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China Agriculture Stats

Definitions

  • Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per 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.
  • Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year.
  • Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent: Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.
  • Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Area > Rice: Land area under Rice, hectares, 2003/2004
  • Beekeeping > Bee hives: Number of bee hives in select countries. 
  • 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."
  • Cotton > Exports: Exports of cotton 2003/2004
  • Cotton use: Domestic use of cotton 2003/2004
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • 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 > 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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 > Barley > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Coarse grain > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Coarse grain imports: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Corn > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Corn > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Oats > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Oats > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Rice > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Rice > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Grains > Rye > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Sorghum > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Wheat > Consumption: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Grains > Wheat > Consumption per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Gross value added: Gross Value Added by agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing at current prices - US dollars.
  • 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.
  • Land > Arable land and Permanent crops: Arable land and Permanent crops.
  • Mango > Top 12 Producers > Area: 2005
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Permanent crops: Permanent crops in 2000.
  • 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."
  • Produce > Banana > Production: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000.
  • Produce > Banana > Production per 1000: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Produce > Corn > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Corn > Yield: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Cotton > Production: Production of cotton 2003/2004, in thousand bales.
  • 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: 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."
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
  • Produce > Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Produce > Rice > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
  • Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Produce > Wheat > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
  • Produce > Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
  • Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes: Production of wine by country in the year 2007. Figures are in tonnes
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Agricultural growth 122 2007 51st out of 204
Agricultural growth per capita 117 Int. $ 2007 33th out of 204
Agricultural land > Sq. km 5.19 million sq. km 2011 1st out of 206
Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people 2007 102nd out of 196
Agricultural land > Sq. km per 1000 3.86 sq. km 2011 112th out of 206
Agricultural machinery > Tractors 995,421 2003 8th out of 188
Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 0.773 per 1,000 people 2003 105th out of 188
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 96.27 2003 95th out of 186
Agricultural machinery > Tractors per 1000 0.773 2003 104th out of 184
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 589,862.1 2010 1st out of 136
Agricultural methane emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 440.95 2010 55th out of 136
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent 415,149 2010 1st out of 136
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 310.34 2010 58th out of 136
Value added > Constant 2000 US$ > Per capita 165.23$ per capita 2005 74th out of 136
Value added > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 126.01$ per $1,000 of GDP 2005 66th out of 137
Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $829.76 billion 2012 1st out of 112
Agriculture, value added > Current US$ per capita $614.32 2012 17th out of 112
Arable land > Hectares 103.4 million hectares 2003 4th out of 198
Arable land > Hectares > Per capita 80.25 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003 144th out of 198
Arable land > Hectares per 1000 80.25 hectares 2003 143th out of 193
Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.083 2011 139th out of 204
Area > Rice 26.51 million 2004 2nd out of 23
Beekeeping > Bee hives 7.2 million 2005 2nd out of 9
Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 5,535.3 2008 18th out of 168
Cotton > Exports 150 thousand bales 2004 20th out of 109
Cotton use 30,400 thousand bales 2004 1st out of 109
Cultivable land > Hectares 140.63 million 2007 3rd out of 194
Cultivable land > Hectares per person 0.11 2007 118th out of 195
Farm machinery > Tractors 2.06 million 2007 4th out of 186
Farm machinery > Tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land 146.73 2007 81st out of 184
Farm workers 498.73 million 2008 1st out of 194
Fertilizer > Consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 3,830.35 100 g/ha of arable land 2002 12th out of 166
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons 39.6 million metric tons 2002 1st out of 166
Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000 30.93 metric tons 2002 26th out of 163
Fertilizer use 255.6 kg 2000 10th out of 138
Fertilizer use > Kg per ha of arable land 331.11 2007 20th out of 150
Fertilizer use > Metric tons 55.93 million 2006 1st out of 139
Grains > Barley > Consumption 4,500 thousand metric tons 2004 7th out of 15
Grains > Coarse grain > Production 121,300 thousand metric tons 2004 2nd out of 15
Grains > Coarse grain imports 2,305 thousand metric tons 2004 9th out of 35
Grains > Corn > Consumption 128,100 thousand metric tons 2004 2nd out of 16
Grains > Corn > Consumption per million 98.84 thousand metric tons 2004 12th out of 15
Grains > Oats > Consumption 600 thousand metric tons 2004 7th out of 14
Grains > Oats > Consumption per million 0.463 thousand metric tons 2004 14th out of 14
Grains > Rice > Consumption 135,000 thousand metric tons 2004 1st out of 17
Grains > Rice > Consumption per million 104.16 thousand metric tons 2004 8th out of 16
Grains > Rye > Consumption 5 thousand metric tons 2004 13th out of 13
Grains > Sorghum > Consumption 2,500 thousand metric tons 2004 6th out of 13
Grains > Wheat > Consumption 104,500 thousand metric tons 2004 1st out of 15
Grains > Wheat > Consumption per million 80.63 thousand metric tons 2004 12th out of 15
Gross value added 829.71 billion 2012 1st out of 205
Gross value added per capita 614.28 2012 38th out of 202
Land > Arable land and Permanent crops 152.83 million ha 2007 3rd out of 212
Mango > Top 12 Producers > Area 433,600 hectares 2005 2nd out of 12
Methane emissions > Kt of CO2 equivalent per 1000 1.23 2010 53th out of 137
Nitrous oxide emissions > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 411.37 2010 72nd out of 137
Permanent crops 11.42 million hectares 2000 3rd out of 181
Produce > Agricultural crop > Production 123 2007 48th out of 186
Produce > Banana > Production 4.81 million metric tonnes 2000 4th out of 48
Produce > Banana > Production per 1000 3.81 metric tonnes 2000 45th out of 46
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons 540.83 million 2012 1st out of 180
Produce > Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000 400.41 2012 40th out of 180
Produce > Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 5,837.47 2012 21st out of 178
Produce > Cereal > Production 149 thousand metric tons 2001 9th out of 149
Produce > Corn > Production 114,000 thousand metric tons 2004 2nd out of 17
Produce > Corn > Yield 4.81 2004 8th out of 21
Produce > Cotton > Production 25,500 2004 1st out of 109
Produce > Crop > Production index 115.2% 2004 40th out of 181
Produce > Food > Production 125 2007 44th out of 189
Produce > Food > Production index 117.8% 2004 21st out of 181
Produce > Live stock > Production index 122 2007 53th out of 187
Produce > Livestock > Production index 122.6% 2004 14th out of 180
Produce > Meat > Production 53,747 thousand metric tons 2001 1st out of 149
Produce > Meat > Production per million 42.26 thousand metric tons 2001 40th out of 149
Produce > Rice > Production 118,000 thousand metric tons 2004 1st out of 16
Produce > Soybean > Production 15.39 million 2004 4th out of 21
Produce > Soybean > Production per 1000 11.87 2004 9th out of 20
Produce > Wheat > Production 87,000 thousand metric tons 2004 1st out of 17
Produce > Wheat > Yield 3.93 2004 7th out of 26
Products world leader in gross value of agricultural output; rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish 2010
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters 2,813 2011 5th out of 176
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total > Billion cubic meters per million 2.09 2011 101st out of 176
Rural population 40,495 2030 74th out of 223
Rural population per thousand people 0.041 2010 206th out of 215
Tractors 841,073 2000 10th out of 147
Tractors per 1000 0.666 2000 89th out of 146
Value 261.76 billion 2009 1st out of 119
Value added 15.23 2001 62nd out of 128
Value added per worker > Constant 2000 US$ 401.73 constant 2000 US$ 2004 117th out of 151
Water productivity, total > Constant 2000 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal $7.57 2011 109th out of 169
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes 1.5 million tonnes 2008 5th out of 24
Wine > Wine > Production > > tonnes per 1000 1.13 tonnes 2008 24th out of 24
Workers per hectare 3.8 2000 3rd out of 148

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United Nations Statistics Division
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