Agriculture & Rural in Arab World

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Arab World.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% 2023 up 3.9%
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% 2023 down 12.4%
Rural population 40.0% 2025 down 4.0%
Rural population growth 1.6% 2025 down 3.9%
Rural population 201.16 million 2025 up 17.7%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% 2025 up 5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ 2025 up 55.7%
Land under cereal production 21.02 million hectares 2024 down 34.4%
Cereal yield 984.98 kg per hectare 2024 down 45.5%
Cereal production 20.70 million metric tons 2024 down 64.2%
Fertilizer consumption 58.93 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 11.0%
Land area 13.10 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0%
Agricultural land 5.23 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1%
Agricultural land 39.9% 2023 up 0.1%
Permanent cropland 0.7% 2023 up 6.0%
Arable land 4.5% 2023 up 0.6%
Arable land 0.1227 hectares per person 2023 down 18.4%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 13.6% 2025 down 49.3%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 13.4% 2025 down 19.9%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 13.4% 2025 down 27.9%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 9.7%
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4%
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 down 3.6%
Forest area 2.8% 2023 down 6.2%
Forest area 361,001 sq. km 2023 down 6.2%
Fertilizer consumption 13.6% 2023 down 20.9%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 80.5% 2022 down 6.5%
Surface area 13.17 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0%
Access to electricity, rural 85.0% 2024 up 8.7%