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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."
Banana > Production: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000.
Banana > Production per 1000: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
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
Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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."
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
Sunflowerseed > Production: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
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 > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
Corn > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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: 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.
Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Barley > 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.
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
Barley > Imports: Figures for 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.
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)."
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.
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.
Corn > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
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).
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."
Rice > 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.
Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004

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STAT	China	South Africa
Agricultural crop > Production	123 Ranked 48th. 32% more than South Africa	93 Ranked 157th.
Banana > Production	4.81 million metric tonnes Ranked 4th. 19 times more than South Africa	250,000 metric tonnes Ranked 29th.
Banana > Production per 1000	3.81 metric tonnes Ranked 45th.	5.68 metric tonnes Ranked 40th. 49% more than China
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons	540.83 million Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa	14.81 million Ranked 31st.
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000	400.41 Ranked 40th. 38% more than South Africa	289.3 Ranked 53th.
Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	5,837.47 Ranked 21st. 60% more than South Africa	3,649.53 Ranked 59th.
Cereal > Production	149 thousand metric tons Ranked 9th. 49% more than South Africa	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 100th.
Corn > Yield	4.81 Ranked 8th. 64% more than South Africa	2.94 Ranked 15th.
Crop > Production index	115.2% Ranked 40th. 12% more than South Africa	102.6% Ranked 117th.
Food > Production	125 Ranked 44th. 15% more than South Africa	109 Ranked 95th.
Food > Production index	117.8% Ranked 21st. 11% more than South Africa	105.9% Ranked 88th.
Livestock > Production index	122.6% Ranked 14th. 13% more than South Africa	108.6% Ranked 70th.
Meat > Production	53,747 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 44 times more than South Africa	1,212 thousand metric tons Ranked 30th.
Soybean > Production	15.39 million Ranked 4th. 70 times more than South Africa	220,000 Ranked 18th.
Wheat > Yield	3.93 Ranked 7th. 91% more than South Africa	2.06 Ranked 19th.
Meat > Production per million	42.26 thousand metric tons Ranked 40th. 57% more than South Africa	26.99 thousand metric tons Ranked 67th.
Live stock > Production index	122 Ranked 53th.	127 Ranked 40th. 4% more than China
Soybean > Production per 1000	11.87 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa	4.71 Ranked 14th.
Corn > Production	114,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than South Africa	8,900 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.
Wine > Production > Tonnes	1.45 million Ranked 6th. 38% more than South Africa	1.05 million Ranked 7th.
Cereal > Production growth	27% Ranked 43th. 27 times more than South Africa	1% Ranked 81st.
Cereal > Production per million	0.117 thousand metric tons Ranked 145th.	2.23 thousand metric tons Ranked 123th. 19 times more than China
Corn > Yield per million	0.00371 Ranked 19th.	0.063 Ranked 10th. 17 times more than China
Meat > Production growth	191% Ranked 2nd.	-3% Ranked 138th.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita	63.6 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 96th.	91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 69th. 44% more than China
Root and tuber > Production	170,478 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 104 times more than South Africa	1,633 thousand metric tons Ranked 44th.
Sunflowerseed > Production	1.74 million Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa	650,000 Ranked 12th.
Total > Yield Coarse Grain	4.57 Ranked 5th. 87% more than South Africa	2.45 Ranked 14th.
Wheat > Imports	500 thousand metric tons Ranked 35th.	1,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 23th. Twice as much as China
Wheat > Yield per million	0.00303 Ranked 25th.	0.0441 Ranked 15th. 15 times more than China
Total > Production Coarse Grain	124.64 million Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Africa	10.36 million Ranked 14th.
International wheat > Production statistics	89 Ranked 1st. 39 times more than South Africa	2.3 Ranked 28th.
Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000	1.1 Ranked 10th.	21.76 Ranked 7th. 20 times more than China
Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million	0.00353 Ranked 22nd.	0.0525 Ranked 13th. 15 times more than China
Corn > Exports	8,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than South Africa	1,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.
Corn > Production per million	87.96 thousand metric tons Ranked 10th.	190.72 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 2 times more than China
Soybean > Yield	1.65 Ranked 9th. 1% more than South Africa	1.63 Ranked 10th.
Root and tuber > Production growth	22% Ranked 53th.	49% Ranked 28th. 2 times more than China
Total > Production Oilseed	50.85 million Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than South Africa	1.04 million Ranked 23th.
Total > Yield Oilseed per million	0.0014 Ranked 25th.	0.0287 Ranked 14th. 20 times more than China
Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000	96.17 Ranked 19th.	222.01 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than China
Wheat > Imports per million	0.386 thousand metric tons Ranked 41st.	21.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 27th. 56 times more than China
Barley > Imports per million	1.7 thousand metric tons Ranked 17th.	2.14 thousand metric tons Ranked 15th. 26% more than China
Sorghum > Yield per million	0.00306 Ranked 19th.	0.0617 Ranked 8th. 20 times more than China
Rice > Imports	300 thousand metric tons Ranked 22nd.	650 thousand metric tons Ranked 10th. 2 times more than China
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares	92.65 million Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than South Africa	4.06 million Ranked 33th.
Sunflowerseed > Yield	1.49 Ranked 7th. 21% more than South Africa	1.23 Ranked 11th.
Barley > Imports	2,200 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than South Africa	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 17th.
Sunflowerseed > Yield per million	0.00115 Ranked 16th.	0.0264 Ranked 9th. 23 times more than China
Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000	1.34 Ranked 17th.	13.93 Ranked 11th. 10 times more than China
Imports as % of merchandise > Imports	3.37% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa	0.87% Ranked 83th.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000	68.59 Ranked 92nd.	79.27 Ranked 79th. 16% more than China
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares	82.96 million hectares Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than South Africa	4.3 million hectares Ranked 31st.
Corn > Exports per million	6.56 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.	21.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China
Corn > Imports	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 34th.	200 thousand metric tons Ranked 31st. Twice as much as China
Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports	3.56% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	1.08% Ranked 74th.
Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares	86.9 million Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than South Africa	3.8 million Ranked 30th.
Rice > Imports per million	0.231 thousand metric tons Ranked 37th.	13.93 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th. 60 times more than China
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000	63.64 hectares Ranked 93th.	91.03 hectares Ranked 68th. 43% more than China
Sorghum > Yield	3.97 Ranked 5th. 38% more than South Africa	2.88 Ranked 9th.
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000	39.23 Ranked 14th. 76% more than South Africa	22.29 Ranked 21st.
Soybean > Yield per million	0.00127 Ranked 19th.	0.0349 Ranked 9th. 27 times more than China
Root and tuber > Production per million	137.27 thousand metric tons Ranked 41st. 4 times more than South Africa	38.97 thousand metric tons Ranked 95th.
Corn > Imports per million	0.0772 thousand metric tons Ranked 34th.	4.29 thousand metric tons Ranked 28th. 56 times more than China
Total > Yield Oilseed	1.82 Ranked 12th. 36% more than South Africa	1.34 Ranked 17th.

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; Agri-Food Business Development Centre. 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.; 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.; 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.; 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.; World Bank staff estimates from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; 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.

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