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Middle East > Jordan > Agriculture

JORDANIAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 166 [3rd of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 11.47 % of land area Time series [67th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 10,120 sq. km Time series [60th of 198]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 5,770 Time series [97th of 190]
Arable and permanent cropland 401 thousand hectares [129th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 2.09 % of land area Time series [71st of 199]
Arable land > hectares 184,000 hectares Time series [61st of 199]
Cereal production 166 thousand metric tons [3rd of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 1,334.9 kg/ha Time series [128th of 171]
Crop production index 131.8 % Time series [9th of 182]
Fertilizer use 49.4 kg [70th of 138]
Food production index 118.2 % Time series [20th of 182]
Labor share 11.1% [109th of 149]
Meat production 115 thousand metric tons [99th of 149]
Pesticide use 1.4 kg [18th of 45]
Products
citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives; sheep, poultry, stone fruits, strawberries, dairy
Tractor concentration 14.3 [57th of 147]
Tractors 5,732 [93rd of 147]
value added > annual % growth 5.69 % Time series [32nd of 164]
Workers per hectare 0.4 [83rd of 148]

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, Al Urdun

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