The energy dependence on rice in South and Southeast Asia is higher than the energy dependence on any other staples in other regions. South Asia also has the lowest energy intake. This range is equivalent to a milled rice availability ranging from 40 to 161 kg per caput annually. These percentages are higher than the contribution of any other cereal protein in any region of the world. With the exception of the highest income countries in Asia, per caput rice consumption has remained stable or has increased moderately over the past 30 years.
Total consumption continues to increase in close association with population and income growth.
Rice supply, personal income and the availability and price of dietary substitutes are key determinants of the diversity in Asian diets, in addition to the quality of the rice being consumed. The greatest factor affecting demand, however, continues to be the unabated except China, which is 1984-86 average. 1 2.7 a Argentina, Chile, Uruguay. Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua. Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo.