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Asia


China

India

Korea DPR

Myanmar

General information

1. Estimated population, 1994 (million)

1208.8

918.5

23.4

45.5

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

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

3. Per caput income, 1991 (US$)

370

330

6330

na1

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

340

224

262

373

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

4.7

12.5

0.45

0.0

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

3.1

11.9

1.8

3.0

Sorghum statistics

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

1363

12552

10.0

0.0

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

5614

11232

10.3

0.0

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

4.11

0.89

1.03

0.0

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

2.0

13.0

1.0

0.0

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

1.0

6.0

0.0

0.0

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

7.2

14.2

1.3

0.0

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

4.6

13.9

0.7

0.0

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

2.6

10.7

0.4

0.0

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

-6.6

0.2

-7.4

0.0

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

-4.7

-3.5

0.0

0.0

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

-1.4

1.2

-4.5

0.0

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

0.3

0.2

-4.7

0.0

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

5.2

1.0

2.9

0.0

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

5.2

3.8

-4.7

0.0

Millet statistics

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

1901

13953

40.0

203.0

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

3671

10703

40.0

135.0

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

1.97

0.76

1.0

0.66

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

2.0

14.0

10.0

3.0

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

1.0

5.0

2.0

1.0

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

6.6

13.1

3.2

1.7

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

5.2

12.7

2.0

4.7

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

2.7

10.2

1.4

2.5

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

-2.7

-1.0

-3.5

2.9

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

-6.6

-2.0

-3.2

1.2

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

1.6

0.3

-2.0

18.6

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

-4.4

3.6

-6.1

-5.2

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

4.3

1.3

1.5

15.7

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

2.4

5.6

-2.9

-6.3

1. Not available.


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