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AGRICULTURAL INPUTS


Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest consumption of mineral fertilizers in 2002

Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest tractors per 1 000 ha of agricultural land in 2002

Table 5. Irrigation*

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

1993

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual
Growth Rate

1993-2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

269 *

270 F

270 F

270 F

270 F

0.0 %

2. Indonesia

4 597

4 800 F

4 815 F

4 815 F

4 815 F

0.6 %

3. Lao PDR

150 F

172 F

175 F

175 F

175 F

1.9 %

4. Malaysia

350 F

365 F

365 F

365 F

365 F

0.3 %

5. Myanmar

1 068

1 841

1 910

1 985

1 996

6.3 %

6. Philippines

1 550 *

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

1 550 F

0.0 %

7. Thailand

4 537

4 948

4 998

4 924

4 957 F

1.1 %

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-


9. Viet Nam

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

0.0 %

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA







10. Afghanistan

2 400 F

2 386 F

2 386 F

2 386 F

2 386 F

0.0 %

11. Bangladesh

3 252

3 985

4 187

4 421

4 597

4.1 %

12. Bhutan

39 F

40 F

40 F

40 F

40 F

0.3 %

13. India

50 101

57 077

57 238

57 158 F

57 198 F

1.5 %

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

7 264 *

7 562 F

7 500 F

7 500 F

7 500 F

0.5 %

15. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-


16. Nepal

1 050 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

1 135 F

0.6 %

17. Pakistan

17 120

17 950

18 090

17 820

17 800 F

0.6 %

18. Sri Lanka

550 F

662

665

597

638

2.0 %

CENTRAL ASIA







19. Kazakhstan

2 250 F

2 350 F

2 350 F

2 350 F

2 350 F

0.5 %

20. Kyrgyzstan

1 050 F

1 072 F

1 072 F

1 072 F

1 072 F

0.1 %

21. Tajikistan

718 F

719 F

719 F

719 F

719 F

0.0 %

22. Turkmenistan

1 600 F

1 800 F

1 800 F

1 800 F

1 800 F

0.9 %

23. Uzbekistan

4 250 F

4 281 F

4 281 F

4 281 F

4 281 F

0.0 %

EAST ASIA







24. China

49 874 *

53 740

54 402

54 831

54 937

1.4 %

25. DPR Korea

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

0.0 %

26. Mongolia

83 F

84 F

84 F

84 F

84 F

0.1 %

27. Rep. of Korea

1 270 F

1 153

1 149

1 146

1 138

-1.1 %

PACIFIC ISLANDS







28. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-


29. Fiji Islands

3

3 F

3 F

3 F

3 F

0.0 %

30. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-


31. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-


32. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-


33. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-


34. Niue

-

-

-

-

-


35. Palau

-

-

-

-

-


36. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-


37. Samoa

-

-

-

-

-


38. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-


39. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-


40. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-


41. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-


SUB-TOTAL

159 855

174 405

175 644

175 887

176 266

1.2 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

2 107

2 251

2 385

2 465 F

2 545

1.0 %

43. Japan

2 782

2 659

2 641

2 624

2 607

-0.7 %

44. New Zealand

285 F

285 F

285 F

285 F

285 F

0.0 %

SUB-TOTAL

5 174

5 195

5 311

5 374

5 437

0.1 %

ASIA & PACIFIC*

165 029

179 600

180 955

181 261

181 703

1.2 %

REST OF WORLD

91 539

93 718

94 233

94 620

95 016

0.4 %

WORLD

256 568

273 318

275 188

275 881

276 719

0.9 %

* 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

1993

2002

1993

2002

1993

2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

3 819 F

3 807 F

269 *

270 F

7.0

7.1

2. Indonesia

30 216

33 700 F

4 597

4 815 F

15.2

14.3

3. Lao PDR

865 F

1 001 F

150 F

175 F

17.3

17.5

4. Malaysia

7 604

7 585 F

350 F

365 F

4.6

4.8

5. Myanmar

10 087

10 611

1 068

1 996

10.6

18.8

6. Philippines

9 900 F

10 700 F

1 550 *

1 550 F

15.7

14.5

7. Thailand

20 445

19 367 F

4 537

4 957 F

22.2

25.6

8. Timor-Leste

130 F

137 F

-

-

-

-

9. Viet Nam

6 759

8 895 F

3 000 F

3 000 F

44.4

33.7

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA







10. Afghanistan

8 054 F

8 054 F

2 400 F

2 386 F

29.8

29.6

11. Bangladesh

8 234

8 429

3 252

4 597

39.5

54.5

12. Bhutan

135 F

165 F

39 F

40 F

28.9

24.2

13. India

169 737

170 115 F

50 101

57 198 F

29.5

33.6

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

18 882 F

17 088 F

7 264 *

7 500 F

38.5

43.9

15. Maldives

8 F

12 F

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

2 573 F

3 294 F

1 050 F

1 135 F

40.8

34.5

17. Pakistan

21 400

22 120

17 120

17 800 F

80.0

80.5

18. Sri Lanka

1 880

1 916

550 F

638

29.3

33.3

CENTRAL ASIA







19. Kazakhstan

35 185

21 671 F

2 250 F

2 350 F

6.4

10.8

20. Kyrgyzstan

1 420

1 411

1 050 F

1 072 F

73.9

76.0

21. Tajikistan

998 F

1 057 F

718 F

719 F

71.9

68.0

22. Turkmenistan

1 513

1 915 F

1 600 F

1 800 F

105.8

94.0

23. Uzbekistan

4 848 F

4 827

4 250 F

4 281 F

87.7

88.7

EAST ASIA







24. China

132 782 F

153 956 F

49 874 *

54 937

37.6

35.7

25. DPR Korea

2 500 F

2 700 F

1 460 F

1 460 F

58.4

54.1

26. Mongolia

1 353

1 200 F

83 F

84 F

6.1

7.0

27. Rep. of Korea

2 055

1 877

1 270 F

1 138

61.8

60.6

PACIFIC ISLANDS







28. Cook Islands

5

6 F

-

-

-

-

29. Fiji Islands

260 F

285 F

3

3 F

1.2

1.1

30. Kiribati

39 F

39 F

-

-

-

-

31. Marshall Islands

-

10 F

-

-

-

-

32. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

36 F

-

-

-

-

33. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-

-

34. Niue

7 F

7 F

-

-

-

-

35. Palau

-

6 F

-

-

-

-

36. Papua New Guinea

783 F

870 F

-

-

-

-

37. Samoa

122 F

129

-

-

-

-

38. Solomon Islands

72 F

75 F

-

-

-

-

39. Tonga

48 F

48 F

-

-

-

-

40. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-

-

41. Vanuatu

120 F

120 F

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

504 838

519 241

159 855

176 266

31.7

33.9

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

46 486

48 600 F

2 107

2 545

4.5

5.2

43. Japan

5 124

4 762

2 782

2 607

54.3

54.7

44. New Zealand

3 391

3 372 F

285 F

285 F

8.4

8.5

SUB-TOTAL

55 001

56 734

5 174

5 437

9.4

9.6

ASIA & PACIFIC*

559 839

575 975

165 029

181 703

29.5

31.5

REST OF WORLD

955 971

964 733

91 539

95 016

9.6

9.8

WORLD

1 515 810

1 540 708

256 568

276 719

16.9

18.0

Table 7. Mineral fertilizers: consumption

Unit: 1000 MT (plant nutrient)

Country

1993

1999

2000

2001

2002

Annual
Growth Rate

1993-2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

14.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-3.7 %

2. Indonesia

2 317.0

2 524.5

2 493.5

2 638.3

2 992.0

1.6 %

3. Lao PDR

3.0

9.9

6.0

12.3

7.0

15.2 %

4. Malaysia

1 031.0

1 323.8

1 188.3

1 130.7

1 230.0

1.5 %

5. Myanmar

86.3

163.1

205.7

95.7

132.3

0.8 %

6. Philippines

565.5

743.8

734.6

781.4

723.0

3.0 %

7. Thailand

1 455.0

1 763.0

1 560.9

1 684.1

1 700.6

2.2 %

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-


9. Viet Nam

754.1

2 057.6

2 267.0

1 906.5

1 975.2

10.4 %

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA







10. Afghanistan

40.0

5.0

5.0

18.4

20.8

-3.4 %

11. Bangladesh

945.6

1 365.7

1 320.2

1 449.6

1 423.6

4.2 %

12. Bhutan

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0 %

13. India

12 385.3

18 056.7

16 702.3

17 344.3

16 122.6

3.6 %

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

901.1

1 330.4

1 393.6

1 325.6

1 291.6

4.6 %

15. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-


16. Nepal

73.5

94.4

73.0

72.5

89.0

-0.9 %

17. Tajikistan

2 146.8

2 833.0

2 962.5

2 944.5

2 962.8

3.9 %

18. Uzbekistan

210.5

259.1

247.0

244.1

284.2

3.2 %

CENTRAL ASIA







19. Kazakhstan

324.0

34.2

37.0

50.4

64.9

-17.0 %

20. Kyrgyzstan

28.0

28.1

29.2

27.6

27.6

-0.2 %

21. Tajikistan

76.0

10.6

8.9

12.1

27.9

-20.2 %

22. Turkmenistan

160.0

91.2

105.6

98.0

97.8

-5.5 %

23. Uzbekistan

636.0

774.8

731.2

720.3

718.3

4.9 %

EAST ASIA







24. China

25 079.3

36 439.0

34 217.9

35 345.6

39 604.7

3.3 %

25. DPR Korea

766.0

253.0

256.0

281.4

266.2

-1.8 %

26. Mongolia

1.0

2.8

3.4

3.2

4.5

19.8 %

27. Rep. of Korea

973.7

821.1

783.3

716.6

689.9

-4.0 %

PACIFIC ISLANDS







28. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-


29. Fiji Islands

14.9

14.4

7.5

10.0

12.3

-6.5 %

30. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-


31. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-


32. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-


33. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-


34. Niue

-

-

-

-

-


35. Palau

-

-

-

-

-


36. Papua New Guinea

13.0

9.3

11.7

11.8

11.8

-2.1 %

37. Samoa

0.0

1.3

4.9

5.3

3.5

34.9 %

38. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-


39. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-


40. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-


41. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-


SUB-TOTAL

51 001.3

71 009.8

67 356.1

68 930.4

72 484.0

3.2 %

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

1 511.5

2 353.0

2 275.0

2 383.3

2 279.6

4.6 %

43. Japan

1 817.1

1 438.7

1 452.3

1 354.0

1 284.0

-3.5 %

44. New Zealand

625.6

716.0

812.7

901.1

852.9

3.9 %

SUB-TOTAL

3 954.2

4 507.7

4 540.0

4 638.4

4 416.5

1.5 %

ASIA & PACIFIC*

54 955.5

75 517.5

71 896.1

73 568.7

76 900.5

3.1 %

REST OF WORLD

65 524.8

64 784.0

63 302.1

64 552.3

64 670.6

0.2 %

WORLD

120 480.3

140 301.5

135 198.1

138 121.0

141 571.1

1.6 %

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

Unit: kg plant nutrient/ha

Country

1993

1999

2000

2001

2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA






1. Cambodia

3.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2. Indonesia

76.7

77.1

74.2

78.5

88.8

3. Lao PDR

3.5

10.4

6.3

12.8

7.0

4. Malaysia

135.6

174.1

156.2

149.1

162.2

5. Myanmar

8.6

15.9

19.6

9.0

12.5

6. Philippines

57.1

70.2

69.0

73.0

67.6

7. Thailand

71.2

91.7

81.1

87.2

87.8

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-

9. Viet Nam

111.6

264.8

278.6

215.6

222.1

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA






10. Afghanistan

5.0

0.6

0.6

2.3

2.6

11. Bangladesh

114.8

161.8

155.6

170.8

168.9

12. Bhutan

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

13. India

73.0

106.4

98.4

102.0

94.8

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

47.7

72.8

85.4

80.1

75.6

15. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

28.6

30.6

23.3

22.7

27.0

17. Pakistan

100.3

129.5

134.9

132.9

133.9

18. Sri Lanka

112.0

136.0

129.3

127.7

148.3

CENTRAL ASIA






19. Kazakhstan

9.2

1.6

1.7

2.3

3.0

20. Kyrgyzstan

19.7

19.6

20.3

19.6

19.6

21. Tajikistan

76.2

10.2

8.4

11.4

26.4

22. Turkmenistan

105.8

51.7

55.1

51.2

51.1

23. Uzbekistan

131.2

160.3

151.5

149.1

148.8

EAST ASIA






24. China

190.1

252.9

231.5

229.4

258.7

25. DPR Korea

306.4

93.7

94.8

104.2

98.6

26. Mongolia

0.7

2.4

2.9

2.7

3.7

27. Rep. of Korea

473.8

432.4

408.4

379.4

367.6

PACIFIC ISLANDS






28. Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

29. Fiji Islands

57.3

50.5

26.3

35.1

43.1

30. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-

31. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-

32. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-

33. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-

34. Niue

-

-

-

-

-

35. Palau

-

-

-

-

-

36. Papua New Guinea

106.6

74.4

92.1

91.5

91.5

37. Samoa

0.0

18.0

66.4

71.6

46.7

38. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

39. Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

40. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-

41. Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

SUB-TOTAL

101.2

140.0

131.9

132.9

139.8

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

32.5

48.8

45.0

46.6

46.9

43. Japan

354.6

295.7

300.7

282.4

269.6

44. New Zealand

184.5

218.3

243.3

267.2

252.9

SUB-TOTAL

71.9

82.5

77.7

82.3

74.5

ASIA & PACIFIC*

90.3

123.2

116.2

116.9

122.7

REST OF WORLD

72.2

71.0

69.4

70.7

70.7

WORLD

79.5

92.0

88.3

89.6

91.9

Table 9. Agricultural tractors

Country

Agricultural tractors (number)

Tractors per 1 000 ha of agricultural land

Tractors per 1 000 ha of area harvested of cereals

1993

2002

1993

2002

1993

2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA







1. Cambodia

1 190

2 600

0.31

0.68

0.64

1.26

2. Indonesia

45 821

94 288

1.52

2.80

3.28

6.44

3. Lao PDR

970

1 080

1.12

1.08

1.71

1.30

4. Malaysia

33 725

43 300

4.44

5.71

47.27

61.88

5. Myanmar

11 000

9 300

1.09

0.88

1.83

1.35

6. Philippines

11 500

11 500

1.16

1.07

1.79

1.79

7. Thailand

98 096

220 000

4.80

11.36

9.94

19.55

8. Timor-Leste

115

115

0.88

0.84

1.49

1.66

9. Viet Nam

45 776

163 000

6.77

18.32

6.49

19.59

ASIA







10. Afghanistan

840

840

0.10

0.10

-

-

11. Bangladesh

5 300

5 530

0.64

0.66

0.50

0.47

12. Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

-

13. India

1 195 013

1 525 000

7.04

8.96

11.94

16.39

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

228 200

237 000

12.09

13.87

22.96

27.14

15. Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

4 600

4 600

1.79

1.40

1.48

1.38

17. Pakistan

290 000

320 500

13.55

14.49

23.79

26.70

18. Sri Lanka

5 719

10 500

3.04

5.48

6.63

12.37

CENTRAL ASIA







19. Kazakhstan

212 082

49 000

6.03

2.26

9.74

3.53

20. Kyrgyzstan

26 000

25 400

18.31

18.00

-

-

21. Tajikistan

34 301

20 035

34.37

18.95

127.99

55.19

22. Turkmenistan

52 304

50 000

34.57

26.11

-

-

23. Uzbekistan

170 000

170 000

35.07

35.22

130.56

136.32

EAST ASIA







24. China

734 325

926 031

5.53

6.01

8.22

11.32

25. DPR Korea

67 436

64 250

26.97

23.80

45.17

48.81

26. Mongolia

8 000

5 000

5.91

4.17

14.67

22.59

27. Rep. of Korea

76 800

206 371

37.37

109.95

60.02

177.36

PACIFIC ISLANDS



-

-



28. Cook Islands

192

165

38.40

27.50

-

-

29. Fiji Islands

7 100

7 000

27.31

24.56

706.82

1282.05

30. Kiribati

18

18

0.46

0.46

-

-

31. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

32. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

10

-

-

-

-

33. Nauru

-

-

-

-

-

-

34. Niue

10

10

1.43

1.43

-

-

35. Palau

-

5

-

-

-

-

36. Papua New Guinea

1 140

1 160

1.46

1.33

506.67

380.33

37. Samoa

76

94

0.62

0.73

-

-

38. Solomon Islands

8

9

0.11

0.12

-

6.92

39. Tonga

140

150

2.92

3.13

-

-

40. Tuvalu

1

1

-

-

-

-

41. Vanuatu

75

75

0.63

0.63

57.69

57.69

SUB-TOTAL

3 367 873

4 173 937

6.67

8.04

11.25

14.85

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

315 000

315 000

6.78

6.48

23.29

18.36

43. Japan

2 041 000

2 028 000

398.32

425.87

841.95

1012.91

44. New Zealand

76 000

76 000

22.41

22.54

511.77

522.76

SUB-TOTAL

2 432 000

2 419 000

44.22

42.64

151.09

125.28

ASIA & PACIFIC*

5 799 873

6 592 937

10.36

11.45

18.38

21.94

REST OF WORLD

20 389 290

20 111 800

21.33

20.85

53.71

55.60

WORLD

26 189 170

26 704 740

17.28

17.33

37.67

40.33


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