Appendix E – Agricultural production in the Gulf States
         
	   Table E.1 Production of agricultural crops by Gulf States since 1985 (tonnes) 
	   
         
            Commodity/Country   | 
            1985   | 
            1990   | 
           1995   | 
            2000   | 
            2003   | 
         
         
            Total Cereals   | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
         
         
            Saudi Arabia   | 
            2,187,821   | 
            4,136,772   | 
            2,668,863   | 
            2,131,464   | 
            2,353,000   | 
         
         
            Bahrain   | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
         
         
            Iran   | 
            10,727,817   | 
            13,683,863   | 
            17,031,706   | 
            12,873,964   | 
            19,810,000   | 
         
         
            Oman   | 
            1,101   | 
            5,140   | 
            5,550   | 
            5,763   | 
            5,771   | 
         
         
            Kuwait   | 
            3,109   | 
            1,830   | 
            2,101   | 
            2,835   | 
            3,300   | 
         
         
            Qatar   | 
            1,539   | 
            3,135   | 
            4,256   | 
            6,015   | 
            5,810   | 
         
         
            UAE   | 
            1,300   | 
            2,877   | 
            972   | 
            364   | 
            200   | 
         
         
            Total  Gulf States  | 
            12,922,687   | 
            17,833,617   | 
            19,713,448   | 
            15,020,405   | 
            22,178,081   | 
         
         
            Total Fruit   | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
         
         
            Saudi Arabia   | 
            726,708   | 
            803,890   | 
            1,052,988   | 
            1,189,000   | 
            1,267,000   | 
         
         
            Bahrain   | 
            17,050   | 
            10,150   | 
            21,461   | 
            21,518   | 
            21,518   | 
         
         
            Iran   | 
            5,357,996   | 
            7,163,554   | 
            10,296,997   | 
            12,287,001   | 
            12,712,813   | 
         
         
            Oman   | 
            140,930   | 
            181,850   | 
            232,530   | 
            335,234   | 
            294,636   | 
         
         
            Kuwait   | 
            743   | 
            1,933   | 
            5,218   | 
            11,250   | 
            11,488   | 
         
         
            Qatar   | 
            7,681   | 
            7,402   | 
            13,642   | 
            17,542   | 
            17,990   | 
         
         
            UAE   | 
            85,758   | 
            180,438   | 
            276,817   | 
            796,548   | 
            797,280   | 
         
         
            Total  Gulf States  | 
            6,336,866   | 
            8,349,217   | 
            11,899,653   | 
            14,658,093   | 
            15,122,725   | 
         
         
            Total Vegetables   | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
               | 
         
         
            Saudi Arabia   | 
            1,541,806   | 
            2,201,169   | 
            2,317,230   | 
            1,546,401   | 
            1,842,000   | 
         
         
            Bahrain   | 
            8,043   | 
            9,809   | 
            12,311   | 
            11,568   | 
            10,369   | 
         
         
            Iran   | 
            8,171,215   | 
            9,839,983   | 
            7,874,656   | 
            11,498,627   | 
            11,777,000   | 
         
         
            Oman   | 
            175,000   | 
            155,000   | 
            168,400   | 
            175,528   | 
            183,673   | 
         
         
            Kuwait   | 
            77,266   | 
            102,579   | 
            97,555   | 
            174,075   | 
            180,492   | 
         
         
            Qatar   | 
            17,391   | 
            27,387   | 
            47,276   | 
            53,232   | 
            55,475   | 
         
         
            UAE   | 
            228,128   | 
            245,460   | 
            716,401   | 
            2,606,254   | 
            1,546,744   | 
         
         
            Total  Gulf States  | 
            10,218,849   | 
            12,581,387   | 
            11,233,829   | 
            16,065,685   | 
            15,595,753   | 
         
      
	    Source DAFF, Submission No14, p 5. 
	   
	   
       
       
        
         
      
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