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Table 32. Sweet potatoes: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

1992

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual Growth Rate
1992 - 2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES














SOUTHEAST ASIA













1.

Cambodia

10.0


9.3


7.4


7.1


6.9


-3.1

%

2.

Indonesia

229.8


172.2


194.0


181.0


170.0

F

-2.6

%

3.

Lao PDR

14.5


13.1


19.4


16.3


16.3

F

0.9

%

4.

Malaysia

3.7

F

3.7

F

3.7

F

3.7

F

3.7

F

-0.2

%

5.

Myanmar

5.0

F

5.4


6.6


8.6


8.6

F

5.6

%

6.

Philippines

140.8


132.3


127.7


124.5


125.0

F

-1.7

%

7.

Thailand

9.7

F

7.7


7.5


8.1


8.1

F

-2.1

%

8.

Viet Nam

404.9


270.2


254.3


244.7


239.6


-5.1

%


SOUTH ASIA













9.

Bangladesh

48.7


41.3


40.9


39.3


38.1


-2.1

%

10.

Bhutan













11.

India

136.5


134.4


114.0


135.0

F

135.0

F

-1.1

%

12.

Maldives

.1

F

.0


.0


.1

F

.1

F

-8.2

%

13.

Nepal













14.

Pakistan

.5


.8


.8


.9


.9


4.6

%

15.

Sri Lanka

9.9


8.4


8.3


7.9


7.9

F

-1.7

%


CENTRAL ASIA













16.

Kazakhstan













17.

Tajikistan













18.

Uzbekistan














OTHER ASIA













19.

China

6 262.0

*

5 946.0


5 824.4


5 507.3


6 009.3

F

-0.8

%

20.

DPR Korea

20.0

F

36.5

F

23.0

F

28.0

F

30.0

F

10.3

%

21.

Iran (Islamic Rep. of)













22.

Mongolia













23.

Rep.of Korea

15.7


20.1


16.1


12.7


12.0

F

-0.8

%


PACIFIC ISLANDS













24.

Cook Islands

.06


.05

F

.05

F

.05

F

.05

F

-2.8

%

25.

Fiji Islands

.18


.48


.74


.75

F

.75

F

6.9

%

26.

Kiribati













27.

Marshall Islands













28.

Nauru













29.

Niue

.01

F

.01

F

.01

F

.01

F

.01

F

0.0

%

30.

Palau













31.

Papua New Guinea

100.00

*

102.00

*

102.00

*

103.00

F

103.00

F

0.3

%

32.

Samoa













33.

Solomon Islands

4.10

F

5.20

F

5.50

F

6.00

F

6.00

F

4.0

%

34.

Tonga

.31


.25


.65


.45

F

.45

F

0.3

%

35.

Vanuatu














SUB-TOTAL

7 416.4


6 909.4


6 757.2


6 435.3


6 921.5


-1.0

%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES













36.

Australia

.5


.4

F

.4

F

.4

F

.4

F

-5.2

%

37.

Japan

55.1


44.5


43.4


42.3


42.0

F

-2.7

%

38.

New Zealand

1.1

F

1.0


1.2


1.2


1.2


1.0

%


SUB-TOTAL

56.7


45.9


45.0


43.9


43.6


-2.6

%

ASIA & PACIFIC*

7 473.1


6 955.3


6 802.1


6 479.1


6 965.1


-1.0

%

REST OF WORLD

1 721.9


2 231.3


2 485.6


2 676.9


2 800.3


4.9

%

WORLD

9 195.0


9 186.6


9 287.8


9 156.0


9 765.4


0.3

%


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