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Agriculture Stats: compare key data on South Africa & 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.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Grains > Rice > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
  • Produce > Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
  • Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Produce > Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Tractors: Number of tractors 2000. Number of tractors in use refers to the total number of wheeled and crawler tractors used in agriculture. Garden tractors are excluded.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Fertilizer use: Average fertilizer use (kg per ha of cropland 2000). Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.
  • Gross value added: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars.
  • Produce > Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita: Agriculture, value added (current US$). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross value added per capita: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Grains > Rice > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Food > Production: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value."
  • Workers per hectare: Workers per hectare of cropland 2000. Agricultural labor intensity, number of workers per hectare shows the labor input intensity of agricultural systems. It is calculated by WRI by dividing the number of agricultural workers by the number of hectares of arable and permanent cropland. Values vary widely among countries according to labor scarcity, production technologies, costs of energy and machinery, etc.
  • Produce > Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
  • Produce > Agricultural crop > Production: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001."
  • Arable land > Hectares > Per capita: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Grains > Corn > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Tractors per 1000: Number of tractors 2000. Number of tractors in use refers to the total number of wheeled and crawler tractors used in agriculture. Garden tractors are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Farm machinery > Tractors: Farm machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June).
  • Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes: Production of wine by country in the year 2007. Figures are in tonnes
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal: Water productivity, total (constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal. GDP (Gross domestic product) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
  • Fertilizer use > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis."
  • Grains > Coarse grain imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added: Agriculture, value added (% of GDP). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops: Arable land and Permanent crops.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Value: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Produce > Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
  • Grains > Corn > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Produce > Corn > Yield: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cultivable land > Hectares per person: Cultivable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • 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 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.
  • Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000: Production of wine by country in the year 2007. Figures are in tonnes. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops: Permanent crops in 2000.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Produce > Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.
  • Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land: Farm machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Produce > Corn > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Grains > Corn stocks: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Wine > Wine > Exports > Market share > 2006: Export market share in percentage of the top 10 wine exporting countries of the world.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Area > Corn: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Grains > Coarse grain imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.
  • Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management.
  • Arable and permanent cropland: Arable and permanent cropland 2000.
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cereal > Production growth: Average production of Cereals (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Produce > Cereal > Production per million: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people: Arable land and Permanent crops. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons.
  • Produce > Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Meat > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Value added > Current US$ > 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.
  • Area > Corn per 1000: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Organic cropland: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 per 1000: Production of wine by country in the year 2006. Figures are in tonnes. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Area > Soybean: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Oats > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Corn stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006: Production of wine by country in the year 2006. Figures are in tonnes
  • Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Corn > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Area > Total Oilseed per 1000: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Corn > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Organic cropland per 1000: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops per 1000: Permanent crops in 2000. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Produce > Barley > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
  • Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • 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."
  • Area > Sorghum per 1000: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Annual % growth: Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Area > Total Oilseed: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004. 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Area > Total Coarse Grain: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Permanent cropland > % of land area: Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
  • Area > Sorghum: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • 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 > 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).
  • 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 > Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Oats > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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 > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Corn > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Sorghum > Yield per million: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million 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.
  • Area > Wheat per 1000: Land area under Wheat, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Area > Sunflowerseed per 1000: Land area under Sunflowerseed, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis."
  • Value added agriculture growth > Including farming: Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
  • Produce > Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > 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 > Sunflowerseed > Yield: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production: Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production). Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others do it on a split-year basis.
  • Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield per million: Yield of Sunflowerseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000: Total production of Sunflowerseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Area > Sunflowerseed: Land area under Sunflowerseed, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Value added > Current LCU: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
  • Produce > Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Agricultural methane emissions > % of total: Agricultural methane emissions (% of total). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Arable land > % of land area: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Area > Wheat: Land area under Wheat, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • Area > Soybean per 1000: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
STAT South Africa United States HISTORY
Agricultural growth 107
Ranked 104th. The same as United States
107
Ranked 105th.

Agricultural growth per capita 100 Int. $
Ranked 92nd. The same as United States
100 Int. $
Ranked 93th.

Agricultural land > Sq. km 963,740 sq. km
Ranked 14th.
4.11 million sq. km
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $8.86 billion
Ranked 33th.
$173.80 billion
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than South Africa

Arable land > Hectares 14.75 million hectares
Ranked 19th.
174.45 million hectares
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Africa

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 319.91 hectares
Ranked 45th.
590.32 hectares
Ranked 5th. 85% more than South Africa

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.238
Ranked 59th.
0.514
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Africa

Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,807.4
Ranked 47th.
6,624.4
Ranked 11th. 74% more than South Africa

Cultivable land > Hectares 14.5 million
Ranked 20th.
170.43 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Africa

Farm workers 1.26 million
Ranked 65th.
2.67 million
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than South Africa

Grains > Rice > Consumption 675 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th.
3,882 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than South Africa
Produce > Crop > Production index 102.6%
Ranked 117th.
111.3%
Ranked 59th. 8% more than South Africa

Produce > Food > Production index 105.9%
Ranked 88th.
107.5%
Ranked 80th. 2% more than South Africa

Products corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Rural population 26,458
Ranked 123th. 70% more than United States
15,540
Ranked 170th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 1.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
16.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than South Africa

Produce > Soybean > Production 220,000
Ranked 18th.
66.78 million
Ranked 1st. 304 times more than South Africa
Agricultural machinery > Tractors 65,475
Ranked 48th.
4.76 million
Ranked 1st. 73 times more than South Africa

Tractors 72,300
Ranked 44th.
4.8 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than South Africa
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 19.05 sq. km
Ranked 31st. 44% more than United States
13.2 sq. km
Ranked 36th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 44.38
Ranked 120th.
269.43
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than South Africa

Fertilizer use 48.2 kg
Ranked 72nd.
103.4 kg
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than South Africa
Gross value added 8.86 billion
Ranked 47th.
177.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than South Africa

Produce > Meat > Production 1,212 thousand metric tons
Ranked 30th.
35,085 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than South Africa
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,649.53
Ranked 59th.
5,922.47
Ranked 20th. 62% more than South Africa

Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 22.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 65% more than United States
13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $173.06
Ranked 95th.
$557.79
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than South Africa

Gross value added per capita 173.06
Ranked 173th.
564.9
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than South Africa

Grains > Rice > Consumption per million 14.46 thousand metric tons
Ranked 15th. 9% more than United States
13.26 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th.
Produce > Food > Production 109
Ranked 95th. The same as United States
109
Ranked 96th.

Workers per hectare 0.1
Ranked 124th. Twice as much as United States
0.05
Ranked 143th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index 108.6%
Ranked 70th. 6% more than United States
102.3%
Ranked 110th.

Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 93
Ranked 157th.
109
Ranked 90th. 17% more than South Africa

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 321.85 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 45th.
588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 5th. 83% more than South Africa

Grains > Corn > Consumption 8,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th.
207,020 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than South Africa
Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 2,498.55 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 62nd.
39,125.76 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than South Africa

Tractors per 1000 1.64
Ranked 76th.
17.01
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than South Africa
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 14.81 million
Ranked 31st.
356.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than South Africa

Farm machinery > Tractors 63,000
Ranked 46th.
4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 70 times more than South Africa

Grains > Coarse grain > Production 9,383 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th.
277,796 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than South Africa
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 1.42
Ranked 90th.
16.41
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than South Africa

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 965,100 metric tons
Ranked 25th.
19.3 million metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than South Africa

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

Rural population per thousand people 0.716
Ranked 175th. 11 times more than United States
0.0658
Ranked 204th.

Produce > Wheat > Yield 2.06
Ranked 19th.
2.97
Ranked 9th. 44% more than South Africa
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.886
Ranked 136th.
9.04
Ranked 51st. 10 times more than South Africa

Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $23.97
Ranked 66th.
$28.94
Ranked 61st. 21% more than South Africa

Fertilizer use > Metric tons 689,624
Ranked 27th.
25.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than South Africa

Grains > Coarse grain imports 375 thousand metric tons
Ranked 33th.
2,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than South Africa
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 1.31
Ranked 49th.
1.7
Ranked 36th. 30% more than South Africa

Value added 3.19
Ranked 113th. 96% more than United States
1.63
Ranked 19th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 15.45 million ha
Ranked 21st.
173.16 million ha
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Africa

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 654.17 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 83th.
1,096.63 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 59th. 68% more than South Africa

Value 4.47 billion
Ranked 39th.
123.28 billion
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than South Africa

Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 43.94
Ranked 85th.
171.19
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than South Africa

Produce > Cereal > Production 100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 100th.
117 thousand metric tons
Ranked 57th. 17% more than South Africa
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million 186.44 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th.
707.02 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 20,083.6
Ranked 30th.
195,599.9
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than South Africa

Produce > Corn > Yield 2.94
Ranked 15th.
8.93
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 401.74
Ranked 58th.
632.34
Ranked 30th. 57% more than South Africa

Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.3
Ranked 40th.
0.57
Ranked 10th. 90% more than South Africa

Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 289.3
Ranked 53th.
1,137.13
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 14,051.6
Ranked 28th.
178,158.4
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than South Africa

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 437.48
Ranked 67th.
983.05
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 281.08
Ranked 68th.
575.96
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Africa

Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000 21.03 tonnes
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States
7.4 tonnes
Ranked 20th.

Produce > Meat > Production per million 26.99 thousand metric tons
Ranked 67th.
123.12 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than South Africa
Permanent crops 959,000 hectares
Ranked 31st.
2.05 million hectares
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than South Africa
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 21.2 metric tons
Ranked 42nd.
67.1 metric tons
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 88.15$ per capita
Ranked 108th.
371.86$ per capita
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than South Africa

Produce > Live stock > Production index 127
Ranked 40th. 21% more than United States
105
Ranked 112th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 22.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 81% more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000 4.71
Ranked 14th.
228.07
Ranked 4th. 48 times more than South Africa
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 44.8
Ranked 82nd.
2,818
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than South Africa

Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 43.45
Ranked 118th.
257.58
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than South Africa

Produce > Corn > Production 8,900 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th.
259,273 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than South Africa
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 22.61$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 81% more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Grains > Corn stocks 1,143 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th.
34,365 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than South Africa
Wine > Wine > Exports > Market share > 2006 2.4%
Ranked 9th.
3.6%
Ranked 6th. 50% more than South Africa
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 21.29 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 42nd.
66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa

Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ $3,662.87
Ranked 46th.
$45,417.89
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than South Africa

Grains > Coarse grain > Production per million 201.07 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th.
948.74 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 88.15 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 109th.
371.86 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than South Africa

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 115.51$ per capita
Ranked 109th.
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa

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

Area > Corn 3.3 million
Ranked 6th.
28.71 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa
Grains > Coarse grain imports per million 8.04 thousand metric tons
Ranked 29th.
9.22 thousand metric tons
Ranked 28th. 15% more than South Africa
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 65,311.3
Ranked 27th.
524,688.1
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than South Africa

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 21,870.2
Ranked 31st.
304,082
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than South Africa

Arable and permanent cropland 15,712 thousand hectares
Ranked 20th.
179,000 thousand hectares
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Africa
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption per million 198.72
Ranked 9th.
757.25
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa
Produce > Cereal > Production growth 1%
Ranked 81st.
28%
Ranked 42nd. 28 times more than South Africa
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 2.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 123th. 5 times more than United States
0.411 thousand metric tons
Ranked 144th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 320.16 ha
Ranked 54th.
574.83 ha
Ranked 13th. 80% more than South Africa

Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption 9,273
Ranked 11th.
221,726
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than South Africa
Produce > Corn > Yield per million 0.063
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States
0.0305
Ranked 13th.
Produce > Meat > Production growth -3%
Ranked 138th.
46%
Ranked 56th.
Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 115.51$ per capita
Ranked 109th.
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa

Value added > Current US$ 5.42 billion$
Ranked 37th.
145.9 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than South Africa

Value added > Current US$ per capita 114.75$
Ranked 110th.
498.28$
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 69th.
191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa

Area > Corn per 1000 70.72
Ranked 5th.
98.05
Ranked 4th. 39% more than South Africa
Organic cropland 45,000 hectares
Ranked 25th.
950,000 hectares
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than South Africa
Produce > Root and tuber > Production 1,633 thousand metric tons
Ranked 44th.
22,392 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than South Africa
Arable and permanent cropland per million 357.09 thousand hectares
Ranked 46th.
634.39 thousand hectares
Ranked 12th. 78% more than South Africa
Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 per 1000 21.22 tonnes
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
7.48 tonnes
Ranked 9th.
Area > Soybean 140,000
Ranked 20th.
29.33 million
Ranked 1st. 210 times more than South Africa
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain 10.36 million
Ranked 14th.
275.1 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than South Africa
Produce > Oats > Imports per million 0.536 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd.
5.81 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Africa
Grains > Corn stocks per million 24.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd.
117.36 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
Produce > Wheat > Imports 1,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 23th.
2,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as South Africa
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production 650,000
Ranked 12th.
1.21 million
Ranked 8th. 86% more than South Africa
Produce > Wheat > Yield per million 0.0441
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States
0.0101
Ranked 24th.
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain 2.45
Ranked 14th.
7.9
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
Produce > International wheat > Production statistics 2.3
Ranked 28th.
44
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than South Africa

Produce > Wine > Production > Tonnes per 1000 21.76
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
7.64
Ranked 9th.

Wine > Wine > Production > Thousand tonnes > 2006 1.01 million tonnes
Ranked 8th.
2.23 million tonnes
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million 0.0525
Ranked 13th. 95% more than United States
0.027
Ranked 17th.
Grains > Coarse grain > Exports 1,025 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th.
51,455 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than South Africa
Produce > Corn > Exports 1,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th.
46,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than South Africa
Area > Total Oilseed per 1000 16.71
Ranked 20th.
123.09
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than South Africa
Produce > Corn > Production per million 190.72 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th.
885.48 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
Produce > Soybean > Yield 1.63
Ranked 10th.
2.28
Ranked 4th. 40% more than South Africa
Organic cropland per 1000 0.976 hectares
Ranked 39th.
3.27 hectares
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Africa
Permanent crops per 1000 21.8 hectares
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than United States
7.27 hectares
Ranked 130th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth 49%
Ranked 28th. 63% more than United States
30%
Ranked 45th.
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 64.25%
Ranked 85th. 10% more than United States
58.59%
Ranked 96th.

Produce > Barley > Imports 100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th.
700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than South Africa
Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 0.87%
Ranked 83th. 2% more than United States
0.85%
Ranked 87th.

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

Cultivable land > % of land area 11.94%
Ranked 89th.
18.6%
Ranked 55th. 56% more than South Africa

Area > Sorghum per 1000 2.79
Ranked 13th.
10.79
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa
Value added > Annual % growth 5.37%
Ranked 37th.
-1.71%
Ranked 136th.

Area > Total Oilseed 780,000
Ranked 22nd.
36.04 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than South Africa
Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000 90.86
Ranked 12th.
118.88
Ranked 10th. 31% more than South Africa
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 79.27
Ranked 79th.
192
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa

Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 2.31%
Ranked 99th. 99% more than United States
1.16%
Ranked 124th.

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 4.3 million hectares
Ranked 31st.
56.81 million hectares
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa

Agricultural land > % of land area 81.83%
Ranked 5th. 82% more than United States
44.88%
Ranked 81st.

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 4.13 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 42nd.
109.2 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than South Africa

Area > Total Coarse Grain 4.24 million
Ranked 12th.
34.81 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 62.69%
Ranked 85th. 56% more than United States
40.22%
Ranked 115th.

Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.79% of land area
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than United States
0.3% of land area
Ranked 58th.

Area > Sorghum 130,000
Ranked 15th.
3.16 million
Ranked 4th. 24 times more than South Africa
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 12.5
Ranked 44th.
478.4
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than South Africa

Produce > Soybean > Yield per million 0.0349
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States
0.00779
Ranked 16th.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 6.05%
Ranked 100th.
46.11%
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than South Africa

Irrigated land > % of cropland 9.53%
Ranked 78th.
12.48%
Ranked 75th. 31% more than South Africa

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 1.08%
Ranked 74th.
1.32%
Ranked 59th. 22% more than South Africa

Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 1.98%
Ranked 51st.
2.31%
Ranked 44th. 17% more than South Africa

Produce > Rice > Imports per million 13.93 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than United States
1.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 35th.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000 222.01
Ranked 15th.
939.53
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million 0.0287
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States
0.00727
Ranked 21st.
Produce > Oats > Imports 25 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th.
1,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than South Africa
Produce > Sorghum > Yield 2.88
Ranked 9th.
3.31
Ranked 8th. 15% more than South Africa
Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 0.78%
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than United States
0.3%
Ranked 142nd.

Produce > Rice > Imports 650 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th. 49% more than United States
435 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th.
Produce > Corn > Exports per million 21.43 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th.
157.1 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000 22.29
Ranked 21st.
261.61
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than South Africa
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 27.9%
Ranked 45th. 64% more than United States
16.98%
Ranked 66th.

Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 38.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 95th.
81.17 thousand metric tons
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than South Africa
Produce > Sorghum > Yield per million 0.0617
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United States
0.0113
Ranked 17th.
Value added > Constant LCU 28684000000 109200000000
Area > Wheat per 1000 16.07
Ranked 22nd.
73.33
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than South Africa
Grains > Coarse grain > Exports per million 21.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th.
175.73 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than South Africa
Produce > Barley > Imports per million 2.14 thousand metric tons
Ranked 15th.
2.39 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 12% more than South Africa
Produce > Wheat > Imports per million 21.43 thousand metric tons
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States
6.83 thousand metric tons
Ranked 38th.
Area > Sunflowerseed per 1000 11.36
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United States
3.04
Ranked 14th.
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed 1.04 million
Ranked 23th.
76.6 million
Ranked 1st. 74 times more than South Africa
Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 305.63%
Ranked 18th. 90% more than United States
160.67%
Ranked 30th.

Value added agriculture growth > Including farming -3.2
Ranked 100th.
9.14
Ranked 20th.

Produce > Corn > Imports per million 4.29 thousand metric tons
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than United States
0.683 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 31.23%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than United States
13.68%
Ranked 110th.

Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 4.06 million
Ranked 33th.
60.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than South Africa

Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield 1.23
Ranked 11th.
1.36
Ranked 9th. 11% more than South Africa
Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 232.76%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States
86.89%
Ranked 44th.

Produce > Sunflowerseed > Yield per million 0.0264
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than United States
0.00464
Ranked 15th.
Produce > Sunflowerseed > Production per 1000 13.93
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States
4.13
Ranked 14th.
Area > Sunflowerseed 530,000
Ranked 11th.
890,000
Ranked 7th. 68% more than South Africa
Value added > Current LCU 34441000000 145900000000
Produce > Corn > Imports 200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 31st. The same as United States
200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 30.75%
Ranked 91st.
37.28%
Ranked 77th. 21% more than South Africa

Arable land > % of land area 12.15% of land area
Ranked 88th.
19.04% of land area
Ranked 37th. 57% more than South Africa

Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed 1.34
Ranked 17th.
2.13
Ranked 6th. 59% more than South Africa
Area > Wheat 750,000
Ranked 22nd.
21.47 million
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than South Africa
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 91.03 hectares
Ranked 68th.
192.23 hectares
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa

Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 1.92%
Ranked 45th.
2.31%
Ranked 37th. 20% more than South Africa

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.247
Ranked 100th.
1.54
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than South Africa

Area > Soybean per 1000 3
Ranked 13th.
100.17
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than South Africa
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 87.57 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 109th.
372.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than South Africa

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