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Agriculture Stats: compare key data on Norway & United States

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.
  • 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).
  • Produce > Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
  • 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."
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added: Agriculture, value added (% of GDP). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Cotton > Exports: Exports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops: Arable land and Permanent crops.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Value: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Cotton use: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce: Aquaculture output in million tonnes by country for the year 2004. Aquaculture is the practice of culturing fresh and sea water fishes under controlled environment. An estimated 50% of all fish and shellfish consumed by us come from aquaculture.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Cotton use per million: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports: Imports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cotton > Exports per million: Exports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce per million: Aquaculture output in million tonnes by country for the year 2004. Aquaculture is the practice of culturing fresh and sea water fishes under controlled environment. An estimated 50% of all fish and shellfish consumed by us come from aquaculture. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Area > Barley: Land area under Barley, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • Produce > Cotton > Production per million: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • Organic cropland: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count
  • Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Area > Barley per 1000: Land area under Barley, 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)
  • 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 > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
  • 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
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports per million: Imports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Barley > Yield per million: Yield of Barley, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Agricultural land > % of land area: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops."
  • Fertilizer 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."
  • Area > Oats: Land area under Oats, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > 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.
  • 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.
  • Arable land > % of land area: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Produce > 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).
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Cotton > Stocks per million: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crop farmland > % of land area: Permanent crop farmland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber."
  • Produce > Barley > Yield: Yield of Barley, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Oats > Yield: Yield of Oats, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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 > Oats per 1000: Land area under Oats, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales)
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Oats > Yield per million: Yield of Oats, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Norway United States HISTORY
Agricultural growth 97
Ranked 160th.
107
Ranked 105th. 10% more than Norway

Agricultural growth per capita 92 Int. $
Ranked 142nd.
100 Int. $
Ranked 93th. 9% more than Norway

Agricultural land > Sq. km 9,980 sq. km
Ranked 143th.
4.11 million sq. km
Ranked 2nd. 412 times more than Norway

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 28.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 74% more than United States
16.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $5.98 billion
Ranked 49th.
$173.80 billion
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Norway

Arable land > Hectares 859,000 hectares
Ranked 52nd.
174.45 million hectares
Ranked 1st. 203 times more than Norway

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 185.8 hectares
Ranked 34th.
590.32 hectares
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.165
Ranked 88th.
0.514
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Norway

Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,545.2
Ranked 59th.
6,624.4
Ranked 11th. 87% more than Norway

Cultivable land > Hectares 854,000
Ranked 107th.
170.43 million
Ranked 1st. 200 times more than Norway

Farm workers 92,000
Ranked 138th.
2.67 million
Ranked 47th. 29 times more than Norway

Produce > Crop > Production index 108.5%
Ranked 79th.
111.3%
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Norway

Produce > Food > Production index 99.5%
Ranked 142nd.
107.5%
Ranked 80th. 8% more than Norway

Products barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Rural population 17,269
Ranked 164th. 11% more than United States
15,540
Ranked 170th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors 130,000
Ranked 34th.
4.76 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Norway

Tractors 133,000
Ranked 32nd.
4.8 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Norway
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 2.01 sq. km
Ranked 148th.
13.2 sq. km
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Norway

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 1,484.02
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than United States
269.43
Ranked 52nd.

Fertilizer use 222 kg
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States
103.4 kg
Ranked 40th.
Gross value added 5.16 billion
Ranked 63th.
177.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Norway

Produce > Meat > Production 260 thousand metric tons
Ranked 67th.
35,085 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 135 times more than Norway
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,467.12
Ranked 68th.
5,922.47
Ranked 20th. 71% more than Norway

Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Norway

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $1,222.64
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
$557.79
Ranked 25th.

Gross value added per capita 1,028.66
Ranked 9th. 82% more than United States
564.9
Ranked 47th.

Produce > Food > Production 98
Ranked 146th.
109
Ranked 96th. 11% more than Norway

Workers per hectare 0.1
Ranked 141st. Twice as much as United States
0.05
Ranked 143th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index 96.8%
Ranked 159th.
102.3%
Ranked 110th. 6% more than Norway

Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 100
Ranked 132nd.
109
Ranked 90th. 9% more than Norway

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 185.8 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 35th.
588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway

Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 36,202.41 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 12th.
39,125.76 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Norway

Tractors per 1000 29.62
Ranked 9th. 74% more than United States
17.01
Ranked 20th.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 1.01 million
Ranked 105th.
356.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 352 times more than Norway

Farm machinery > Tractors 132,500
Ranked 32nd.
4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Norway

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 28.48
Ranked 10th. 74% more than United States
16.41
Ranked 20th.

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 184,000 metric tons
Ranked 60th.
19.3 million metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 105 times more than Norway

Produce > Cotton > Production 0.0
Ranked 105th.
17,559
Ranked 2nd.
Rural population per thousand people 4.6
Ranked 115th. 70 times more than United States
0.0658
Ranked 204th.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 77.12
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than United States
9.04
Ranked 51st.

Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $108.76
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than United States
$28.94
Ranked 61st.

Fertilizer use > Metric tons 522,727
Ranked 32nd.
25.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Norway

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 3.51
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States
1.7
Ranked 36th.

Value added 1.85
Ranked 18th. 13% more than United States
1.63
Ranked 19th.
Cotton > Exports 0.0
Ranked 107th.
12,000 thousand bales
Ranked 1st.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 859,000 ha
Ranked 111th.
173.16 million ha
Ranked 1st. 202 times more than Norway

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 2,083.81 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 32nd. 90% more than United States
1,096.63 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 59th.

Value 3.66 billion
Ranked 44th.
123.28 billion
Ranked 4th. 34 times more than Norway

Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 250.11
Ranked 28th. 46% more than United States
171.19
Ranked 43th.

Cotton use 1 thousand bales
Ranked 107th.
6,400 thousand bales
Ranked 4th. 6400 times more than Norway
Produce > Cereal > Production 101 thousand metric tons
Ranked 98th.
117 thousand metric tons
Ranked 57th. 16% more than Norway
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,060.5
Ranked 96th.
195,599.9
Ranked 4th. 95 times more than Norway

Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 421.43
Ranked 57th.
632.34
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Norway

Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.18
Ranked 84th.
0.57
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Norway

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 202.24
Ranked 82nd.
1,137.13
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Norway

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 674.79
Ranked 33th.
983.05
Ranked 20th. 46% more than Norway

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,762.1
Ranked 92nd.
178,158.4
Ranked 2nd. 101 times more than Norway

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 360.4
Ranked 45th.
575.96
Ranked 21st. 60% more than Norway

Produce > Meat > Production per million 57.6 thousand metric tons
Ranked 31st.
123.12 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Norway
Permanent crops 0.0
Ranked 180th.
2.05 million hectares
Ranked 17th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 40.55 metric tons
Ranked 16th.
67.1 metric tons
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Norway

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 752.8$ per capita
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
371.86$ per capita
Ranked 25th.

Produce > Live stock > Production index 96
Ranked 156th.
105
Ranked 112th. 9% more than Norway

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 14.1$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 129th. 13% more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 382
Ranked 22nd.
2,818
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Norway

Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 1,551.52
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United States
257.58
Ranked 58th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 14.1$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 129th. 13% more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce 0.64 million tonnes
Ranked 9th. 5% more than United States
0.61 million tonnes
Ranked 10th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 40.55 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 16th.
66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Norway

Cotton use per million 0.218 thousand bales
Ranked 104th.
21.86 thousand bales
Ranked 16th. 100 times more than Norway
Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ $44,236.13
Ranked 5th.
$45,417.89
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Norway

Produce > Cotton > Imports 1 thousand bales
Ranked 83th.
50 thousand bales
Ranked 55th. 50 times more than Norway
Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 901.07$ per capita
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than United States
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 752.8 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
371.86 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 25th.

Cotton > Exports per million 0.0
Ranked 106th.
40.98 thousand bales
Ranked 9th.
Aquafarming > Production volume > Million tonnes of produce per million 0.139 million tonnes
Ranked 1st. 67 times more than United States
0.00208 million tonnes
Ranked 10th.
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3,299.2
Ranked 87th.
304,082
Ranked 2nd. 92 times more than Norway

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 17,148
Ranked 63th.
524,688.1
Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Norway

Arable and permanent cropland 883 thousand hectares
Ranked 109th.
179,000 thousand hectares
Ranked 1st. 203 times more than Norway
Produce > Cereal > Production growth 17%
Ranked 58th.
28%
Ranked 42nd. 65% more than Norway
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 22.38 thousand metric tons
Ranked 38th. 54 times more than United States
0.411 thousand metric tons
Ranked 144th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 182.41 ha
Ranked 102nd.
574.83 ha
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Norway

Area > Barley 180,000
Ranked 22nd.
1.91 million
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Norway
Produce > Meat > Production growth 31%
Ranked 71st.
46%
Ranked 56th. 48% more than Norway
Value added > Current US$ 4.17 billion$
Ranked 45th.
145.9 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Norway

Value added > Current US$ per capita 901.07$
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than United States
498.28$
Ranked 19th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 901.07$ per capita
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than United States
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 70.45 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 89th.
191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Norway

Produce > Cotton > Production per million 0.0
Ranked 104th.
59.97
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production 453 thousand metric tons
Ranked 87th.
22,392 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 49 times more than Norway
Organic cropland 0.0
Ranked 87th.
950,000 hectares
Ranked 4th.
Arable and permanent cropland per million 196.62 thousand hectares
Ranked 88th.
634.39 thousand hectares
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Norway
Area > Barley per 1000 39.2
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than United States
6.52
Ranked 19th.
Organic cropland per 1000 0.0
Ranked 86th.
3.27 hectares
Ranked 23th.
Permanent crops per 1000 0.0
Ranked 175th.
7.27 hectares
Ranked 130th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth 9%
Ranked 70th.
30%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Norway
Cultivable land > % of land area 2.81%
Ranked 159th.
18.6%
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Norway

Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 379,950
Ranked 84th.
60.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 160 times more than Norway

Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 1.28%
Ranked 42nd. 51% more than United States
0.85%
Ranked 87th.

Value added > Constant LCU 30633900000 109200000000
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 28.34%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than United States
13.68%
Ranked 110th.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 1.42%
Ranked 143th. 22% more than United States
1.16%
Ranked 124th.

Produce > Cotton > Imports per million 0.218 thousand bales
Ranked 79th. 28% more than United States
0.171 thousand bales
Ranked 81st.
Produce > Barley > Yield per million 0.808
Ranked 3rd. 75 times more than United States
0.0108
Ranked 20th.
Agricultural land > % of land area 3.39%
Ranked 188th.
44.88%
Ranked 81st. 13 times more than Norway

Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 31.61%
Ranked 59th.
160.67%
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Norway

Value added agriculture growth > Including farming -5.13
Ranked 107th.
9.14
Ranked 20th.

Area > Oats 90,000
Ranked 15th.
900,000
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Norway
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 3.48 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 47th.
109.2 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Norway

Value added > Annual % growth 1.2%
Ranked 95th.
-1.71%
Ranked 136th.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 2.94
Ranked 78th.
478.4
Ranked 3rd. 163 times more than Norway

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 325,700 hectares
Ranked 110th.
56.81 million hectares
Ranked 3rd. 174 times more than Norway

Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 42.91%
Ranked 30th.
46.11%
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Norway

Arable land > % of land area 2.82% of land area
Ranked 68th.
19.04% of land area
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Norway

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 1.79%
Ranked 29th. 36% more than United States
1.32%
Ranked 59th.

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 28.75%
Ranked 127th.
40.22%
Ranked 115th. 40% more than Norway

Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.49%
Ranked 88th.
2.31%
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Norway

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 58.33
Ranked 101st.
192
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Norway

Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million 0.0
Ranked 108th.
18.56 thousand bales
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 102.22 thousand metric tons
Ranked 58th. 26% more than United States
81.17 thousand metric tons
Ranked 70th.
Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 0.02%
Ranked 178th.
0.3%
Ranked 142nd. 15 times more than Norway

Produce > Barley > Yield 3.71
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United States
3.17
Ranked 9th.
Produce > Oats > Yield 4.44
Ranked 2nd. 91% more than United States
2.33
Ranked 7th.
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 292,750
Ranked 115th.
60.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 206 times more than Norway

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 53.41%
Ranked 105th.
58.59%
Ranked 96th. 10% more than Norway

Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 19.53%
Ranked 62nd.
86.89%
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Norway

Area > Oats per 1000 19.6
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than United States
3.07
Ranked 14th.
Produce > Cotton > Stocks 0.0
Ranked 109th.
5,385 thousand bales
Ranked 2nd.
Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 12.02%
Ranked 121st.
37.28%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Norway

Value added > Current LCU 26839000000 145900000000
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 70.45 hectares
Ranked 86th.
192.23 hectares
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Norway

Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.49%
Ranked 90th.
2.31%
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Norway

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.593
Ranked 50th.
1.54
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Norway

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 752.8 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
372.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 25th.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 0.769%
Ranked 148th.
16.98%
Ranked 66th. 22 times more than Norway

Produce > Oats > Yield per million 0.967
Ranked 1st. 122 times more than United States
0.00796
Ranked 16th.

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