| APPENDIX 2-6 Ranking of China in the World in Terms of Main Indicators① | ||||||
| Sources: United Nations Database, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Database. | ||||||
| Item | 1978 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Per Capita GNI② | 175(188) | 178(200) | 141(207) | 128(208) | 129(209) | 132(209) |
| Total Value of Imports and Exports | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Volume of Production of Major | ||||||
| Industrial Products | ||||||
| Crude Steel | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crude Petroleum | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Electricity | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cement | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fertilizer | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Woven Cotton Fabrics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Volume of Production of Major | ||||||
| Agricultural Products | ||||||
| Cereals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meat | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seed Cotton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soybeans | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Groundnuts in Shell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rapeseeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sugar Cane | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Tea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fruits③ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Notes: ①Data in this table are all from international organizations, for reference only.② The number in parentheses indicates the number of countries | ||||||
| or territories which the ranking is based on. ③Excludes melons. | ||||||