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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.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Produce > Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
  • Produce > Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
  • Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Tractors: Number of tractors 2000. Number of tractors in use refers to the total number of wheeled and crawler tractors used in agriculture. Garden tractors are excluded.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Fertilizer use: Average fertilizer use (kg per ha of cropland 2000). Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.
  • Gross value added: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars.
  • Produce > Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Food > Production: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value."
  • Workers per hectare: Workers per hectare of cropland 2000. Agricultural labor intensity, number of workers per hectare shows the labor input intensity of agricultural systems. It is calculated by WRI by dividing the number of agricultural workers by the number of hectares of arable and permanent cropland. Values vary widely among countries according to labor scarcity, production technologies, costs of energy and machinery, etc.
  • Produce > Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
  • Produce > Agricultural crop > Production: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001."
  • Arable land > Hectares > Per capita: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Grains > Corn > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture value added per worker is a measure of agricultural productivity. Value added in agriculture measures the output of the agricultural sector (ISIC divisions 1-5) less the value of intermediate inputs. Agriculture comprises value added from forestry, hunting, and fishing as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Tractors per 1000: Number of tractors 2000. Number of tractors in use refers to the total number of wheeled and crawler tractors used in agriculture. Garden tractors are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Farm machinery > Tractors: Farm machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June).
  • Produce > Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
  • Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal: Water productivity, total (constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal. GDP (Gross domestic product) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a year.
  • Fertilizer use > Metric tons: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis."
  • Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000: Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent). Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added: Agriculture, value added (% of GDP). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Cotton > Exports: Exports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops: Arable land and Permanent crops.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land: Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Produce > Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Permanent crops: Permanent crops in 2000.
  • Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Produce > Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.
  • Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land: Farm machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cotton > Exports per million: Exports of cotton 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Peanut > Production: Total production of Peanut, metric tons, 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.
  • Produce > Cereal > Production growth: Average production of Cereals (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
  • Produce > Cereal > Production per million: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people: Arable land and Permanent crops. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Area > Peanut: Land area under Peanut, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Area > Rice per 1000: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Value added > Current US$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Produce > Rice > Yield per million: Yield of Rice, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Rice > Yield: Yield of Rice, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cotton > Production per million: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
  • 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
  • Area > Peanut per 1000: Land area under Peanut, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Sorghum > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Corn > 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.
  • 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)
  • Area > Total Oilseed: Land area under Total Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Value added > Current LCU: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
  • Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
  • Permanent cropland > % of land area: Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
  • Area > Sorghum: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data correspond to the most recent year available for 1987-2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales)
  • 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 > Yield Oilseed per million: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > Peanut > Production per 1000: Total production of Peanut, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand 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."
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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.
  • 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 > Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Agricultural land > % of land area: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops."
  • Fertilizer 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 > Sorghum per 1000: Land area under Sorghum, hectares, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Cotton > Imports per million: Imports of cotton 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 > Sorghum > Yield: Yield of Sorghum, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • 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 > 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)."
  • Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million: Stocks of cotton in mid 2003 (480 lb bales). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Sorghum > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. 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.
  • Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
  • Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total). Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Fertilizer 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 > 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.
STAT Nigeria United States HISTORY
Agricultural growth 119
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than United States
107
Ranked 105th.

Agricultural growth per capita 100 Int. $
Ranked 95th. The same as United States
100 Int. $
Ranked 93th.

Agricultural land > Sq. km 762,000 sq. km
Ranked 15th.
4.11 million sq. km
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 0.223 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
16.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 73 times more than Nigeria

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $85.54 billion
Ranked 5th.
$173.80 billion
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nigeria

Arable land > Hectares 30.5 million hectares
Ranked 9th.
174.45 million hectares
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Nigeria

Arable land > Hectares per 1000 230.1 hectares
Ranked 67th.
590.32 hectares
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.219
Ranked 68th.
0.514
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 1,598.4
Ranked 117th.
6,624.4
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Cultivable land > Hectares 36.5 million
Ranked 8th.
170.43 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Nigeria

Farm workers 12.29 million
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than United States
2.67 million
Ranked 47th.

Produce > Crop > Production index 105.9%
Ranked 99th.
111.3%
Ranked 59th. 5% more than Nigeria

Produce > Food > Production index 106.2%
Ranked 86th.
107.5%
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Nigeria

Products cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava, yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Rural population 36,442
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than United States
15,540
Ranked 170th.

Agricultural machinery > Tractors 30,000
Ranked 66th.
4.76 million
Ranked 1st. 159 times more than Nigeria

Tractors 30,000
Ranked 61st.
4.8 million
Ranked 1st. 160 times more than Nigeria
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 4.64 sq. km
Ranked 100th.
13.2 sq. km
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 9.84
Ranked 153th.
269.43
Ranked 52nd. 27 times more than Nigeria

Fertilizer use 6.1 kg
Ranked 115th.
103.4 kg
Ranked 40th. 17 times more than Nigeria
Gross value added 85.54 billion
Ranked 6th.
177.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Meat > Production 1,187 thousand metric tons
Ranked 32nd.
35,085 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 1,362.6
Ranked 145th.
5,922.47
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Crops > Beans > Coffee > Coffee production 2.7 million kg
Ranked 40th.
2.8 million kg
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Nigeria
Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
13.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $506.67
Ranked 36th.
$557.79
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Nigeria

Gross value added per capita 506.67
Ranked 64th.
564.9
Ranked 47th. 11% more than Nigeria

Produce > Food > Production 119
Ranked 65th. 9% more than United States
109
Ranked 96th.

Workers per hectare 0.5
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than United States
0.05
Ranked 143th.
Produce > Livestock > Production index 108.8%
Ranked 68th. 6% more than United States
102.3%
Ranked 110th.

Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 118
Ranked 65th. 8% more than United States
109
Ranked 90th.

Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 226.5 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 71st.
588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Grains > Corn > Consumption 5,300 thousand metric tons
Ranked 13th.
207,020 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Nigeria
Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 949.38 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 98th.
39,125.76 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 41 times more than Nigeria

Tractors per 1000 0.244
Ranked 106th.
17.01
Ranked 20th. 70 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 22.33 million
Ranked 24th.
356.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Nigeria

Farm machinery > Tractors 24,800
Ranked 64th.
4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 177 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 0.226
Ranked 132nd.
16.41
Ranked 20th. 72 times more than Nigeria

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 166,200 metric tons
Ranked 62nd.
19.3 million metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 116 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Cotton > Production 450
Ranked 20th.
17,559
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Nigeria
Rural population per thousand people 0.3
Ranked 192nd. 5 times more than United States
0.0658
Ranked 204th.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 1.35
Ranked 115th.
9.04
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Nigeria

Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $16.47
Ranked 84th.
$28.94
Ranked 61st. 76% more than Nigeria

Fertilizer use > Metric tons 0.0
Ranked 138th.
25.28 million
Ranked 2nd.

Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 0.551
Ranked 118th.
1.7
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Value added 29.51
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than United States
1.63
Ranked 19th.
Cotton > Exports 100 thousand bales
Ranked 25th.
12,000 thousand bales
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Nigeria
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 39.5 million ha
Ranked 8th.
173.16 million ha
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Nigeria

Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 55.03 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 142nd.
1,096.63 100 g/ha of arable land
Ranked 59th. 20 times more than Nigeria

Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 2.42
Ranked 132nd.
171.19
Ranked 43th. 71 times more than Nigeria

Cotton use 410 thousand bales
Ranked 27th.
6,400 thousand bales
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Cereal > Production 137 thousand metric tons
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States
117 thousand metric tons
Ranked 57th.
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million 38.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 13th.
707.02 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Nigeria
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 35,660.6
Ranked 18th.
195,599.9
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Nigeria

Grains > Sorghum > Consumption 7,950 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than United States
5,335 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th.
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 223.29
Ranked 103th.
632.34
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.25
Ranked 55th.
0.57
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Area > Rice 1.8 million
Ranked 12th. 49% more than United States
1.21 million
Ranked 14th.
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 132.28
Ranked 103th.
1,137.13
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 28,107.8
Ranked 14th.
178,158.4
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Nigeria

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 222.13
Ranked 110th.
983.05
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 176
Ranked 98th.
575.96
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Meat > Production per million 9.42 thousand metric tons
Ranked 118th.
123.12 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Nigeria
Permanent crops 2.65 million hectares
Ranked 11th. 29% more than United States
2.05 million hectares
Ranked 17th.
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 1.29 metric tons
Ranked 138th.
67.1 metric tons
Ranked 6th. 52 times more than Nigeria

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 118.39$ per capita
Ranked 94th.
371.86$ per capita
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Live stock > Production index 119
Ranked 62nd. 13% more than United States
105
Ranked 112th.

Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 228.96$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 221
Ranked 34th.
2,818
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Nigeria

Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 6.79
Ranked 160th.
257.58
Ranked 58th. 38 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Corn > Production 5,300 thousand metric tons
Ranked 13th.
259,273 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Nigeria
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 228.96$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than United States
12.49$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 151st.

Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita 1.26 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 140th.
66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p
Ranked 6th. 53 times more than Nigeria

Cotton use per million 3.01 thousand bales
Ranked 65th.
21.86 thousand bales
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Cotton > Imports 70 thousand bales
Ranked 50th. 40% more than United States
50 thousand bales
Ranked 55th.
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption per million 58.46 thousand metric tons
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
18.22 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th.
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 110.16 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 96th.
371.86 constant 2000 US$ per c
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 160.27$ per capita
Ranked 86th.
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Cotton > Exports per million 0.735 thousand bales
Ranked 44th.
40.98 thousand bales
Ranked 9th. 56 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Peanut > Production 1.51 million
Ranked 4th.
1.88 million
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Nigeria
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent 88,021.4
Ranked 17th.
524,688.1
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Nigeria

Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 35,475.2
Ranked 16th.
304,082
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nigeria

Arable and permanent cropland 30,850 thousand hectares
Ranked 10th.
179,000 thousand hectares
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Cereal > Production growth 41%
Ranked 27th. 46% more than United States
28%
Ranked 42nd.
Produce > Cereal > Production per million 1.09 thousand metric tons
Ranked 137th. 3 times more than United States
0.411 thousand metric tons
Ranked 144th.
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops per thousand people 268.37 ha
Ranked 69th.
574.83 ha
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Area > Peanut 1.23 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
530,000
Ranked 7th.
Area > Rice per 1000 13.24
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States
4.13
Ranked 17th.
Produce > Meat > Production growth 89%
Ranked 23th. 93% more than United States
46%
Ranked 56th.
Value added > Current US$ per capita 162.3$
Ranked 85th.
498.28$
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Value added > Current US$ 22.66 billion$
Ranked 12th.
145.9 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Nigeria

Value added > Current US$ > Per capita 172.25$ per capita
Ranked 81st.
496.84$ per capita
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita 129.53 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 45th.
191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop
Ranked 26th. 48% more than Nigeria

Produce > Rice > Yield per million 0.015
Ranked 20th.
0.0255
Ranked 14th. 70% more than Nigeria
Produce > Rice > Yield 2.04
Ranked 23th.
7.48
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Cotton > Production per million 3.31
Ranked 39th.
59.97
Ranked 10th. 18 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Root and tuber > Production 53,717 thousand metric tons
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
22,392 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th.
Arable and permanent cropland per million 251.06 thousand hectares
Ranked 71st.
634.39 thousand hectares
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Wheat > Imports 2,300 thousand metric tons
Ranked 9th. 15% more than United States
2,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 11th.
Produce > Peanut > Yield 1.23
Ranked 9th.
3.54
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nigeria
Area > Peanut per 1000 9.04
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United States
1.81
Ranked 16th.
Produce > Sorghum > Production 8,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 3rd.
10,177 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Nigeria
Produce > Corn > Production per million 38.97 thousand metric tons
Ranked 14th.
885.48 thousand metric tons
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Nigeria
Area > Total Oilseed per 1000 14.78
Ranked 22nd.
123.09
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Nigeria
Permanent crops per 1000 21.57 hectares
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than United States
7.27 hectares
Ranked 130th.
Produce > Root and tuber > Production growth 157%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than United States
30%
Ranked 45th.
Area > Total Oilseed 2.01 million
Ranked 11th.
36.04 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Nigeria
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 15.57 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 16th.
109.2 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Nigeria

Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic > % of total freshwater withdrawal 31.45%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than United States
13.68%
Ranked 110th.

Value added > Current LCU 2974055000000 145900000000
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares 18.31 million hectares
Ranked 7th.
56.81 million hectares
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria

Permanent cropland > % of land area 3.18% of land area
Ranked 64th. 11 times more than United States
0.3% of land area
Ranked 58th.

Area > Sorghum 6.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
3.16 million
Ranked 4th.
Arable land > % of land area 33.49% of land area
Ranked 18th. 76% more than United States
19.04% of land area
Ranked 37th.

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters 10.31
Ranked 50th.
478.4
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed 1.04
Ranked 22nd.
2.13
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry > % of total freshwater withdrawal 15.07%
Ranked 69th.
46.11%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture > % of total freshwater withdrawal 53.44%
Ranked 100th. 33% more than United States
40.22%
Ranked 115th.

Produce > Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports 0.6%
Ranked 132nd.
1.32%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 0.01%
Ranked 141st.
2.31%
Ranked 44th. 231 times more than Nigeria

Irrigated land > % of cropland 0.84%
Ranked 137th.
12.48%
Ranked 75th. 15 times more than Nigeria

Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > Billion cubic meters per million 0.0628
Ranked 151st.
1.54
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Nigeria

Value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 111.56 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 95th.
372.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Total > Production Oilseed per 1000 15.37
Ranked 24th.
261.61
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Rice > Imports per million 7.35 thousand metric tons
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than United States
1.49 thousand metric tons
Ranked 35th.
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000 97.08
Ranked 66th.
192
Ranked 26th. 98% more than Nigeria

Produce > Cotton > Stocks 144 thousand bales
Ranked 29th.
5,385 thousand bales
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Peanut > Yield per million 0.00904
Ranked 16th.
0.0121
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Nigeria
Produce > Total > Yield Oilseed per million 0.00765
Ranked 20th. 5% more than United States
0.00727
Ranked 21st.
Agricultural methane emissions > % of total 40.51%
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than United States
37.28%
Ranked 77th.

Produce > Peanut > Production per 1000 11.1
Ranked 9th. 73% more than United States
6.42
Ranked 14th.
Permanent crop farmland > % of land area 3.29%
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than United States
0.3%
Ranked 142nd.

Value added agriculture growth > Including farming 7.4
Ranked 22nd.
9.14
Ranked 20th. 24% more than Nigeria

Produce > Imports as % of merchandise > Imports 0.95%
Ranked 79th. 12% more than United States
0.85%
Ranked 87th.

Produce > Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares 18.9 million
Ranked 7th.
60.95 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria

Cultivable land > % of land area 40.08%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States
18.6%
Ranked 55th.

Value added > Constant LCU 86751440000 109200000000
Agriculture, value added > Current US$, % of GDP 32.57%
Ranked 12th. 28 times more than United States
1.16%
Ranked 124th.

Produce > Rice > Imports 1,000 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
435 thousand metric tons
Ranked 16th.
Agricultural land > % of land area 86.19%
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than United States
44.88%
Ranked 81st.

Fertilizer consumption > % of fertilizer production 251.07%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States
86.89%
Ranked 44th.

Area > Sorghum per 1000 50
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States
10.79
Ranked 10th.
Produce > Wheat > Imports per million 16.91 thousand metric tons
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than United States
6.83 thousand metric tons
Ranked 38th.
Produce > Cotton > Imports per million 0.515 thousand bales
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than United States
0.171 thousand bales
Ranked 81st.
Produce > Total > Production Oilseed 2.09 million
Ranked 14th.
76.6 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Sorghum > Yield 1.32
Ranked 14th.
3.31
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Livestock > Annual freshwater withdrawals, total > % of internal resources 4.67%
Ranked 106th.
16.98%
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Root and tuber > Production per million 459.64 thousand metric tons
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United States
81.17 thousand metric tons
Ranked 70th.
Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000 131.17 hectares
Ranked 43th.
192.23 hectares
Ranked 25th. 47% more than Nigeria

Exports > Agricultural raw materials > Exports > % of merchandise > Exports 1.14%
Ranked 64th.
2.31%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Produce > Cotton > Stocks per million 1.09 thousand bales
Ranked 72nd.
18.56 thousand bales
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Nigeria
Produce > Sorghum > Production per million 58.82 thousand metric tons
Ranked 4th. 69% more than United States
34.76 thousand metric tons
Ranked 7th.
Produce > Sorghum > Yield per million 0.00971
Ranked 18th.
0.0113
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Nigeria
Produce > Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares 16.39 million
Ranked 9th.
60.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > % of total 79.23%
Ranked 37th. 35% more than United States
58.59%
Ranked 96th.

Fertilizer use > % of fertilizer > Production 341.57%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States
160.67%
Ranked 30th.

Value added > Annual % growth 8.2%
Ranked 10th.
-1.71%
Ranked 136th.

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