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Agricultural machinery > tractors	120		[157th of 190]
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Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	150		[81st of 188]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	1.62 %		[78th of 154]
DEFINITION: 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).		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	2.1 %		[47th of 155]
DEFINITION: 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).		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Arable land > % of land area	0.8 % of land area		[188th of 199]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Arable land > hectares	8,000 hectares		[171st of 199]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Crop production index	111.8 %		[57th of 182]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Exports to USA > Chillies	$0.00		[13th of 12]
DEFINITION: Chillies fresh or chilled
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Exports to USA > Cucumbers and gherkins	$0.00		[34th of 41]
DEFINITION: Cucumbers and gherkins fresh, chilled or provisionally preserved
SOURCE: Agribusiness Online
Exports to USA > Jicama pumpkin and breadfruit	$0.00		[15th of 14]
DEFINITION: Jicama pumpkin and breadfruit fresh or chilled
SOURCE: Agribusiness Online
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	1,000 100 g/ha of arable land		[67th of 169]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: Agribusiness Online
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	800 metric tons		[153rd of 169]
DEFINITION: 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).		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Food production index	104.8 %		[100th of 182]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Irrigated land > % of cropland	8.33 %		[82nd of 164]
DEFINITION: Irrigated land refers to areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Cropland refers to arable land and permanent cropland.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Land under cereal production > hectares	165 hectares		[167th of 176]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Livestock production index	95.9 %		[166th of 181]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Permanent cropland > % of land area	0.4 % of land area		[137th of 187]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Permanent crops	4,000 hectares		[163rd of 181]
DEFINITION: Permanent crops in 2000.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
value added > current LCU	49600000
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000
value added > current US$	49,600,000 $		[132nd of 172]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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