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| Agricultural Production and Yields |
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South America |
World |
| Cereals, 1999-2001 |
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Average production (000 mtons) |
49886 |
106762 |
2075387 |
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Percent change since 1979-81 |
62 % |
60 % |
32 % |
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Per capita production (tons per person) |
293 |
309 |
343 |
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Percent change since 1979-81 |
16 % |
12 % |
-4 % |
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Average crop yield (kg per ha) |
2825 |
3004 |
3096 |
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Percent change since 1979-81 |
89 % |
69 % |
41 % |
| Roots and tubers 1996-1998 |
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Average production (000 mtons) |
26476 |
45027 |
638438 |
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Average crop yield (kg per ha) |
12754 |
12334 |
12958 |
| Pulses, 1996-1998 |
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Average production (000 mtons) |
2687 |
3585 |
55469 |
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Average crop yield (kg per ha) |
606 |
672 |
808 |
| Meat, 1999-2001 |
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Average production (000 mtons) |
14572 |
24714 |
233218 |
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Percent change since 1979-81 |
179 % |
103 % |
71 % |
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| Agricultural Land, |
| Total cropland (000 ha), 1999 |
65200 |
116131 |
1501452 |
| Hectares of cropland per 1,000 population, 1999 |
388 |
341 |
251 |
| Arable & Permanent Cropland as a Percent of Total Land Area, 1998 |
7.6 % |
6.5 % |
11.3 % |
| Percent of cropland that is irrigated, 1999 |
4.4 % |
8.9 % |
18.3 % |
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| Average annual fertilizer use, 1999 |
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Total (thousand metric tons) |
5856 |
8612 |
141360 |
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Intensity (kg per hectare cropland) |
90 |
74 |
94 |
| Pesticide use, 1994-1996 (kg/ha cropland) {c} |
836 |
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X |
| Number of tractors, 1997 |
805000 |
1291323 |
26334690 |
| Agricultural workers as a percentage of the total labor force, 1990 |
23.3 % |
X |
X |
| Percent of GDP Generated from Agricultural Activities, 2000 |
7.4 % |
7.5 % |
5 % |
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| Variation in Domestic Cereal Production, 1992-2001 |
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(average percent variation from mean) |
6.4 % |
7.5 % |
3.5 % |
| Net Cereal Imports and Food Aid as a Percent of Total Consumption {b}, 1998-2000 |
18.1 % |
X |
X |
| Food Aid as a Percent of Total Imports, 1998-2000 |
X |
26.9 % |
X |
| Average Daily Per Capita Calorie Supply, 1999 (kilocalories) |
3012 |
2845 |
2808 |
| Average Daily Per Capita Calories from Animal Products, 1999 (kilocalories) |
642 |
603 |
460 |
| Percent of children that are underweight, 1995-2000 {c} |
6 % |
8 % |
27 % |
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| Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization |
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| a. | The index of agricultural production is a ratio of country's net agricultural output in 1996-98 relative to the base period 1989--91. This ratio is then multipled by 100 to obtain an index number. |
| b. | Negative values, indicating a net export of grain, are not shown. Cereal consumption is defined as production plus imports minus exports. |
| c. | Data are for the most recent year available within the given time range. |
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