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Agricultural crop > Production: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001."
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
Corn > Yield: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
Food > Production: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value."
Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Soybean > Production per 1000: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Corn > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
Cereal > Production growth: Average production of Cereals (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
Cereal > Production per million: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Meat > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
Oats > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Sunflowerseed > Production: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Root and tuber > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Sorghum > Yield per million: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
Corn > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
Total > Yield Oilseed per million: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Oats > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Barley > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
Sunflowerseed > Yield: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Sunflowerseed > Yield per million: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	South Africa	United States
Agricultural crop > Production	93 Ranked 157th.	109 Ranked 90th. 17% more than South Africa
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons	14.81 million Ranked 31st.	356.96 million Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than South Africa
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000	289.3 Ranked 53th.	1,137.13 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa
Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	3,649.53 Ranked 59th.	5,922.47 Ranked 20th. 62% more than South Africa
Cereal > Production	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 100th.	117 thousand metric tons Ranked 57th. 17% more than South Africa
Corn > Yield	2.94 Ranked 15th.	8.93 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
Crop > Production index	102.6% Ranked 117th.	111.3% Ranked 59th. 8% more than South Africa
Food > Production	109 Ranked 95th. The same as United States	109 Ranked 96th.
Food > Production index	105.9% Ranked 88th.	107.5% Ranked 80th. 2% more than South Africa
Live stock > Production index	127 Ranked 40th. 21% more than United States	105 Ranked 112th.
Livestock > Production index	108.6% Ranked 70th. 6% more than United States	102.3% Ranked 110th.
Meat > Production	1,212 thousand metric tons Ranked 30th.	35,085 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than South Africa
Meat > Production per million	26.99 thousand metric tons Ranked 67th.	123.12 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Africa
Soybean > Production	220,000 Ranked 18th.	66.78 million Ranked 1st. 304 times more than South Africa
Wheat > Yield	2.06 Ranked 19th.	2.97 Ranked 9th. 44% more than South Africa
Soybean > Production per 1000	4.71 Ranked 14th.	228.07 Ranked 4th. 48 times more than South Africa
Corn > Production	8,900 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.	259,273 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 29 times more than South Africa
Wine > Production > Tonnes	1.05 million Ranked 7th.	2.3 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
Cereal > Production growth	1% Ranked 81st.	28% Ranked 42nd. 28 times more than South Africa
Cereal > Production per million	2.23 thousand metric tons Ranked 123th. 5 times more than United States	0.411 thousand metric tons Ranked 144th.
Corn > Yield per million	0.063 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States	0.0305 Ranked 13th.
Meat > Production growth	-3% Ranked 138th.	46% Ranked 56th.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita	91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 69th.	191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa
Root and tuber > Production	1,633 thousand metric tons Ranked 44th.	22,392 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 14 times more than South Africa
Wheat > Imports	1,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 23th.	2,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th. Twice as much as South Africa
Total > Yield Coarse Grain	2.45 Ranked 14th.	7.9 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
Total > Production Coarse Grain	10.36 million Ranked 14th.	275.1 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than South Africa
Oats > Imports per million	0.536 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd.	5.81 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Africa
Sunflowerseed > Production	650,000 Ranked 12th.	1.21 million Ranked 8th. 86% more than South Africa
Wheat > Yield per million	0.0441 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States	0.0101 Ranked 24th.
International wheat > Production statistics	2.3 Ranked 28th.	44 Ranked 4th. 19 times more than South Africa
Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000	21.76 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States	7.64 Ranked 9th.
Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million	0.0525 Ranked 13th. 95% more than United States	0.027 Ranked 17th.
Corn > Production per million	190.72 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.	885.48 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
Corn > Exports	1,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.	46,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 46 times more than South Africa
Soybean > Yield	1.63 Ranked 10th.	2.28 Ranked 4th. 40% more than South Africa
Root and tuber > Production growth	49% Ranked 28th. 63% more than United States	30% Ranked 45th.
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000	22.29 Ranked 21st.	261.61 Ranked 5th. 12 times more than South Africa
Rice > Imports per million	13.93 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th. 9 times more than United States	1.49 thousand metric tons Ranked 35th.
Sorghum > Yield per million	0.0617 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United States	0.0113 Ranked 17th.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000	79.27 Ranked 79th.	192 Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa
Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports	1.08% Ranked 74th.	1.32% Ranked 59th. 22% more than South Africa
Barley > Imports per million	2.14 thousand metric tons Ranked 15th.	2.39 thousand metric tons Ranked 14th. 12% more than South Africa
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000	91.03 hectares Ranked 68th.	192.23 hectares Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa
Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares	3.8 million Ranked 30th.	60.95 million Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than South Africa
Imports as % of merchandise > Imports	0.87% Ranked 83th. 2% more than United States	0.85% Ranked 87th.
Corn > Exports per million	21.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.	157.1 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
Corn > Imports	200 thousand metric tons Ranked 31st. The same as United States	200 thousand metric tons Ranked 32nd.
Corn > Imports per million	4.29 thousand metric tons Ranked 28th. 6 times more than United States	0.683 thousand metric tons Ranked 32nd.
Total > Production Oilseed	1.04 million Ranked 23th.	76.6 million Ranked 1st. 74 times more than South Africa
Total > Yield Oilseed per million	0.0287 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States	0.00727 Ranked 21st.
Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000	222.01 Ranked 15th.	939.53 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa
Oats > Imports	25 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th.	1,700 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 68 times more than South Africa
Barley > Imports	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 17th.	700 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Africa
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares	4.3 million hectares Ranked 31st.	56.81 million hectares Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa
Root and tuber > Production per million	38.97 thousand metric tons Ranked 95th.	81.17 thousand metric tons Ranked 70th. 2 times more than South Africa
Sorghum > Yield	2.88 Ranked 9th.	3.31 Ranked 8th. 15% more than South Africa
Wheat > Imports per million	21.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States	6.83 thousand metric tons Ranked 38th.
Rice > Imports	650 thousand metric tons Ranked 10th. 49% more than United States	435 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares	4.06 million Ranked 33th.	60.27 million Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than South Africa
Sunflowerseed > Yield	1.23 Ranked 11th.	1.36 Ranked 9th. 11% more than South Africa
Sunflowerseed > Yield per million	0.0264 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than United States	0.00464 Ranked 15th.
Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000	13.93 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States	4.13 Ranked 14th.
Total > Yield Oilseed	1.34 Ranked 17th.	2.13 Ranked 6th. 59% more than South Africa
Soybean > Yield per million	0.0349 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States	0.00779 Ranked 16th.

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; World Development Indicators database; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United States Department of Agriculture; Wikipedia: Globalization of wine; World Resources Institute. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United States Department of Agriculture. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: International wheat production statistics; Wikipedia: Globalization of wine. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank staff estimates from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.

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