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Grain
Harvested Area Per Person in Selected Countries and the World in
1950 and 2000, with Projection to 2050
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Grainland
Per Person
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Hectares
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| Country |
1950
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2000
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2050
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(proj.)*
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| Australia |
0.73
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0.97
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0.70
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| Canada |
1.42
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0.59
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0.45
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| United
States |
0.51
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0.21
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0.15
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| Nigeria |
0.26
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0.15
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0.06
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| Ethiopia |
0.26
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0.11
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0.04
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| Mexico |
0.19
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0.10
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0.07
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| India |
0.22
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0.10
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0.06
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| Tanzania |
0.07
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0.09
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0.04
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| Pakistan |
0.18
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0.09
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0.04
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| Bangladesh |
0.20
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0.09
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0.04
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| Indonesia |
0.10
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0.07
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0.05
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| China |
0.17
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0.07
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0.06
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| Uganda |
0.15
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0.06
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0.01
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| North
Korea |
0.14
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0.05
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0.04
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| Egypt |
0.08
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0.04
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0.02
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| Dem.
Rep. Of Congo (Zaire) |
0.05
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0.04
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0.01
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| Malaysia |
0.09
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0.03
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0.02
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| Rwanda |
0.06
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0.03
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0.01
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| South
Korea |
0.10
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0.03
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0.02
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| Japan |
0.06
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0.02
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0.02
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| World |
0.23
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0.11
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0.07
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Note: 2000 grain area used for 2050 projection. |
| Conversion:
1 hectare = 2.47 acres |
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| Source:
Grainland area for 1950 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Production, Supply, and Distribution (PS&D) Country Reports, October
1990; 2000 grainland data from USDA, PS&D, electronic database, updated
October 2002; population data and projections from United Nations,
World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision (New York: 2001). |
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