Venezuela

General information GNI per capita at PPP$, 2011: 12,430 Internal renewable water resources, 2011: 722.4 km3/year Incoming water flow, 2011: 510.7 km3/year Main food consumed, 2009: milk, fermented beverages, meat, fruits, maize, vegetables, wheat, sugar, starchy roots, rice Rice consumption, 2009: 32.1 kg milled rice per person per year

Production seasons   Planting Harvesting Wet Jul-Aug Nov-Dec Dry Nov-Dec May-Jun

Write-up taken from the IRRI's Rice Almanac (2013):

Venezuela forms part of the northern edge of South America, facing the Caribbean Sea. The country is bordered by Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana. It has an area of 912,050 km² and a population of 29.4 million (2011). There are three main regions: mountainous areas in the north, west, and south; coastal lowlands; and central plains. Arable land is 3.1% of the total; agriculture occupies 5% of the workforce and forms 5.8% of GDP.

Source: FAOSTAT database online and AQUASTAT database online, as of November 2012.

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