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AGRICULTURAL INPUTS

AGRICULTURAL INPUTS

Table 5. Irrigation*

Unit: 1000 ha

Country

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Annual Growth Rate 1995-2003

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA

  1.

Cambodia

270

F

271

F

272

F

273

F

274

F

  2.

Indonesia

4 420

F

4 500

F

4 500

F

4 500

F

4 500

F

0.2

  3.

Lao PDR

155

*

175

F

175

F

175

F

175

F

1.5

  4.

Malaysia

363

*

365

F

365

F

365

F

365

F

0.1

  5.

Myanmar

1 555

1 841

 1 910

 1 985

1 870

2.3

  6.

Philippines

1 550

F

1 550

F

1 550

F

1 550

F

1 550

F

  7.

Thailand

4 642

4 986

*

4 986

F

4 986

F

4 986

F

0.9

  8.

Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-

-

  9.

Viet Nam

3 000

F

3 000

F

3 000

F

3 000

F

3 000

F

0

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA

10.

Afghanistan

2 720

F

2 720

F

2 720

F

2 720

F

2 720

F

11.

Bangladesh

3 751

*

4 187

4 421

4 597

4 725

2.9

12.

Bhutan

39

*

40

F

40

F

40

F

40

F

0.3

13.

India

53 001

56 760

54 680

55 983

55 808

0.6

14.

Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

7 264

F

7 576

F

7 590

F

7 600

F

7 650

F

0.6

15.

Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

16.

Nepal

1 134

*

1 135

F

1 168

1 170

F

1 170

F

0.4

17.

Pakistan

17 200

18 090

17 820

17 990

18 230

0.7

18.

Sri Lanka

570

*

665

597

638

743

3.4

CENTRAL ASIA

19.

Kazakhstan

3 556

F

3 556

F

3 556

F

3 556

F

3 556

F

20.

Kyrgyzstan

1 077

1 072

F

1 072

F

1 072

F

1 072

F

-0.1

21.

Tajikistan

719

F

719

F

719

F

721

F

722

F

0.1

22.

Turkmenistan

1 750

F

1 800

F

1 800

F

1 800

F

1 800

F

0.4

23.

Uzbekistan

4 281

F

4 281

F

4 281

F

4 281

F

4 281

F

EAST ASIA

24.

China

49 859

54 402

54 831

54 937

54 596

1.1

25.

Korea DPR

1 460

F

1 460

F

1 460

F

1 460

F

1 460

F

26.

Mongolia

84

F

84

F

84

F

84

F

84

F

27.

Rep. of Korea

907

880

881

880

878

-0.4

PACIFIC ISLANDS

28.

Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

29.

Fiji Islands

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

3

F

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUBTOTAL

165 330

176 117

174 479

176 363

176 254

0.6

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42.

Australia

2 400

F

2 384

2 465

2 545

2 545

0.7

43.

Japan

2 745

2 641

2 624

2 607

2 592

-0.7

44.

New Zealand

285

F

285

F

285

F

285

F

285

F

SUBTOTAL

5 430

5 310

5 374

5 437

5 422

0

ASIA & ASIA-PACIFIC*

170 760

181 427

179 853

181 800

181 676

0.8

REST OF WORLD

106 298

94 841

95 036

95 447

95 509

0.3

WORLD

277 058

276 268

274 889

277 247

277 185

0.6

* refers to net irrigated area.

Table 6. Irrigated land as proportion of agricultural land

Unit 1 000 ha

Country

Agricultural Land

Irrigated Land

% Irrigated Land to Agricultural Land

1995

2003

1995

2003

1995

2003

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA

  1.

Cambodia

3 820

F

3 850

F

270

F

270

F

7.1

7.0

  2.

Indonesia

30 387

F

36 400

F

4 420

F

4 500

F

14.5

12.4

  3.

Lao PDR

900

F

1 061

F

155

175

F

17.2

16.5

  4.

Malaysia

7 604

7 585

363

365

F

4.8

4.8

  5.

Myanmar

10110

10 981

1 555

1 870

15.4

17.0

  6.

Philippines

9 900

F

10 700

F

1 550

F

1 550

F

15.7

14.5

  7.

Thailand

20 410

F

17 687

F

4 642

4 986

F

22.7

28.2

  8.

Timor-Leste

190

F

190

F

-

-

  9.

Viet Nam

6 751

8 895

F

3 000

F

3 000

F

44.4

33.7

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA

10.

Afghanistan

8 030

F

8 048

F

2 720

F

2 720

F

33.9

33.8

11.

Bangladesh

8 148

8419

F

3 751

4 725

46.0

56.1

12.

Bhutan

150

F

170

F

39

40

F

26.0

23.5

13.

India

169 750

169 430

F

53 001

55 808

F

31.2

32.9

14.

Iran (Islamic Rep of)

19018

F

19012

F

7 264

F

7 650

F

38.2

40.2

15.

Maldives

8

F

13

F

-

-

16.

Nepal

2 399

F

2 482

F

1 134

1 170

F

47.3

47.1

17.

Pakistan

21 550

22 230

17 200

18 230

79.8

82.0

18.

Sri Lanka

1886

1 916

F

570

743

30.2

38.8

CENTRAL ASIA

19.

Kazakhstan

31 886

22 686

F

3 556

F

3 556

F

11.2

15.7

20.

Kyrgyzstan

1 326

1 411

1 077

1 072

F

81.2

76.0

21.

Tajikistan

1000

F

1 057

F

719

F

722

F

71.9

68.3

22.

Turkmenistan

1 687

F

2 266

F

1 750

F

1 800

F

103.7

79.4

23.

Uzbekistan

4 845

F

5 040

4 281

F

4 281

F

88.4

84.9

EAST ASIA

24.

China

134 700

153 400

F

49 859

54 596

37.0

35.6

25.

Korea DPR

2 600

F

2 900

F

1 460

F

1 460

F

56.2

50.3

26.

Mongolia

1 322

1 200

F

84

F

84

F

6.4

7.0

27.

Rep of Korea

1 985

1 846

F

907

878

45.7

47.6

PACIFIC ISLANDS

28.

Cook Islands

5

6

F

-

-

29.

Fiji Islands

285

F

285

F

3

F

3

F

1.1

1.1

30.

Kiribati

37

F

37

F

-

-

31.

Marshall Islands

9

F

9

F

-

-

32.

Micronesia Fed States of

36

F

36

F

-

-

33.

Nauru

0

0

-

-

34.

Niue

6

F

7

F

-

-

35.

Palau

6

F

6

F

-

-

36.

Papua New Guinea

784

F

875

F

-

-

37.

Samoa

122

F

129

F

-

-

38.

Solomon Islands

73

F

77

F

-

-

39.

Tonga

29

F

26

F

-

-

40.

Tuvalu

2

F

2

F

-

-

41.

Vanuatu

105

F

105

F

-

-

SUBTOTAL

503 861

522 475

165 330

176 254

32.8

33.7

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42.

Australia

40 300

F

47 575

F

2 400

F

2 545

F

6.0

5.3

43.

Japan

5 038

4 736

2 745

2 592

54.5

54.7

44.

New Zealand

3 228

3 372

F

285

F

285

F

8.8

8.5

SUBTOTAL

48 566

55 683

5 430

5 422

11.2

9.7

ASIA PACIFIC*

552 427

578 158

170 760

181 676

30.9

31.4

REST OF WORLD

969 154

966 179

106 298

95 509

11.0

9.9

WORLD

1 521 581

1 544 337

277 058

277 185

18.2

17.9

Table 7. Mineral fertilizers : consumption*

Unit 1 000 MT (plant nutrient)

Country

1995

2002

2003

2004

2005

Annual Growth Rate 1995 2005

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA

  1.

Cambodia

9.8

21.6

1.3

19.9

0.0

0.0%

  2.

Indonesia

2 529.2

3 165.1

2 884.1

3 673.4

3 442.8

3.1%

  3.

Lao PDR

-

-

-

-

  4.

Malaysia

1 092.0

1 189.9

1 324.4

1 767.2

1 517.8

3.3%

  5.

Myanmar

18.0

16.1

.0

7.7

2.1

35.9%

  6.

Philippines

59.4

722.3

9.4

948.8

812.7

3.1%

  7.

Thailand

1 50.0

1 700.8

2 2.5

2 008.7

1 724.0

1.4%

  8.

Timor Leste

-

-

-

-

  9.

Viet Nam

1 22.7

2 012.8

2 2.7

2 307.5

1 984.9

5.0%

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA

10.

Afghanistan

-

-

-

-

-

Bangladesh

1 19.0

1 556.8

1 5.5

1 663.9

1 757.3

3.9%

12.

Bhutan

-

-

-

-

13.

India

13 87.2

16114.9

16 0.8

17 903.6

20 588.3

4.0%

14.

Iran (Islamic Rep of)

1 01.2

1 134.8

1 1.0

405.7

1 260.1

2.2%

15.

Maldives

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

16.

Nepal

93.7

55.6

37.0

27.7

22.7

13.2%

17.

Pakistan

2 515.1

3 043.0

3 324.5

3 221.6

4 069.3

4.9%

18.

Sri Lanka

206.0

285.1

249.4

258.8

281.3

3.2%

CENTRAL ASIA

19.

Kazakhstan

95.0

123.3

134.6

180.6

143.7

4.2%

20.

Kyrgyzstan

28.0

9.5

14.8

16.5

28.7

0.2%

21.

Tajikistan

-

-

-

-

22.

Turkmenistan

-

-

-

-

23.

Uzbekistan EAST ASIA

-

-

-

-

24.

China

35 580.2

44 186.1

43 356.7

44 768.4

48 866.2

3.2%

25.

DPR Korea

104.2

-

-

-

-

26.

Mongolia

2.0

4.4

3.7

5.5

4.2

7.8%

27.

Rep of Korea

979.0

689.9

678.2

747.2

722.4

3.0%

PACIFIC ISLANDS

28.

Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

29.

Fiji Islands

18.0

12.2

3.3

7.7

6.7

9.5%

30.

Kiribati

-

-

-

-

31.

Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

32.

Micronesia Fed States of

-

-

-

-

33.

Nauru

-

-

-

-

34.

Niue

-

-

-

-

35.

Palau

-

-

-

-

36.

Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

37.

Samoa

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

38.

Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

39.

Tonga

-

-

-

-

40.

Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

41.

Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

SUBTOTAL

62 849.9

76 044.2

76 314.7

79 940.3

87 235.4

3.3%

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42.

Australia

1 867.4

2 265.2

2 173.1

2 431.5

2 215.3

1.7%

43.

Japan

1 641.1

1 734.0

1 732.3

1 711.2

1 176.5

3.3%

44.

New Zealand

682.6

874.1

945.8

1 033.6

1 053.9

4.4%

SUBTOTAL

4 191.1

4 873.4

4 851.2

5 176.3

4 445.8

0.6%

ASIA PACIFIC*

67 041.0

80 917.6

81 165.9

85 116.6

91 681.1

3.2%

REST OF WORLD

62 640.4

64 222.4

70 631.6

70 971.5

67 498.8

0.7%

WORLD

129 68 1.4

145 140.1

151 797.5

156 088.1

159 179.9

2.1%

* FAOSTAT has revised the methodology used to estimate fertilizer consumption after 2002. Users must be cautious in comparing data before and after that year.

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

Unit kg plant nutnent/ha

Country

1995

2002

2003

2004

2005

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA

  1.

Cambodia

2.6

5.6

3.7

5.2

0.0

  2.

Indonesia

83.2

79.2

100.6

94.1

  3.

Lao PDR

-

-

-

-

-

  4.

Malaysia

143.6

156.9

174.6

233.0

200.1

  5.

Myanmar

17.8

1.5

2.0

0.7

0.2

  6.

Philippines

60.4

67.5

87.7

88.7

76.0

  7.

Thailand

73.8

87.8

128.2

113.6

97.5

  8.

Timor Leste

-

-

-

-

-

  9.

Viet Nam

181.3

228.4

253.3

258.8

221.8

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA

10.

Afghanistan

-

-

-

-

-

11.

Bangladesh

146.7

184.7

187.5

197.7

208.8

12.

Bhutan

-

-

-

-

-

13.

India

81.7

95.0

95.0

105.5

121.4

14.

Iran (Islamic Rep of)

53.5

64.5

59.9

23.0

71.6

15.

Maldives

-

1.4

1.8

2.3

6.8

16.

Nepal

39.1

22.4

14.9

11.2

9.1

17.

Pakistan

116.7

136.6

149.6

146.2

184.4

18.

Sri Lanka

109.2

148.8

130.2

135.1

146.8

CENTRAL ASIA

19.

Kazakhstan

3.0

5.4

5.9

8.0

6.4

20.

Kyrgyzstan

21.1

6.7

10.5

11.7

21.1

21.

Tajikistan

-

-

-

-

-

22.

Turkmenistan

-

-

-

-

-

23.

Uzbekistan

-

-

-

-

-

EAST ASIA

24.

China

264.1

286.3

280.0

289.1

314.0

25.

DPR Korea

40.1

-

-

-

-

26.

Mongolia

1.5

3.7

3.1

4.6

3.5

27.

Rep of Korea

493.2

370.3

367.4

407.0

393.7

PACIFIC ISLANDS

28.

Cook Islands

-

-

-

-

-

29.

Fiji Islands

63 2

42 6

115

27 0

23 4

30.

Kiribati

-

-

-

-

-

31.

Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-

32.

Micronesia Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-

33.

Nauru

-

-

-

-

-

34.

Niue

-

-

-

-

-

35.

Palau

-

-

-

-

-

36.

Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

-

37.

Samoa

-

01

02

03

04

38.

Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

-

39.

Tonga

-

-

-

-

-

40.

Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-

41.

Vanuatu

-

-

-

-

-

SUBTOTAL

124 7

131 5

131 7

137 9

166 6

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42.

Australia

46.3

47.1

45.7

49.5

44.5

43.

Japan

325.7

364.1

365.8

363.0

250.8

44.

New Zealand

211.5

259.2

280.5

306.5

312.6

SUBTOTAL

86.3

86.6

87.1

90.5

76.9

ASIA PACIFIC*

121.4

127.6

127.8

133.6

157.7

REST OF WORLD

64.6

70.8

78.0

78.2

70.1

WORLD

85.2

94.2

98.5

101.1

103.1

Table 9. Agricultural tractors : number in use

Country

1995

2000

2001

2002

2003

Annual Growth Rate
1995 2003

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/ TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA

  1.

Cambodia

1 190

2 160

2 529

2 600

2 620

10.4

  2.

Indonesia

59 991

101 046

88 412

94 288

94 582

5.9

  3.

Lao PDR

1 030

1 080

1 080

1 080

1 080

0.6

  4.

Malaysia

43 295

43 300

43 300

43 300

43 300

0.0

  5.

Myanmar

7 818

10 606

10 304

9 300

10 605

3.9

  6.

Philippines

11 500

11 500

11 500

11 500

11 500

0.0

  7.

Thailand

148 841

220 000

220 000

220 000

220 000

5.0

  8.

Timor Leste

115

115

115

115

115

0.0

  9.

Viet Nam

97 817

162 746

163 000

163 000

163 000

6.6

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA

10.

Afghanistan

840

840

840

840

840

0.0

11.

Bangladesh

5 300

5 530

5 530

5 530

5 530

0.5

12.

Bhutan

100

117

117

117

117

2.0

13.

India

1 354 864

1 941 493

2 058 819

2 176 145

2 528 122

8.1

14.

Iran (Islamic Rep of)

228 600

228 000

244 448

257 008

258 000

1.5

15.

Maldives

0

0

2

4

6

8.0

16.

Nepal

5 600

5 600

5 600

5 600

5 600

0.0

17.

Pakistan

304 992

320 500

320 500

320 500

320 500

0.6

18.

Sri Lanka

7417

8 800

9 700

10 500

10 500

4.4

CENTRAL ASIA

19.

Kazakhstan

170 185

49 652

50 811

50 154

50 000

14.2

20.

Kyrgyzstan

24 802

25 434

23 678

21 921

21 921

1.5

21.

Tajikistan

31 449

24 319

22 893

20 035

22 162

4.3

22.

Turkmenistan

50 000

50 000

50 000

50 000

50 000

0.0

23.

Uzbekistan

170 000

170 000

170 000

170 000

170 000

0.0

EAST ASIA

24.

China

685 202

989 143

844 192

926 031

995 421

4.8

25.

Korea DPR

66 654

64 699

64 308

64 250

64 200

0.5

26.

Mongolia

7 321

4 700

5 000

5 000

5 000

4.7

27.

Rep of Korea

100412

191 631

201 089

206 371

211 576

9.8

PACIFIC ISLANDS

28.

Cook Islands

185

165

165

165

165

1.4

29.

Fiji Islands

6 625

6 080

5 971

5 862

5 644

2.0

30.

Kiribati

18

18

18

18

18

0.0

31.

Marshall Islands

0

0

0

0

0

32.

Micronesia Fed States of

10

10

10

10

10

0.0

33.

Nauru

0

0

2

4

6

8.0

34.

Niue

10

10

10

10

10

0.0

35.

Palau

5

5

5

5

5

0.0

36.

Papua New Guinea

1 140

1 160

1 160

1 160

1 160

0.2

37.

Samoa

76

84

94

94

2.7

38.

Solomon Islands

8

9

9

9

9

1.5

39.

Tonga

146

150

150

150

150

0.3

40.

Tuvalu

1

0

0

0

0

41.

Vanuatu

75

75

75

75

75

0.0

SUBTOTAL

3 593 634

4 640 777

4 625 431

4 842 751

5 273 643

4.9

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42.

Australia

315 000

315 000

315 000

315 000

315 000

0.0

43.

Japan

2 123 000

2 028 000

2 028 000

2 028 000

2 028 000

0.6

44.

New Zealand

76 000

76 000

76 000

76 000

76 000

0.0

SUBTOTAL

2 514 000

2 419 000

2 419 000

2 419 000

2 419 000

0.6

ASIA PACIFIC*

6 107 634

7 059 777

7 044 431

7 261 751

7 692 643

2.9

REST OF WORLD

20 123 755

19 883 781

19 956 046

19 971 449

19 941 542

0.1

WORLD

26 231 389

26 943 558

27 000 477

27 233 200

27 634 185

0.7

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