Figures in thousands of tonnes

COUNTRY

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000
projected

CHINA

185,214

201,429

195,100

200,700

198,714

INDIA

119,442

121,980

123,822

129,013

126,763

INDONESIA

51,100

49,360

49,237

50,791

50,791

VIETNAM

26,792

27,277

28,930

30,467

30,455

BANGLADESH

26,533

28,326

28,296

29,784

29,478

THAILAND

21,800

20,700

23,500

23,000

24,015

BURMA

17,000

15,517

15,345

16,034

16,466

BRAZIL

10,026

9,504

8,551

11,375

10,294

JAPAN

13,435

12,930

12,532

11,201

11,470

PHILIPPINES

11,174

11,177

9,982

10,268

11,923

UNITED STATES

7,887

7,783

8,300

8,530

9,547

PAKISTAN

5,951

6,461

6,500

7,012

7,201

KOREA, SOUTH

6,386

7,123

7,365

6,892

7,085

EGYPT

4,399

4,900

5,400

4,198

5,428

TAIWAN

2,071

1,931

2,042

1,859

1,986

AUSTRALIA

951

1,387

1,331

1,390

1,060

EU

2,106

2,598

2,701

2,660

2,660

OTHERS

39,043

39,686

39,789

42,059

42,594

WORLD TOTAL

551,310

563,740

574,323

585,247

590,645

Source: USDA