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Latin America and the Caribbean


Argentina

Brazil

Colombia

El Salvador

Guatemala

General information

1. Estimated population, 1994 (million)

34.2

159.1

34.5

5.6

10.3

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

1.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.8

3. Per caput income, 1991 (US$)

2700

2940

1260

1080

930

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

741

278

107

167

150

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

76.9

1.8

20.4

36.7

8.1

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

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Sorghum statistics

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

698

147

223

135

68.0

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

2596

275

688

200

80.0

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

3.71

1.88

3.08

1.49

1.19

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

8.0

0.0

15.0

28.0

8.0

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

10.0

0.0

19.0

22.0

5.0

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

0.0

0.0

0.0

20.8

0.0

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

0.0

0.0

2.8

15.5

2.5

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

0.0

0.0

1.0

10.4

1.9

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

1.9

2.9

6.5

-1.9

3.1

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

-10.0

-3.8

0.2

1.4

0.3

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

4.0

-0.2

5.6

-3.2

6.2

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

-7.7

-2.7

2.3

10.1

-3.7

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

2.1

-3.1

-0.9

-1.3

3.1

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

2.4

1.1

2.1

8.6

-4.1

Millet statistics

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

41.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

63.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

1.53

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

-6.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

-10.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

-7.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

-7.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

-0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

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

3.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0


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