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Agricultural growth	107		[83rd of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area	12.6 % of land area		[66th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km	5,920 sq. km		[62nd of 198]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	117		[158th of 190]
Arable and permanent cropland	160 thousand hectares		[141st of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	3.38 % of land area		[66th of 199]
Arable land > hectares	159,000 hectares		[63rd of 199]
Cereal production	107 thousand metric tons		[83rd of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	1,614.7 kg/ha		[116th of 171]
Crop production index	92.5 %		[164th of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	100 metric tons		[167th of 169]
Food production index	94.5 %		[168th of 182]
Labor share	93.7%		[1st of 149]
Livestock production index	99.1 %		[145th of 181]
Meat production	8 thousand metric tons		[148th of 149]
Pesticide use	0.1 kg		[37th of 45]
Products rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs
value added > annual % growth	2.24 %		[78th of 164]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	133.96 constant 2000 US$		[149th of 163]
Workers per hectare	5.9		[1st of 148]

Interesting facts on Bhutanese Agriculture

• What is in a name? More than 90% of people in Bhutan, Burundi and Burkina Faso are involved in agriculture.

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