Agriculture & Rural in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% 2024 down 24.0%
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% 2024 down 24.9%
Rural population 37.9% 2025 down 17.3%
Rural population growth -1.0% 2025 up 47.0%
Rural population 813.54 million 2025 down 13.8%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% 2025 down 16.6%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ 2025 up 43.0%
Land under cereal production 10.34 million hectares 2024 down 93.3%
Cereal yield 3,797 kg per hectare 2024 down 27.8%
Cereal production 39.28 million metric tons 2024 down 95.1%
Fertilizer consumption 340.64 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 7.1%
Land area 16.00 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1%
Agricultural land 7.65 million sq. km 2023 down 0.6%
Agricultural land 47.8% 2023 down 0.7%
Permanent cropland 4.6% 2023 up 16.8%
Arable land 11.0% 2023 down 5.1%
Arable land 0.0821 hectares per person 2023 down 10.0%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 21.0% 2025 down 22.9%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 26.2% 2025 down 21.4%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 23.9% 2025 down 22.1%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged
Forest area 30.6% 2023 up 1.5%
Forest area 4.90 million sq. km 2023 up 1.6%
Fertilizer consumption 105.1% 2023 down 0.2%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 73.0% 2022 down 1.7%
Surface area 16.28 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0%
Access to electricity, rural 97.2% 2024 up 3.1%