Table 1.

Projected cereal yields and production in 2025 by region. (Adapted from Dyson (1999).)

region	average area harvested, 1989–1991 (Mha)	projected production on the basis of constant area (Mt)	shortfall/surplus compared with projected demand (Mt)
sub-Saharan Africa	59.3	91.1	−88.7
the Middle East	40.2	99.2	−132.7
South Asia	140.3	524.6	−25.1
East and Southeast Asia	145.1	914.0	−126.9
Latin America	48.4	171.2	−46.7
Europe/FSUa	171.4	619.4	+112.9
North America/Oceania	98.4	558.2	+238.7

^aFormer Soviet Union.