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Table 38. Taro: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

1992

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual Growth Rate
1992 - 2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES














SOUTHEAST ASIA













1.

Cambodia













2.

Indonesia













3.

Lao PDR













4.

Malaysia













5.

Myanmar













6.

Philippines

28.0

F

18.3


18.0


18.0


18.0

F

-4.3

%

7.

Thailand

5.1

F

5.0

F

5.0

F

5.5

F

5.5

F

0.8

%

8.

Viet Nam














SOUTH ASIA













9.

Bangladesh













10.

Bhutan













11.

India













12.

Maldives

.1

F

.1


.1


.1

F

.1

F

-3.1

%

13.

Nepal













14.

Pakistan













15.

Sri Lanka














CENTRAL ASIA













16.

Kazakhstan













17.

Tajikistan













18.

Uzbekistan














OTHER ASIA













19.

China

84.2

F

85.7

F

86.6

F

86.9

F

86.9

F

0.5

%

20.

DPR Korea













21.

Iran (Islamic Rep. of)













22.

Mongolia













23.

Rep.of Korea

.0


.0


.0


.0


.0


0.0

%


PACIFIC ISLANDS













24.

Cook Islands













25.

Fiji Islands

1.86


1.36


3.19


3.10


3.10

F

4.9

%

26.

Kiribati

.35

F

.38


.38

F

.40

F

.40

F

1.4

%

27.

Marshall Islands













28.

Nauru













29.

Niue

.43

F

.43

F

.43

F

.43

F

.43

F

0.0

%

30.

Palau













31.

Papua New Guinea

32.00

F

31.00

F

32.00

F

32.00

F

32.00

F

0.5

%

32.

Samoa

2.50

F

4.25


3.00


3.00


3.50


6.8

%

33.

Solomon Islands

1.30

F

1.60

F

1.70

F

1.80

F

1.80

F

4.4

%

34.

Tonga

1.73


.47


.50

F

.40

F

.40

F

-14.0

%

35.

Vanuatu














SUB-TOTAL

157.6


148.5


150.8


151.6


152.1


-0.1

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES













36.

Australia













37.

Japan

25.0


21.0


18.8


17.0

F

17.0

F

-3.1

%

38.

New Zealand














SUB-TOTAL

25.0


21.0


18.8


17.0


17.0


-3.1

%

ASIA & PACIFIC*

182.6


169.5


169.6


168.6


169.1


-0.4

%

REST OF WORLD

787.3


1 280.4


1 281.9


1 302.2


1 402.7


6.9

%

WORLD

969.9


1 449.9


1 451.6


1 470.8


1 571.9


5.8

%


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