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Regional Aggregates


Developing countries

Developed countries

General information

1. Estimated population, 1994 (million)

4350.9

1278.8

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

2.2

0.8

3. Per caput income, 1991 (US$)

829

20,253

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

254

663

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

10.4

15.4

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

6.3

1.4

Sorghum statistics

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

40,000

4993

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

44,200

19,659

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

1.11

3.91

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

9.0

2.0

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

1.0

2.0

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

8.3

0.1

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

7.3

0.3

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

6.0

0.2

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

-0.5

-0.9

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

-0.6

-4.9

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

1.2

-0.2

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

-0.7

-4.6

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

1.7

0.7

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

-0.1

0.3

Millet statistics

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

35,600

2491

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

26,600

1786

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

0.75

0.70

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

8.0

1.0

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

2.0

0.0

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

7.1

0.0

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

6.0

0.0

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

5.1

0.4

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

-1.6

0.6

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

0.6

-1.6

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

0.2

2.5

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

1.3

-8.2

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

1.8

1.9

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

0.6

-6.7


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