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  • Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Produce > Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
  • Produce > Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
  • Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Gross value added: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars.
  • Produce > Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita: Agriculture, value added (current US$). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross value added per capita: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Produce > Food > Production: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value."
  • Produce > Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
  • Produce > Agricultural crop > Production: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001."
  • Arable land > Hectares > Per capita: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Farm machinery > Tractors: Farm machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June).
  • Produce > Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
  • Olive oil > Annual per capita > Consumption: Per capita consumption of Olive Oil in some of the major Olive Oil consuming countries. The figures are for the year2005.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal: Water productivity, total (constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal. GDP (Gross domestic product) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Fertilizer use > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis."
  • Grains > Coarse grain imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Barley > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added: Agriculture, value added (% of GDP). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Cotton > Exports: Exports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops: Arable land and Permanent crops.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Value: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Cotton use: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
  • Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cultivable land > Hectares per person: Cultivable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops: Permanent crops in 2000.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Produce > Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.
  • Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land: Farm machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Cotton use per million: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports: Imports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cotton > Exports per million: Exports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Coarse grain imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management.
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.
  • Area > Cotton: Land area under Cotton, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cereal > Production growth: Average production of Cereals (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Produce > Cereal > Production per million: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people: Arable land and Permanent crops. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Grains > Barley > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Meat > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Value added > Current US$ per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Value added > Current US$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Cotton per 1000: Land area under Cotton, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Yield: Yield of Cotton, Kilograms per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cotton > Production per million: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • Permanent crops per 1000: Permanent crops in 2000. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
  • Produce > Barley > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Cultivable land > % of land area: Cultivable land includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant LCU: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Agriculture, value added (current US$). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Produce > Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Barley > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Agricultural land > % of land area: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops."
  • Value added > Annual % growth: Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports per million: Imports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
  • Arable land > % of land area: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Permanent cropland > % of land area: Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
  • Produce > Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • Produce > Cotton > Yield per million: Yield of Cotton, Kilograms per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Irrigated land > % of cropland: Irrigated land refers to areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Cropland refers to arable land and permanent cropland.
  • Produce > Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis."
  • Value added agriculture growth > Including farming: Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
  • Value added > Current LCU: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
  • Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
  • Permanent crop farmland > % of land area: Permanent crop farmland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber."
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales)
  • Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Produce > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production: Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production). Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others do it on a split-year basis.
  • Agricultural methane emissions > % of total: Agricultural methane emissions (% of total). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Produce > Barley > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
STAT Syria United States HISTORY
Agricultural growth 120
Ranked 57th. 12% more than United States
107
Ranked 105th.

Agricultural growth per capita 99 Int. $
Ranked 103th.
100 Int. $
Ranked 93th. 1% more than Syria

Agricultural land > Sq. km 138,640 sq. km
Ranked 65th.
4.11 million sq. km
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Syria

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 5.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
16.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Syria

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $13.02 billion
Ranked 26th.
$173.80 billion
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Syria

Arable land > Hectares 4.87 million hectares
Ranked 21st.
174.45 million hectares
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Syria

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 268.23 hectares
Ranked 25th.
590.32 hectares
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Syria

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.21
Ranked 73th.
0.514
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Syria

Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 1,622.1
Ranked 114th.
6,624.4
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Syria

Cultivable land > Hectares 4.74 million
Ranked 45th.
170.43 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Syria

Farm workers 1.42 million
Ranked 61st.
2.67 million
Ranked 47th. 88% more than Syria

Produce > Crop > Production index 117.6%
Ranked 33th. 6% more than United States
111.3%
Ranked 59th.

Produce > Food > Production index 121.7%
Ranked 13th. 13% more than United States
107.5%
Ranked 80th.

Products wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Rural population 34,368
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than United States
15,540
Ranked 170th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors 106,745
Ranked 39th.
4.76 million
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Syria

Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 6.31 sq. km
Ranked 80th.
13.2 sq. km
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Syria

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 229.02
Ranked 61st.
269.43
Ranked 52nd. 18% more than Syria

Gross value added 9.77 billion
Ranked 43th.
177.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Syria

Produce > Meat > Production 296 thousand metric tons
Ranked 65th.
35,085 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 119 times more than Syria
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 1,593.83
Ranked 137th.
5,922.47
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Syria

Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 7.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 90% more than Syria

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $593.00
Ranked 20th. 6% more than United States
$557.79
Ranked 25th.

Gross value added per capita 436.08
Ranked 86th.
564.9
Ranked 47th. 30% more than Syria

Produce > Food > Production 120
Ranked 61st. 10% more than United States
109
Ranked 96th.

Produce > Livestock > Production index 115.9%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than United States
102.3%
Ranked 110th.

Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 111
Ranked 86th. 2% more than United States
109
Ranked 90th.

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 255.89 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 28th.
588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Syria

Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 3,272.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 53th.
39,125.76 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Syria

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 4.7 million
Ranked 56th.
356.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than Syria

Farm machinery > Tractors 108,425
Ranked 36th.
4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Syria

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 6.17
Ranked 44th.
16.41
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Syria

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 322,805 metric tons
Ranked 44th.
19.3 million metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Syria

Produce > Cotton > Production 1,300
Ranked 8th.
17,559
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Syria
Olive oil > Annual per capita > Consumption 7 0.56
Rural population per thousand people 2.07
Ranked 150th. 31 times more than United States
0.0658
Ranked 204th.

Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $1.91
Ranked 145th.
$28.94
Ranked 61st. 15 times more than Syria

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.325
Ranked 155th.
9.04
Ranked 51st. 28 times more than Syria

Fertilizer use > Metric tons 393,156
Ranked 40th.
25.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 64 times more than Syria

Grains > Coarse grain imports 1,250 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th.
2,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Syria
Grains > Barley > Consumption 1,150 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th.
5,618 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Syria
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 0.582
Ranked 114th.
1.7
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Syria

Value added 22.46
Ranked 42nd. 14 times more than United States
1.63
Ranked 19th.
Cotton > Exports 750 thousand bales
Ranked 7th.
12,000 thousand bales
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Syria
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 5.68 million ha
Ranked 41st.
173.16 million ha
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Syria

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 702.82 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 79th.
1,096.63 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 59th. 56% more than Syria

Value 6.86 billion
Ranked 30th.
123.28 billion
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Syria

Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 80.65
Ranked 73th.
171.19
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Syria

Cotton use 600 thousand bales
Ranked 18th.
6,400 thousand bales
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Syria
Produce > Cereal > Production 147 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th. 26% more than United States
117 thousand metric tons
Ranked 57th.
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3,839.8
Ranked 76th.
195,599.9
Ranked 4th. 51 times more than Syria

Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 178.32
Ranked 114th.
632.34
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Syria

Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.24
Ranked 57th.
0.57
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Syria

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 209.71
Ranked 79th.
1,137.13
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Syria

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4,633.1
Ranked 57th.
178,158.4
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Syria

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 215.17
Ranked 86th.
575.96
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Syria

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 273.22
Ranked 100th.
983.05
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Syria

Produce > Meat > Production per million 17.72 thousand metric tons
Ranked 90th.
123.12 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Syria
Permanent crops 810,000 hectares
Ranked 35th.
2.05 million hectares
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Syria
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 18.99 metric tons
Ranked 53th.
67.1 metric tons
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Syria

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 289.62$ per capita
Ranked 31st.
371.86$ per capita
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Syria

Produce > Live stock > Production index 142
Ranked 13th. 35% more than United States
105
Ranked 112th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 225.58$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 35th. 18 times more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 7.13
Ranked 131st.
2,818
Ranked 4th. 395 times more than Syria

Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 228.94
Ranked 61st.
257.58
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Syria

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 225.58$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 35th. 18 times more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 18.25 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 53th.
66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Syria

Cotton use per million 33.94 thousand bales
Ranked 10th. 55% more than United States
21.86 thousand bales
Ranked 16th.
Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ $4,543.42
Ranked 41st.
$45,417.89
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Syria

Produce > Cotton > Imports 0.0
Ranked 97th.
50 thousand bales
Ranked 55th.
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 289.62 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 29th.
371.86 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Syria

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 311.77$ per capita
Ranked 42nd.
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 59% more than Syria

Cotton > Exports per million 42.43 thousand bales
Ranked 8th. 4% more than United States
40.98 thousand bales
Ranked 9th.
Grains > Coarse grain imports per million 70.72 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than United States
9.22 thousand metric tons
Ranked 28th.
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,883.1
Ranked 64th.
304,082
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Syria

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 12,532.1
Ranked 72nd.
524,688.1
Ranked 5th. 42 times more than Syria

Area > Cotton 200,000
Ranked 18th.
4.86 million
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Syria
Produce > Cereal > Production growth 48%
Ranked 22nd. 71% more than United States
28%
Ranked 42nd.
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 8.8 thousand metric tons
Ranked 82nd. 21 times more than United States
0.411 thousand metric tons
Ranked 144th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 290.52 ha
Ranked 61st.
574.83 ha
Ranked 13th. 98% more than Syria

Grains > Barley > Consumption per million 65.06 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States
19.19 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th.
Produce > Meat > Production growth 63%
Ranked 42nd. 37% more than United States
46%
Ranked 56th.
Value added > Current US$ per capita 326.81$
Ranked 37th.
498.28$
Ranked 19th. 52% more than Syria

Value added > Current US$ 5.94 billion$
Ranked 35th.
145.9 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Syria

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 311.77$ per capita
Ranked 43th.
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 59% more than Syria

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 172.77 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 31st.
191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Syria

Area > Cotton per 1000 11.31
Ranked 11th.
16.6
Ranked 9th. 47% more than Syria
Produce > Cotton > Yield 1
Ranked 17th.
818.16
Ranked 4th. 818 times more than Syria
Produce > Cotton > Production per million 73.55
Ranked 5th. 23% more than United States
59.97
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production 419 thousand metric tons
Ranked 88th.
22,392 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Syria
Produce > International wheat > Production statistics 4.5
Ranked 20th.
44
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Syria

Permanent crops per 1000 49.48 hectares
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than United States
7.27 hectares
Ranked 130th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth 16%
Ranked 60th.
30%
Ranked 45th. 88% more than Syria
Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 2.66%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States
0.85%
Ranked 87th.

Produce > Barley > Production per million 67.89 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States
20.53 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th.
Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 3.09 million
Ranked 35th.
60.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Syria

Cultivable land > % of land area 25.79%
Ranked 36th. 39% more than United States
18.6%
Ranked 55th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 181.1 hectares
Ranked 27th.
192.23 hectares
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Syria

Produce > Barley > Imports per million 8.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States
2.39 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th.
Value added > Constant LCU 276314700000 109200000000
Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 19.78%
Ranked 38th. 17 times more than United States
1.16%
Ranked 124th.

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 78.75%
Ranked 38th. 34% more than United States
58.59%
Ranked 96th.

Produce > Rice > Imports per million 9.62 thousand metric tons
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than United States
1.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 35th.
Produce > Barley > Imports 150 thousand metric tons
Ranked 13th.
700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Syria
Agricultural land > % of land area 75.68%
Ranked 13th. 69% more than United States
44.88%
Ranked 81st.

Value added > Annual % growth 3%
Ranked 64th.
-1.71%
Ranked 136th.

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 131.58
Ranked 42nd.
192
Ranked 26th. 46% more than Syria

Produce > Cotton > Imports per million 0.0
Ranked 96th.
0.171 thousand bales
Ranked 81st.
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 5.52 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 34th.
109.2 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Syria

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 3.29 million hectares
Ranked 36th.
56.81 million hectares
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Syria

Arable land > % of land area 26.52% of land area
Ranked 23th. 39% more than United States
19.04% of land area
Ranked 37th.

Permanent cropland > % of land area 4.73% of land area
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than United States
0.3% of land area
Ranked 58th.

Produce > Corn > Imports per million 62.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 13th. 91 times more than United States
0.683 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 16.76
Ranked 36th.
478.4
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Syria

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 87.53%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than United States
40.22%
Ranked 115th.

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 3.67%
Ranked 120th.
46.11%
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Syria

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 3.95%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
1.32%
Ranked 59th.

Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 3.62%
Ranked 39th. 57% more than United States
2.31%
Ranked 44th.

Produce > Cotton > Yield per million 0.0566
Ranked 16th.
2.79
Ranked 13th. 49 times more than Syria
Irrigated land > % of cropland 24.28%
Ranked 48th. 95% more than United States
12.48%
Ranked 75th.

Produce > Corn > Imports 1,100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than United States
200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 158.3%
Ranked 32nd.
160.67%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Syria

Value added agriculture growth > Including farming 6
Ranked 25th.
9.14
Ranked 20th. 52% more than Syria

Value added > Current LCU 313632500000 145900000000
Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 1.12%
Ranked 71st.
2.31%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Syria

Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 5.16%
Ranked 45th. 17 times more than United States
0.3%
Ranked 142nd.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.763
Ranked 34th.
1.54
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Syria

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 303.58 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 26th.
372.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Syria

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 235%
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than United States
16.98%
Ranked 66th.

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 8.8%
Ranked 134th.
13.68%
Ranked 110th. 55% more than Syria

Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 26.87 thousand metric tons
Ranked 112th.
81.17 thousand metric tons
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Syria
Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million 20.18 thousand bales
Ranked 9th. 9% more than United States
18.56 thousand bales
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Cotton > Stocks 349 thousand bales
Ranked 18th.
5,385 thousand bales
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Syria
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 2.95 million
Ranked 43th.
60.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Syria

Produce > Rice > Imports 170 thousand metric tons
Ranked 28th.
435 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Syria
Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 68.24%
Ranked 48th.
86.89%
Ranked 44th. 27% more than Syria

Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 30.64%
Ranked 92nd.
37.28%
Ranked 77th. 22% more than Syria

Produce > Barley > Production 1,200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th.
6,011 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Syria

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