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Africa |
Asia |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
North America |
Europe |
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General information | |||||
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1. Estimated population, 1994 (million) |
708.2 |
3339.0 |
473.5 |
448.9 |
505.1 |
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2. Estimated population growth rate, 1994-2010 (%/yr) |
2.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
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3. Per caput income, 1991 (US$) |
370 |
322 |
2390 |
22375 |
19843 |
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4. Per caput cereal production, 1992-94 (kg/yr) |
134 |
268 |
180 |
902.5 |
511.6 |
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5. Per caput sorghum production, 1992-94 (kg/yr) |
26.5 |
5.7 |
33.2 |
51.3 |
0.4 |
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6. Per caput millet production, 1992-94 (kg/yr) |
17.6 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
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Sorghum statistics | |||||
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7. Sorghum area harvested, 1992-94 average ('000 ha) |
21,800 |
15,110 |
3095 |
5780 |
39.0 |
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8. Sorghum production, 1992-94 average ('000 t) |
17,100 |
17,975 |
9273 |
22,512 |
45.0 |
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9. Sorghum yield, 1992-94 average (t/ha) |
0.78 |
1.19 |
3,0 |
3.89 |
1.13 |
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10. Sorghum share in total cereal area, 1992-94 average (%) |
26.0 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
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11. Sorghum share in total cereal production, 1992-94 average (%) |
17.0 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
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12. Per caput sorghum consumption, 1972-74 average (kg/yr) |
19.6 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
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13. Per caput sorghum consumption, 1982-84 average (kg/yr) |
19.2 |
6.0 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
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14. Per caput sorghum consumption, 1992-94 average (kg/yr) |
18.6 |
4.1 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
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15. Growth rate of sorghum area, 1975-84 (%/yr) |
-0.2 |
-1.3 |
2.3 |
-0.7 |
-3.7 |
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16. Growth rate of sorghum area, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
2.9 |
-3.4 |
-5.5 |
-4.5 |
-3.4 |
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17. Growth rate of sorghum production, 1975-84 (%/yr) |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
-1.8 |
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18. Growth rate of sorghum production, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
1.7 |
0.4 |
-5.3 |
-4.8 |
-7.7 |
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19. Growth rate of sorghum yield, 1975-84 (%/yr) |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
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20. Growth rate of sorghum yield, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
-1.2 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
-0.3 |
-4.5 |
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Millet statistics | |||||
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21. Millet area harvested, 1992-94 average ('000 ha) |
18,500 |
16,994 |
41.7 |
154.0 |
14.0 |
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22. Millet production, 1992-94 average ('000 t) |
11,360 |
15,171 |
71.7 |
189.0 |
17.0 |
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23. Millet yield, 1992-94 average (t/ha) |
0.61 |
0.89 |
1.7 |
1.23 |
1.21 |
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24. Millet share in total cereal area, 1992-94 average (%) |
20.0 |
5.7 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0.0 |
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25. Millet share in total cereal production, 1992-94 average (%) |
10.6 |
1.6 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.0 |
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26. Per caput millet consumption, 1972-74 average (kg/yr) |
14.5 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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27. Per caput millet consumption, 1982-84 average (kg/yr) |
11.4 |
5.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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28. Per caput millet consumption, 1992-94 average (kg/yr) |
13.5 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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29. Growth rate of millet area, 1975-84 (%/yr) |
-2.1 |
-1.3 |
-6.8 |
6.3 |
-12.1 |
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30. Growth rate of millet area, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
4.5 |
-2.5 |
-10.2 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
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31. Growth rate of millet production, 1975-84 (%/yr) |
-1.1 |
0.8 |
-7.2 |
6.4 |
-7.5 |
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32. Growth rate of millet production 1985-94 (%/yr) |
2,0 |
0.7 |
-6.1 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
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33. Growth rate of millet yield, 1975-84 (%/yr) |
1.0 |
2.1 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
4.6 |
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34. Growth rate of millet yield, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
-2.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
-3.3 |
The world sorghum and millet economies: facts, trends and outlook is the result of a collaborative study conducted by FAO and ICRISAT. It reviews the current structure of the world economies of the two crops and analyses the supply and demand situations, both current and projected. Several trends emerging from this analysis are discussed, along with possible implications for research. The paper also examines the major constraints to production of sorghum and millet and policy options that could help increase the output and quality of these crops throughout the semi-arid tropics.
