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  • Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Grains > Rice > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
  • Produce > Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
  • Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Grains > Wheat > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • Crops > Beans > Coffee > Coffee production: Coffee production of each exporting country (in kg).
  • 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.
  • Grains > Wheat > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million 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
  • Produce > Wheat > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
  • Grains > Oats > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal: Water productivity, total (constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal. GDP (Gross domestic product) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Fertilizer use > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis."
  • 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.
  • Cotton > Exports: Exports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops: Arable land and Permanent crops.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Value: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Cotton use: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
  • 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
  • Grains > Sorghum > Consumption: Figures for 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."
  • Area > Rice: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Grains > Oats > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. 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: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000: Production of wine by country in the year 2007. Figures are in tonnes. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops: Permanent crops in 2000.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Produce > Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
  • Produce > Rice > 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.
  • 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
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Cotton use per million: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports: Imports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Grains > Sorghum > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Value added > Current US$ > 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 > 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 > Peanut > Production: Total production of Peanut, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Cotton > Exports per million: Exports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Rice stocks: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Coarse grain imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Area > Corn: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.
  • Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management.
  • Arable and permanent cropland: Arable and permanent cropland 2000.
  • Area > Cotton: Land area under Cotton, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • Produce > Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Rice > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Area > Rice per 1000: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Area > Peanut: Land area under Peanut, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004, in thousand metric tons.
  • Produce > Meat > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. 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.
  • Produce > Rice > Yield: Yield of Rice, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Area > Corn per 1000: Land area under Corn, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Rice > Yield per million: Yield of Rice, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Area > Cotton per 1000: Land area under Cotton, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Production per million: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Yield: Yield of Cotton, Kilograms per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • Organic cropland: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count
  • Arable and permanent cropland per million: Arable and permanent cropland 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Peanut > Yield: Yield of Peanut, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Oats > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Grains > Rice stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Grains > Corn stocks per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Hog > Production: Figures refer to a forecast for 2004.
  • Area > Soybean: Land area under Soybean, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Area > Peanut per 1000: Land area under Peanut, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Oats > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Sorghum > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Corn > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Organic cropland per 1000: Cropland under organic management (hectares 2003). Hectares under organic management refers to number of hectares of land either fully converted to organic agriculture or in the process of conversion. Definitions of organic agriculture vary between count. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops per 1000: Permanent crops in 2000. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • Annual freshwater withdrawals, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Agricultural land > % of land area: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops."
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % 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
  • 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 > Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Cultivable land > % of land area: Cultivable land includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
  • Agricultural methane emissions > % of total: Agricultural methane emissions (% of total). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Produce > Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Peanut > Yield per million: Yield of Peanut, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports per million: Imports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Peanut > Production per 1000: Total production of Peanut, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Produce > Barley > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Value added > Annual % growth: Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Produce > 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.
  • 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
  • Area > Total Coarse Grain: Land area under Total Coarse Grain, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cotton > Yield per million: Yield of Cotton, Kilograms per hectare, 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.
  • Produce > Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Area > Wheat per 1000: Land area under Wheat, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales)
  • Produce > Corn > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Hog > Production per million: Figures refer to a forecast for 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Sorghum > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crop farmland > % of land area: Permanent crop farmland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber."
  • Produce > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Wheat > 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.
  • Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production: Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production). Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others do it on a split-year basis.
  • Area > Total Oilseed: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million 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.
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Agricultural growth 132
Ranked 27th. 23% more than United States 		107
Ranked 105th.
Agricultural growth per capita 120 Int. $
Ranked 27th. 20% more than United States 		100 Int. $
Ranked 93th.
Agricultural land > Sq. km 2.75 million sq. km
Ranked 4th. 		4.11 million sq. km
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Brazil
Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $100.35 billion
Ranked 4th. 		$173.80 billion
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Brazil
Arable land > Hectares 59 million hectares
Ranked 5th. 		174.45 million hectares
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Arable land > Hectares per 1000 324.62 hectares
Ranked 43th. 		590.32 hectares
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Brazil
Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.365
Ranked 30th. 		0.514
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Brazil
Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,828.8
Ranked 44th. 		6,624.4
Ranked 11th. 73% more than Brazil
Cultivable land > Hectares 59.5 million
Ranked 5th. 		170.43 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Farm workers 11.65 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States 		2.67 million
Ranked 47th.
Grains > Rice > Consumption 8,100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United States 		3,882 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th.
Produce > Crop > Production index 126.5%
Ranked 15th. 14% more than United States 		111.3%
Ranked 59th.
Produce > Food > Production index 124.3%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than United States 		107.5%
Ranked 80th.
Products coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Rural population 9,523
Ranked 184th. 		15,540
Ranked 170th. 63% more than Brazil
Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 4.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 		16.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Brazil
Grains > Wheat > Consumption 9,950 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 		33,203 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Soybean > Production 50.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 		66.78 million
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Brazil
Agricultural machinery > Tractors 806,000
Ranked 11th. 		4.76 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Tractors 806,000
Ranked 11th. 		4.8 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 13.97 sq. km
Ranked 35th. 6% more than United States 		13.2 sq. km
Ranked 36th.
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 136.61
Ranked 84th. 		269.43
Ranked 52nd. 97% more than Brazil
Fertilizer use 114 kg
Ranked 35th. 10% more than United States 		103.4 kg
Ranked 40th.
Gross value added 100.41 billion
Ranked 5th. 		177.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 77% more than Brazil
Produce > Meat > Production 12,184 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 		35,085 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 4,598.59
Ranked 35th. 		5,922.47
Ranked 20th. 29% more than Brazil
Crops > Beans > Coffee > Coffee production 2.55 billion kg
Ranked 1st. 911 times more than United States 		2.8 million kg
Ranked 39th.
Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 13.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2% more than United States 		13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $505.14
Ranked 37th. 		$557.79
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Brazil
Gross value added per capita 505.46
Ranked 67th. 		564.9
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Brazil
Grains > Rice > Consumption per million 44.02 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States 		13.26 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th.
Produce > Food > Production 131
Ranked 31st. 20% more than United States 		109
Ranked 96th.
Workers per hectare 0.2
Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than United States 		0.05
Ranked 143th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index 123.6%
Ranked 12th. 21% more than United States 		102.3%
Ranked 110th.
Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 143
Ranked 17th. 31% more than United States 		109
Ranked 90th.
Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 325.23 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 42nd. 		588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Brazil
Grains > Corn > Consumption 37,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 		207,020 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 3,454.07 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 50th. 		39,125.76 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Brazil
Tractors per 1000 4.62
Ranked 48th. 		17.01
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Brazil
Grains > Wheat > Consumption per million 54.07 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 		113.4 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 89.94 million
Ranked 5th. 		356.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Farm machinery > Tractors 776,905
Ranked 11th. 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Grains > Coarse grain > Production 39,219 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 		277,796 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 4.43
Ranked 50th. 		16.41
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Brazil
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 7.68 million metric tons
Ranked 4th. 		19.3 million metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes 368,300 tonnes
Ranked 15th. 		2.25 million tonnes
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Brazil
Produce > Wheat > Production 4,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 13th. 		63,590 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Production 4,400
Ranked 5th. 		17,559
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Grains > Oats > Consumption 345 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th. 		3,422 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Brazil
Rural population per thousand people 0.0715
Ranked 203th. 9% more than United States 		0.0658
Ranked 204th.
Produce > Wheat > Yield 2.37
Ranked 14th. 		2.97
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Brazil
Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $19.40
Ranked 78th. 		$28.94
Ranked 61st. 49% more than Brazil
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 27.51
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States 		9.04
Ranked 51st.
Fertilizer use > Metric tons 8.47 million
Ranked 4th. 		25.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Grains > Coarse grain imports 515 thousand metric tons
Ranked 26th. 		2,700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Brazil
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 2.27
Ranked 24th. 34% more than United States 		1.7
Ranked 36th.
Value added 9.35
Ranked 82nd. 6 times more than United States 		1.63
Ranked 19th.
Cotton > Exports 1,300 thousand bales
Ranked 3rd. 		12,000 thousand bales
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 66.5 million ha
Ranked 5th. 		173.16 million ha
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 1,302.48 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 49th. 19% more than United States 		1,096.63 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 59th.
Value 42.28 billion
Ranked 4th. 		123.28 billion
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 190.14
Ranked 38th. 11% more than United States 		171.19
Ranked 43th.
Cotton use 3,650 thousand bales
Ranked 6th. 		6,400 thousand bales
Ranked 4th. 75% more than Brazil
Produce > Cereal > Production 123 thousand metric tons
Ranked 39th. 5% more than United States 		117 thousand metric tons
Ranked 57th.
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million 201.08 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 		707.02 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 327,166.2
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than United States 		195,599.9
Ranked 4th.
Produce > Corn > Yield 3.38
Ranked 12th. 		8.93
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption 1,100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 		5,335 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Brazil
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 1,675.97
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States 		632.34
Ranked 30th.
Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.31
Ranked 39th. 		0.57
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Brazil
Area > Rice 3.73 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States 		1.21 million
Ranked 14th.
Grains > Oats > Consumption per million 1.87 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th. 		11.69 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 452.73
Ranked 35th. 		1,137.13
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Brazil
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 165,031
Ranked 4th. 		178,158.4
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Brazil
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 845.4
Ranked 15th. 47% more than United States 		575.96
Ranked 21st.
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 1,063.35
Ranked 18th. 8% more than United States 		983.05
Ranked 20th.
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000 1.92 tonnes
Ranked 23th. 		7.4 tonnes
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Brazil
Produce > Meat > Production per million 68.85 thousand metric tons
Ranked 23th. 		123.12 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 79% more than Brazil
Permanent crops 12 million hectares
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United States 		2.05 million hectares
Ranked 17th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 42.82 metric tons
Ranked 15th. 		67.1 metric tons
Ranked 6th. 57% more than Brazil
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 226.57$ per capita
Ranked 50th. 		371.86$ per capita
Ranked 25th. 64% more than Brazil
Produce > Live stock > Production index 119
Ranked 60th. 13% more than United States 		105
Ranked 112th.
Produce > Rice > Production 7,300 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 18% more than United States 		6,174 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th.
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 75.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than United States 		12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.
Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000 274.44
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than United States 		228.07
Ranked 4th.
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 5,418
Ranked 1st. 92% more than United States 		2,818
Ranked 4th.
Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 130.57
Ranked 88th. 		257.58
Ranked 58th. 97% more than Brazil
Produce > Corn > Production 37,500 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 		259,273 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Brazil
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 75.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than United States 		12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.
Grains > Corn stocks 1,620 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 		34,365 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Brazil
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 42.94 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 15th. 		66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 6th. 56% more than Brazil
Cotton use per million 19.84 thousand bales
Ranked 18th. 		21.86 thousand bales
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Brazil
Agriculture value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ $3,857.91
Ranked 44th. 		$45,417.89
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Imports 300 thousand bales
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than United States 		50 thousand bales
Ranked 55th.
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption per million 5.98 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th. 		18.22 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Brazil
Grains > Coarse grain > Production per million 213.13 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 		948.74 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 321.41$ per capita
Ranked 39th. 		496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 55% more than Brazil
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 226.57 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 50th. 		371.86 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 25th. 64% more than Brazil
Produce > Peanut > Production 220,000
Ranked 16th. 		1.88 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Brazil
Cotton > Exports per million 7.06 thousand bales
Ranked 25th. 		40.98 thousand bales
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Brazil
Grains > Rice stocks 741 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 		781 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Brazil
Grains > Coarse grain imports per million 2.8 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd. 		9.22 thousand metric tons
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Brazil
Area > Corn 12.44 million
Ranked 3rd. 		28.71 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 443,288.9
Ranked 6th. 		524,688.1
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Brazil
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 207,575.8
Ranked 5th. 		304,082
Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Brazil
Arable and permanent cropland 65,200 thousand hectares
Ranked 5th. 		179,000 thousand hectares
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Area > Cotton 1.1 million
Ranked 6th. 		4.86 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Brazil
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption per million 211.42
Ranked 7th. 		757.25
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cereal > Production growth 8%
Ranked 71st. 		28%
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 0.695 thousand metric tons
Ranked 141st. 69% more than United States 		0.411 thousand metric tons
Ranked 144th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 350.01 ha
Ranked 45th. 		574.83 ha
Ranked 13th. 64% more than Brazil
Produce > Corn > Yield per million 0.0184
Ranked 17th. 		0.0305
Ranked 13th. 66% more than Brazil
Produce > Rice > Production per million 39.67 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th. 88% more than United States 		21.09 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th.
Area > Rice per 1000 20.27
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United States 		4.13
Ranked 17th.
Area > Peanut 100,000
Ranked 17th. 		530,000
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Brazil
Grains > Coarse grain > Consumption 38,904
Ranked 3rd. 		221,726
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Produce > Meat > Production growth 124%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States 		46%
Ranked 56th.
Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 321.41$ per capita
Ranked 40th. 		496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 55% more than Brazil
Value added > Current US$ 59.91 billion$
Ranked 3rd. 		145.9 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Brazil
Value added > Current US$ per capita 321.87$
Ranked 39th. 		498.28$
Ranked 19th. 55% more than Brazil
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 102.4 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 57th. 		191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 26th. 87% more than Brazil
Produce > Rice > Yield 3.43
Ranked 16th. 		7.48
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Brazil
Area > Corn per 1000 67.6
Ranked 7th. 		98.05
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Brazil
Produce > Rice > Yield per million 0.0186
Ranked 19th. 		0.0255
Ranked 14th. 37% more than Brazil
Area > Cotton per 1000 5.98
Ranked 16th. 		16.6
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Production per million 23.91
Ranked 17th. 		59.97
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Wheat > Production per million 25.54 thousand metric tons
Ranked 17th. 		217.18 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Yield 1
Ranked 18th. 		818.16
Ranked 4th. 818 times more than Brazil
Produce > Root and tuber > Production 26,476 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th. 18% more than United States 		22,392 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th.
Organic cropland 275,576 hectares
Ranked 11th. 		950,000 hectares
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil
Arable and permanent cropland per million 373.63 thousand hectares
Ranked 42nd. 		634.39 thousand hectares
Ranked 12th. 70% more than Brazil
Produce > Wheat > Imports 5,600 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States 		2,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th.
Produce > Peanut > Yield 2.17
Ranked 5th. 		3.54
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Brazil
Produce > Oats > Production 330 thousand metric tons
Ranked 12th. 		2,100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Brazil
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain 3.26
Ranked 10th. 		7.9
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Brazil
Grains > Rice stocks per million 4.03 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 51% more than United States 		2.67 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain 44.88 million
Ranked 3rd. 		275.1 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Brazil
Grains > Corn stocks per million 8.8 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 		117.36 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Brazil
Produce > Wheat > Yield per million 0.0129
Ranked 23th. 27% more than United States 		0.0101
Ranked 24th.
Produce > Hog > Production 2,670
Ranked 3rd. 		8,980
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Area > Soybean 21.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 		29.33 million
Ranked 1st. 36% more than Brazil
Produce > International wheat > Production statistics 2.9
Ranked 27th. 		44
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Brazil
Area > Peanut per 1000 0.543
Ranked 19th. 		1.81
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Oats > Production per million 1.79 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 		7.17 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Brazil
Area > Total Oilseed per 1000 123.8
Ranked 4th. 1% more than United States 		123.09
Ranked 5th.
Produce > Corn > Production per million 203.79 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 		885.48 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Produce > Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million 0.0177
Ranked 19th. 		0.027
Ranked 17th. 52% more than Brazil
Produce > Sorghum > Production 1,100 thousand metric tons
Ranked 10th. 		10,177 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Produce > Corn > Exports 5,500 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 		46,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
Produce > Soybean > Yield 2.35
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than United States 		2.28
Ranked 4th.
Organic cropland per 1000 1.52 hectares
Ranked 33th. 		3.27 hectares
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Brazil
Permanent crops per 1000 68.77 hectares
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than United States 		7.27 hectares
Ranked 130th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth -1%
Ranked 113th. 		30%
Ranked 45th.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 54.59%
Ranked 98th. 36% more than United States 		40.22%
Ranked 115th.
Irrigated land > % of cropland 4.38%
Ranked 106th. 		12.48%
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Brazil
Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 3.9%
Ranked 28th. 69% more than United States 		2.31%
Ranked 44th.
Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 1.55%
Ranked 38th. 17% more than United States 		1.32%
Ranked 59th.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 17.46%
Ranked 64th. 		46.11%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Brazil
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 58.07
Ranked 15th. 		478.4
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Brazil
Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.9% of land area
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than United States 		0.3% of land area
Ranked 58th.
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 42.23 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 3rd. 		109.2 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil
Agricultural land > % of land area 31.15%
Ranked 120th. 		44.88%
Ranked 81st. 44% more than Brazil
Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than United States 		1.16%
Ranked 124th.
Area > Total Coarse Grain per 1000 74.94
Ranked 15th. 		118.88
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Brazil
Produce > Barley > Imports per million 1.09 thousand metric tons
Ranked 20th. 		2.39 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Brazil
Cultivable land > % of land area 7.03%
Ranked 123th. 		18.6%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 20.81 million
Ranked 5th. 		60.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 1.16%
Ranked 59th. 36% more than United States 		0.85%
Ranked 87th.
Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 73.8%
Ranked 15th. 98% more than United States 		37.28%
Ranked 77th.
Produce > Corn > Imports 300 thousand metric tons
Ranked 29th. 50% more than United States 		200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
Produce > Peanut > Yield per million 0.0118
Ranked 15th. 		0.0121
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Brazil
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed 53.04 million
Ranked 2nd. 		76.6 million
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Imports per million 1.63 thousand bales
Ranked 58th. 10 times more than United States 		0.171 thousand bales
Ranked 81st.
Produce > Peanut > Production per 1000 1.2
Ranked 18th. 		6.42
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Brazil
Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 327.09%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States 		160.67%
Ranked 30th.
Value added agriculture growth > Including farming -5.18
Ranked 108th. 		9.14
Ranked 20th.
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 19.56 million
Ranked 6th. 		60.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 79.5%
Ranked 35th. 36% more than United States 		58.59%
Ranked 96th.
Produce > Barley > Imports 200 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 		700 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Brazil
Value added > Annual % growth 0.77%
Ranked 100th. 		-1.71%
Ranked 136th.
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 19.09 million hectares
Ranked 6th. 		56.81 million hectares
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Arable land > % of land area 6.97% of land area
Ranked 126th. 		19.04% of land area
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed 2.33
Ranked 4th. 9% more than United States 		2.13
Ranked 6th.
Area > Wheat 2.46 million
Ranked 15th. 		21.47 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Brazil
Area > Total Coarse Grain 13.79 million
Ranked 5th. 		34.81 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Yield per million 0.00543
Ranked 20th. 		2.79
Ranked 13th. 514 times more than Brazil
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000 288.24
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than United States 		261.61
Ranked 5th.
Produce > Rice > Imports per million 4.62 thousand metric tons
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than United States 		1.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 35th.
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 98.45
Ranked 65th. 		192
Ranked 26th. 95% more than Brazil
Area > Wheat per 1000 13.37
Ranked 24th. 		73.33
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million 16.67 thousand bales
Ranked 11th. 		18.56 thousand bales
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Brazil
Produce > Cotton > Stocks 3,030 thousand bales
Ranked 4th. 		5,385 thousand bales
Ranked 2nd. 78% more than Brazil
Produce > Corn > Exports per million 29.89 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 		157.1 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Produce > Hog > Production per million 14.51
Ranked 6th. 		30.67
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Brazil
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 102.55 hectares
Ranked 59th. 		192.23 hectares
Ranked 25th. 87% more than Brazil
Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 3.77%
Ranked 24th. 63% more than United States 		2.31%
Ranked 37th.
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.295
Ranked 91st. 		1.54
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Brazil
Area > Soybean per 1000 116.95
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States 		100.17
Ranked 4th.
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 226.89 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 49th. 		372.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 25th. 64% more than Brazil
Produce > Soybean > Yield per million 0.0128
Ranked 14th. 64% more than United States 		0.00779
Ranked 16th.
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 1.07%
Ranked 142nd. 		16.98%
Ranked 66th. 16 times more than Brazil
Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 156.23 thousand metric tons
Ranked 30th. 92% more than United States 		81.17 thousand metric tons
Ranked 70th.
Value added > Constant LCU 71305210000 109200000000
Produce > Sorghum > Production per million 5.98 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th. 		34.76 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Brazil
Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 0.83%
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than United States 		0.3%
Ranked 142nd.
Produce > Rice > Imports 850 thousand metric tons
Ranked 6th. 95% more than United States 		435 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th.
Produce > Wheat > Imports per million 30.43 thousand metric tons
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than United States 		6.83 thousand metric tons
Ranked 38th.
Produce > Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000 243.9
Ranked 13th. 		939.53
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Brazil
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million 0.0127
Ranked 19th. 74% more than United States 		0.00727
Ranked 21st.
Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 299.17%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States 		86.89%
Ranked 44th.
Area > Total Oilseed 22.78 million
Ranked 4th. 		36.04 million
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Brazil
Produce > Corn > Imports per million 1.63 thousand metric tons
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United States 		0.683 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
Value added > Current LCU 145828000000 145900000000
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 27.95%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than United States 		13.68%
Ranked 110th.

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