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AGRICULTURAL INPUTS


Table 5. Irrigation
Table 6. Irrigated land as proportion of agricultural land
Table 7. Mineral fertilizers: consumption
Table 8. Mineral fertilizers: consumption per ha of agricultural land
Table 9. Agricultural tractors: number in use

Table 5. Irrigation*

* Refers to net irrigated area
Unit: 1000 ha

Country


1989


1996


1997


1998


1999


Average annual growth rate

89-99

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

2 737

3 553

3 693

3 850

3 985

3.5 %

2. Bhutan

39 *

40 F

40 F

40 F

40 F

0.3 %

3. Cambodia

230 F

270 F

270 F

270 F

270 F

1.5 %

4. China

44 917

50 381

51 239

52 296

53 158

1.4 %

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

1 400

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

0.3 %

7. Fiji

1 F

3 F

3 F

3 F

3 F

12.7 %

8. India

44 853

53 402

55 143

57 000 F

59 000 F

2.8 %

9. Indonesia

4 387

4 760

4 815 F

4 815 F

4 815 F

1.1 %

10. Iran

7 000 F

7 397

7 329

7 562

7 562 F

0.9 %

11. Laos

130 F

156

164

168 F

172 F

2.7 %

12. Malaysia

335 F

363 F

365 F

365 F

365 F

1.0 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

77

84 F

84 F

84 F

84 F

0.9 %

15. Myanmar

1 018

1 557

1 556

1 692

1 841

7.2 %

16. Nepal

943

1 135 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

2.1 %

17. Pakistan

16 890

17 580

17 830

18 000

17 950

0.8 %

18. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

1 540

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

0.0 %

20. Rep. of Korea

1 353

1 176

1 163

1 159

1 159 F

-1.8 %

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

494

570 F

600 F

651

662

2.6 %

24. Thailand

4 158

4 642

4 714

4 749

4 750 F

1.3 %

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

2 800 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

0.6 %

SUB-TOTAL

135 302

153 079

156 153

159 849

162 961

1.8 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1 833 F

2 390 F

2 380 F

2 365

2 251

2.7 %

29. Japan

2 868

2 724

2 701

2 679

2 659

-0.8 %

30. New Zealand

280 F

285 F

285 F

285 F

285 F

0.2 %

SUB-TOTAL

4 981

5 399

5 366

5 329

5 195

0.7 %

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

140 283

158 478

161 519

165 178

168 156

1.8 %

REST OF WORLD

98 158

105 355

105 816

105 951

106 010

0.7 %

WORLD

238 441

263 833

267 335

271 129

274 166

1.3 %

Table 6. Irrigated land as proportion of agricultural land

Unit: 1000 ha

Country


Agricultural land

Irrigated land

% Agricultural land to irrigated land

1989

1999

1989

1999

1989

1999

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

9 482

8 440

2 737

3 985

28.9 %

47.2 %

2. Bhutan

131 F

160 F

39 *

40 F

29.8 %

25.0 %

3. Cambodia

3 785

3 807 F

230 F

270 F

6.1 %

7.1 %

4. China

130 100 F

134 500 F

44 917

53 158

34.5 %

39.5 %

5. Cook Islands

6

7 F

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

2 000

2 000 F

1 400

1 460 F

70.0 %

73.0 %

7. Fiji

230 F

285 F

1 F

3 F

0.4 %

1.1 %

8. India

169 485

159 000 F

44 853

59 000 F

26.5 %

37.1 %

9. Indonesia

31 142

30 987 F

4 387

4 815 F

14.1 %

15.5 %

10. Iran

16 700 F

19 265 F

7 000 F

7 562 F

41.9 %

39.3 %

11. Laos

852

955 F

130 F

172 F

15.3 %

18.0 %

12. Malaysia

6 600 F

7 605 F

335 F

365 F

5.1 %

4.8 %

13. Maldives

3 F

3 F

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

1 375

1 322 F

77

84 F

5.6 %

6.4 %

15. Myanmar

10 034

10 143 F

1 018

1 841

10.1 %

18.2 %

16. Nepal

2 349 F

2 968 F

943

1 135 F

40.1 %

38.2 %

17. Pakistan

21 020

21 880

16 890

17 950

80.4 %

82.0 %

18. Papua New Guinea

593 F

670 F

-

-

-

-

19. Philippines

9 860 F

10 050 F

1 540

1 550 F

15.6 %

15.4 %

20. Rep. of Korea

2 127

1 899

1 353

1 159 F

63.6 %

61.0 %

21. Samoa

122 F

122 F

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

57 F

60 F

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

1 901

1 900 F

494

662

26.0 %

34.8 %

24. Thailand

20 567

18 000 F

4 158

4 750 F

20.2 %

26.4 %

25. Tonga

48 F

48 F

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

120 F

120 F

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

6 380 F

7 350 F

2 800 F

3 000 F

43.9 %

40.8 %

SUB-TOTAL

447 069

443 546

135 302

162 961

30.3 %

36.7 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

47 877

48 229 F

1 833 F

2 251

3.8 %

4.7 %

29. Japan

5 279

4 866

2 868

2 659

54.3 %

54.6 %

30. New Zealand

3 833

3 280 F

280 F

285 F

7.3 %

8.7 %

SUB-TOTAL

56 989

56 375

4 981

5 195

8.7 %

9.2 %

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

504 058

499 921

140 283

168 156

27.8 %

33.6 %

REST OF WORLD

995 609

990 831

98 158

106 010

9.9 %

10.7 %

WORLD

1 499 667

1490 752

238 441

274 166

15.9 %

18.4 %

Table 7. Mineral fertilizers: consumption

Unit: 1000 MT (plant nutrient)

Country


1989


1996


1997


1998


1999


Average annual growth rate

89-99

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

685.8

1 230.5

1 108.6

1 170.5

1 300.0

5.8 %

2. Bhutan

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0 %

3. Cambodia

0.3

7.8

21.9

0.1

7.9

3.9 %

4. China

24 936.0

35 459.0

35 179.0

35 546.0

36 137.3

4.0 %

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

814.7

93.0

171.1

157.2

198.0

-20.1 %

7. Fiji

23.1

19.0

19.2

18.4

14.4

-1.2 %

8. India

11 375.5

14 337.5

16 188.0

16 797.5

18 372.0

-0.8 %

9. Indonesia

2 331.6

2 715.9

2 227.6

2 727.7

2 659.3

0.9 %

10. Iran

1 271.8

1 079.2

1 206.9

939.5

1 127.9

-1.5 %

11. Laos

0.3

3.8

7.8

4.6

8.1

25.8 %

12. Malaysia

892.9

1 131.0

1 252.0

1 449.5

1 521.3

5.4 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

17.1

2.0

6.0

4.2

2.8

-16.9 %

15. Myanmar

83.1

173.9

177.8

159.8

156.8

10.6 %

16. Nepal

67.4

103.0

107.5

85.8

88.0

3.3 %

17. Pakistan

1 890.1

2 413.0

2 659.3

2 578.1

2 824.3

4.3 %

18. Papua New Guinea

15.5

13.0

13.1

8.2

9.3

-3.2 %

19. Philippines

533.8

736.8

809.1

625.9

741.7

4.2 %

20. Rep. of Korea

972.0

908.5

992.0

867.0

872.0

-0.8 %

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

210.8

211.2

208.7

232.9

259.2

2.8 %

24. Thailand

818.8

1 520.0

1 481.0

1 637.0

1 801.7

7.2 %

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

563.0

1 455.0

1 561.0

1 948.0

1 934.6

14.5 %

SUB-TOTAL

47 503.6

63 613.2

65 397.7

66 957.9

70 036.5

1.6 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

1 393.4

2 015.9

2 184.1

2 250.0

2 303.1

7.2 %

29. Japan

1 938.0

1 563.0

1 508.5

1 418.6

1 436.9

-3.0 %

30. New Zealand

373.9

660.0

647.7

661.5

669.0

6.8 %

SUB-TOTAL

3 705.3

4 238.9

4 340.3

4 330.1

4 409.0

2.7 %

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

51 208.9

67 852.1

69 738.0

71 288.0

74 445.5

1.6 %

REST OF WORLD

91 476.8

66 703.0

66 349.6

66 878.8

66 914.7

-2.8 %

WORLD

142 685.7

134 555.1

136 087.6

138 166.8

141 360.2

-1.0 %

Table 8. Mineral fertilizers: consumption per ha of agricultural land

Unit: kg plant nutrient/ha

Country

1989

1996

1997

1998

1999

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

72.3

150.2

134.5

140.5

154.0

2. Bhutan

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.0

0.0

3. Cambodia

0.1

2.0

5.8

0.0

2.1

4. China

191.7

264.2

261.6

264.3

268.7

5. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

6. DPR Korea

407.4

46.5

85.6

78.6

99.0

7. Fiji

100.2

66.7

67.4

64.6

50.5

8. India

67.1

84.6

102.7

106.3

115.5

9. Indonesia

74.9

87.6

71.9

88.0

85.8

10. Iran

76.2

57.5

65.7

50.0

58.5

11. Laos

0.4

4.2

8.3

4.9

8.5

12. Malaysia

135.3

148.7

164.6

190.6

200.0

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

12.4

1.5

4.5

3.2

2.1

15. Myanmar

8.3

17.2

17.5

15.8

15.5

16. Nepal

28.7

34.7

36.2

28.9

29.6

17. Pakistan

89.9

111.3

121.0

117.3

129.1

18. Papua New Guinea

26.1

19.4

19.6

12.2

13.9

19. Philippines

54.1

74.4

81.7

62.6

73.8

20. Rep. of Korea

457.0

467.1

515.6

453.9

459.2

21. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

110.9

111.9

110.5

123.3

136.4

24. Thailand

39.8

76.8

80.5

89.5

100.1

25. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

26. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

27. Viet Nam

88.2

207.7

216.7

268.7

263.2

SUB-TOTAL

106.3

140.1

148.2

151.4

157.9

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

29.1

38.6

43.5

41.8

47.8

29. Japan

367.1

313.0

304.8

289.2

295.3

30. New Zealand

97.5

201.3

197.5

201.7

204.0

SUB-TOTAL

65.0

70.1

74.3

69.9

78.2

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

102.4

132.6

140.3

142.2

149.7

REST OF WORLD

91.5

66.5

66.1

66.9

67.0

WORLD

95.1

89.1

90.9

92.3

94.8

Table 9. Agricultural tractors: number in use

Unit: number

Country

 

1989

 

1996

 

1997

 

1998

 

1999

 

Average annual growth rate

89-99

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Bangladesh

5 150 F

5 350 F

5 400 F

5 400 F

5 450 F

0.5 %

2. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. Cambodia

1 200 F

1 190

1 227

1 540 F

1 855

3.0 %

4. China

848 220

670 848

689 051

725 215

784 216

-1.4 %

5. Cook Islands

171

150

155 F

165

165 F

-1.1 %

6. DPR Korea

72 000 F

75 000 F

75 000 F

75 000 F

75 000 F

0.3 %

7. Fiji

6 500 F

7 000 F

7 000 F

7 000 F

7 000 F

0.5 %

8. India

925 365

1 400 000 F

1 450 000 F

1 500 000 F

1 520 000 F

5.3 %

9. Indonesia

25 161

69 509

70 000 F

70 000 F

70 000 F

11.9 %

10. Iran

205 000 F

228 800 F

290 000 *

230 000 *

230 500 F

1.6 %

11. Laos

860 F

1 050 F

1 050 F

1 070 F

1 070 F

2.3 %

12. Malaysia

23 000 F

43 295 F

43 300 F

43 300 F

43 300 F

6.9 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

14. Mongolia

11 477

7 011

7 000 F

7 000 F

7 000 F

-5.3 %

15. Myanmar

13 000

8 036

8 700 F

9 803

10 209

-3.2 %

16. Nepal

4 200 F

4 600 F

4 600 F

4 600 F

4 600 F

0.6 %

17. Pakistan

244 000 F

320 417

320 500 F

320 500 F

320 500 F

2.7 %

18. Papua New Guinea

1 150 F

1 150 F

1 160

1 160 F

1 160 F

0.2 %

19. Philippines

9 250 F

11 500 F

11 500 F

11 500 F

11 500 F

1.4 %

20. Rep. of Korea

31 328

113 287

131 358

157 888

176 146

17.9 %

21. Samoa

76

76

76

76 F

76 F

0.0 %

22. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

23. Sri Lanka

7 000 F

7 027

6 672

7 356

8 000 F

1.8 %

24. Thailand

51 279

183 704

218 237

220 000 F

220 000 F

18.2 %

25. Tonga

125 F

146

146 F

146 F

146 F

1.5 %

26. Vanuatu

70 F

75 F

75 F

75 F

75 F

0.3 %

27. Viet Nam

22 127

109 501

115 487

122 958

135 000 F

22.0 %

SUB-TOTAL

2 507 709

3 268 722

3 457 694

3 521 752

3 632 968

3.9 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28. Australia

318 000 F

315 000 F

315 000 F

315 000 F

315 000 F

-0.1 %

29. Japan

2 049 120

2 122 000 F

2 121 000 F

2 120 000

2 120 000

0.5 %

30. New Zealand

77 000 F

76 000 F

76 000 F

76 000 F

76 000 F

0.0 %

SUB-TOTAL

2 444 120

2 513 000

2 512 000

2 511 000

2 511 000

0.4 %

ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL

4 951 829

5 781 722

5 969 694

6 032 752

6 143 968

2.3 %

REST OF WORLD

21 463 921

20 549 358

20 462 526

20 358 508

20 280 292

-0.5 %

WORLD

26 415 750

26 331 080

26 432 220

26 391 260

26 424 260

0.1 %


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