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Agriculture Stats: compare key data on France & South Africa

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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."
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Wine > Wine > Exports > Market share > 2006: Export market share in percentage of the top 10 wine exporting countries of the world.
  • 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.
  • Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > 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.
  • 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.
  • Area > Corn: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million 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$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Value added > Current US$ 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.
  • 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.
  • Area > Corn per 1000: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Area > Soybean: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production: Total production of Sunflowerseed, 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 > Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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
  • 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 > Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Area > Total Oilseed per 1000: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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."
  • 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 > 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.
  • Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand 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.
  • 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."
  • 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
  • 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."
  • 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 > Sunflowerseed > Yield per million: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million 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
  • 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.
  • Area > Wheat: Land area under Wheat, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Area > Total Coarse Grain: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • Area > Sorghum: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Sorghum > Yield per million: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million 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.
  • Produce > Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • 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."
  • 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 > Sunflowerseed > Yield: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • Area > Sorghum per 1000: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Area > Sunflowerseed: Land area under Sunflowerseed, 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT France South Africa HISTORY
Agricultural growth 92
Ranked 178th.
107
Ranked 104th. 16% more than France

Agricultural growth per capita 88 Int. $
Ranked 169th.
100 Int. $
Ranked 92nd. 14% more than France

Agricultural land > Sq. km 290,900 sq. km
Ranked 38th.
963,740 sq. km
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than France

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 21.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than South Africa
1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $41.69 billion
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa
$8.86 billion
Ranked 33th.

Arable land > Hectares 18.51 million hectares
Ranked 10th. 25% more than South Africa
14.75 million hectares
Ranked 19th.

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 292.94 hectares
Ranked 22nd.
319.91 hectares
Ranked 45th. 9% more than France

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.281
Ranked 44th. 18% more than South Africa
0.238
Ranked 59th.

Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 7,292.7
Ranked 7th. 92% more than South Africa
3,807.4
Ranked 47th.

Cultivable land > Hectares 18.43 million
Ranked 17th. 27% more than South Africa
14.5 million
Ranked 20th.

Farm workers 630,000
Ranked 84th.
1.26 million
Ranked 65th. Twice as much as France

Produce > Crop > Production index 104.9%
Ranked 107th. 2% more than South Africa
102.6%
Ranked 117th.

Produce > Food > Production index 101.6%
Ranked 129th.
105.9%
Ranked 88th. 4% more than France

Products wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products
Rural population 17,784
Ranked 161st.
26,458
Ranked 123th. 49% more than France

Produce > Soybean > Production 130,000
Ranked 21st.
220,000
Ranked 18th. 69% more than France
Agricultural machinery > Tractors 1.26 million
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than South Africa
65,475
Ranked 48th.

Tractors 1.26 million
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than South Africa
72,300
Ranked 44th.
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 4.45 sq. km
Ranked 102nd.
19.05 sq. km
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than France

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 685.06
Ranked 25th. 15 times more than South Africa
44.38
Ranked 120th.

Fertilizer use 211.7 kg
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Africa
48.2 kg
Ranked 72nd.
Gross value added 46.06 billion
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than South Africa
8.86 billion
Ranked 47th.

Produce > Meat > Production 6,533 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Africa
1,212 thousand metric tons
Ranked 30th.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 7,523.93
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Africa
3,649.53
Ranked 59th.

Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 4.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
22.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than France

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $644.33
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa
$173.06
Ranked 95th.

Gross value added per capita 701.12
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than South Africa
173.06
Ranked 173th.

Produce > Food > Production 93
Ranked 162nd.
109
Ranked 95th. 17% more than France

Workers per hectare 0.0
Ranked 148th.
0.1
Ranked 124th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index 99%
Ranked 146th.
108.6%
Ranked 70th. 10% more than France

Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 90
Ranked 164th.
93
Ranked 157th. 3% more than France

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 304.03 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 21st.
321.85 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 45th. 6% more than France

Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 47,407.75 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than South Africa
2,498.55 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 62nd.

Tractors per 1000 20.75
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than South Africa
1.64
Ranked 76th.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 70.98 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Africa
14.81 million
Ranked 31st.

Farm machinery > Tractors 1.14 million
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than South Africa
63,000
Ranked 46th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 20.31
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than South Africa
1.42
Ranked 90th.

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 3.97 million metric tons
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa
965,100 metric tons
Ranked 25th.

Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes 4.2 million tonnes
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
1.03 million tonnes
Ranked 8th.

Rural population per thousand people 0.35
Ranked 191st.
0.716
Ranked 175th. 2 times more than France

Produce > Wheat > Yield 6.23
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa
2.06
Ranked 19th.
Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $71.13
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa
$23.97
Ranked 66th.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 3.06
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than South Africa
0.886
Ranked 136th.

Fertilizer use > Metric tons 3.49 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Africa
689,624
Ranked 27th.

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 1.29
Ranked 50th.
1.31
Ranked 49th. 1% more than France

Value added 2.88
Ranked 114th.
3.19
Ranked 113th. 11% more than France
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 19.52 million ha
Ranked 17th. 26% more than South Africa
15.45 million ha
Ranked 21st.

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 2,150.79 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than South Africa
654.17 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 83th.

Value 34.84 billion
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than South Africa
4.47 billion
Ranked 39th.

Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 207.78
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than South Africa
43.94
Ranked 85th.

Produce > Cereal > Production 105 thousand metric tons
Ranked 86th. 5% more than South Africa
100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 100th.
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 35,239.3
Ranked 19th. 75% more than South Africa
20,083.6
Ranked 30th.

Produce > Corn > Yield 7.24
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
2.94
Ranked 15th.
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 541.88
Ranked 39th. 35% more than South Africa
401.74
Ranked 58th.

Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.3
Ranked 41st. The same as South Africa
0.3
Ranked 40th.

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 1,080.44
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa
289.3
Ranked 53th.

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,040.4
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Africa
14,051.6
Ranked 28th.

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 446.56
Ranked 30th. 59% more than South Africa
281.08
Ranked 68th.

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 594.61
Ranked 40th. 36% more than South Africa
437.48
Ranked 67th.

Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000 65.23 tonnes
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
21.03 tonnes
Ranked 17th.

Produce > Meat > Production per million 106.48 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa
26.99 thousand metric tons
Ranked 67th.
Permanent crops 1.14 million hectares
Ranked 26th. 19% more than South Africa
959,000 hectares
Ranked 31st.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 64.2 metric tons
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
21.2 metric tons
Ranked 42nd.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 515.35$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
88.15$ per capita
Ranked 108th.

Produce > Live stock > Production index 96
Ranked 157th.
127
Ranked 40th. 32% more than France

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 19.67$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 126th.
22.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 15% more than France

Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000 2.07
Ranked 19th.
4.71
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than France
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 200
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than South Africa
44.8
Ranked 82nd.

Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 615.74
Ranked 31st. 14 times more than South Africa
43.45
Ranked 118th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 19.67$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 126th.
22.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 15% more than France

Wine > Wine > Exports > Market share > 2006 34.9%
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Africa
2.4%
Ranked 9th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 66.58 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
21.29 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 42nd.

Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ $52,674.46
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than South Africa
$3,662.87
Ranked 46th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 515.35 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
88.15 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 109th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 687.13$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa
115.51$ per capita
Ranked 109th.

Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes 4.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
1.05 million
Ranked 7th.

Area > Corn 1.65 million
Ranked 12th.
3.3 million
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as France
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 83,753.2
Ranked 19th. 28% more than South Africa
65,311.3
Ranked 27th.

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 38,667.9
Ranked 15th. 77% more than South Africa
21,870.2
Ranked 31st.

Arable and permanent cropland 19,582 thousand hectares
Ranked 16th. 25% more than South Africa
15,712 thousand hectares
Ranked 20th.
Produce > Cereal > Production growth 22%
Ranked 50th. 22 times more than South Africa
1%
Ranked 81st.
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 1.71 thousand metric tons
Ranked 131st.
2.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 123th. 30% more than France
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 304.92 ha
Ranked 57th.
320.16 ha
Ranked 54th. 5% more than France

Produce > Corn > Yield per million 0.115
Ranked 8th. 83% more than South Africa
0.063
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Meat > Production growth 27%
Ranked 74th.
-3%
Ranked 138th.
Value added > Current US$ 41.83 billion$
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than South Africa
5.42 billion$
Ranked 37th.

Value added > Current US$ per capita 662.08$
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than South Africa
114.75$
Ranked 110th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 687.13$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa
115.51$ per capita
Ranked 109th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 150.66 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 36th. 64% more than South Africa
91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 69th.

Area > Corn per 1000 26.31
Ranked 12th.
70.72
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than France
Organic cropland 419,750 hectares
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than South Africa
45,000 hectares
Ranked 25th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production 6,378 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa
1,633 thousand metric tons
Ranked 44th.
Arable and permanent cropland per million 321.49 thousand hectares
Ranked 53th.
357.09 thousand hectares
Ranked 46th. 11% more than France
Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 per 1000 84.09 tonnes
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa
21.22 tonnes
Ranked 7th.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain 24.39 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Africa
10.36 million
Ranked 14th.
Area > Soybean 80,000
Ranked 21st.
140,000
Ranked 20th. 75% more than France
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production 1.49 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
650,000
Ranked 12th.
Produce > Wheat > Yield per million 0.0994
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
0.0441
Ranked 15th.
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain 6.09
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
2.45
Ranked 14th.
Produce > International wheat > Production statistics 39
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than South Africa
2.3
Ranked 28th.

Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000 73.6
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
21.76
Ranked 7th.

Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 5.35 million tonnes
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
1.01 million tonnes
Ranked 8th.
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million 0.0971
Ranked 8th. 85% more than South Africa
0.0525
Ranked 13th.
Produce > Soybean > Yield 1.6
Ranked 11th.
1.63
Ranked 10th. 2% more than France
Area > Total Oilseed per 1000 29.66
Ranked 13th. 77% more than South Africa
16.71
Ranked 20th.
Organic cropland per 1000 6.74 hectares
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than South Africa
0.976 hectares
Ranked 39th.
Permanent crops per 1000 18.75 hectares
Ranked 94th.
21.8 hectares
Ranked 82nd. 16% more than France
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth -11%
Ranked 123th.
49%
Ranked 28th.
Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.94%
Ranked 71st.
1.98%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than France

Irrigated land > % of cropland 13.28%
Ranked 73th. 39% more than South Africa
9.53%
Ranked 78th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 31.37 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than South Africa
4.13 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 42nd.

Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 42.08%
Ranked 69th. 37% more than South Africa
30.75%
Ranked 91st.

Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 1.25%
Ranked 50th. 44% more than South Africa
0.87%
Ranked 83th.

Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 9.61 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa
3.8 million
Ranked 30th.

Produce > Sorghum > Yield 3.79
Ranked 7th. 32% more than South Africa
2.88
Ranked 9th.
Cultivable land > % of land area 33.66%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than South Africa
11.94%
Ranked 89th.

Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million 0.0431
Ranked 11th. 50% more than South Africa
0.0287
Ranked 14th.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000 388.98
Ranked 8th. 75% more than South Africa
222.01
Ranked 15th.
Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000 63.79
Ranked 17th.
90.86
Ranked 12th. 42% more than France
Area > Sunflowerseed per 1000 11
Ranked 11th.
11.36
Ranked 10th. 3% more than France
Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 1.98%
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than South Africa
0.78%
Ranked 117th.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 1.59%
Ranked 145th.
2.31%
Ranked 99th. 45% more than France

Agricultural land > % of land area 53.72%
Ranked 59th.
81.83%
Ranked 5th. 52% more than France

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 9.43 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Africa
4.06 million
Ranked 33th.

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 75.1%
Ranked 51st. 17% more than South Africa
64.25%
Ranked 85th.

Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield per million 0.0344
Ranked 7th. 31% more than South Africa
0.0264
Ranked 9th.
Value added > Annual % growth -11.18%
Ranked 135th.
5.37%
Ranked 37th.

Area > Total Oilseed 1.86 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Africa
780,000
Ranked 22nd.
Permanent cropland > % of land area 2.05% of land area
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than South Africa
0.79% of land area
Ranked 119th.

Area > Wheat 4.92 million
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than South Africa
750,000
Ranked 22nd.
Area > Total Coarse Grain 4 million
Ranked 13th.
4.24 million
Ranked 12th. 6% more than France
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 12.41%
Ranked 139th.
62.69%
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than France

Area > Sorghum 60,000
Ranked 18th.
130,000
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than France
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 31.62
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than South Africa
12.5
Ranked 44th.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.484
Ranked 62nd. 96% more than South Africa
0.247
Ranked 100th.

Area > Soybean per 1000 1.28
Ranked 19th.
3
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than France
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 496.56 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
87.57 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 109th.

Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000 80.38
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa
22.29
Ranked 21st.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 69.32%
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than South Africa
6.05%
Ranked 100th.

Produce > Sorghum > Yield per million 0.0604
Ranked 9th.
0.0617
Ranked 8th. 2% more than France
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 143.6
Ranked 36th. 81% more than South Africa
79.27
Ranked 79th.

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 1.45%
Ranked 45th. 34% more than South Africa
1.08%
Ranked 74th.

Area > Wheat per 1000 78.47
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa
16.07
Ranked 22nd.
Value added > Constant LCU 34049800000 28684000000
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 15.81%
Ranked 71st.
27.9%
Ranked 45th. 76% more than France

Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 105.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than South Africa
38.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 95th.
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000 23.76
Ranked 9th. 71% more than South Africa
13.93
Ranked 11th.
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed 5.04 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than South Africa
1.04 million
Ranked 23th.
Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 299.89%
Ranked 19th.
305.63%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than France

Value added agriculture growth > Including farming 3.38
Ranked 51st.
-3.2
Ranked 100th.

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 18.26%
Ranked 89th.
31.23%
Ranked 49th. 71% more than France

Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield 2.16
Ranked 1st. 76% more than South Africa
1.23
Ranked 11th.
Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 185.42%
Ranked 25th.
232.76%
Ranked 21st. 26% more than France

Area > Sorghum per 1000 0.957
Ranked 17th.
2.79
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than France
Area > Sunflowerseed 690,000
Ranked 9th. 30% more than South Africa
530,000
Ranked 11th.
Value added > Current LCU 33633700000 34441000000
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 9.17 million hectares
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than South Africa
4.3 million hectares
Ranked 31st.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 145.17 hectares
Ranked 36th. 59% more than South Africa
91.03 hectares
Ranked 68th.

Arable land > % of land area 33.64% of land area
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than South Africa
12.15% of land area
Ranked 88th.

Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.84%
Ranked 74th.
1.92%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than France

Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed 2.7
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
1.34
Ranked 17th.
Produce > Soybean > Yield per million 0.0255
Ranked 11th.
0.0349
Ranked 9th. 37% more than France

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