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Asia (continued)


Nepal

Pakistan

Thailand

General information

1. Estimated population, 1994 (million)

21.4

136.6

58.1

2. Estimated population growth rate, 1994-2010 (%/yr)

2.5

3.0

2.4

3. Per caput income, 1991 (US$)

180

400

1570

4. Per caput cereal production, 1992-94 (kg/yr)

246

173

40.4

5. Per caput sorghum production, 1992-94 (kg/yr)

0.0

1.8

4.1

6. Per caput millet production, 1992-94 (kg/yr)

11.4

1.4

0.0

Sorghum statistics

7. Sorghum area harvested, 1992-94 average ('000 ha)

0.0

402.0

173.0

8. Sorghum production, 1992-94 average ('000 t)

0.0

238

234.0

9. Sorghum yield, 1992-94 average (t/ha)

0.0

0.59

1.36

10. Sorghum Share in total cereal area, 1992-94 average (%)

0.0

3.0

1.6

11. Sorghum share in total cereal production, 1992-94 average (%)

0.0

1.0

1.0

12. Per caput sorghum consumption, 1972-74 average (kg/yr)

0.0

3.9

0.0

13. Per caput sorghum consumption, 1982-84 average (kg/yr)

0.0

1.0

0.03

14. Per caput sorghum consumption, 1992-94 average (kg/yr)

0.0

0.8

0.1

15. Growth rate of sorghum area, 1975-84 (%/yr)

0.0

-2.8

8.5

16. Growth rate of sorghum area, 1985-94 (%/yr)

0.0

1.0

-3.0

17. Growth rate of sorghum production, 1975-84 (%/yr)

0.0

-2.7

8.8

18. Growth rate of sorghum production, 1985-94 (%/yr)

0.0

1.1

-1.9

19. Growth rate of sorghum yield, 1975-84 (%/yr)

0.0

0.1

0.3

20. Growth rate of sorghum yield, 1985-94 (%/yr)

0.0

0.2

1.1

Millet statistics

21. Millet area harvested, 1992-94 average ('000 ha)

209

433

0.0

22. Millet production, 1992-94 average ('000 t)

238

190

0.0

23. Millet yield, 1992-94 average (t/ha)

1.14

0.44

0.0

24. Millet share in total cereal area, 1992-94 average (%)

7.0

4.0

0.0

25. Millet share in total cereal production, 1992-94 average (%)

5.0

1.0

0.0

26. Per caput millet consumption, 1972-74 average (kg/yr)

9.7

3.8

0.0

27. Per caput millet consumption, 1982-84 average (kg/yr)

4.9

1.1

0.0

28. Per caput millet consumption, 1992-94 average (kg/yr)

10.25

0.83

0.0

29. Growth rate of millet area, 1975-84 (%/yr)

1.3

-1.9

0.0

30. Growth rate of millet area, 1985-94 (%/yr)

4.2

-2.1

0.0

31. Growth rate of millet production, 1975-84 (%/yr)

-1.0

-2.4

0.0

32. Growth rate of millet production 1985-94 (%/yr)

7.4

-2.3

0.0

33. Growth rate of millet yield, 1975-84 (%/yr)

-2.3

-0.5

0.0

34. Growth rate of millet yield, 1985-94 (%/yr)

3.0

-0.3

0.0


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