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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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Grains > Corn stocks: Figures for 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Coarse grain > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons.
  • 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$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Value added > Current US$ > 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. 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.
  • 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
  • Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Oats > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Area > Soybean: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Grains > Corn stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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."
  • 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 > Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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 > 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 > Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 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."
  • 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."
  • 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 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.
  • 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 > Oats > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
STAT Japan South Africa HISTORY
Agricultural growth 98
Ranked 154th.
107
Ranked 104th. 9% more than Japan

Agricultural growth per capita 97 Int. $
Ranked 112th.
100 Int. $
Ranked 92nd. 3% more than Japan

Agricultural land > Sq. km 45,610 sq. km
Ranked 94th.
963,740 sq. km
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Japan

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $68.28 billion
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than South Africa
$8.86 billion
Ranked 33th.

Arable land > Hectares 4.36 million hectares
Ranked 24th.
14.75 million hectares
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 34.12 hectares
Ranked 65th.
319.91 hectares
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than Japan

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.0333
Ranked 172nd.
0.238
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Japan

Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 6,017
Ranked 15th. 58% more than South Africa
3,807.4
Ranked 47th.

Cultivable land > Hectares 4.33 million
Ranked 48th.
14.5 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Japan

Farm workers 1.63 million
Ranked 57th. 29% more than South Africa
1.26 million
Ranked 65th.

Grains > Rice > Consumption 8,658 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than South Africa
675 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th.
Produce > Crop > Production index 95.4%
Ranked 154th.
102.6%
Ranked 117th. 8% more than Japan

Produce > Food > Production index 97.7%
Ranked 157th.
105.9%
Ranked 88th. 8% more than Japan

Products rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products
Rural population 15,225
Ranked 173th.
26,458
Ranked 123th. 74% more than Japan

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 15.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than South Africa
1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Produce > Soybean > Production 230,000
Ranked 16th. 5% more than South Africa
220,000
Ranked 18th.
Agricultural machinery > Tractors 2.03 million
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than South Africa
65,475
Ranked 48th.

Tractors 2.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than South Africa
72,300
Ranked 44th.
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 0.357 sq. km
Ranked 194th.
19.05 sq. km
Ranked 31st. 53 times more than Japan

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 4,612.24
Ranked 2nd. 104 times more than South Africa
44.38
Ranked 120th.

Fertilizer use 301 kg
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than South Africa
48.2 kg
Ranked 72nd.
Gross value added 69.24 billion
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than South Africa
8.86 billion
Ranked 47th.

Produce > Meat > Production 3,081 thousand metric tons
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Africa
1,212 thousand metric tons
Ranked 30th.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 5,019.85
Ranked 30th. 38% more than South Africa
3,649.53
Ranked 59th.

Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 0.365 per 1,000 people
Ranked 186th.
22.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 62 times more than Japan

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $534.24
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than South Africa
$173.06
Ranked 95th.

Gross value added per capita 542.82
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than South Africa
173.06
Ranked 173th.

Grains > Rice > Consumption per million 67.77 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa
14.46 thousand metric tons
Ranked 15th.
Produce > Food > Production 99
Ranked 137th.
109
Ranked 95th. 10% more than Japan

Workers per hectare 0.6
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than South Africa
0.1
Ranked 124th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index 99.7%
Ranked 139th.
108.6%
Ranked 70th. 9% more than Japan

Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 96
Ranked 145th. 3% more than South Africa
93
Ranked 157th.

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 34.12 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 65th.
321.85 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than Japan

Grains > Corn > Consumption 16,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th. 84% more than South Africa
8,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th.
Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 36,289.23 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than South Africa
2,498.55 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 62nd.

Tractors per 1000 15.98
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than South Africa
1.64
Ranked 76th.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 9.6 million
Ranked 35th.
14.81 million
Ranked 31st. 54% more than Japan

Farm machinery > Tractors 6,978
Ranked 44th.
63,000
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than Japan

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 15.88
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than South Africa
1.42
Ranked 90th.

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 1.28 million metric tons
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than South Africa
965,100 metric tons
Ranked 25th.

Rural population per thousand people 0.153
Ranked 201st.
0.716
Ranked 175th. 5 times more than Japan

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 3.36
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than South Africa
0.886
Ranked 136th.

Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $51.33
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than South Africa
$23.97
Ranked 66th.

Fertilizer use > Metric tons 1.76 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Africa
689,624
Ranked 27th.

Grains > Coarse grain imports 19,185 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than South Africa
375 thousand metric tons
Ranked 33th.
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 0.316
Ranked 134th.
1.31
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Japan

Value added 1.36
Ranked 20th.
3.19
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Japan
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 4.65 million ha
Ranked 50th.
15.45 million ha
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Japan

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 2,906.29 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than South Africa
654.17 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 83th.

Value 79.43 billion
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than South Africa
4.47 billion
Ranked 39th.

Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 344.57
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than South Africa
43.94
Ranked 85th.

Produce > Cereal > Production 95 thousand metric tons
Ranked 112th.
100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 100th. 5% more than Japan
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million 125.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th.
186.44 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th. 49% more than Japan
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,545.4
Ranked 21st. 47% more than South Africa
20,083.6
Ranked 30th.

Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 231.82
Ranked 99th.
401.74
Ranked 58th. 73% more than Japan

Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.03
Ranked 164th.
0.3
Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Japan

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 75.25
Ranked 125th.
289.3
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Japan

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 58.83
Ranked 126th.
281.08
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Japan

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 201.96
Ranked 114th.
437.48
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Japan

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,497.9
Ranked 46th.
14,051.6
Ranked 28th. 87% more than Japan

Produce > Meat > Production per million 24.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 69th.
26.99 thousand metric tons
Ranked 67th. 11% more than Japan
Permanent crops 356,000 hectares
Ranked 54th.
959,000 hectares
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Japan
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 10.07 metric tons
Ranked 86th.
21.2 metric tons
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Japan

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 616.92$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than South Africa
88.15$ per capita
Ranked 108th.

Produce > Live stock > Production index 100
Ranked 137th.
127
Ranked 40th. 27% more than Japan

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 17.07$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 146th.
22.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 32% more than Japan

Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000 1.8
Ranked 20th.
4.71
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Japan
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 430
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than South Africa
44.8
Ranked 82nd.

Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 12.33
Ranked 93th.
43.45
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than Japan

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 17.07$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 146th.
22.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 32% more than Japan

Grains > Corn stocks 1,395 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th. 22% more than South Africa
1,143 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 10.07 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 85th.
21.29 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Japan

Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ $45,519.62
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than South Africa
$3,662.87
Ranked 46th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 616.92 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than South Africa
88.15 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 109th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 612.67$ per capita
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa
115.51$ per capita
Ranked 109th.

Grains > Coarse grain imports per million 150.16 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than South Africa
8.04 thousand metric tons
Ranked 29th.
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 40,261.8
Ranked 38th.
65,311.3
Ranked 27th. 62% more than Japan

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 25,739.5
Ranked 26th. 18% more than South Africa
21,870.2
Ranked 31st.

Arable and permanent cropland 4,830 thousand hectares
Ranked 44th.
15,712 thousand hectares
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Japan
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption per million 152.51
Ranked 12th.
198.72
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Japan
Produce > Cereal > Production growth -12%
Ranked 124th.
1%
Ranked 81st.
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 0.747 thousand metric tons
Ranked 140th.
2.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Japan
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 36.39 ha
Ranked 175th.
320.16 ha
Ranked 54th. 9 times more than Japan

Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption 19,485
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Africa
9,273
Ranked 11th.
Produce > Meat > Production growth -20%
Ranked 141st. 7 times more than South Africa
-3%
Ranked 138th.
Value added > Current US$ per capita 612.68$
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa
114.75$
Ranked 110th.

Value added > Current US$ 78.28 billion$
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than South Africa
5.42 billion$
Ranked 37th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 612.67$ per capita
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa
115.51$ per capita
Ranked 109th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 15.81 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 141st.
91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Japan

Produce > Root and tuber > Production 4,937 thousand metric tons
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than South Africa
1,633 thousand metric tons
Ranked 44th.
Organic cropland 5,083 hectares
Ranked 53th.
45,000 hectares
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Japan
Arable and permanent cropland per million 38.07 thousand hectares
Ranked 142nd.
357.09 thousand hectares
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than Japan
Produce > Oats > Imports per million 0.665 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than South Africa
0.536 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd.
Area > Soybean 150,000
Ranked 17th. 7% more than South Africa
140,000
Ranked 20th.
Grains > Corn stocks per million 10.92 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th.
24.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
Produce > Wheat > Imports 5,800 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Africa
1,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 23th.
Produce > Soybean > Yield 1.53
Ranked 12th.
1.63
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Japan
Organic cropland per 1000 0.0398 hectares
Ranked 64th.
0.976 hectares
Ranked 39th. 25 times more than Japan
Permanent crops per 1000 2.81 hectares
Ranked 152nd.
21.8 hectares
Ranked 82nd. 8 times more than Japan
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth -17%
Ranked 131st.
49%
Ranked 28th.
Value added > Annual % growth -2.16%
Ranked 138th.
5.37%
Ranked 37th.

Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 1.44%
Ranked 32nd. 66% more than South Africa
0.87%
Ranked 83th.

Cultivable land > % of land area 11.87%
Ranked 92nd.
11.94%
Ranked 89th. 1% more than Japan

Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 73.38%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than South Africa
30.75%
Ranked 91st.

Produce > Barley > Imports per million 10.18 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Africa
2.14 thousand metric tons
Ranked 15th.
Produce > Corn > Imports 16,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than South Africa
200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 31st.
Value added > Constant LCU 8494100000000 28684000000
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 19.32%
Ranked 86th.
31.23%
Ranked 49th. 62% more than Japan

Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 1.16%
Ranked 125th.
2.31%
Ranked 99th. Twice as much as Japan

Agricultural land > % of land area 12.76%
Ranked 164th.
81.83%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan

Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 0.89%
Ranked 108th. 14% more than South Africa
0.78%
Ranked 117th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 78.82 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than South Africa
4.13 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 42nd.

Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.91% of land area
Ranked 44th. 15% more than South Africa
0.79% of land area
Ranked 119th.

Produce > Rice > Imports 650 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. The same as South Africa
650 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 2.02 million
Ranked 43th.
3.8 million
Ranked 30th. 88% more than Japan

Value added > Current LCU 8468900000000 34441000000
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 90.04
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than South Africa
12.5
Ranked 44th.

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 17.55%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than South Africa
6.05%
Ranked 100th.

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 1.99%
Ranked 23th. 84% more than South Africa
1.08%
Ranked 74th.

Arable land > % of land area 11.96% of land area
Ranked 48th.
12.15% of land area
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Japan

Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.52%
Ranked 83th.
1.98%
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Japan

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 63.13%
Ranked 84th. 1% more than South Africa
62.69%
Ranked 85th.

Area > Soybean per 1000 1.17
Ranked 20th.
3
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 616.93 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than South Africa
87.57 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 109th.

Produce > Soybean > Yield per million 0.012
Ranked 15th.
0.0349
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Japan
Produce > Rice > Imports per million 5.09 thousand metric tons
Ranked 27th.
13.93 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Japan
Irrigated land > % of cropland 54.73%
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than South Africa
9.53%
Ranked 78th.

Value added agriculture growth > Including farming 4.94
Ranked 43th.
-3.2
Ranked 100th.

Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 174.58%
Ranked 27th.
305.63%
Ranked 18th. 75% more than Japan

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 15.81 hectares
Ranked 140th.
91.03 hectares
Ranked 68th. 6 times more than Japan

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 2.02 million hectares
Ranked 48th.
4.3 million hectares
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Japan

Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.67%
Ranked 78th.
1.92%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Japan

Produce > Oats > Imports 85 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa
25 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th.
Produce > Wheat > Imports per million 45.4 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than South Africa
21.43 thousand metric tons
Ranked 27th.
Produce > Corn > Imports per million 125.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than South Africa
4.29 thousand metric tons
Ranked 28th.
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.704
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than South Africa
0.247
Ranked 100th.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 20.94%
Ranked 55th.
27.9%
Ranked 45th. 33% more than Japan

Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 39.06 thousand metric tons
Ranked 94th. About the same as South Africa
38.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 95th.
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 1.91 million
Ranked 52nd.
4.06 million
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Japan

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 14.99
Ranked 145th.
79.27
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Japan

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 29.13%
Ranked 126th.
64.25%
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Japan

Produce > Barley > Imports 1,300 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa
100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th.
Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 123.56%
Ranked 35th.
232.76%
Ranked 21st. 88% more than Japan

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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