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AGRICULTURAL INPUTS


Countries in Asia-Pacific region with largest percent of agricultural land that was irrigated in 2002


Countries in Asia-Pacific region with highest consumption of mineral fertilizers per hectare of agricultural land in 2002

Table 5. Irrigation*

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

1992

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual Growth
Rate
1992-2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

260 F

270 F

270 F

270 F

270 F

0.2 %

2. Indonesia

4 500

4 800 F

4 815 F

4 815 F

4 815 F

0.7 %

3. Lao PDR

145 F

172 F

175 F

175 F

175 F

2.0 %

4. Malaysia

350 F

365 F

365 F

365 F

365 F

0.4 %

5. Myanmar

998

1 841

1 910

1 985

1 996

7.0 %

6. Philippines

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

0.0 %

7. Thailand

4 433

4 948

4 998

4 924

4 957 F

1.2 %

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-


9. Viet Nam

2 900 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

0.2 %

SOUTH ASIA







10. Bangladesh

3 229

3 985

4 187

4 421

4 597

3.8 %

11. Bhutan

39 F

40 F

40 F

40 F

40 F

0.3 %

12. India

48 500 F

57 077

57 238

57 158 F

57 198 F

1.7 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-


14. Nepal

1 020 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

0.9 %

15. Pakistan

16 850

17 950

18 090

17 820

17 800 F

0.6 %

16. Sri Lanka

550 F

662

665

597

638

1.9 %

CENTRAL ASIA







17. Kazakhstan

2 250 F

2 350 F

2 350 F

2 350 F

2 350 F

0.4 %

18. Tajikistan

718*

719 F

719 F

719 F

719 F

0.0 %

19. Uzbekistan

4 239

4 281 F

4 281 F

4 281 F

4 281 F

0.1 %

OTHER ASIA







20. Afghanistan

2 400 F

2 386 F

2 386 F

2 386 F

2 386 F

-0.1 %

21. China

49 152

53 740

54 402

54 831

54 937

1.3 %

22. DPR Korea

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

0.0 %

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

7 000 F

7 562 F

7 500 F

7 500 F

7 500 F

0.6 %

24. Mongolia

82 F

84 F

84 F

84 F

84 F

0.2 %

25. Rep. of Korea

1 300 F

1 153

1 149

1 146

1 138

-1.3 %

PACIFIC ISLANDS







26. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-


27. Fiji Islands

3

3 F

3 F

3 F

3 F

0.0 %

28. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-


29. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-


30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-


31. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-


32. Niue

-

-

-

-

-


33. Palau

-

-

-

-

-


34. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-


35. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-


36. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-


37. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-


38. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-


39. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-


SUB-TOTAL

153 928

171 533

172 772

173 015

173 394

1.3 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

2 069

2 251

2 385

2 465 F

2 545

1.4 %

41. Japan

2 802

2 659

2 641

2 624

2 607

-0.7 %

42. New Zealand

285 F

285 F

285 F

285 F

285 F

0.0 %

SUB-TOTAL

5 156

5 195

5 311

5 374

5 437

0.2 %

ASIA & PACIFIC*

159 084

176 728

178 083

178 389

178 831

1.2 %

REST OF WORLD

93 296

96 590

97 105

97 492

97 888

0.4 %

WORLD

252 380

273 318

275 188

275 881

276 719

1.0 %

* refers to net irrigated area

Table 6. Irrigated land as proportion of agricultural land

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

Agricultural Land

Irrigated Land

% Irrigated Land to Agricultural Land

1992

2002

1992

2002

1992

2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

3 800 F

3 807 F

260 F

270 F

6.8

7.1

2. Indonesia

29 551 F

33 700 F

4 500

4 815 F

15.2

14.3

3. Lao PDR

864 F

1 001 F

145 F

175 F

16.8

17.5

4. Malaysia

7 395 F

7 585 F

350 F

365 F

4.7

4.8

5. Myanmar

10 039

10 611

998

1 996

9.9

18.8

6. Philippines

9 900 F

10 700 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

15.7

14.5

7. Thailand

20 574

19 367 F

4 433

4 957 F

21.5

25.6

8. Timor-Leste

130 F

137 F

-

-

0.0

0.0

9. Viet Nam

6 697

8 895 F

2 900 F

3 000 F

43.3

33.7

SOUTH ASIA







10. Bangladesh

8 328

8 429

3 229

4 597

38.8

54.5

11. Bhutan

135 F

165 F

39 F

40 F

28.9

24.2

12. India

169 270 F

170 115 F

48 500 F

57 198 F

28.7

33.6

13. Maldives

8 F

12 F

-

-

0.0

0.0

14. Nepal

2 423 F

3 294 F

1 020 F

1 135 F

42.1

34.5

15. Pakistan

21 060

22 120

16 850

17 800 F

80.0

80.5

16. Sri Lanka

1 905 F

1 916

550 F

638

28.9

33.3

CENTRAL ASIA







17. Kazakhstan

35 201

21 671 F

2 250 F

2 350 F

6.4

10.8

18. Tajikistan

985 F

1 057 F

718 *

719 F

72.9

68.0

19. Uzbekistan

4 854

4 827

4 239

4 281 F

87.3

88.7

OTHER ASIA







20. Afghanistan

8 054 F

8 054 F

2 400 F

2 386 F

29.8

29.6

21. China

131 783 F

153 956 F

49 152

54 937

37.3

35.7

22. DPR Korea

2 480 F

2 700 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

58.9

54.1

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

18 500

17 088 F

7 000 F

7 500 F

37.8

43.9

24. Mongolia

1 363

1 200 F

82 F

84 F

6.0

7.0

25. Rep. of Korea

2 070

1 877

1 300 F

1 138

62.8

60.6

PACIFIC ISLANDS







26. Cook Islands

5

6 F

-

-

-

-

27. Fiji Islands

260 F

285 F

3

3 F

1.2

1.1

28. Kiribati

39 F

39 F

-

-

-

-

29. Marshall Islands

-

10 F

-

-

-

-

30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

36 F

-

-

-

-

31. Nauru

0

0

-

-

-

-

32. Niue

7F

7F

-

-

-

-

33. Palau

-

6 F

-

-

-

-

34. Papua New Guinea

782 F

870 F

-

-

-

-

35. Samoa

122 F

129

-

-

-

-

36. Solomon Islands

72 F

75 F

-

-

-

-

37. Tonga

48 F

48 F

-

-

-

-

38. Tuvalu

0

0

-

-

-

-

39. Vanuatu

120 F

120 F

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

498 824

515 915

153 928

173 394

30.9

33.6

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

47 378 F

48 600 F

2 069

2 545

4.4

5.2

41. Japan

5 165 F

4 762

2 802

2 607

54.2

54.7

42. New Zealand

3 460

3 372 F

285 F

285 F

8.2

8.5

SUB-TOTAL

56 003

56 734

5 156

5 437

9.2

9.6

ASIA & PACIFIC*

554 827

572 649

159 084

178 831

28.7

31.2

REST OF WORLD

951 075

961 817

93 296

97 888

9.8

10.2

WORLD

1 505 902

1 534 466

252 380

276 719

16.8

18.0

Table 7. Mineral fertilizers: consumption

Unit: 1000 MT (plant nutrient)

Country

1992

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual Growth Rate
1992-2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

11.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

-2.1 %

2. Indonesia

2 583.0 *

2 524.5 *

2 493.5 *

2 638.3 *

2 992.0 *

1.2 %

3. Lao PDR

3.4

9.9

6.0

12.3

7.0

13.6 %

4. Malaysia

964.9 *

1 323.8 *

1 188.3

1 130.7

1 230.0

2.1 %

5. Myanmar

67.2

163.1

205.7

95.7 *

132.3

4.3 %

6. Philippines

505.4

743.8

734.6

781.4

723.0

3.7 %

7. Thailand

1 117.8 *

1 763.0 *

1 560.9 *

1 684.1 *

1 700.6 *

3.2 %

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-


9. Viet Nam

766.4 *

2 057.6 *

2 267.0 *

1 906.5 *

1 975.2 *

11.2 %

SOUTH ASIA







10. Bangladesh

998.8

1 365.7 *

1 320.2

1 449.6

1 423.6

4.1 %

11. Bhutan

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

0.0 %

12. India

12 154.4

18 056.7

16 702.3

17 344.3

16 122.6

3.8 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-


14. Nepal

82.0

94.4 *

73.0

72.5

89.0

-0.2 %

15. Pakistan

2 147.9

2 833.0

2 962.5

2 944.5

2 962.8

3.8 %

16. Sri Lanka

183.7

259.1

247.0

244.1

284.2

3.4 %

CENTRAL ASIA







17. Kazakhstan

475.0

34.2

37.0

50.4 *

64.9 *

-20.6 %

18. Tajikistan

128.0

10.6

8.9

12.1

27.9

-20.7 %

19. Uzbekistan

730.0

774.8

731.2 *

720.3 *

718.3 *

3.1 %

OTHER ASIA







20. Afghanistan

45.8

5.0

5.0

18.4

20.8

-10.8 %

21. China

29 202.0

36 439.0 *

34 217.9 *

35 345.6 *

39 604.7 *

3.2 %

22. DPR Korea

782.5 *

253.0 *

256.0 *

281.4 *

266.2 *

-6.8 %

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

1 350.0 *

1 330.4 *

1 393.6

1 325.6

1 291.6

2.8 %

24. Mongolia

15.1 *

2.8

3.4

3.2

4.5

5.3 %

25. Rep. of Korea

963.7 *

821.1

783.3

716.6 *

689.9 *

-3.5 %

PACIFIC ISLANDS







26. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-


27. Fiji Islands

13.1 *

14.4 *

7.5 *

10.0 *

12.3 *

-4.5 %

28. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-


29. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-


30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-


31. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-


32. Niue

-

-

-

-

-


33. Palau

-

-

-

-

-


34. Papua New Guinea

12.8 *

9.3 *

11.7 *

11.8 *

11.8 *

-2.0 %

35. Samoa

.0

1.3

4.9

5.3 *

3.5 *

34.9 %

36. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-


37. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-


38. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-


39. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-


SUB-TOTAL

55 303.8

70 890.5

67 221.3

68 804.7

72 358.6

3.1 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

1 417.9 *

2 353.0 *

2 275.0 *

2 383.3 *

2 279.6 *

5.2 %

41. Japan

1 784.0

1 438.7

1 452.3

1 354.0

1 284.0

-3.4 %

42. New Zealand

534.5 *

716.0 *

812.7

901.1

852.9

4.3 %

SUB-TOTAL

3 736.4

4 507.7

4 540.0

4 638.4

4 416.5

1.8 %

ASIA & PACIFIC*

59 040.2

75 398.2

71 761.3

73 443.1

76 775.1

3.0 %

REST OF WORLD

66 298.8

64 903.3

63 436.9

64 661.5

64 905.7

0.0 %

WORLD

125 339.1

140 301.5

135 198.1

138 104.6

141 680.8

1.5 %

Table 8. Mineral fertilizers: consumption per ha of agricultural land

Unit: kg plant nutrient/ha

Country

1992

1999

2000

2001

2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA






1. Cambodia

2.9

.0

.0

.0

.0

2. Indonesia

87.4

77.1

74.2

78.5

88.8

3. Lao PDR

3.9

10.4

6.3

12.8

7.0

4. Malaysia

130.5

174.1

156.2

149.1

162.2

5. Myanmar

6.7

15.9

19.6

9.0

12.5

6. Philippines

51.1

70.2

69.0

73.0

67.6

7. Thailand

54.3

91.7

81.1

87.2

87.8

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-

9. Viet Nam

114.4

264.8

278.6

215.6

222.1

SOUTH ASIA






10. Bangladesh

119.9

161.8

155.6

170.8

168.9

11. Bhutan

0.7

.0

.0

.0

.0

12. India

71.8

106.4

98.4

102.0

94.8

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

14. Nepal

33.8

30.6

23.3

22.7

27.0

15. Pakistan

102.0

129.5

134.9

132.9

133.9

16. Sri Lanka

96.4

136.0

129.3

127.7

148.3

CENTRAL ASIA






17. Kazakhstan

13.5

1.6

1.7

2.3

3.0

18. Tajikistan

129.9

10.2

8.4

11.4

26.4

19. Uzbekistan

150.4

160.3

151.5

149.1

148.8

OTHER ASIA






20. Afghanistan

5.7

.6

.6

2.3

2.6

21. China

221.6

251.4

230.2

228.1

257.2

22. DPR Korea

315.5

93.7

94.8

104.2

98.6

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

73.0

72.8

85.4

80.1

75.6

24. Mongolia

11.1

2.4

2.9

2.7

3.7

25. Rep. of Korea

465.6

432.4

408.4

379.4

367.6

PACIFIC ISLANDS






26. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

27. Fiji Islands

50.4

50.5

26.3

35.1

43.1

28. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-

29. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-

30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-

31. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-

32. Niue

-

-

-

-

-

33. Palau

-

-

-

-

-

34. Papua New Guinea

16.4

11.0

13.7

13.7

13.6

35. Samoa

.0

10.6

38.7

41.1

27.1

36. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

37. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

38. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-

39. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

110.9

140.4

132.3

133.3

140.3

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

29.9

48.8

45.0

46.6

46.9

41. Japan

345.4

295.7

300.7

282.4

269.6

42. New Zealand

154.5

218.3

243.3

267.2

252.9

SUB-TOTAL

66.7

80.0

77.2

78.3

77.8

ASIA & PACIFIC*

106.4

134.3

128.7

127.7

134.1

REST OF WORLD

69.7

67.7

65.7

67.3

67.5

WORLD

83.2

92.3

88.7

89.9

92.3

Table 9. Agricultural tractors: number in use

Unit: Number

Country

1992

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual Growth Rate
1992-2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

1 190 F

1 855

2 160

2 529

2 600 F

9.4 %

2. Indonesia

38 402

93 405 F

101 046

88 412

94 288 F

9.5 %

3. Lao PDR

940 F

1 070 F

1 080 F

1 080 F

1 080 F

1.3 %

4. Malaysia

31 200 F

43 300 F

43 300 F

43 300 F

43 300 F

2.7 %

5. Myanmar

10 000

10 209

10 606

10 304

9 300

-0.2 %

6. Philippines

11 500 F

11 500 F

11 500 F

11 500 F

11 500 F

0.0 %

7. Thailand

79 801

220 000 F

220 000 F

220 000 F

220 000 F

10.6 %

8. Timor-Leste

115 F

115 F

115 F

115 F

115 F

0.0 %

9. Viet Nam

37 627

145 850

162 746

163 000 F

163 000 F

14.8 %

SOUTH ASIA







10. Bangladesh

5 300 F

5 450 F

5 530 F

5 530 F

5 530 F

0.5 %

11. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-


12. India

1 136 160

1 520 000 F

1 525 000 F

1 525 000 F

1 525 000 F

3.1 %

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-


14. Nepal

4 600 F

4 600 F

4 600 F

4 600 F

4 600 F

0.0 %

15. Pakistan

283 300

320 500 F

320 500 F

320 500 F

320 500 F

1.3 %

16. Sri Lanka

6 000 F

8 000 F

8 800 F

9 700 F

10 500 F

5.9 %

CENTRAL ASIA







17. Kazakhstan

217 435

54 982

49 652

49 000 F

49 000 F

-17.0 %

18. Tajikistan

35 727

25 745 F

24 319 F

22 893 F

20 035

-5.2 %

19. Uzbekistan

180 000 F

170 000 F

170 000 F

170 000 F

170 000 F

-0.3 %

OTHER ASIA







20. Afghanistan

840 F

840 F

840 F

840 F

840 F

0.0 %

21. China

770 629

798 510

989 143

844 192

926 031

2.6 %

22. DPR Korea

67 827 F

65 090 F

64 699 F

64 308 F

64 250 F

-0.6 %

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

228 005

233 000 F

237 000 F

237 000 F

237 000 F

0.5 %

24. Mongolia

9 000 F

5 200 F

4 700

5 000

5 000 F

-6.4 %

25. Rep. of Korea

64 159

176 146

191 631

201 089

206 371

13.0 %

PACIFIC ISLANDS







26. Cook Islands

185

165 F

165 F

165 F

165 F

-1.6 %

27. Fiji Islands

6 952

7 000 F

7 000 F

7 000 F

7 000 F

0.0 %

28. Kiribati

18 F

18 F

18 F

18 F

18 F

0.0 %

29. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-


30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

10 F

10 F

10 F

10 F

0.0 %

31. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-


32. Niue

10 F

10 F

10 F

10 F

10 F

0.0 %

33. Palau

-

5 F

5 F

5 F

5 F

0.0 %

34. Papua New Guinea

1 140 F

1 160 F

1 160 F

1 160 F

1 160 F

0.2 %

35. Samoa

76 F

80 F

84 F

89 F

94

1.9 %

36. Solomon Islands

8 F

9 F

9 F

9 F

9 F

1.5 %

37. Tonga

135 F

146 F

150 F

150 F

150 F

0.9 %

38. Tuvalu

1 F

1 F

1 F

1 F

1 F

0.0 %

39. Vanuatu

75 F

75 F

75 F

75 F

75 F

0.0 %

SUB-TOTAL

3 228 357

3 924 046

4 157 654

4 008 584

4 098 537

2.6 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

315 000 F

315 000 F

315 000 F

315 000 F

315 000 F

0.0 %

41. Japan

2 003 000

2 120 000

2 028 000

2 028 000 F

2 028 000 F

0.0 %

42. New Zealand

76 000 F

76 000 F

76 000 F

76 000 F

76 000 F

0.0 %

SUB-TOTAL

2 394 000

2 511 000

2 419 000

2 419 000

2 419 000

0.0 %

ASIA & PACIFIC*

5 622 357

6 435 046

6 576 654

6 427 584

6 517 537

1.6 %

REST OF WORLD

20 487 500

20 166 270

20 084 390

20 137 270

20 187 200

-0.2 %

WORLD

26 109 850

26 601 320

26 661 050

26 564 850

26 704 740

0.2 %


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