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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.
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.
Grains > Rice > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
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 > 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.
Grains > Wheat > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
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.
Tractors: Number of tractors 2000. Number of tractors in use refers to the total number of wheeled and crawler tractors used in agriculture. Garden tractors are excluded.
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.
Fertilizer use: Average fertilizer use (kg per ha of cropland 2000). Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.
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.
Grains > Rice > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population 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."
Workers per hectare: Workers per hectare of cropland 2000. Agricultural labor intensity, number of workers per hectare shows the labor input intensity of agricultural systems. It is calculated by WRI by dividing the number of agricultural workers by the number of hectares of arable and permanent cropland. Values vary widely among countries according to labor scarcity, production technologies, costs of energy and machinery, etc.
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.
Grains > Corn > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
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.
Tractors per 1000: Number of tractors 2000. Number of tractors in use refers to the total number of wheeled and crawler tractors used in agriculture. Garden tractors are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Grains > Wheat > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Grains > Coarse grain > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
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).
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes: Production of wine by country in the year 2007. Figures are in tonnes
Produce > Wheat > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
Grains > Oats > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
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.
Produce > Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
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
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Produce > Corn > Yield: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
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."
Area > Rice: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004
Grains > Oats > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 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.
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.
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.
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000: Production of wine by country in the year 2007. Figures are in tonnes. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
Grains > Rye > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
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."
Produce > Rice > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
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.
Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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."
Produce > Corn > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
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.
Grains > Corn stocks: Figures for 2003/2004
Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce: Aquaculture output in million tonnes by country for the year 2004. Aquaculture is the practice of culturing fresh and sea water fishes under controlled environment. An estimated 50% of all fish and shellfish consumed by us come from aquaculture.
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$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
Produce > Cotton > Imports: Imports of cotton 2003/2004
Grains > Coarse grain > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Value added > Current US$ > 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.
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.
Area > Corn: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004
Cotton > Exports per million: Exports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Grains > Rye > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Peanut > Production: Total production of Peanut, metric tons, 2003/2004
Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce per million: Aquaculture output in million tonnes by country for the year 2004. Aquaculture is the practice of culturing fresh and sea water fishes under controlled environment. An estimated 50% of all fish and shellfish consumed by us come from aquaculture. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Grains > Rice stocks: Figures for 2003/2004
Grains > Coarse grain imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
Arable and permanent cropland: Arable and permanent cropland 2000.
Area > Cotton: Land area under Cotton, hectares, 2003/2004
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Area > Peanut: Land area under Peanut, hectares, 2003/2004
Produce > Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons.
Area > Barley: Land area under Barley, hectares, 2003/2004
Produce > Rice > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Area > Rice per 1000: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand 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$ > 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.
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.
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.
Produce > Rice > Yield per million: Yield of Rice, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Cotton > Yield: Yield of Cotton, Kilograms per hectare, 2003/2004
Produce > Wheat > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Area > Cotton per 1000: Land area under Cotton, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Area > Corn per 1000: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Grains > Coarse grain stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Rice > Yield: Yield of Rice, Metric tons 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
Organic cropland: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count
Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 per 1000: Production of wine by country in the year 2006. Figures are in tonnes. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
Area > Barley per 1000: Land area under Barley, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Produce > Oats > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
Area > Soybean: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004
Produce > Rice > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
Grains > Rice stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Hog > Production: Figures refer to a forecast for 2004.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
Produce > Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Peanut > Yield: Yield of Peanut, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Grains > Corn stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006: Production of wine by country in the year 2006. Figures are in tonnes
Area > Peanut per 1000: Land area under Peanut, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Produce > Corn > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Corn > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
Grains > Coarse grain > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
Area > Total Oilseed per 1000: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Produce > Sorghum > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Oats > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Organic cropland per 1000: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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 > 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.
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.
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 > 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."
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 > Cotton > Stocks: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales)
Produce > Oats > Yield: Yield of Oats, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
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 > Rye > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Barley > Yield per million: Yield of Barley, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Produce > Barley > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Rye > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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."
Area > Oats: Land area under Oats, hectares, 2003/2004
Produce > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Area > Sorghum per 1000: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Area > Total Oilseed: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004
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.
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.
Produce > Rice > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Cotton > Yield per million: Yield of Cotton, Kilograms per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population 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.
Produce > Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Sorghum > Yield per million: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Area > Soybean per 1000: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004. 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Area > Sorghum: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004
Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. 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.
Produce > Oats > Yield per million: Yield of Oats, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Area > Wheat per 1000: Land area under Wheat, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
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).
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
Produce > Barley > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
Produce > Barley > Yield: Yield of Barley, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Produce > Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Produce > Corn > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Hog > Production per million: Figures refer to a forecast for 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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."
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)."
Produce > Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Peanut > Yield per million: Yield of Peanut, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
Produce > Cotton > Imports per million: Imports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Produce > Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Area > Sunflowerseed per 1000: Land area under Sunflowerseed, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Produce > Peanut > Production per 1000: Total production of Peanut, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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."
Produce > Sorghum > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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
Grains > Coarse grain > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
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 > Barley > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Grains > Coarse grain stocks: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons.
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."
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.
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield per million: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Area > Oats per 1000: Land area under Oats, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Area > Sunflowerseed: Land area under Sunflowerseed, hectares, 2003/2004
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 > Mushroom > Production > % of world output: Share of the top 10 mushroom producing countries in the world's total output. The figures are for the year 2008.
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.
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.
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Area > Wheat: Land area under Wheat, hectares, 2003/2004
Area > Total Coarse Grain: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004

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Agricultural growth	122 Ranked 51st. 14% more than United States	107 Ranked 105th.
Agricultural growth per capita	117 Int. $ Ranked 33th. 17% more than United States	100 Int. $ Ranked 93th.
Agricultural land > Sq. km	5.19 million sq. km Ranked 1st. 26% more than United States	4.11 million sq. km Ranked 2nd.
Agriculture, value added > Current US$	$829.76 billion Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	$173.80 billion Ranked 3rd.
Arable land > Hectares	103.4 million hectares Ranked 4th.	174.45 million hectares Ranked 1st. 69% more than China
Arable land > Hectares per 1000	80.25 hectares Ranked 143th.	590.32 hectares Ranked 5th. 7 times more than China
Arable land > Hectares per capita	0.083 Ranked 139th.	0.514 Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China
Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	5,535.3 Ranked 18th.	6,624.4 Ranked 11th. 20% more than China
Cultivable land > Hectares	140.63 million Ranked 3rd.	170.43 million Ranked 1st. 21% more than China
Farm workers	498.73 million Ranked 1st. 187 times more than United States	2.67 million Ranked 47th.
Grains > Rice > Consumption	135,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 35 times more than United States	3,882 thousand metric tons Ranked 12th.
Produce > Crop > Production index	115.2% Ranked 40th. 4% more than United States	111.3% Ranked 59th.
Produce > Food > Production index	117.8% Ranked 21st. 10% more than United States	107.5% Ranked 80th.
Products	world leader in gross value of agricultural output; rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish	wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Rural population	40,495 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than United States	15,540 Ranked 170th.
Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita	0.773 per 1,000 people Ranked 105th.	16.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 21 times more than China
Grains > Wheat > Consumption	104,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	33,203 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th.
Produce > Soybean > Production	15.39 million Ranked 4th.	66.78 million Ranked 1st. 4 times more than China
Agricultural machinery > Tractors	995,421 Ranked 8th.	4.76 million Ranked 1st. 5 times more than China
Tractors	841,073 Ranked 10th.	4.8 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than China
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000	3.86 sq. km Ranked 112th.	13.2 sq. km Ranked 36th. 3 times more than China
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	96.27 Ranked 95th.	269.43 Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than China
Fertilizer use	255.6 kg Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States	103.4 kg Ranked 40th.
Gross value added	829.71 billion Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	177.33 billion Ranked 3rd.
Produce > Meat > Production	53,747 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 53% more than United States	35,085 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	5,837.47 Ranked 21st.	5,922.47 Ranked 20th. 1% more than China
Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita	4.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.	13.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 3 times more than China
Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita	$614.32 Ranked 17th. 10% more than United States	$557.79 Ranked 25th.
Gross value added per capita	614.28 Ranked 38th. 9% more than United States	564.9 Ranked 47th.
Grains > Rice > Consumption per million	104.16 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th. 8 times more than United States	13.26 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th.
Produce > Food > Production	125 Ranked 44th. 15% more than United States	109 Ranked 96th.
Workers per hectare	3.8 Ranked 3rd. 76 times more than United States	0.05 Ranked 143th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index	122.6% Ranked 14th. 20% more than United States	102.3% Ranked 110th.
Produce > Agricultural crop > Production	123 Ranked 48th. 13% more than United States	109 Ranked 90th.
Arable land > Hectares > Per capita	80.25 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 144th.	588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 5th. 7 times more than China
Grains > Corn > Consumption	128,100 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd.	207,020 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 62% more than China
Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$	401.73 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 117th.	39,125.76 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 9th. 97 times more than China
Tractors per 1000	0.666 Ranked 89th.	17.01 Ranked 20th. 26 times more than China
Grains > Wheat > Consumption per million	80.63 thousand metric tons Ranked 12th.	113.4 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th. 41% more than China
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons	540.83 million Ranked 1st. 52% more than United States	356.96 million Ranked 2nd.
Farm machinery > Tractors	2.06 million Ranked 4th.	4.39 million Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China
Grains > Coarse grain > Production	121,300 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd.	277,796 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000	0.773 Ranked 104th.	16.41 Ranked 20th. 21 times more than China
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons	39.6 million metric tons Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	19.3 million metric tons Ranked 2nd.
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes	1.5 million tonnes Ranked 5th.	2.25 million tonnes Ranked 4th. 50% more than China
Produce > Wheat > Production	87,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 37% more than United States	63,590 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd.
Produce > Cotton > Production	25,500 Ranked 1st. 45% more than United States	17,559 Ranked 2nd.
Grains > Oats > Consumption	600 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.	3,422 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China
Rural population per thousand people	0.041 Ranked 206th.	0.0658 Ranked 204th. 60% more than China
Produce > Wheat > Yield	3.93 Ranked 7th. 32% more than United States	2.97 Ranked 9th.
Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal	$7.57 Ranked 109th.	$28.94 Ranked 61st. 4 times more than China
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million	2.09 Ranked 101st.	9.04 Ranked 51st. 4 times more than China
Fertilizer use > Metric tons	55.93 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	25.28 million Ranked 2nd.
Grains > Coarse grain imports	2,305 thousand metric tons Ranked 9th.	2,700 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 17% more than China
Grains > Barley > Consumption	4,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.	5,618 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th. 25% more than China
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000	1.23 Ranked 53th.	1.7 Ranked 36th. 38% more than China
Value added	15.23 Ranked 62nd. 9 times more than United States	1.63 Ranked 19th.
Cotton > Exports	150 thousand bales Ranked 20th.	12,000 thousand bales Ranked 1st. 80 times more than China
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops	152.83 million ha Ranked 3rd.	173.16 million ha Ranked 1st. 13% more than China
Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	3,830.35 100 g/ha of arable land Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States	1,096.63 100 g/ha of arable land Ranked 59th.
Value	261.76 billion Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	123.28 billion Ranked 4th.
Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land	331.11 Ranked 20th. 93% more than United States	171.19 Ranked 43th.
Cotton use	30,400 thousand bales Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	6,400 thousand bales Ranked 4th.
Produce > Cereal > Production	149 thousand metric tons Ranked 9th. 27% more than United States	117 thousand metric tons Ranked 57th.
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million	98.84 thousand metric tons Ranked 12th.	707.02 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent	589,862.1 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	195,599.9 Ranked 4th.
Produce > Corn > Yield	4.81 Ranked 8th.	8.93 Ranked 1st. 86% more than China
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption	2,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.	5,335 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th. 2 times more than China
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million	440.95 Ranked 55th.	632.34 Ranked 30th. 43% more than China
Cultivable land > Hectares per person	0.11 Ranked 118th.	0.57 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than China
Area > Rice	26.51 million Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than United States	1.21 million Ranked 14th.
Grains > Oats > Consumption per million	0.463 thousand metric tons Ranked 14th.	11.69 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th. 25 times more than China
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000	400.41 Ranked 40th.	1,137.13 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million	310.34 Ranked 58th.	575.96 Ranked 21st. 86% more than China
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent	415,149 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	178,158.4 Ranked 2nd.
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million	411.37 Ranked 72nd.	983.05 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than China
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000	1.13 tonnes Ranked 24th.	7.4 tonnes Ranked 20th. 7 times more than China
Produce > Meat > Production per million	42.26 thousand metric tons Ranked 40th.	123.12 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China
Permanent crops	11.42 million hectares Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United States	2.05 million hectares Ranked 17th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000	30.93 metric tons Ranked 26th.	67.1 metric tons Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita	165.23$ per capita Ranked 74th.	371.86$ per capita Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Grains > Rye > Consumption	5 thousand metric tons Ranked 13th.	331 thousand metric tons Ranked 5th. 66 times more than China
Produce > Live stock > Production index	122 Ranked 53th. 16% more than United States	105 Ranked 112th.
Produce > Rice > Production	118,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 19 times more than United States	6,174 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th.
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	126.01$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 66th. 10 times more than United States	12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 151st.
Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000	11.87 Ranked 9th.	228.07 Ranked 4th. 19 times more than China
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters	2,813 Ranked 5th.	2,818 Ranked 4th. About the same as China
Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land	146.73 Ranked 81st.	257.58 Ranked 58th. 76% more than China
Produce > Corn > Production	114,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd.	259,273 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	126.01$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 66th. 10 times more than United States	12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 151st.
Grains > Corn stocks	21,213 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd.	34,365 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 62% more than China
Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce	30.61 million tonnes Ranked 1st. 50 times more than United States	0.61 million tonnes Ranked 10th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita	30.93 metric tons per 1,000 p Ranked 27th.	66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p Ranked 6th. 2 times more than China
Cotton use per million	23.46 thousand bales Ranked 14th. 7% more than United States	21.86 thousand bales Ranked 16th.
Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$	$503.69 Ranked 103th.	$45,417.89 Ranked 6th. 90 times more than China
Produce > Cotton > Imports	4,300 thousand bales Ranked 1st. 86 times more than United States	50 thousand bales Ranked 55th.
Grains > Coarse grain > Production per million	93.59 thousand metric tons Ranked 13th.	948.74 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 10 times more than China
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption per million	1.93 thousand metric tons Ranked 13th.	18.22 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 9 times more than China
Value added > Current US$ > Per capita	215.82$ per capita Ranked 70th.	496.84$ per capita Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita	165.23 constant 2000 US$ per c Ranked 74th.	371.86 constant 2000 US$ per c Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes	1.45 million Ranked 6th.	2.3 million Ranked 4th. 59% more than China
Area > Corn	24.07 million Ranked 2nd.	28.71 million Ranked 1st. 19% more than China
Cotton > Exports per million	0.116 thousand bales Ranked 58th.	40.98 thousand bales Ranked 9th. 354 times more than China
Grains > Rye > Consumption per million	0.00386 thousand metric tons Ranked 13th.	1.13 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th. 293 times more than China
Produce > Peanut > Production	13.42 million Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United States	1.88 million Ranked 3rd.
Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce per million	0.0236 million tonnes Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than United States	0.00208 million tonnes Ranked 10th.
Grains > Rice stocks	48,397 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 62 times more than United States	781 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.
Grains > Coarse grain imports per million	1.78 thousand metric tons Ranked 33th.	9.22 thousand metric tons Ranked 28th. 5 times more than China
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent	1.64 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	524,688.1 Ranked 5th.
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent	550,296.8 Ranked 1st. 81% more than United States	304,082 Ranked 2nd.
Arable and permanent cropland	135,557 thousand hectares Ranked 3rd.	179,000 thousand hectares Ranked 1st. 32% more than China
Area > Cotton	5.11 million Ranked 2nd. 5% more than United States	4.86 million Ranked 3rd.
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption per million	106.25 Ranked 13th.	757.25 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China
Produce > Cereal > Production growth	27% Ranked 43th.	28% Ranked 42nd. 4% more than China
Produce > Cereal > Production per million	0.117 thousand metric tons Ranked 145th.	0.411 thousand metric tons Ranked 144th. 4 times more than China
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people	115.97 ha Ranked 135th.	574.83 ha Ranked 13th. 5 times more than China
Grains > Barley > Consumption per million	3.47 thousand metric tons Ranked 15th.	19.19 thousand metric tons Ranked 12th. 6 times more than China
Area > Peanut	5.06 million Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than United States	530,000 Ranked 7th.
Produce > Corn > Yield per million	0.00371 Ranked 19th.	0.0305 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than China
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption	137,705 Ranked 2nd.	221,726 Ranked 1st. 61% more than China
Area > Barley	950,000 Ranked 13th.	1.91 million Ranked 8th. 2 times more than China
Produce > Rice > Production per million	91.04 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th. 4 times more than United States	21.09 thousand metric tons Ranked 14th.
Area > Rice per 1000	20.45 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than United States	4.13 Ranked 17th.
Produce > Meat > Production growth	191% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	46% Ranked 56th.
Value added > Current US$ per capita	215.95$ Ranked 70th.	498.28$ Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China
Value added > Current US$ > Per capita	215.82$ per capita Ranked 69th.	496.84$ per capita Ranked 19th. 2 times more than China
Value added > Current US$	281.54 billion$ Ranked 1st. 93% more than United States	145.9 billion$ Ranked 2nd.
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita	63.6 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 96th.	191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 26th. 3 times more than China
Produce > Rice > Yield per million	0.00468 Ranked 21st.	0.0255 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than China
Produce > Cotton > Yield	950.16 Ranked 1st. 16% more than United States	818.16 Ranked 4th.
Produce > Wheat > Production per million	67.13 thousand metric tons Ranked 14th.	217.18 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 3 times more than China
Area > Cotton per 1000	3.94 Ranked 17th.	16.6 Ranked 9th. 4 times more than China
Area > Corn per 1000	18.57 Ranked 14th.	98.05 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than China
Grains > Coarse grain stocks per million	16.8 Ranked 3rd.	131.48 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than China
Produce > Rice > Yield	6.06 Ranked 8th.	7.48 Ranked 4th. 23% more than China
Produce > Cotton > Production per million	19.67 Ranked 19th.	59.97 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China
Produce > Root and tuber > Production	170,478 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United States	22,392 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.
Organic cropland	301,295 hectares Ranked 10th.	950,000 hectares Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China
Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 per 1000	1.07 tonnes Ranked 10th.	7.48 tonnes Ranked 9th. 7 times more than China
Arable and permanent cropland per million	107.36 thousand hectares Ranked 124th.	634.39 thousand hectares Ranked 12th. 6 times more than China
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production	1.74 million Ranked 4th. 44% more than United States	1.21 million Ranked 8th.
Area > Barley per 1000	0.733 Ranked 21st.	6.52 Ranked 19th. 9 times more than China
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain	4.57 Ranked 5th.	7.9 Ranked 1st. 73% more than China
Produce > Oats > Production	600 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.	2,100 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than China
Area > Soybean	9.31 million Ranked 4th.	29.33 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Produce > Rice > Exports	2,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 5th.	2,900 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th. 16% more than China
Grains > Rice stocks per million	37.34 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United States	2.67 thousand metric tons Ranked 10th.
Produce > Hog > Production	44,938 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	8,980 Ranked 2nd.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain	124.64 million Ranked 2nd.	275.1 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Produce > Wheat > Yield per million	0.00303 Ranked 25th.	0.0101 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than China
Produce > Wheat > Imports	500 thousand metric tons Ranked 35th.	2,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th. 4 times more than China
Produce > Peanut > Yield	2.65 Ranked 3rd.	3.54 Ranked 1st. 34% more than China
Grains > Corn stocks per million	16.37 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th.	117.36 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 7 times more than China
Produce > International wheat > Production statistics	89 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	44 Ranked 4th.
Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000	1.1 Ranked 10th.	7.64 Ranked 9th. 7 times more than China
Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006	1.4 million tonnes Ranked 7th.	2.23 million tonnes Ranked 4th. 59% more than China
Area > Peanut per 1000	3.9 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United States	1.81 Ranked 16th.
Produce > Corn > Production per million	87.96 thousand metric tons Ranked 10th.	885.48 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 10 times more than China
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million	0.00353 Ranked 22nd.	0.027 Ranked 17th. 8 times more than China
Produce > Corn > Exports	8,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd.	46,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 5 times more than China
Grains > Coarse grain > Exports	8,525 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd.	51,455 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 6 times more than China
Area > Total Oilseed per 1000	21.5 Ranked 17th.	123.09 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than China
Produce > Sorghum > Production	2,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.	10,177 thousand metric tons Ranked 1st. 4 times more than China
Produce > Oats > Production per million	0.463 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th.	7.17 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th. 15 times more than China
Produce > Soybean > Yield	1.65 Ranked 9th.	2.28 Ranked 4th. 38% more than China
Organic cropland per 1000	0.234 hectares Ranked 55th.	3.27 hectares Ranked 23th. 14 times more than China
Permanent crops per 1000	9.05 hectares Ranked 124th. 24% more than United States	7.27 hectares Ranked 130th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth	22% Ranked 53th.	30% Ranked 45th. 36% more than China
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000	68.59 Ranked 92nd.	192 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than China
Value added > Constant LCU	883726500000	109200000000
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000	63.64 hectares Ranked 93th.	192.23 hectares Ranked 25th. 3 times more than China
Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares	86.9 million Ranked 2nd. 43% more than United States	60.95 million Ranked 3rd.
Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports	3.37% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	0.85% Ranked 87th.
Produce > Cotton > Stocks	8,934 thousand bales Ranked 1st. 66% more than United States	5,385 thousand bales Ranked 2nd.
Produce > Oats > Yield	1.2 Ranked 18th.	2.33 Ranked 7th. 94% more than China
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal	12.19% Ranked 116th.	13.68% Ranked 110th. 12% more than China
Produce > Rye > Imports	5 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th.	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than China
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million	0.0014 Ranked 25th.	0.00727 Ranked 21st. 5 times more than China
Produce > Barley > Yield per million	0.00276 Ranked 21st.	0.0108 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than China
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000	96.17 Ranked 19th.	939.53 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than China
Produce > Barley > Production per million	1.7 thousand metric tons Ranked 13th.	20.53 thousand metric tons Ranked 11th. 12 times more than China
Produce > Rye > Imports per million	0.00386 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th.	0.342 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 89 times more than China
Permanent crop farmland > % of land area	1.31% Ranked 97th. 4 times more than United States	0.3% Ranked 142nd.
Area > Oats	500,000 Ranked 7th.	900,000 Ranked 4th. 80% more than China
Produce > Rice > Imports	300 thousand metric tons Ranked 22nd.	435 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th. 45% more than China
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield	1.49 Ranked 7th. 10% more than United States	1.36 Ranked 9th.
Area > Sorghum per 1000	0.556 Ranked 18th.	10.79 Ranked 10th. 19 times more than China
Value added > Annual % growth	5.2% Ranked 39th.	-1.71% Ranked 136th.
Area > Total Oilseed	27.87 million Ranked 3rd.	36.04 million Ranked 1st. 29% more than China
Value added > Current LCU	2307000000000	145900000000
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares	82.96 million hectares Ranked 2nd. 46% more than United States	56.81 million hectares Ranked 3rd.
Produce > Rice > Exports per million	1.93 thousand metric tons Ranked 12th.	9.9 thousand metric tons Ranked 9th. 5 times more than China
Produce > Cotton > Yield per million	0.733 Ranked 14th.	2.79 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than China
Produce > Soybean > Yield per million	0.00127 Ranked 19th.	0.00779 Ranked 16th. 6 times more than China
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources	19.7% Ranked 59th. 16% more than United States	16.98% Ranked 66th.
Produce > Rice > Imports per million	0.231 thousand metric tons Ranked 37th.	1.49 thousand metric tons Ranked 35th. 6 times more than China
Produce > Sorghum > Yield per million	0.00306 Ranked 19th.	0.0113 Ranked 17th. 4 times more than China
Permanent cropland > % of land area	1.31% of land area Ranked 98th. 4 times more than United States	0.3% of land area Ranked 58th.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal	64.61% Ranked 81st. 61% more than United States	40.22% Ranked 115th.
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million	0.412 Ranked 76th.	1.54 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than China
Area > Soybean per 1000	7.18 Ranked 9th.	100.17 Ranked 4th. 14 times more than China
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	165.33 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 73th.	372.94 constant 2000 US$ Ranked 25th. 2 times more than China
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000	39.23 Ranked 14th.	261.61 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than China
Area > Sorghum	720,000 Ranked 10th.	3.16 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than China
Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million	137.27 thousand metric tons Ranked 41st. 69% more than United States	81.17 thousand metric tons Ranked 70th.
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters	554.1 Ranked 2nd. 16% more than United States	478.4 Ranked 3rd.
Produce > Oats > Yield per million	0.000926 Ranked 17th.	0.00796 Ranked 16th. 9 times more than China
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal	23.21% Ranked 50th.	46.11% Ranked 29th. 99% more than China
Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports	3.56% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States	1.32% Ranked 59th.
Area > Wheat per 1000	16.97 Ranked 21st.	73.33 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than China
Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million	6.93 thousand bales Ranked 30th.	18.56 thousand bales Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China
Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports	0.52% Ranked 84th.	2.31% Ranked 44th. 4 times more than China
Irrigated land > % of cropland	47.22% Ranked 21st. 4 times more than United States	12.48% Ranked 75th.
Produce > Corn > Imports	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 34th.	200 thousand metric tons Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as China
Produce > Barley > Production	2,200 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.	6,011 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th. 3 times more than China
Produce > Barley > Yield	3.58 Ranked 7th. 13% more than United States	3.17 Ranked 9th.
Produce > Sorghum > Yield	3.97 Ranked 5th. 20% more than United States	3.31 Ranked 8th.
Produce > Corn > Exports per million	6.56 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.	157.1 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than China
Produce > Hog > Production per million	34.67 Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United States	30.67 Ranked 4th.
Cultivable land > % of land area	15.08% Ranked 73th.	18.6% Ranked 55th. 23% more than China
Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports	0.45% Ranked 91st.	2.31% Ranked 37th. 5 times more than China
Produce > Corn > Imports per million	0.0772 thousand metric tons Ranked 34th.	0.683 thousand metric tons Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than China
Produce > Peanut > Yield per million	0.00204 Ranked 18th.	0.0121 Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed	50.85 million Ranked 3rd.	76.6 million Ranked 1st. 51% more than China
Produce > Cotton > Imports per million	3.32 thousand bales Ranked 46th. 19 times more than United States	0.171 thousand bales Ranked 81st.
Produce > Wheat > Imports per million	0.386 thousand metric tons Ranked 41st.	6.83 thousand metric tons Ranked 38th. 18 times more than China
Produce > Barley > Imports per million	1.7 thousand metric tons Ranked 17th.	2.39 thousand metric tons Ranked 14th. 41% more than China
Area > Sunflowerseed per 1000	0.903 Ranked 17th.	3.04 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China
Produce > Peanut > Production per 1000	10.35 Ranked 11th. 61% more than United States	6.42 Ranked 14th.
Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000	21.03 Ranked 21st.	118.88 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than China
Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production	93.15% Ranked 46th.	160.67% Ranked 30th. 72% more than China
Value added agriculture growth > Including farming	4.2 Ranked 37th.	9.14 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than China
Produce > Sorghum > Production per million	1.93 thousand metric tons Ranked 12th.	34.76 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th. 18 times more than China
Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP	9.93% Ranked 57th. 9 times more than United States	1.16% Ranked 124th.
Grains > Coarse grain > Exports per million	6.58 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.	175.73 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than China
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares	92.65 million Ranked 2nd. 54% more than United States	60.27 million Ranked 3rd.
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total	75.44% Ranked 45th. 29% more than United States	58.59% Ranked 96th.
Produce > Barley > Imports	2,200 thousand metric tons Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	700 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th.
Grains > Coarse grain stocks	21,771 Ranked 2nd.	38,497 Ranked 1st. 77% more than China
Agricultural land > % of land area	59.27% Ranked 44th. 32% more than United States	44.88% Ranked 81st.
Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production	94.6% Ranked 40th. 9% more than United States	86.89% Ranked 44th.
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield per million	0.00115 Ranked 16th.	0.00464 Ranked 15th. 4 times more than China
Area > Oats per 1000	0.386 Ranked 17th.	3.07 Ranked 14th. 8 times more than China
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000	1.34 Ranked 17th.	4.13 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than China
Area > Sunflowerseed	1.17 million Ranked 5th. 31% more than United States	890,000 Ranked 7th.
Agricultural methane emissions > % of total	35.92% Ranked 81st.	37.28% Ranked 77th. 4% more than China
Produce > Mushroom > Production > % of world output	45.89% Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	10.4% Ranked 2nd.
Value added > Constant 2000 US$	215.54 billion constant 2000 US$ Ranked 1st. 97% more than United States	109.2 billion constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd.
Arable land > % of land area	11.09% of land area Ranked 94th.	19.04% of land area Ranked 37th. 72% more than China
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed	1.82 Ranked 12th.	2.13 Ranked 6th. 17% more than China
Area > Wheat	22 million Ranked 2nd. 2% more than United States	21.47 million Ranked 3rd.
Area > Total Coarse Grain	27.26 million Ranked 3rd.	34.81 million Ranked 1st. 28% more than China

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=FAO&f=itemCode%3a2051, Agriculture (PIN) +; Food and Agriculture Organization; World Bank national accounts data

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