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Agriculture Stats: compare key data on Saudi Arabia & Yemen

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 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 > 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.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita: Agriculture, value added (current US$). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross value added per capita: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Workers per hectare: Workers per hectare of cropland 2000. Agricultural labor intensity, number of workers per hectare shows the labor input intensity of agricultural systems. It is calculated by WRI by dividing the number of agricultural workers by the number of hectares of arable and permanent cropland. Values vary widely among countries according to labor scarcity, production technologies, costs of energy and machinery, etc.
  • Produce > Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
  • Arable land > Hectares > Per capita: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal: Water productivity, total (constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal. GDP (Gross domestic product) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people: Arable land and Permanent crops. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Value added > Current US$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Value added > Current US$ 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.
  • 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.
  • Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops per 1000: Permanent crops in 2000. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant LCU: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • 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 > 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 > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Permanent cropland > % of land area: Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • 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.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Irrigated land > % of cropland: Irrigated land refers to areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding. Cropland refers to arable land and permanent cropland.
  • Produce > Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • 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 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).
STAT Saudi Arabia Yemen HISTORY
Agricultural growth 120
Ranked 56th.
129
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Saudi Arabia

Agricultural growth per capita 101 Int. $
Ranked 89th.
105 Int. $
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Agricultural land > Sq. km 1.73 million sq. km
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Yemen
234,520 sq. km
Ranked 46th.

Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 62.44 sq. km
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Yemen
10.06 sq. km
Ranked 46th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors 9,930
Ranked 86th. 53% more than Yemen
6,500
Ranked 92nd.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 0.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 36% more than Yemen
0.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $15.95 billion
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Yemen
$2.46 billion
Ranked 82nd.

Arable land > Hectares 3.6 million hectares
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Yemen
1.54 million hectares
Ranked 90th.

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 157.53 hectares
Ranked 97th. 96% more than Yemen
80.55 hectares
Ranked 141st.

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.112
Ranked 114th. 2 times more than Yemen
0.0498
Ranked 158th.

Produce > Crop > Production index 115.9%
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Yemen
102.1%
Ranked 120th.

Produce > Food > Production index 118.6%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Yemen
110.5%
Ranked 56th.

Products wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock, poultry; fish
Rural population 7,426
Ranked 195th.
58,973
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

Tractors 9,500
Ranked 79th. 64% more than Yemen
5,800
Ranked 90th.
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 27.58
Ranked 132nd.
42.29
Ranked 121st. 53% more than Saudi Arabia

Fertilizer use 104.6 kg
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Yemen
11.3 kg
Ranked 105th.
Gross value added 13.28 billion
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Yemen
4.73 billion
Ranked 67th.

Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 5,166.19
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Yemen
1,056.57
Ranked 157th.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $563.88
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Yemen
$107.86
Ranked 153th.

Gross value added per capita 469.61
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Yemen
198.45
Ranked 163th.

Workers per hectare 0.2
Ranked 105th.
1.7
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia
Produce > Livestock > Production index 108.1%
Ranked 75th.
119.5%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Saudi Arabia

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 163.23 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Yemen
78.01 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 145th.

Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 15,396.84 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 24th. 46 times more than Yemen
333.69 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 122nd.

Tractors per 1000 0.472
Ranked 96th. 42% more than Yemen
0.331
Ranked 102nd.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 1.17 million
Ranked 101st. 29% more than Yemen
909,741
Ranked 109th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 0.435
Ranked 118th. 28% more than Yemen
0.341
Ranked 125th.

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 381,300 metric tons
Ranked 40th. 33 times more than Yemen
11,600 metric tons
Ranked 120th.

Rural population per thousand people 0.366
Ranked 188th.
3.14
Ranked 132nd. 9 times more than Saudi Arabia

Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $20.00
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Yemen
$5.20
Ranked 123th.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.0864
Ranked 170th.
0.0901
Ranked 169th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 2.21
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Yemen
0.385
Ranked 131st.

Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 3.62 million ha
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Yemen
1.62 million ha
Ranked 90th.

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 1,059.17 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 63th. 14 times more than Yemen
75.42 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 134th.

Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,812.5
Ranked 101st.
4,099.9
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 66.49
Ranked 126th.
180.11
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 41.48
Ranked 139th. 9% more than Yemen
38.14
Ranked 142nd.

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 81.54
Ranked 121st.
112.27
Ranked 117th. 38% more than Saudi Arabia

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 229.24
Ranked 106th. 45% more than Yemen
158.15
Ranked 125th.

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,222.6
Ranked 85th.
2,555.7
Ranked 81st. 15% more than Saudi Arabia

Permanent crops 191,000 hectares
Ranked 80th. 54% more than Yemen
124,000 hectares
Ranked 96th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 17.47 metric tons
Ranked 57th. 28 times more than Yemen
0.625 metric tons
Ranked 143th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 432.6$ per capita
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Yemen
49.67$ per capita
Ranked 129th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 39.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 119th.
132.55$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 2.4
Ranked 148th. 14% more than Yemen
2.1
Ranked 151st.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 39.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 119th.
132.55$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 17.66 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 58th. 29 times more than Yemen
0.608 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 143th.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 432.6 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Yemen
49.67 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 129th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 440.16$ per capita
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Yemen
95.21$ per capita
Ranked 116th.

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 60,310.2
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Yemen
8,764.7
Ranked 83th.

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 6,248.8
Ranked 62nd. 74% more than Yemen
3,599.9
Ranked 82nd.

Arable and permanent cropland 3,785 thousand hectares
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Yemen
1,669 thousand hectares
Ranked 90th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 139.88 ha
Ranked 124th. 82% more than Yemen
76.72 ha
Ranked 157th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 440.16$ per capita
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Yemen
95.21$ per capita
Ranked 116th.

Value added > Current US$ 9.92 billion$
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Yemen
2 billion$
Ranked 69th.

Value added > Current US$ per capita 415.98$
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Yemen
99.16$
Ranked 116th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 27.18 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 136th.
32.8 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 129th. 21% more than Saudi Arabia

Arable and permanent cropland per million 187.89 thousand hectares
Ranked 92nd. 97% more than Yemen
95.25 thousand hectares
Ranked 132nd.
Permanent crops per 1000 9.48 hectares
Ranked 122nd. 34% more than Yemen
7.08 hectares
Ranked 132nd.
Value added > Current LCU 37187000000 382433700000
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 9%
Ranked 132nd. 21% more than Yemen
7.43%
Ranked 140th.

Arable land > % of land area 1.8% of land area
Ranked 176th.
2.91% of land area
Ranked 160th. 62% more than Saudi Arabia

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 25.45 hectares
Ranked 136th.
34.17 hectares
Ranked 128th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 8.03
Ranked 150th.
36.1
Ranked 125th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Value added > Constant LCU 37401000000 53206550000
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 986.25%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Yemen
169.76%
Ranked 15th.

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 227,150
Ranked 118th.
861,030
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia

Produce > Rice > Imports 950 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Yemen
250 thousand metric tons
Ranked 26th.
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 35.57%
Ranked 124th.
70.99%
Ranked 65th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia

Value added > Annual % growth 1.77%
Ranked 107th.
3.53%
Ranked 56th. Twice as much as Saudi Arabia

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 9.75 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Yemen
1.04 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 80th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 628,345 hectares
Ranked 93th.
688,080 hectares
Ranked 90th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia

Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.1% of land area
Ranked 171st.
0.25% of land area
Ranked 149th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 88%
Ranked 34th.
90.74%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 3.01%
Ranked 127th.
46.78%
Ranked 60th. 16 times more than Saudi Arabia

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 23.67
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Yemen
3.56
Ranked 75th.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.853
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Yemen
0.153
Ranked 122nd.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 408.83 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Yemen
51.73 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 127th.

Irrigated land > % of cropland 42.65%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Yemen
32.95%
Ranked 34th.

Produce > Rice > Imports per million 39.85 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Yemen
12.75 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 3%
Ranked 130th. 65% more than Yemen
1.82%
Ranked 144th.

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 0.72%
Ranked 99th.
0.96%
Ranked 89th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia

Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 2.24%
Ranked 101st.
7.7%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.09%
Ranked 101st.
0.15%
Ranked 97th. 67% more than Saudi Arabia

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