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Western and Central Africa (continued)


Ghana

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

General information

1. Estimated population, 1994 (million)

16.9

10.5

2.2

8.8

108.5

8.1

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

2.7

2.5

2.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

3. Per caput income, 1991 (US$)

400

280

510

300

340

720

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

88.0

221.0

70.5

262

128.0

117

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

17.4

82.8

39.2

46.8

57.5

14.8

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

10.1

82.6

2.0

209.4

43.9

66.8

Sorghum statistics

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

310.7

957.0

149.3

2261

5700.0

133.0

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

282.0

733.0

85.3

415.0

6100.0

116.0

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

0.91

0.76

0.57

0.19

1.05

0.87

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

25.0

43.0

78.0

33.0

39.0

11.0

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

20.0

38.0

54.0

20.0

34.0

11.0

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

11.5

43.4

30.5

50.4

41.3

21.2

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

5.7

53.1

23.1

47.3

39.4

25.7

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

10.3

67.3

19.4

39.6

39.5

10.5

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

1.7

-0.3

4.2

6.2

-4.9

-2.0

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

5.4

10.9

0.0

9.4

3.3

-2.2

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

-5.0

2.3

-7.2

0.4

4.7

-1.8

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

8.7

6.0

-0.6

1.8

2.0

-3.1

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

-6.7

2.6

-11.4

-5.8

9.6

0.2

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

3.3

-4.4

-0.6

-6.9

-1.3

-0.9

Millet statistics

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

202.0

1205.0

15.7

4866.0

5200.0

895.0

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

166.0

732.0

4.3

1858.0

4620.0

549.0

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

0.83

0.60

0.27

0.38

0.89

0.61

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

17.0

54.0

8,0

72.0

32.0

75.0

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

11.0

38.0

2.5

91.0

26.0

57.0

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

8.7

64.1

43.0

153.5

37.8

62.3

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

5.7

63.3

9.4

159.2

24.7

55.6

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

7.9

74.6

1.9

162.4

31.5

61.6

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

-1.5

2.0

-14.8

4.8

-9.4

0.4

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

0.4

5.4

2.0

6.2

7.0

-1.2

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

-6.2

1.8

-3.1

0.4

-0.2

-2.1

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

3.0

-1.2

-9.0

4.7

2.4

-1.8

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

-4.7

-0.2

11.7

-4.4

9.2

-2.5

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

2.6

-6.2

-11.0

-1.5

-4.3

-0.6


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