East
Asia |
PRODUCERS |
CONSUMER |
Regional |
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South |
total or |
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China |
North Korea |
Mongolia |
Korea |
average |
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General indicators |
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| 1 |
Estimated population, 1995
(million) |
1221.5 |
23.9 |
2.4 |
45 |
1292.8 |
| 2 |
Estimated growth rate of
population, |
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1993-2000 (%/yr) |
0.9 |
… |
2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| 3 |
Per capita income 1994 (US $) |
530 |
… |
300 |
8260 |
804 |
| 4 |
Average per capita cereal
production, |
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1993-95 (kg/yr) |
335 |
210 |
151 |
159 |
327 |
| 5 |
Growth rate of per capita cereal
production, 1985-95 (%/yr) |
0.6 |
-5.7 |
-13.7 |
-3.6 |
0.4 |
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Production of wheat and all
cereals |
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| 6 |
Average wheat area harvested, |
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1993-95 (000 ha) |
29360 |
90 |
425 |
1 |
29876 |
| 7 |
Average wheat yield, 1993-95
(t/ha) |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
| 8 |
Average wheat production 1993-95
(000 t) |
102636 |
124 |
343 |
2 |
103106 |
| 9 |
Growth rate of wheat area 1951-66
(%) |
-0.3 |
8.7 |
24.7 |
… |
-0.1 |
| 10 |
Growth rate of wheat area 1966-77
(%) |
1.4 |
-6.3 |
-0.7 |
… |
1.3 |
| 11 |
Growth rate of wheat area
1977-1985 (%) |
0.2 |
0 |
2.9 |
… |
0.3 |
| 12 |
Growth rate of wheat area 1985-95
(%) |
0.1 |
0.4 |
-1.5 |
… |
0.1 |
| 13 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1951-66
(%) |
0.9 |
-7.8 |
2.8 |
… |
0.9 |
| 14 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1966-77
(%) |
4.4 |
8.4 |
5 |
… |
4.4 |
| 15 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1977-85
(%) |
8.4 |
2.1 |
9.2 |
… |
8.3 |
| 16 |
Growth rate of wheat yield 1985-95
(%) |
2 |
-1.2 |
-7.1 |
… |
1.9 |
| 17 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1951-66 (%) |
0.6 |
0.9 |
27.5 |
… |
0.7 |
| 18 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1966-77 (%) |
5.8 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
… |
5.7 |
| 19 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1977-85 (%) |
8.6 |
2.1 |
12.1 |
… |
8.6 |
| 20 |
Growth rate of wheat production,
1985-95 (%) |
2.1 |
-0.8 |
-8.6 |
… |
2 |
| 21 |
Wheat area as percent of total
cereal area (average), 1993-95 (%) |
33 |
6 |
93 |
<1 |
33 |
| 22 |
Average yield of all cereals,
1993-95 (t/ha) |
4.6 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
| 23 |
Growth rate of yield of all
cereals, |
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1951-95 (%/yr) |
3.2 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
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Trade and utilization |
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| 24 |
Average net imports of wheat,
1992-94 (000 t) |
8754 |
181 |
72 |
4844 |
13851 |
| 25 |
Average net imports of wheat per
capita, |
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1992-94 (kg/yr) |
7 |
8 |
31 |
110 |
11 |
| 26 |
Average per capita wheat
consumption, |
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1992-94 (kg/yr) |
93 |
… |
235 |
104 |
93 |
| 27 |
Growth rate of per capita wheat
consumption, 1985-94 (%/yr) |
0.3 |
… |
-4.3 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
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Prices and input use |
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| 28 |
Percent of total wheat area under
semidwarf wheat varieties, 1994 |
70 |
… |
97 |
… |
70 |
| 29 |
Nitrogen applied per hectare of
wheat harvested, 1993-94 (kg nutrients/ha) |
150 |
… |
<1 |
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148 |
| 30 |
Farm prices of wheat, 1993-94 (US
$/ton) |
214 |
… |
78 |
… |
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| 31 |
Ratio of farm level nitrogen price
to wheat price, 1993-94 |
1.9 |
… |
4.1 |
… |
… |
| 32 |
Farm wage in kg of wheat per day,
1993-94 |
4 |
… |
13 |
… |
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