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Annex 1.0

TABLES ON WORLD RICE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Table 1.0.1. Percentage contribution of rice to total dietary nutrition and protein supplies in developing country regions, 1988-90.

Region

Energy contribution % of regional total

Per capita energy kcal/day

Protein contribution % of regional total

Per capitat protein g/day

Africa (developing)

6.4

2204

13.3

53.3

Northwestern Africa

0.3

3007

0.25

78.9

Western Africa

10.2

2233

9.4

50.1

Central Africa

3.6

2050

3.2

43.8

Eastern Africa

5.9

1985

4.8

52.3

South Africa

0.8

2176

0.63

63.3

Latin America

12.1

2689

7.9

66.8

Central America

2.7

2876

2.0

4.2

Caribbean

14.0

2604

11.7

1.5

South America

12.5

2624

10.1

64.4

Near East (developing)

6.8

2924

4.9

77.9

Near East Africa

6.9

2921

5.1

76.4

Near East Asia

6.8

2925

4.8

78.5

Far East (developing)

38.2

2446

28.8

59.3

South Asia

32.2

2215

24.5

54.5

East and Southeast Asia

58.8

2503

44.0

58.4

China

36.3

2646

26.1

64.3

Oceania

14.0

2695

11.6

57.8

Other (developing)

14.0

2697

14.6

58.2

Source: ESN, FAO, 1994.

Table 1.0.1. General information on population demographics in 41 important rice-producing countries.

 

Population

   

GNPa per capita

Selected rice consuming and producing countries

Estimated 1995

Projected 2000 to 2025

Infant mortality 1994 (per 1000 live births)

Life expectancyat birth 1994 (years)

1994($)

Average annual growth rate 1985-94 (%)

ASIA
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
Chinac
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea DPR
Korea, Republic of
Lao PRD
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam

3 443
121
2
10
1 220
934
193
125
24
45
5
20
47
21
130
69
18
60
74

3 703
132
2
11
1 277
1 016
206
127
26
47
6
22
52
24
148
77
19
65
82

4 860
182
3
16
1 497
1 370
265
124
34
53
10
31
73
38
243
115
24
81
117

-b
81
-
-
30
70
53
4
-
12
92
12
-
95
92
40
16
36
42

-
57
-
52
69
62
63
79
70
71
52
71
58
54
60
65
72
69
68


-
220
400
-
530
320
880
34 630
-
8 260
320
3 480
1 398
200
430
950
640
2 410
200


-
2.0
4.4
-
7.8
2.9
6.0
3.2
-
7.8
-
5.6
25.9
2.3
1.3
1.7
2.9
8.6
-

LATIN AMERICA
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guyana
Peru
Surinam
Uruguay

475
161
35
11
8
12
1
24
0

512
172
38
11
8
13
1
26
0
3

686
224
49
13
11
18
1
36
1
4

41
56
20
-
38
37
-
48
-
19

68
67
70
76
70
69
66
65
69
73

3 340
1 270
1 670
-
1 330
1 280
530
2 110
860
4 660

0.6
-0.4
2.4
-
2.2
0.9
0.4
-2.0
1.8
2.9

AFRICA
Cote d' Iviore
Egypt
Guinea
Liberia
Madagascar
Mozambique
Mali
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tanzania, United Rep of
Nigeria

719
14
58
7
2
13
18
10
8
5
28
111

821
17
563
8
3
16
20
12
10
5
33
128

1431
34
86
15
5
26
40
24
16
10
59
217

-
90
52
131
-
90
146
125
64
163
84
81

-
56
62
44
53
52
46
69
50
40
51
52

-
610
720
520
-
200
90
250
600
160
140
280

-
-4.6
1.3
1.3
-
-1.7
3.8
1.0
-0.7
-0.4
0.8
1.2

Table 1.0.2. General information on population demographics in 41 important rice-producing countries (continued).

 

Population

   

GNPa per capita

Selected rice consuming
and producing
countries

Estimated

1995

Projected
______________

2000 2025

Infant
mortality
1994 (per
1000
live births)

Life
expectancy
at birth
1994
(years)

1994
($)

Average annual
growth rate
1985-94
(%)

EUROPE
France
Italy
Spain

731
58
58
39

739
59
58
39

744
63
54
38

-
6
7
7

-
78
78
77

-
23 420
19 300
13 440

-
1.6
1.8
2.8

AUSTRALIA

USA

REST OF THE WORLD

WORLD

18

263

43

5 692

19

276

43

6 114

23

323

55

8 121

6

8

-

53

77

77

-

674

18 000

25 880

-

470

1.2

1.3

-

0.9

a Gross national
product

b Data not available

c Including Taiwan

SOURCE: IRRI, 1997

citing the following sources:

CIAT, Trends in CIAT Commodities 1992

Country National Statistical Offices

E. Bos et al. World Population Projection

1994-95

FAO, FAOSTAT, 1995

IRRI RICESTAT, 1995

SNAR, Agricultural Research Policy:

International Perspective 1989

World Bank 1994

World Bank Development Report,

1996

     

Table 1.0.3. Information about rice agriculture and rice consumption in 41 important rice-producing countries.

Selected rice consuming
and
producing
countries


Arable
Land
1993
(`000 ha )

Agricultural
Research
(1981-85)
(no.)

Agriculture's share (%)
__________________

Labor GDPE
force 1994
1994

Average annual growth rate
_______________________

Agriculture Rice
sector area
1990-94 1990-94

Daily calorie
supply per
capita
1992
(no.)

Rice in total calorie
supply
1992
(%)

Milled rice consumption
per capita
(kg/cap/yr)
1992

Total rice consumption (rough rice equivalent)
1992
(`000 t)

ASIA
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea, DPR
Korea Republic of
Lao DPR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam

428 369
9 450
115
2 350
93 046
166 100
18 900
4 024
1 700
1 877
780
1 040
9 579
2 325
20 790
5 520
930
17 600
5 500

76 614
927
-
68
33 831
8 389
1 349
14 779
1 330
1 356
29
811
267
446
2 972
1 965
391
1 676
2 113

57
66
90
68
64
65
45
52
30
21
70
29
45
91
48
45
51 62
58

-
30
-
-
21
30
17
-2.8
-
7
51
14
63
44
25
22
24
10
28

-
1.9
-
-
4.1
2.9
3.0
1.6
-
1.8
-
2.8
5.1
1.3
2.7
1.6
2.0
3.1
4.5

-0.4
-1.4
0.0
-0.6
-2.4
-0.4
0.3
-
-3.1
-1.7
0.0
-0.5
8.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
-0.9
1.9

2 584
2 019
-
2 021
2 734
2 394
2 752
2 887
2 833
3 285
2 259
2 889
2 598
1 957
2 316
2 255
2 271
2 434
2 250

35
74
-
80
35
31
56
24
38
35
67
33
77
35
5
40
41
56
70

84
143
-
160
91
70
136
60
100
102
163
93
195
72
10
87
89
130
147

418 459
26 266
-
2 165
166 990
94 756
39 994
11 505
3 473
6 936
1 123
2 685
13 120
2 293
1 895
8 680
2 410
11 216
15 726

Table 1.0.3. Information about rice agriculture and rice consumption in 41 important rice-producing countries (continued).

Selected rice consuming
and
producing
countries


Arable
Land
1993
(`000 ha )

Agricultural
Research
(1981-85)
(no.)

Agriculture's share (%)
__________________

Labor GDPE
force 1994
1994

Average annual growth rate
______________________

Agriculture Rice
sector area
1990-94 1990-94

Daily calories
nutrition per
capita
1992
(no.)

Rice in total calories
nutrition 1992
(%)

Milled rice consumption
per capita
(kg/cap/yr)
1992

Total rice consumption (rough rice equivalent)
1992
(`000 t)

LATIN AMERICA
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guyana
Peru
Surinam
Uruguay

122 463
42 000
3 920
2 610
1 000
1 630
480
3 400
57
1 260

9 000
3 794
454
2 191
136
211
50
262
22
77

24
22
25
18
32
27
21
33
15
13

10
13
14
-
15
12
-
7
-
8

2.3
3.2
1.4
-
3.0
2.0
2.0
-
-
3.3

2.4
3.0
-5.9
-13.9
1.2
7.6
16.8
6.5
3.6
14.5

2 746
2 824
2 677
2 833
2 286
2 583
2 384
1 882
2 547
1 750

10
15
11
14
19
17
31
21
31
3

25
40
28
40
41
41
75
36
81
9

17 188
9 419
1 438
665
475
700
94
1 248
54
45

AFRICA
Cote d' Ivoire
Egypt
Guinea
Liberia
Madagascar
Mozambique
Mali
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tanzania, United Rep of
Nigeria

168 852
2 440
2 450
610
130
2 580
2 950
2 500
2 330
486
3 000
29 850

9 958
201
4 246
177
33
82
77
275
174
46
276
1 003

61
52
39
71
68
75
80
79
77
59
79
63

-
41
20
24
-
35
33
42
17
47
57
43

-
-0.9
1.8
4.3
-
1.5
2.4
1.7
-4.9
0.6
5.8
2.2

2.8
-5.8
7.4
7.2
-23.3
0.3
2.4
6.4
1.7
-1.5
-2.2
7.0

2 282
2 491
3 335
2 389
1 640
2 135
1 680
2 278
2 262
1 694
2 018
2 124

7
22
10
37
40
48
7
14
26
40
6
10

15
56
30
82
65
96
11
29
57
72
11
19

15 741
1 120
2 514
774
276
1 896
264
446
679
486
465
3 353

Table 1.0.3. Information about rice agriculture and rice consumption in 41 important rice-producing countries (continued).

Selected rice consuming
and
producing
countries


Arable
Land
1993
(`000 ha )

Agricultural
Research
(1981-85)
(no.)

Agriculture's share (%)
__________________

Labor GDPE
force 1994
1994

Average annual growth rate
_______________________

Agriculture Rice
sector area
1990-94 1990-94

Daily calorie
nutrition per
capita
1992
(no.)

Rice total calorie
nutrition
1992
(%)

Milled rice consumption
per capita
(kg/cap/yr)
1992

Total rice consumption (rough rice equivalent)
1992
(`000 t)

EUROPE
Prance
Italy
Spain

122 174
18 255
9 030
14 981

18 592
2 361
2 327
1 249

8
4
6
9

-
2
3
3

-
0.4
2.1
-1.0

-4.2
7.8
2.7
-8.5

3 412
3 632
3 549
3 705

1
1
1
2

3
3
4
6

2 550
276
401
341

AUSTRALIA

USA

REST OF THE WORLD

WORLD

46 300

185 742

268 926

1 342 826

4 579

14 366

1 004

134 113

4

2

11

45

3

-

-

-


-0.1

-

-

-


3.8

4.0

-2.7

-0.2

3 179

3 732

2 812

2 698


2

2

2

2


8

7

31

58

215

2 704

636

457 451

a Gross national product
c Including Taiwan
d Excluding permanent crops
e Gross domestic product
f Relate to wet season
g Hybrid rice is 40%
h Less than 1000 t
I West Malaysia only
j Difference is changes in domestic stocks.

Source: IIRRI, 1997 citing the following sources:

CIAT, trends in CIAT Commodities ,1992

Country National Statistical Office

E. Bos et al. World Population Projection 1994-95

FAO, FAOSTAT, 1995

ISNAR, Agricultural Research Policy:

International Perspective 1989

World Bank 1994

World Bank Development Report,1996

Note: Regional totals included

countries not shown

Table 1.0.4. World rice (paddy) production forecast for 1997 as of August 1997.

Country

1995

1996
Estimated

1997
Forecast

 

(.......................Million tons ...................).

ASIA

503.7

518.9

517.5

Bangladesh

26.6

28.1

28.0

China 1

187.3

196.9

195.0

India

119.6

120.9

121.6

Indonesia

48.5

50.8

52.0

Iran, Islamic Republic of

2.4

2.6

2.4

Japan

13.4

12.9

12.2

Korea, D.P.R.

2.6

2.0

2.0

Korea, Rep. of

6.4

7.2

6.6

Myanmar

18.0

17.0

17.0

Pakistan

5.9

5.4

6.6

Philippines

11.1

11.6

11.7

Saudi Arabia

-

-

-

Thailand

21.3

21.3

21.0

Turkey

0.3

0.3

0.3

Vietnam

26.8

26.9

27.0

AFRICA

14.5

15.7

16.0

North Africa

4.8

4.9

5.1

Egypt

4.8

4.9

5.1

Morocco

1.0

1.0

1.0

Sub-Saharan Africa

9.7

10.7

10.9

Western Africa

5.6

6.6

6.7

Nigeria

2.5

3.1

3.3

Central Africa

0.5

0.5

 

Eastern Africa

0.9

0.8

0.8

Ethiopia

-

-

-

Sudan

-

-

-

Southern Africa

2.6

2.8

2.8

Madagascar

2.5

2.6

2.5

South Africa

-

-

-

Zimbabwe

-

-

-

Table 1.0.4. World rice (paddy) production forecast for 1997 as of August 1997
(continued).

Country

1995

1996
Estimated

1997
Forecast

       

CENTRAL AMERICA

1.7

1.9

1.9

Mexico

0.4

0.4

0.4

SOUTH AMERICA

19.1

18.2

18.1

Argentina

0.9

1.0

1.2

Brazil

11.2

10.2

9.7

Columbia

1.8

1.6

1.7

NORTH AMERICA

7.9

7.8

8.3

Canada

-

-

-

United States

7.9

7.8

7.3

EUROPE

2.2

2.9

2.6

Bulgaria

-

-

-

EC 2

2.2

2.8

2.6

Hungary

-

-

-

Poland

-

-

-

Romania

-

-

-

CIS 4

1.4

1.3

1.5

OCEANIA

1.2

1.0

1.4

Australia

1.1

1.0

1.4

WORLD

     

Developing countries

525.7

567.6

541.4

Developed countries

26.0

541.8

26.0

1 Including Taiwan Province.
2 Fifteen member countries.
3 In cleaned weight
4Commonwealth of Independent States
Source: FAO

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.

Table 1.0.5. Rice production in 41 important rice-producing countries.

Selected rice consuming

Rough rice (1994)

Area planted to modern
varieties 1991

and producing countries

Production (`000 t)

Area
(`000 ha)

Yield
(t/ha)

(%)

ASIA
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China c
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea, PDR
Korea, Republic of
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam

485 077
27 537
43
1800
178 251
118 400
46 245
14976
2104
7056
1653
2040
19 057
3496
5269
10 150
2582
18 447
22 500

130 027
9850
26
1700
30 373 42 034 10 646 2212 600 1160 639 665 477 1450 2107 3350 825 8482 6500

3.7
2.8
1.7
1.1
5.9
2.8
4.3
6.8
3.5
6.1
2.6
3.1
2.9
2.4
2.5
3.0
3.1
2.2
3.5

74
47
100
11 a
100 ab
66
77
100
100
100
2
90 d
54
36
42
91
91
68 a
80

a Relate to wet season only

b Hybrid rice is 40 %

c Including Taiwan

d West Malaysia only

Note: Regional totals include countries not shown.Table 1.0.5. Rice production in 41 important rice-producing countries (continued).

Selected rice consuming

Rough rice (1994)

Area planted to modern
varieties 1991

and producing countries

Production (`000 t)

Area
(`000 ha)

Yield
(t/ha)

(%)

LATIN AMERICA
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guyana
Peru
Surinam
Uruguay

AFRICA
Cote d' ivoire
Egypt
Guinea
Liberia
Madagascar
Mozambique
Mali
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tanzania, United Rep of
Nigeria

EUROPE
France
Italy
Spain

AUSTRALIA

USA

REST OF THE WORLD

WORLD

20 036
10 582
1679
186
533
1366
340
1391
225
680

15855
701
4582
916
50
2360
98
548
162
450
614
3857

2133
124
324
390

1017

8972

1631

54 701


6 794 4446 408 78 104 361 95 238 60 134

7 235 450 579 1088 45 1180 121 152 78 370 353 1688
378 27 238 63

122
1336
560

146 452

2.9
2.4
4.1
2.4
5.1
3.8
3.6
5.8
3.8
5.1

2.2
1.6
7.9
0.8
1.1
2.0
0.8
2.2
2.1
1.2
1.7
2.3

5.6
4.6
5.6
6.2

8.3

6.7

2.9

3.7

40
25
87
100
81
59
4
73
92
47

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-

100

-

-

Note: Regional totals include countries not shown.

Source: IRRI, 1997, citing the following sources:

CIAT, Trends in CIAT Commodities, 1992

Country National Statistical Offices

E.Bos et al. World population Projection 1994-95

FAO, FAOSTAT, 1995

IRRI RICE STAT, 1995

ISNAR, Agricultural Research Policy: International Perspective 1989

World Bank 1994

World Bank Development Report ,1996

Table 1.0.6. Major consumers of rice.

 

Population (million)

Consumption per capita

Requirement (million tons)

Import short-fall

         

World

5,350

55

249.2

15,235

         

Africa

650

14

9.0

3,760

Cote D'voire

12

24

0.3

380

Egypt

54

28

1.5

0.1

Guinea

6

61

0.4

247

Madagascar

12

104

1.2

60

Liberia

13

98

0.3

128

Nigeria

99

12

1.4

270

Sierra Leone

4

95

0.4

107

         

Asia

3,157

85

268.3

5,944

Bangladesh

111

155

17.2

39

Cambodia

9

167

1.5

81

China

1,150

94

108

107

India

866

66

57.2

43

Indonesia

181

138

25.0

610

Japan

124

62

7.7

18

Korea DPR

22

125

2.8

50

Korea Rep

43

92

4.0

1

Laos

4

190

0.8

40

Malaysia

18

79

1.4

0.1

Myanmar

43

190

8.2

0

Nepal

19

102

2.0

12

Pakistan

116

19

2.2

*

Philippines

63

99

6.2

1

Sri Lanka

17

94

1.6

237

Thailand

57

128

7.3

0

Vietnam

68

146

10.0

2

         

Latin America

445

26

116

2,011

Brazil

151

43

6.5

480

Columbia

33

32

1.1

80

Cuba

11.5

48

0.5

300

Dominican Rep

7.0

49

0.3

18

Ecuador

11.0

38

0.4

3

Guyana

1.0

67

1.0

0

Peru

22.0

36

0.8

418

Surinam

0.5

89

0.044

0

Uruguay

3.0

9

0.03

*

         

Australia

17.0

5

0.1

32

USA

253

6

1.5

175

         


Rest of the World

833

6

5.0

3,313

Source: Table 1.0.7. Basic facts of world rice situation.

 

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98 forecast

Change 1997/98
over 1996/97

     

WORLD PRODUCTION1

(........................million tons.....................)

(percentage)

             

Rice (milled)

355

362

370

381

381

-0.1

(paddy)

(529)

(540)

(552)

(568)

(567)

0.0

             

WORLD IMPORTS2

           
             

Rice (milled)

17

21

19

17

18

3.5

             

WORLD UTILIZATION

           
             

Rice (milled)

359

368

372

381

383

0.6

     

WORLD STOCKS3

   
             

Rice (milled)

63

55

54

55

51

-7.4

             

EXPORT PRICES4

           
             

Rice (Thai, 100%, 2nd grade)1

250

289

336

352

3405

-6.86

     

OCEAN FREIGHT RATES4

(.........................US$/ton.........................)

 
             

From US Gulf to Egypt

15.1

19.0

16.8

12.8

14.6

12.3

Source: FAO, 1997.

Table 1.0.8. Areas of rice harvested, production and yields per unit of area in Africa in 1969-71, 1979-81and 1988-90 and changes in yields for the period 1969-71 to 1988-90.

Country

Area harvested [1000ha]

   

Production [1000t]

 

Yield [kg/ha]

69/70-88/90

 

69-71

79-81

88-90

69-71

79-81

88-90

69-71

79-81

88-89

[kg/ha]

[%]

                       

Group A countries (<1,800 kg/ha)

               

Angola

21

20

18

25

20

19

1 188

1 000

1 037

-51

-13

Benin

3

8

7

4

10

10

1 372

1 171

1 351

-21

-2

Central African Rep.

14

14

11

9

13

14

649

997

1 374

725

112

Comoros

9

12

10

9

14

15

1 037

1 117

1 461

424

41

Congo

3

4

4

3

3

1

887

734

212

-675

-76

Cote d'Ivoire

286

383

545

335

438

644

1 168

1 147

1 180

12

1

Gambia

28

23

16

39

37

23

1 414

1 620

1 479

65

5

Ghana

55

107

58

55

89

77

1 000

837

1 397

397

40

Guinea

411

486

584

364

438

482

886

900

825

-61

-7

Guinea Bissau

30

70

91

30

52

156

994

724

1 758

764

77

Liberia

154

203

206

184

254

243

1 194

1 251

1 156

-38

-3

Malawi

23

37

26

23

39

40

1 032

1 153

1 569

537

52

Mali

158

164

228

161

169

334

1 017

1 043

1 463

446

44

Mozambique

76

92

108

99

74

95

1 304

908

874

-430

-33

Sierra Leone

33

403

320

474

504

433

1 431

1 250

1 356

-75

-5

Sudan

4

11

1

5

9

1

1 113

859

1 000

-113

-10

Togo

25

18

22

18

15

27

709

800

1 222

513

72

Uganda

16

12

19

11

16

26

723

1 348

1 351

628

87

Zaire

236

293

372

178

236

338

755

805

911

156

21

Zambia

1

5

11

 

2

10

451

510

926

475

105

                       

Overall

1 884

2 365

2 657

2 026

2 432

2 990

1 075

1 028

1 125

50

5

                       

Group B countries (1,800-3,500 kg/ha)

               

Algeria

1

 

1

3

1

1

1 632

2 738

2 670

38

1

Burkina Faso

40

39

21

35

44

41

869

1 152

1 980

111

128

Burundi

3

4

11

5

13

35

1 605

3 095

3 094

1 489

93

Cameroon

16

21

13

13

48

38

844

2 278

2 850

2 006

238

Chad

44

43

21

42

39

64

963

926

3 020

2 057

214

Gabon

       

1

1

1 664

2 306

1 999

335

20

Madagascar

992

1 182

1 136

1 894

2 055

2 310

1 911

1 738

2 033

122

6

Niger

16

21

32

34

31

72

2 090

1 517

2 268

178

9

Nigeria

272

517

880

352

1 027

1 967

1 293

1 975

2 235

942

73

Rwanda

1

1

3

1

5

9

2 168

3 162

2 759

591

27

Senegal

91

74

77

118

96

157

1 293

1 288

2 039

746

58

Somalia

 

5

6

 

16

16

 

2 957

2 810

   

South Africa

1

1

1

2

3

3

1 538

2 308

2 308

770

50

Tanzania

144

267

365

172

251

692

1 189

949

1 892

703

59

Zimbabwe

3

1

 

5

 

1

1 731

588

2 800

1 069

62

                       

Overall

1 624

2 176

2 567

2 676

3 630

5 407

1 648

1 668

2 106

458

28

                       

Group C countries (>3,500 kg/ha)

                 

Egypt

487

416

403

2 567

2 376

2 357

5 275

5 707

6 280

1 005

19

Kenya

6

8

14

27

39

54

4 749

4 661

3 823

-926

-9

Mauritania

1

3

13

1

12

53

1 008

3 660

3 947

2 939

292

Morocco

6

6

6

31

22

23

5 264

3 937

4 959

-305

-6

Swaziland

3

2

 

7

4

3

2 951

2 588

7 500

4 549

154

                       

Overall

503

435

436

2 633

2 453

2 670

5 235

5 639

6 119

885

17

Africa, Overall

4 011

4 976

5 660

7 335

8 515

11 064

1 829

1 711

1 955

126

7

Source: Oerke, 1994.Table 1.0.9. Areas of rice harvested, production and yields per unit of area in the Americas in 1969-71, 1979-81 and changes in yields in the period 1969/71 to 1988/90.

Country

Area harvested [1000ha]

   

Production [1000t]

   

Yield

[kg/ha]

69/70-88/90

 

69-71

79-81

88-90

69-71

79-81

88-90

69-71

79-81

88-9

[kg/ha]

[%]

                       

North America

                     

United States

777

1 345

1 133

3 953

6 968

7 096

5 087

5 167

6 266

1 179

23

                       

Central America

                     

Belize

2

3

2

4

9

6

1 753

2 581

2 758

1 005

57

Costa Rica

44

73

62

88

224

217

2 019

3 123

3 480

1 461

72

Cuba

164

146

166

309

455

508

1 884

3 106

3 058

1 174

62

Dominican Republic

80

111

101

206

392

433

2 560

3 533

4 277

1 717

67

El Salvador

12

15

15

45

56

60

3 617

3 727

4 138

521

14

Guatemala

11

14

19

25

37

53

2 187

2 819

2 907

720

33

Haiti

38

51

47

81

119

110

2 140

2 324

2 344

204

10

Honduras

11

20

17

15

35

47

1 304

1 740

2 894

1 590

122

Jamaica

 

1

 

1

2

2

1 513

2 379

3 360

1 847

122

Mexico

152

153

137

390

528

490

2 560

3 447

3 602

1 042

41

Nicaragua

26

37

38

77

130

104

3 005

3 521

2 710

-295

-10

Panama

105

101

85

144

175

190

1 376

1 766

2 226

850

62

Puerto Rico

3

1

 

2

6

1

727

9 141

5 684

4 957

682

Trinidad &
Tobago

4

3

4

10

10

10

2 707

3 360

2 689

-18

-1

                       

Overall

652

729

694

1 397

2 178

2 230

2 143

2 988

3 215

1 072

50

                       

South America

                     
                 

Group A countries (<3,500 kg/ha)

               

Bolivia

54

60

103

80

91

198

1 479

1 505

1 916

437

30

Brazil

4 788

5 932

5 052

6 847

8 533

10 088

1 430

1 436

1 988

558

39

Ecuador

78

123

276

165

378

861

2 109

3 063

3 118

1 009

48

Guyana

109

91

93

195

252

493

1 800

2 779

2 065

265

15

Paraguay

19

26

33

40

47

84

2 138

1 832

2 575

437

20

Venezuela

120

214

116

208

638

365

1 724

2 999

3 164

1 440

81

                       

Overall

5 168

6 446

5 674

7 535

9 939

11 789

1 458

1 542

2 058

620

43

                       

Group B countries (>3,500 kg/ha)

                 

Argentina

89

89

105

347

288

450

3 901

3 261

4 308

407

10

Chile

23

40

38

60

125

161

2 622

3 121

4 217

1 595

61

Colombia

260

428

462

756

1 831

1 998

2 911

4 279

4 408

1 497

51

Fr. Guiana

130

1

4

0

1

17

1 652

4 136

4 286

2 634

159

Peru

130

132

206

539

280

1 062

4 141

4 467

5 154

1 013

24

Suriname

37

65

69

132

258

263

3 539

3 979

3 841

302

9

Uruguay

34

63

95

132

289

478

3 897

4 569

5 018

1 121

29

                       

Overall

573

818

979

1 966

3 372

4 430

3 431

4 122

4 523

1 092

32

                       

South America

5 741

7 264

6 653

9 501

13 311

16 219

1 655

1 832

2 438

783

47

                       

America, Overall

7 170

9 338

8 480

14 851

22 457

25 545

2 071

2 405

3 012

941

45

Source: Oerke, 1994.
Table 1.0.10. Areas of rice harvested, production and yields per unit of area in Europe and the U. S. S. R.(CIS) in 1969-71, 1979-81 and 1988-90 and changes in yields in 1969/71 to 1988/90.

Country

Area harvested [1000ha]

   

Production [1000t]

 

Yield [kg/ha]

69/70-88/90

 

69-71

79-81

88-90

69-71

79-81

88-90

69-71

79-81

88-9

[kg/ha]

[%]

                 

Group A countries (<4,500 kg/ha)

               
                       

Albania

4

4

3

13

14

9

3 122

3 535

2 864

-258

-8

Bulgaria

17

16

13

64

71

37

3 849

4 339

3 022

-827

-21

Hungary

21

16

12

54

35

37

2 252

2 196

3 520

1 268

56

Portugal

40

32

33

177

137

149

4 380

4 362

4 490

110

3

Romania

28

21

51

67

49

86

2 371

2 353

2 684

313

13

                       

Overall

113

89

112

375

306

318

3 319

3 438

2 836

-482

-15

                       

Group B countries (>4,500 kg/ha)

               
                     

France

22

6

17

88

25

90

4 064

3 918

5 397

1 333

33

Greece

17

17

18

84

84

109

4 826

4 884

6 167

1 341

28

Italy

172

176

206

858

989

1 207

4 976

5 606

5 855

879

18

Spain

63

69

76

384

435

473

6 105

6 331

6 193

88

1

Yugoslavia

7

9

7

32

39

34

4 263

4 606

4 379

416

10

                       

Overall

281

277

323

1 446

1 572

1 913

5 146

5 675

5 923

777

15

                       

Europe, Overall

394

366

435

1 821

1 878

2 231

4 622

5 131

5 128

506

11

                       

U. S. S. R. (CIS)

356

637

646

1 272

2 558

2 633

3 573

4 014

4 076

503

14

Source: Oerke, 1994.

Table 1.0.11. Rice production in Indonesia.

 

1987/88

1988/89

1989/90

1990/91

1991/92


1991/93*

Harvested area
(million ha.)

9,923.0

10,136.0

10,531.0

10,502.0

10,281.0

10,644.0

Increase/(decrease)

 

2.1

3.7

(0.3)

(2.1)

3.4

Productivity
(tons/ha)

4,039.0

4,111.0

4,247.0

4,302.0

4,350.0

4,382.0

Increase/(decrease)

 

1.8

3.2

1.3

1.1

0.7

Production
(million tons)

27,253.0

28,340.0

30,413.0

29,338.0

29,047.0

30,318.0

Increase/(decrease)

 

3.8

6.8

(3.7)

(1.0)

4.2

Source: CBS, Indonesia

Table 1.0.12. Rice, evolution of yields in Asia (t/ha).

Country

1961-63

1969-71

1979-81

1988-90

2010

Bangladesh

1.67

1.68

1.95

2.47

3.78

Cambodia

1.05

1.45

1.01

1.35

1.55

China

2.35

3.28

4.24

5.51

-

India

1.50

1.67

1.86

2.59

2.86

Indonesia

1.76

2.35

3.26

4.22

5.23

Korea, Rep of

4.04

4.63

5.51

6.40

6.55

Laos

0.87

1.31

1.42

2.22

2.55

Malaysia

2.11

2.40

2.84

2.78

3.10

Myanmar

1.62

1.671

2.70

2.92

3.40

Pakistan

1.39

2.25

2.47

2.32

3.50

Philippines

1.24

1.68

2.21

2.72

3.99

Thailand

1.75

1.93

1.89

2.07

3.12

Vietnam

2.01

2.05

2.12

2.13

4.95

a Not available
Source: FAO as cited by Mazaud, 1996.

Table 1.0.13. Rice, production of the principal Asian countries (`000 t) historical data and projections.

Country

1961-63

1969-71

1979-81

1989-90

1990-91

2010

Bangladesh

14 555

16 540

20 125

26 045

26 980

40 840

Cambodia

2 348

3 016

1 248

2 557

2 294

2 193

China

63 463

106 753

142 538

179 524

184 425

-

India

52 939

62 861

74 557

109 399

110 806

15 900

Indonesia

12 228

19 136

29 570

43 860

44 860

62 242

Korea, Rep of

4 611

5 574

6 780

8 027

7 705

7 945

Laos

523

870

1 025

1 300

1 373

2 228

Malaysia

1 135

1 696

2 053

1 860

1 980

1 840

Myanmar

7 432

8 107

12 637

13 647

13 658

21 000

Pakistan

1 707

3 431

4 884

4 841

4 862

7 525

Philippines

3 907

5 456

7 747

9 250

9 484

15 526

Thailand

11 190

13 668

16 967

19 686

19 398

31 516

Vietnam

9 456

9 812

11 808

18 407

19 281

31 982

Source: FAO as cited by Mazaud, 1996.

Table 1.0.14. Food supply in selected Asian countries.

Country

Kilocalories /person /day

All cereals kg/person/year (milled rice included)

 

1961-63

1969-71

1979-81

1988-90

2010

1961-63

1969-71

1979-81

1988-90

2010

Bangladesh

2107

2117

1910

1949

2075

176

173

162

165

173

China

1664

2000

2238

2624

3136

124

153

190

211

221

India

2045

2037

2078

2309

2492

144

147

150

161

164

Indonesia

1839

2053

2448

2628

3040

101

125

158

177

192

Japan

2505

2678

2747

2903

3145

159

148

144

142

129

Korea, Rep of

2216

2819

3120

3283

3324

179

216

201

195

158

Malaysia

2343

2471

2695

2712

3156

152

154

150

128

127

Pakistan

1797

2177

2151

2345

2524

118

152

140

149

141

Philippines

1700

1766

2204

2292

2598

109

112

131

146

154

Thailand

2040

2185

2224

2333

2900

146

157

149

141

138

Vietnam

2065

2189

2103

2182

2519

168

178

157

159

172

Source: Mazaud, 1996.

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