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Table 6: Agricultural Output and Yield: Wheat and Barley

Wheat

Barley

Area ('000 hectares)

Yield (kg/hectare)

Production ('000 tons)

Area ('000 hectares)

Yield (kg/hectare)

Production ('000 tons)

1984

493

956

471

525

917

482

1985

1,540

913

1,406

1,357

981

1,331

1986

1,240

836

1,036

1,456

718

1,046

1987

859

841

722

972

764

743

1988

1,041

892

929

1,314

1,094

1,437

Annual average, 1984-88

1,035

887

913

1,125

895

1,008

1990

1,196

1,000

1,196

1,995

929

1,854

1991

2,517

587

1,477

2,412

318

768

1992

1,677

600

1,006

2,012

750

1,509

1993

2,013

590

1,187

2,314

675

1,562

1994

1,806

743

1,342

1,535

633

971

1995

1,535

805

1,236

1,389

642

892

Annual average 1990-95

1,791

721

1,241

1,943

658

1,259

Annual average 1954-58

1,432

595

852

1,179

894

1,054

Annual average1959-63

1,480

494

731

1,115

783

873

Sources: For 1984-88, FAO Production yearbooks, various; for 1990-95 FAO (1995); for 1954-63: Warriner (1969).