FIBRE CROPS

Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest production of seed cotton in 2004

Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest reported yield of jute and jute-like fibres

Table 68. Jute and jute-like fibres: production

Unit: 1000 MT

Country	1994	2001	2002	2003	2004	Annual Growth Rate 1994 - 2004
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	1.90	0.24	0.64	0.65 F	0.65 F	-12.2 %
2. Indonesia	9.07	7.50 F	7.50 F	7.50 F	7.50 F	4.7 %
3. Lao PDR	-	-	-	-	-
4. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-
5. Myanmar	27.11	41.92	47.02	26.03	26.03 F	-0.9 %
6. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-
7. Thailand	126.80	60.57	46.00	41.00	44.00 F	-11.4 %
8. Timor-Leste	-	-	-	-	-
9. Viet Nam	12.80	14.60	20.40	12.50	14.20	-0.3 %
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	-
11. Bangladesh	971.00	859.74	801.00	793.00	801.00 F	-1.3 %
12. Bhutan	0.35 F	0.35 F	0.35 F	0.35 F	0.35 F	0.0 %
13. India	1675.10	2128.18	2050.83	2086.62	2100.00 F	2.1 %
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.0 %
15. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	11.00	16.39	16.95	17.04	16.89	4.0 %
17. Pakistan	2.64	2.21	2.22 F	2.22 F	2.22 F	-1.0 %
18. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	-
20. Kyrgyzstan	-	-	-	-	-
21. Tajikistan	-	-	-	-	-
22. Turkmenistan	-	-	-	-	-
23. Uzbekistan	26.40	21.00 F	20.00 F	20.00 F	20.00 F	2.1 %
EAST ASIA
24. China	355.00 *	105.99 *	159.00 *	100.00 *	123.00 F	-13.9 %
25. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-
26. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-
27. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-
29. Fiji Islands	-	-	-	-	-
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	3219.16	3258.69	3171.91	3106.91	3155.84	-0.4 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	-	-	-	-	-
43. Japan	-	-	-	-	-
44. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA & PACIFIC*	3 219.2	3 258.7	3 171.9	3 106.9	3 155.8	-0.4 %
REST OF WORLD	110.0	98.7	102.7	105.2	108.2	-0.1 %
WORLD	3 329.2	3 357.4	3 274.6	3 212.1	3 264.1	-0.4 %

Table 69. Jute and jute-like fibres: yield

Unit: kg/ha

Country	1994	2001	2002	2003	2004	Annual Growth Rate 1994 - 2004
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	1 056	1 227	1 465	1 498	1 494	5.7 %
2. Indonesia	1 203	1 250	1 250	1 250	1 250	3.0 %
3. Lao PDR	-	-	-	-	-
4. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-
5. Myanmar	888	953	951	812	812	-0.7 %
6. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-
7. Thailand	1 549	1 704	1 689	1 559	1 667	1.0 %
8. Timor-Leste	-	-	-	-	-
9. Viet Nam	1 939	1 872	2 082	2 604	3 021	3.3 %
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	-
11. Bangladesh	1 713	1 878	1 830	1 939	1 829	1.2 %
12. Bhutan	3 889	3 889	3 889	3 889	3 889	0.0 %
13. India	1 689	2 002	1 975	2 094	2 108	2.3 %
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	-	-	-	-	-
15. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	1 222	1 452	1 449	1 438	1 433	1.4 %
17. Pakistan	661	687	690	690	690	0.6 %
18. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	-
20. Kyrgyzstan	-	-	-	-	-
21. Tajikistan	-	-	-	-	-
22. Turkmenistan	-	-	-	-	-
23. Uzbekistan	11 478	10 500	10 000	10 000	10 000	1.1 %
EAST ASIA
24. China	2 029	2 044	2 870	2 439	2 196	0.1 %
25. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-
26. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-
27. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-
29. Fiji Islands	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	1 715	1 937	1 932	2 027	2 001	1.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	-	-	-	-	-
43. Japan	0	0	0	0	0
44. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-
AVERAGE	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA & PACIFIC*	1 715	1 937	1 932	2 027	2 001	1.6 %
REST OF WORLD	1 339	1 283	1 316	1 303	1 334	-0.1 %
WORLD	1 699	1 908	1 904	1 991	1 969	1.5 %

Table 70. Jute and jute-like fibres: area harvested

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	1994	2001	2002	2003	2004	Annual Growth Rate 1994 - 2004
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.4 F	0.4 F	-16.9 %
2. Indonesia	7.5	6.0 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	6.0 F	1.6 %
3. Lao PDR	-	-	-	-	-
4. Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-
5. Myanmar	30.5	44.0	49.4	32.0 F	32.0 F	-0.1 %
6. Philippines	-	-	-	-	-
7. Thailand	81.9	35.5	27.2	26.3 F	26.4 F	-12.3 %
8. Timor-Leste	-	-	-	-	-
9. Viet Nam	6.6	7.8	9.8	4.8	4.7	-3.5 %
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	-
11. Bangladesh	566.7	457.7	437.7	408.9	438.0 F	-2.5 %
12. Bhutan	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.1 F	0.0 %
13. India	991.5	1 062.8	1 038.5	996.3	996.3 F	-0.2 %
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15. Maldives	-	-	-	-	-
16. Nepal	9.0	11.3	11.7	11.9	11.8	2.6 %
17. Pakistan	4.0	3.2	3.2 F	3.2 F	3.2 F	-1.6 %
18. Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	-
20. Kyrgyzstan	-	-	-	-	-
21. Tajikistan	-	-	-	-	-
22. Turkmenistan	-	-	-	-	-
23. Uzbekistan	2.3	2.0 F	2.0 F	2.0 F	2.0 F	0.9 %
EAST ASIA
24. China	175.0 *	51.9 *	55.4 *	41.0 *	56.0 F	-14.0 %
25. DPR Korea	-	-	-	-	-
26. Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-
27. Rep. of Korea	-	-	-	-	-
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-
29. Fiji Islands	-	-	-	-	-
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	1 876.9	1 682.5	1 641.5	1 533.0	1 577.0	-2.0 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	-	-	-	-	-
43. Japan	0.0	0.0 F	0.0 F	0.0 F	0.0 F
44. New Zealand	-	-	-	-	-
SUB-TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-
ASIA & PACIFIC*	1 876.9	1 682.5	1 641.5	1 533.0	1 577.0	-2.0 %
REST OF WORLD	82.2	76.9	78.1	80.7	81.1	0.0 %
WORLD	1 959.1	1 759.3	1 719.5	1 613.7	1 658.1	-1.9 %