viet Nam	10 000	10 694	10 735		10 571	10 571	F	0.6%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	16 786	16 783	16 731		16 705	16 705	F	0.0 %
11.	Bangladesh	11 274	13 802	14 431		14 881	13 822		2.1 %
12.	Bhutan	13 640	9 643	13 856		8 843	8 750		-4.3%
13.	India	16 991	17 300	17 887		17 923	17 079		0.1 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	21 917	24 303	24 216		25 469	25 469		1.5 %
15.	Maldives	-	-	-		-	-
16.	Nepal	8 475	10 925	11 490		11 846	13 090		4.4%
17.	Pakistan	13 479	16 803	17 667		18 079	13 345		-0.1 %
18.	Sri Lanka	12 714	11 371	14 803		14 162	14 809		1.5 %
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	8 835	13 904	13 440		14 988	14 760		5.3 %
20.	Kyrgyzstan	11 430	15 720	15 994		15 037	15 211		2.9 %
21.	Tajikistan	10 770	18 213	18 441		20 198	20 563		6.7 %
22.	Turkmenistan	5 325	5 926	5 885		5 897	6 250		1.6 %
23.	Uzbekistan	11 594	16 959	17 179		18 554	19 414		5.3 %
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	14 194	15 061	1 572		15 042	14 350		0.1%
25.	DPR Korea	10 625	10 808	10 857		10 895	10 526		-0.1 %
26.	Mongolia	6 638	9 342	8 833		8 480	10 172		4.4%
27.	Rep. of Korea	22 816	24 650	25 560		27 323	26 342		1.4 %
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	-	-	-		-	-
29.	Fiji Islands	8 500	8 000	8 111		8 625	8 625	F	0.1%
30.	Kiribati	-	-	-		-	-
31.	Marshall Islands	-	-	-		-	-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of	-	-	-		-	-
33.	Nauru	-	-	-		-	-
34.	Niue	-	-	-		-	-
35.	Palau	-	-	-		-	-
36.	Papua New Guinea	4 706	4 444	4 444	F	4 500	4 500	F	-0.4%
37.	Samoa	-	-	-		-	-
38.	Solomon Islands	-	-	-		-	-
39.	Tonga	-	-	-		-	-
40.	Tuvalu	-	-	-		-	-
41.	Vanuatu	-	-	-		-	-
	AVERAGE	11 695	13 011	12 943		13 611	13 481		1.4 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	31 285	34 744	36 279		34 412	34 412	F	1.0 %
43.	Japan	29 971	33 247	33 119		31 669	29 896		.0 %
44.	New Zealand	45 021	45 746	45 126		45 331	45 331	F	0.1 %
	AVERAGE	35 426	37 912	38 175		37 137	36 546		0.3 %
ASIA-PACIFIC*		14 930	15 789	2 505		16 000	15 320		0.3 %
REST OF WORLD		17 522	16 930	18 121		17 654	16 599		-0.5 %
WORLD		16 689	16 484	5 474		16 968	16 079		-0.4%

Table 35. Potatoes : area harvested

Unit: 1 000 ha
Country		1996		2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia		-	-		-		-		-
2.	Indonesia		69.9	65.9		65.4		61.6		61.6	F	-1.3 %
3.	Lao PDR		5.0	5.5		5.6		5.6	F	5.6	F	1.2%
4.	Malaysia		-	-		-		-		-
5.	Myanmar		19.4	32.7		34.8		34.8		36.0		6.4%
6.	Philippines		6.4	5.4		5.4	F	5.5		5.5	F	-1.6%
7.	Thailand		5.2	7.0		6.8		7.5		7.8		4.0%
8.	Timor-Leste		0.1	0.4		0.4	F	0.3		0.3	F	9.1%
9.	Viet Nam		32.0	33.9		34.0		35.0		35.0	F	0.9%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan		14.00	14.30		14.41		14.50		14.50	F	0.4%
11.	Bangladesh		132.3	245.3		270.7		326.3		301.0		8.6 %
12.	Bhutan		2.5	4.2		3.4		3.6		4.0		4.8%
13.	India		1 109.0	1 345.0		1 289.2		1 318.5		1 400.0		2.4 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)		143.3	173.3		183.9		189.6		189.6	F	2.8 %
15.	Maldives		-	-		-		-		-
16.	Nepal		106.0	140.2		143.0		146.8		150.9		3.6%
17.	Pakistan		78.9	115.8		109.7		112.0		117.5		4.1%
18.	Sri Lanka		7.9	6.3		5.5		5.6		5.3		-3.9%
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan		187.5	166.0		168.2		168.2		160.0		-1.6%
20.	Kyrgyzstan		49.2	83.2		85.2		75.9		82.5		5.3%
21.	Tajikistan		10.0	26.0		28.6		27.5		27.9		10.8%
22.	Turkmenistan		4.0	27.0		25.2		25.6		28.0		21.5 %
23.	Uzbekistan		44.3	49.2		52.1		49.8		52.6		1.7%
	EAST ASIA
24.	China		3 739.7	4 524.4		45 968.5		4 883.5		4 901.5		2.7 %
25.	DPR Korea		48.0	187.2		189.0		190.0		190.0	F	14.7 %
26.	Mongolia		6.9	8.4		9.1		9.8		10.7		4.5 %
27.	Rep. of Korea		32.0	20.2		25.1		32.7		24.0		-2.9%
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands		-	-		-		-		-
29.	Fiji Islands		0.01	0.01	F	0.01	F	0.01	F	0.01	F	-2.2 %
30.	Kiribati		-	-		-		-		-
31.	Marshall Islands		-	-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of		-	-		-		-		-
33.	Nauru		-	-		-		-		-
34.	Niue		-	-		-		-		-
35.	Palau		-	-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea		0.09	0.18		0.18		0.20		0.20	F	8.9%
37.	Samoa		-	-		-		-		-
38.	Solomon Islands		-	-		-		-		-
39.	Tonga		-	-		-		-		-
40.	Tuvalu		-	-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu		-	-		-		-		-
	SUBTOTAL		5 853.9	7 286.9		48 723.6		7 730.5		7 812.0		2.9%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia		41.8	35.9		36.1		37.4		37.4	F	-1.1%
43.	Japan		103.0	88.4		87.2		86.9		86.9	F	-1.7%
44.	New Zealand		10.1	10.9		11.1		11.0		11.0	F	0.9%
	SUB-TOTAL		154.9	135.2		134.4		135.4		135.4		-1.3 %
ASIA-PACIFIC*			6 008.8	7 422.2		48 858.0		7 865.9		7 947.3		2.8%
REST OF WORLD			12 672.7	11 570.2		11 471.2		11 102.4		11 604.4		-0.9%
WORLD			18 681.5	18 992.4		60 329.2		18 968.3		19 551.7		0.5%

Table 36. Taro (cocoyam) : production

Unit: 1 000 MT
Country		1996			2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia		-		-		-		-		-
2.	Indonesia		-		-		-		-		-
3.	Lao PDR		-		-		-		-		-
4.	Malaysia		-		-		-		-		-
5.	Myanmar		-		-		-		-		-
6.	Philippines		74.7		100.7		102.3		102.0	F	111.9		4.1 %
7.	Thailand		53.0	F	67.2	F	67.2	F	78.4	F	78.4	F	4.0%
8.	Timor-Leste		-		-		-		-		-
9.	Viet Nam		-		-		-		-		-
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan		-		-		-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh		-		-		-		-		-
12.	Bhutan		-		-		-		-		-
13.	India		-		-		-		-		-
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)		-		-		-		-		-
15.	Maldives		1.5		0.3	F	0.2	F	0.0		0.8		-6.6 %
16.	Nepal		-		-		-		17.66		17.66	F
17.	Pakistan		-		-		-		-		-
18.	Sri Lanka		-		-		-		-		-
	CENTRAL ASIA
19	Kazakhstan		-		-		-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan		-		-		-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan		-		-		-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan		-		-		-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan		-		-		-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China		1 387.4	F	1 645.6	F	1 638.3	F	1 638.5	F	1 638.5	F	1.7 %
25.	DPR Korea		-		-		-		-		-
26.	Mongolia		-		-		-		-		-
27.	Rep. of Korea		-		-		-		-		-
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands		-		-		-		-		-
29.	Fiji Islands		22.61		38.00	F	38.00	F	38.00	F	38.00	F	5.3 %
30.	Kiribati		1.60	F	1.90	F	2.00		2.00	F	2.00	F	2.3 %
31.	Marshall Islands				-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of		-		-		-		-		-
33.	Nauru		-		-		-		-		-
34.	Niue		3.20	F	3.20	F	3.31		3.37		3.37	F	0.5 %
35.	Palau		-		-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea		170.00	F	255.00	F	256.00	F	260.00	F	260.00	F	4.3 %
37.	Samoa		5.00	F	17.00	F	17.00	F	17.00	F	17.00	F	13.0 %
38.	Solomon Islands		28.50	F	40.00	F	38.78		38.96		38.96	F	3.2 %
39.	Tonga		10.00	F	3.70	F	3.70	F	3.70	F	3.70	F	-9.5 %
40.	Tuvalu		-		-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu		-		-		-		-		-
	SUBTOTAL		1 757.5		2 172.6		2 166.8		2 199.6		2 210.3		2.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia		-		-		-		-		-
43.	Japan		253.9		209.4		184.8		184.6		184.6	F	-3.1 %
44.	New Zealand		-		-		-		-		-
	SUBTOTAL		253.9		209.4		184.8		184.6		184.6		-3.1%
ASIA-PACIFIC*			2 011.4		2 382.0		2 351.6		2 384.2		2 394.9		1.8 %
REST OF WORLD			4 700.9		8 635.8		8 974.3		9 336.4		9 323.4		7.1 %
WORLD			6 712.4		11 017.8		11 326.0		11 720.7		11 718.3		5.7 %

Table 37. Taro (cocoyam) : yield

Unit: kg/ha
Country		1996			2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia		-		-		-		-		-
2.	Indonesia		-		-		-		-		-
3.	Lao PDR		-		-		-		-		-
4.	Malaysia		-		-		-		-		-
5.	Myanmar		-		-		-		-		-
6.	Philippines		3 558		5 300		5 383		5 368	F	6 166		5.7 %
7.	Thailand		11 042	F	11 200	F	10 338	F	11 200	F	11 200	F	0.1%
8.	Timor-Leste		-		-		-		-		-
9.	Viet Nam		-		-		-		-		-
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan		-		-		-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh		-		-		-		-		-
12.	Bhutan		-		-		-		-		-
13.	India		-		-		-		-		-
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)		-		-		-		-		-
15.	Maldives		18 563		4 727	F	4 364	F	1 167		25 067		3.0 %
16.	Nepal		-		-		-		-		-
17.	Pakistan		-		-		-		-		-
18.	Sri Lanka		-		-		-		-		-
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan		-		-		-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan		-		-		-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan		-		-		-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan		-		-		-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan		-		-		-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China		16 844	F	17 732	F	17 723	F	17 723	F	17 723	F	0.5 %
25.	DPR Korea		-		-		-		-		-
26.	Mongolia		-		-		-		-		-
27.	Rep. of Korea		-		-		-		-		-
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands		-		-		-		-		-
29.	Fiji Islands		11 307		11 875	F	11 875	F	11 875	F	11 875	F	0.5 %
30.	Kiribati		4 211	F	4 524	F	4 651		4 651	F	4 651	F	1.0 %
31.	Marshall Islands		-		-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of		-		-		-		-		-
33.	Nauru		-		-		-		-		-
34.	Niue		7 442	F	7 442	F	7 677		7 810		7 810	F	0.5 %
35.	Palau		-		-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea		6 071	F	6 538	F	6 564	F	6 500	F	6 500	F	0.7 %
37.	Samoa		1 667	F	4 857	F	4 857	F	4 857	F	4 857	F	11.3 %
38.	Solomon Islands		21 923	F	20 000	F	19 695		19 519		19 519	F	-1.2 %
39.	Tonga		9 524	F	9 250	F	9 250	F	9 250	F	9 250	F	-0.3 %
40.	Tuvalu		-		-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu		-		-		-		-		-
	AVERAGE		10 195		9 404		9 307		9 084		11 329		1.1 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia		-		-		-		-		-
43.	Japan		11 541		12 768		11 696		12 307		12 307	F	0.6 %
44.	New Zealand		-		-		-		-		-
	AVERAGE		11 541		12 768		11 696		12 307		12 307		0.6 %
ASIA-PACIFIC*			12 087		13 001		12 870		12 997		13 116		0.8 %
REST OF WORLD			4 564		5 551		5 734		5 827		5 824		2.5 %
WORLD			5 611		6 336		6 480		6 564		6 571		1.6 %

Table 38. Taro (cocoyam) : area harvested

Unit: 1 000 ha
Country		1996		2003		2004		2005		2006	Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	-		-		-		-		-
2.	Indonesia	-		-		-		-		-
3.	Lao PDR	-		-		-		-		-
4.	Malaysia	-		-		-		-		-
5.	Myanmar	-		-		-		-		-
6.	Philippines	21.0	F	19.0	F	19.0	F	9.0	F	18.2	-1.4 %
7.	Thailand	4.8	F	6.0	F	6.5	F	7.0	F	7.0	3.8 %
8.	Timor-Leste	-		-		-		-		-
9.	Viet Nam	-		-		-		-		-
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	-		-		-		-		-
11.	Bangladesh	-		-		-		-		-
12.	Bhutan	-		-		-		-		-
13.	India	-		-		-		-		-
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	-		-		-		-		-
15.	Maldives	0.1	F	0.1	F	0.1	F	0.0	F	0.0	-9.3 %
16.	Nepal	-		-		-		-		-
17.	Pakistan	-		-		-		-		-
18.	Sri Lanka	-		-		-		-		-
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	-		-		-		-		-
20.	Kyrgyzstan	-		-		-		-		-
21.	Tajikistan	-		-		-		-		-
22.	Turkmenistan	-		-		-		-		-
23.	Uzbekistan	-		-		-		-		-
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	82.4	F	92.8	F	92.4	F	92.5	F	92.5	1.2 %
25.	DPR Korea	-		-		-		-		-
26.	Mongolia	-		-		-		-		-
27.	Rep. of Korea	-		-		-		-		-
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	-		-		-		-		-
29.	Fiji Islands	2.00	F	3.20	F	3.20	F	3.20	F	3.20	4.8 %
30.	Kiribati	0.38	F	0.42	F	0.43		0.43	F	0.43	1.2 %
31.	Marshall Islands	-		-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of	-		-		-		-		-
33.	Nauru	-		-		-		-		-
34.	Niue	0.43	F	0.43	F	0.43		0.43		0.43	0.0 %
35.	Palau	-		-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea	28.00	F	39.00	F	39.00	F	40.00	F	40.00	3.6 %
37.	Samoa	3.00	F	3.50	F	3.50	F	3.50	F	3.50	1.6 %
38.	Solomon Islands	1.30	F	2.00	F	1.97		2.00		2.00	4.4 %
39.	Tonga	1.05	F	0.40	F	0.40	F	0.40	F	0.40	-9.2 %
40.	Tuvalu	-		-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu	-		-		-		-		-
	SUB-TOTAL	144 .4		166 .8		166 .9		168.4		167 .6	1.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	-		-		-		-		-
43.	Japan	22.0		16.4		15.8		15.0		15.0		-3.8 %
44.	New Zealand	-		-		-		-		-
	SUB-TOTAL	22.0		16.4		15.8		15.0		15.0		-3.8 %
ASIA & PACIFIC*		166 .4		183.2		182.7		183.4		182 .6		0.9%
REST OF WORLD		1 029.9		1 555.6		1 565.0		1 602.2		1 600.8		4.5 %
WORLD		1 196.3		1 738.8		1 747.7		1 785.7		1 783.4		4.1 %

Table 39. Roots and tubers : production

Unit: 1 000 MT
Country		1996	2003		2004		2005			2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia	127.7	392.5		424.2		602.8			2 255.3		33.3 %
2.	Indonesia	20 459.5	21 875.3		22 748.6		22 537.8			23 229.4		1.3 %
3.	Lao PDR	195.5	180.4		210.4		216.4			217.2		1.1 %
4.	Malaysia	483.0	470.6		453.4		446.7			502.0		0.4 %
5.	Myanmar	286 .7	601 .5		701 .4		731 .9			763 .0		10.3 %
6.	Philippines	2 917.7	2 435 .9		2 457.9		2 532.3			2 606 .1		-1.1 %
7.	Thailand	17 583.5	19 943.3		21 661.0		17 191.7			22 842.0		2.7 %
8.	Timor-Leste	113.6	111.5		116.7		117.7			111.5		-0.2 %
9.	Viet Nam	4 0843	7 248.0		7 698.1		8 476.6			9 538.7		8.9 %
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan	235.0	240.0		241.1		242.2		240.0			0.2 %
11.	Bangladesh	1 926.7	3 717.9		4 227.6		5 166.8		4 487.9			8.8 %
12.	Bhutan	55 .9	62.3		69.5		53 .5		57 .0			0.2 %
13.	India	25 424.6	29 651.1		29 943.2		30 418.6		32 485.3			2.5 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	3 139.9	4 210.6		4 453.8		4 830.1		4 850.0
15.	Maldives	7.8	8.2		8.1		7.0		7.4			-0.6 %
16.	Nepal	1 003.4	1 636.3		1 753.4		1 848.8		2 084.8			7.6 %
17.	Pakistan	1 500.1	2 366.9		2 403.1		2 493.3		2 048.2			3.2 %
18.	Sri Lanka	430.2	344.6		341.8		343.8		346.2			-2.1 %
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan	1 656 .5	2 308.3		2 260.6		2 521.0		2 361 .6			3.6 %
20.	Kyrgyzstan	562 .4	1 308 .2		1 362 .5		1 141 .5		1 254 .9			8 .4 %
21.	Tajikistan	107.7	473.3		527.2		555.1		573.7			18.2 %
22.	Turkmenistan	21.3	160.0		148.5		151.2		175.0			23.4 %
23.	Uzbekistan	513.6	834.4		895.7		924.2		1 021.0			7.1 %
	EAST ASIA
24.	China	182 068.4	181 579.9		183 970.2		179 761.4		176 433.1			-0.3 %
25.	DPR Korea	682 .0	2 373.0		2 424.6		2 462.0		2 300 .0			12.9%
26.	Mongolia	46.0	78.7		80.2		82.7		109.1			9.0 %
27.	Rep. of Korea	1 068.2	767.1		987.8 1		176.7		916.9			-1.5 %
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands	6.30	3.80		4.04		3.94		3.80			-4.9 %
29.	Fiji Islands	78.03	88.18		92.72		95.75		86.48			1.0 %
30.	Kiribati	8.10	9.20		9.80		9.80	F	10.05			2.2 %
31.	Marshall Islands	-	-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of	14.80	14.80	F	14.80	F	14.80	F	14.80		F	0.0 %
33.	Nauru	-	-		-		-		-
34.	Niue	3.61	3.61	F	3.61	F	3.61	F	3.61		F	0.0 %
35.	Palau	-	-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea	1 207.40	1 470.80		1 455.66		1 474.11		1 501.90			2.2 %
37.	Samoa	9.75	22.90		23.12		23.28		23.46			9.2 %
38.	Solomon Islands	122.40	159.00		158.95		161.09		158.50			2.6 %
39.	Tonga	52.20	25.10		21.65		19.10		26.60			-6.5 %
40.	Tuvalu	0.12	0.14		0.14	F	0.14	F	0.14		F	1.6 %
41.	Vanuatu	36.00	42.64		42.64	F	42.64	F	42.50			1.7 %
	SUB-TOTAL	268 239.8	287 220.1		294 397.9		288 882.0		295 689.2			1.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia	1 314.7	1 253.3		1 316.3		1 294.1		1 105.0			-1.7 %
43.	Japan	4 690.0	4 327.0		4 340.4		4 257.9		4 033.9			-1.5 %
44.	New Zealand	483.1	517.5		520.0		517.5		537.5			1.1 %
	SUB-TOTAL	6 487.8	6 097.8		6 176.7		6 069.5		5 676.4			-1.3 %
ASIA & PACIFIC*		274 727.6	293 317.8		300 574.6		294 951.5		301 365.6			0.9 %
REST OF WORLD		381 493.3	406 171.0		430 844.8		430 923.9		430 931.0			1.2 %
WORLD		656 220.9	699 488.8		731 419.4		725 875.4		732 296.5			1.1 %

Table 40. Roots and tubers : yield

Unit: kg/ha
Country		1996		2003		2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
	SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.	Cambodia		5 191	10 987		13 323		14 790		20 888		14.9%
2.	Indonesia		11 835	13 899		14 473		14 834		15 213		2.5 %
3.	Lao PDR		7 918	7 198		7 138		8 293		8 367		0.6 %
4.	Malaysia		9 489	9 282		9 109		9 039		9 526		0.0 %
5.	Myanmar		9 185	11 140		12 562		12 704		12 824		3.4 %
6.	Philippines		6 726	6 469		6 632		6 846		7 082		0.5 %
7.	Thailand		14 152	19 184		20 141		17 099		20 945		4.0 %
8.	Timor-Leste		4 085	4 070		4 107		4 164		4 070		0.0 %
9.	Viet Nam		6 692	11 590		12 329		12 918		13 794		7.5 %
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.	Afghanistan		16 786	16 783		16 731		16 705		16 783		0.0 %
11.	Bangladesh		10 849	13 180		13 790		14 297		13 316		2.1 %
12.	Bhutan		10 750	9 029		11 240		8 513		8 507		-2.3 %
13.	India		17 200	17 903		18 545		18 379		18 572		0.8 %
14.	Iran (Islamic Rep. of)		21 917	24 303		24 216		25 469		24 250
15.	Maldives		5 452	4 344		4 438		4 419		4 282		-2.4 %
16.	Nepal		7 900	9 967		10 435		10 762		11 854		4.1 %
17.	Pakistan		14 389	16 670		17 347		17 640		13 894		-0.3 %
18.	Sri Lanka		8 985	8 582		9 751		9 637		9 749		0.8 %
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.	Kazakhstan		8 835	13 904		13 440		14 988		14 760		5.3 %
20.	Kyrgyzstan		11 430	15 720		15 994		15 037		15 211		2.9 %
21.	Tajikistan		10 770	18 213		18 441		20 198		20 563		6.7 %
22.	Turkmenistan		5 325	5 926		5 885		5 897		6 250		1.6 %
23.	Uzbekistan		11 594	16 959		17 179		18 554		19 414		5.3 %
	EAST ASIA
24.	China		17 982	18 054		3 595		18 238		17 706		-0.2 %
25.	DPR Korea		11 180	11 080		11 088		11 114		10 599		-0.5 %
26.	Mongolia		6 638	9 342		8 833		8 480		10 172		4.4 %
27.	Rep. of Korea		22 344	22 313		23 683		23 579		22 571		0.1 %
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.	Cook Islands		19 688	22 353		20 114		18 837		22 353		1.3 %
29.	Fiji Islands		10 850	10 860		11 590		12 065		10 663		-0.2 %
30.	Kiribati		8 020	7 863		7 967		7 967	F	7 791		-0.3 %
31.	Marshall Islands		-	-		-		-		-
32.	Micronesia, Fed States of		9 193	9 193	F	9 193	F	9 193	F	9 193	F	0.0 %
33.	Nauru		-	-		-		-		-
34.	Niue		6 207	6 207	F	6 199		6 190		6 207		0.0 %
35.	Palau		-	-		-		-		-
36.	Papua New Guinea		7 162	7 673		7 581		7 596		7 694		0.7 %
37.	Samoa		2 500	5 062		5 045		5 039		5 117		7.4 %
38.	Solomon Islands		17 688	16 825		16 765		16 704		16 772		-0.5 %
39.	Tonga		12 326	11 409		10 807		10 326		11 416		-0.8 %
40.	Tuvalu		-	-		-		-		-
41.	Vanuatu		8 000	8 528		8 528	F	8 528	F	8 500		0.6 %
	AVERAGE		10 736	12 218		12 114		12 569		12 888		1.8 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.	Australia		31 158	34 574		36 123		34 293		34 211		0.9 %
43.	Japan		25 153	27 429		27 796		27 361		4 590		-15.6 %
44.	New Zealand		43 049	43 433		42 345		42 575		42 829		-0.1 %
	AVERAGE		33 120	35 145		35 422		34 743		27 210		-1.9%
ASIA-PACIFIC*			15 929	16 871		5 134		17 101		16 419		0.3 %
REST OF WORLD			11 744	11 415		11 981		11 863		11 912		0.1 %
WORLD			13 196	13 206		7 739		13 549		13 429		0.2 %

Table 41. Roots and tubers : area harvested

Unit: 1 000 ha
Country			1996	2003			2004		2005		2006		Annual Growth Rate 1996-2006
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES
		SOUTHEAST ASIA
1.		Cambodia	24.6	35.7		31.8			40.8		108.0		15.9%
2.		Indonesia	1 728.7	1 573.9		1 571.8			1 519.4		1 527.0		-1.2%
3.		Lao PDR	24.7	25.1		29.5			26.1		26.0		0.5%
4.		Malaysia	50.9	50.7		49.8			49.4		52.7		0.3%
5.		Myanmar	31.2	54.0		55.8			57.6		59.5		6.7%
6.		Philippines	433.8	376.6		370.6			369.9		368.0		-1.6%
7.		Thailand	1 242.4	1 039.6		1 075.5			1 005.4		1 090.6		-1.3%
8.		Timor-Leste	27.8	27.4		28.4			28.3		27.4		-0.1%
9.		Viet Nam	610 .3	625.4		624.4			656.2		69 1.5		1.3%
	SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10.		Afghanistan	14.0	14.3		14.4			14.5		14.3		0.2%
11.		Bangladesh	177.6	282.1		306.6			361.4		337.0		6.6%
12.		Bhutan	5.2	6.9		6.2			6.3		6.7		2.6%
13.		India	1 478.2	1 656.2		1 614.6			1 655.1		1 749.2		1.7%
14.		Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	143.3	173.3		183.9			189.6		200.0		3.4%
15.		Maldives	1.4	1.9		1.8			1.6		1.7		1.8%
16.		Nepal	127.0	164.2		168.0			171.8		175.9		3.3%
17.		Pakistan	104.3	142.0		138.5			141.3		147.4		3.5%
18.		Sri Lanka	47.9	40.2		35.1			35.7		35.5		-2.9%
	CENTRAL ASIA
19.		Kazakhstan	187.5	166.0		168.2			168.2		160.0		-1.6%
20.		Kyrgyzstan	49.2	83.2		85.2			75.9		82.5		5.3%
21.		Tajikistan	10.0	26.0		28.6			27.5		27.9		10 .8%
22.		Turkmenistan	4.0	27.0		25.2			25.6		28.0		21.5%
23.		Uzbekistan	44.3	49.2		52.1			49.8		52.6		1.7%
	EAST ASIA
24.		China	10 124.8	10 057.9		51 181.0			9 856.7		9 964.5		-0.2%
25.		DPR Korea	61.0	214.2		218.7			221.5		217.0		13.5%
26.		Mongolia	6.9	8.4		9.1			9.8		10.7		4.5%
27.		Rep. of Korea	47.8	34.4		41.7			49.9		40.6		-1.6%
	PACIFIC ISLANDS
28.		Cook Islands	0.3	0.2		0.2		F	0.2	F	0.2	F	-6.1%
29.		Fiji Islands	7.2	8.1		8.0			7.9		8.1		1.2%
30.		Kiribati	1.0	1.2		1.2		F	1.2	F	1.3		2.5%
31.		Marshall Islands	-	-		-			-		-
32.		Micronesia, Fed States of	1.6	1.6	F	1.6		F	1.6		1.6		0.0%
33.		Nauru	-	-		-			-		-
34.		Niue	0.6	0.6	F	0.6		F	0.6	F	0.6	F	0.0%
35.		Palau	-	-		-			-		-
36.		Papua New Guinea	168.6	191.7		192.0			194.1		195.2		1.5%
37.		Samoa	3.9	4.5		4.6			4.6	F	4.6	F	1.6%
38.		Solomon Islands	6.9	9.5		9.5		F	9.6		9.5		3.2%
39.		Tonga	4.2	2.2		2.0			1.9		2.3		-5.8%
40.		Tuvalu	-	-		-			-		-
41.		Vanuatu	4.5	5.0		5.0		F	5.0	F	5.0	F	1.1%
		SUB-TOTAL	17 007.7	17 180.1		58 341.2			17 042.0		17 430.5		0.2%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42.		Australia	42.2	36.2		36.4			37.7		32.3		-2.6%
43.		Japan	186.5	157.8		156.2			155.6		878.8		16.8%
44.		New Zealand	11.2	11.9		12.3			12.2		12.6		1.1%
		SUB-TOTAL	239.9	205.9		204.9			205.5 9		923.7		14.4%
ASIA & PACIFIC*			17 247.5	17 386.0		58 546.1			17 247.5		18 354.1		0.6%
REST OF WORLD			32 483.0	35 582.5		35 960.6			36 326.2		36 176.3		1.1%
WORLD			49 7305	52 968.5		94 506.7			53 573.7		54 530.5		0.9%

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