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The projections at a glance (continued)

Meat

Million tonnes

% per annum

 

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

1979 to 1999

1989 to 1999

1997-99 to 2015

2015 to 2030

World

               

  Production

132

218

300

376

2.8

2.7

1.9

1.5

  Food

130

214

297

373

2.8

2.7

1.9

1.5

Developing countries

               

  Production

45

116

181

247

5.5

5.9

2.7

2.1

  Food

44

116

184

252

5.6

6.1

2.7

2.1

  Net trade

- 0.2

- 1.2

- 3.9

- 5.9

       

Vegetable oils and oilseeds
(oil equivalent)

Million tonnes

% per annum

 

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

1979 to 1999

1989 to 1999

1997-99 to 2015

2015 to 2030

World

               

  Production

50

104

157

217

4.1

4.3

2.5

2.2

  Food

37

67

98

130

3.3

2.8

2.3

1.9

  Industrial use

8

23

45

71

6.1

6.9

3.9

3.1

Developing countries

               

  Production

29

68

109

156

5.0

4.7

2.8

2.4

  Food

21

45

73

102

4.3

3.6

2.9

2.2

  Industrial use

3

13

26

41

8.2

10.2

4.4

3.1

  Net trade

1.5

4.0

3.4

3.5

       

Arable land (million h)

Total

Irrigated

 

1997-99

2015

2030

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

World

1 608

   

210

271

   

  Developing countries

956

1017

1076

151

202

221

242

  Industrial countries

387

   

37

42

   

  Transition countries

265

   

22

25

   

Crop land and yields in developing countries

Harvested land (million ha)

Yield (tonnes/ha)

 

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

1979-81

1997-99

2015

2030

Wheat

96

111

113

118

1.6

2.5

3.1

3.5

Rice (paddy)

138

157

162

164

2.7

3.6

4.2

4.7

Maize

76

97

118

136

2.0

2.8

3.4

4.0

All cereals

408

465

497

528

1.9

2.6

3.2

3.6

% of total

60

55

53

51

       



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