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World' s Land Use for Rice Production
| Year |
Area
Harvested (Hectares)
|
Rough
Yield |
|
1990/91
|
146.6
|
3.55
|
|
1991/92
|
147.4
|
3.56
|
|
1992/93
|
146.4
|
3.6
|
|
1993/94
|
144.9
|
3.64
|
|
1994/95
|
147.4
|
3.66
|
|
1995/96
|
148.1
|
3.72
|
|
1996/97
|
149.8
|
3.76
|
|
1997/98
|
151.3
|
3.79
|
|
1998/99
|
152.2
|
3.84
|
|
1999/00
|
153.8
|
3.85
|
Source:
USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
From
1990 to 2000, the world has witnessed approximately 4.6% increase
in the total land area devoted to rice production. This increase
in area harvested demonstrates the growth in total yield from
3.55 to 3.85 million metric tons, a 7.9% increase.
World's Rice
Land Use in Major Countries (1997)
| Country
|
Area |
Yield |
Production |
| million
hectares |
MT/hectar |
milliom
mt |
| China |
31.8 |
6.22 |
138.5 |
| India |
42.2 |
2.91 |
82 |
| Indonesia |
10.8 |
4.4 |
30.9 |
| Bangladesh |
11.2 |
2.48 |
18.5 |
| Vietnam |
7.1 |
3.84 |
18 |
| Thailand |
9.2 |
2.36 |
14.3 |
| Burma |
5.65 |
2.93 |
9.6 |
| Japan |
1.95 |
6.42 |
9.12 |
| Philippines |
3.7 |
2.91 |
7 |
| United States |
1.23
|
6.61 |
5.84 |
Source : USA Rice Federation
The most recent statistics
show that India and China devote the most land area to producing
rice. These two countries also attained the highest production
of rice in the year 1997. In terms of land productivity, however,
the United States and China were the most productive, with
the highest yield per hectare of land. Thailand, geographically
much smaller than the United States, India, and China, demonstrated
a much less productivity. Although it bears no relation with
the geographic size, Thailand's less productivity relative
to the other rice producing countries may due to the lack
of advanced agricultural technology and its focus on lower
yield, high quality, varieties such as Jasmin rice.
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