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Agricultural growth	123		[39th of 149]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	211,576		[25th of 190]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	0.8 %		[73rd 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
Arable land > % of land area	16.56 % of land area		[44th 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	1,635,000 hectares		[40th 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
Area > Rice	1,020,000		[16th of 23]
DEFINITION: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Cereal production	123 thousand metric tons		[39th of 149]
DEFINITION: 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
SOURCE: Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA
Cotton exports	12 thousand bales		[52nd of 109]
DEFINITION: Exports of cotton 2003/2004
SOURCE: World Resources Institute
Cotton production	1		[68th of 109]
DEFINITION: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
SOURCE: United States Department of Agriculture
Crop production index	91.6 %		[167th 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: United States Department of Agriculture
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	689,901 metric tons		[32nd 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	92.1 %		[172nd 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
Grains > Rice consumption	5,016 thousand metric tons		[12th of 17]
DEFINITION: Figures for 2003/2004
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Grains > Rice production	4,500 thousand metric tons		[14th of 16]
DEFINITION: Figures for 2003/2004
SOURCE: United States Department of Agriculture
Hog production	1,200		[8th of 10]
DEFINITION: Figures refer to a forecast for 2004.
SOURCE: United States Department of Agriculture
Livestock production index	98.6 %		[151st 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: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade, October, 2003.
Permanent crops	200,000 hectares		[80th of 181]
DEFINITION: Permanent crops in 2000.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Root and tuber production	997 thousand metric tons		[64th of 149]
DEFINITION: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000
value added > annual % growth	-0.14 %		[107th of 164]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	11,488.47 constant 2000 US$		[26th of 163]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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