Agriculture & Rural in Asia 250 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 26.71 % 2025 down 17.8% 13th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 28.08 % 2025 down 12.8% 12th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 244,335 1000 No 2025 up 8.6% 2nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 30.38 % 2025 down 4.3% 12th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 360,195 1000 No 2025 down 9.6% 2nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 604,530 1000 No 2025 down 3.1% 2nd Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,378 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.1% 21st Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,837 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.0% 21st Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 11 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 37.5% 26th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 11.2 % 2024 up 57.7% 30th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 5 % 2024 up 4.2% 27th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 23.3 % 2024 down 12.7% 17th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 15,228 Int$/cap 2024 up 31.1% 23rd Total Credit — Value US$ 36.64 million million USD 2024 up 82.9% 2nd Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 35.49 million million USD 2024 up 87.7% 2nd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 89 % 2024 up 23.6% 17th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 389.4 million No 2024 up 79.1% 2nd Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,996 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 7.2% 21st Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 62 % 2024 up 40.9% 15th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 33.6 % 2023 up 9.4% 12th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,996 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 7.9% 21st Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 125 % 2023 up 6.8% 20th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 394.3 million No 2023 up 13.0% 2nd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 528,558 1000 No 2023 down 4.8% 2nd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 353,381 1000 No 2023 up 4.3% 2nd FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 40.01 % 2023 up 6.0% 23rd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 45.91 % 2023 down 5.2% 12th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 39.61 % 2023 down 14.5% 12th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.66 2024 down 1.5% 3rd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 4.85 % 2024 down 1.8% 6th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 7.32 % 2024 down 0.4% 17th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 70.19 % 2023 down 6.8% 12th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 69.52 % 2023 down 1.1% 8th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 883,127 1000 No 2023 down 1.5% 2nd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 41.73 % 2023 down 11.2% 12th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 69.89 % 2023 down 4.5% 12th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 265,918 1000 No 2023 up 10.7% 2nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 30.11 % 2023 up 12.4% 22nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 12.57 % 2023 down 0.1% 17th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 6 % 2022 up 20.0% 32nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 11.81 % 2023 up 3.2% 14th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 40.5 % 2023 down 3.4% 28th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 157,576 1000 No 2023 up 15.0% 2nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 13.99 % 2023 down 2.9% 17th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 30.48 % 2023 up 2.5% 26th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 29.81 % 2023 up 20.7% 22nd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 107,701 1000 No 2023 up 6.9% 2nd Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 79.4 g/cap/d 2021 up 21.0% 23rd Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 34.3 g/cap/d 2021 up 24.3% 23rd Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 93.7 g/cap/d 2021 up 13.4% 17th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 52 % 2021 down 8.8% 16th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 11.1 % 2021 up 65.7% 21st Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 6.5 % 2023 down 14.5% 23rd Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 76.8 million No 2024 down 25.4% 3rd Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 17.2 % 2020 down 3.4% 5th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals -2,344 t 2023 — 22nd Cigarettes — Residuals -420,812 t 2023 down 112.6% 30th Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals -38,432 t 2023 down 848.7% 27th Cigarettes — Import quantity 357,179 t 2023 down 3.8% 4th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -68,032 t 2023 up 12.6% 27th Page 1 of 5 Next →