Compendium of Agricultural - Environmental Indicators (1989-91 to 2000)

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Compendium of Agricultural - Environmental Indicators (1989-91 to 2000)

CONTENTS
	Preface
	1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Framework 1.2 Presentation 1.3 Analysis of the data included in the Compendium 1.4 Arrangement of the set of indicators 1.5 An overview of the state of agricultural environment
	2. INDICATORS FOR CONTINENTS AND REGIONS 2.1 Spatial and temporal comparison 2.1.1 Spatial and temporal comparison among economic groups 2.1.2 Spatial and temporal comparison among continental groups 2.1.3 Spatial and temporal comparison among regional groups 2.2 Indicators for world and for economic, regional and continental groups 2.2.1 World 2.2.2 Developed countries 2.2.3 Transition markets 2.2.4 Developing countries 2.2.5 Latin American countries 2.2.6 The Caribbean countries 2.2.7 Near East and North Africa 2.2.8 Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2.9 East and South East Asia and China 2.2.10 South Asia 2.2.11 Africa 2.2.12 North and Central America 2.2.13 South America 2.2.14 Asia excluding (eight) Former USSR Republics 2.2.15 Europe excluding (seven) Former USSR Republics
	Annex 1: Composition of continental and regional groupings
	Annex 2: Definitions
	Symbols used in tables

2.2.13. South America

Unit 1989-91 1994-96 1998-00

Pressure Indicators:

P.1 Net export of agricultural and food products at base year price MLN US$ 14462 14843 23643

P.2 Per caput net export of agricultural and food products at base year price US$/No 49.02 46.30 69.39

P.3 Agricultural land per agricultural worker Ha per worker 21.7 22.8 23.6

P.4 Number of live animals per hectare of permanent pastures LU/Ha 0.50 0.52 0.53

P.5 Number of live animal per hectare of agricultural land LU/Ha 0.41 0.42 0.42

State Indicators:

S.1 Share of agricultural GDP in total GDP Percent 8.1 7.7 6.7

S.2 Share of population dependent on agricultural in total population Percent 23.7 20.7 18.7

S.3 Share of agricultural labour force in total labour force Percent 23.4 20.4 18.3

S.4 Share of agricultural land in total area Percent 34.3 35.2 35.7

S.5 Share of arable land and land under permanent crops in total Agricultural land Percent 18.4 19.0 19.6

S.6 Share of arable land in total agricultural land Percent 16.3 16.8 17.4

S.7 Share of area under permanent crops in total agricultural land Percent 2.1 2.2 2.2

S.8 Share of area under permanent pastures in total agricultural land Percent 81.6 81.0 80.4

S.9 Fertiliser consumption per hectare of arable land Kg/Ha 51.3 65.8 80.0

S.10 Fertilizer consumption per hectare of agricultural land Kg/Ha 8.4 11.1 13.9

S.11 Pesticide consumption per hectare of arable land Kg/Ha 0.67 1.39 2.11

S.12 Pesticide consumption per hectare of agricultural land Kg/Ha 0.11 0.23 0.37

S.13 Number tractors used per hectare of arable land No. per 1000 Ha 59.8 56.3 53.9

S.14 Share of irrigated land in total agricultural land Percent 1.5 1.6 1.6

S.15 Share of irrigated land in total arable land & land under permanent crops Percent 8.4 8.4 8.4

Response Indicators:

R.1 Value of agricultural production per hectare of agricultural land I$/Ha 141.3 161.7 181.7

R.2 Agricultural GDP per agricultural worker US$ per worker 2145 3525 3238

R.3 Investment per hectare of agricultural land US$/Ha 428 439 445

R.4 External assistance to agriculture per hectare of agricultural land Current US$/Ha 1.6 1.6 1.5

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