Agriculture & Rural in Eastern Asia 247 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Eastern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 17.46 % 2025 down 22.1% 17th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 22.07 % 2025 down 22.9% 16th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 19.97 % 2025 down 22.7% 18th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 69,250 1000 No 2025 down 21.3% 9th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 104,150 1000 No 2025 down 24.9% 8th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 173,399 1000 No 2025 down 23.5% 9th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value 1,902 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.1% 10th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value 2,466 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.1% 10th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) β Value 32 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 52.4% 4th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 9.1 % 2024 up 82.0% 39th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 10.1 % 2024 up 48.5% 5th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 4.8 % 2024 down 28.4% 31st Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 49,088 Int$/cap 2024 up 12.4% 8th Total Credit β Value US$, 2015 prices 27.91 million million USD 2024 up 98.1% 3rd Total Credit β Value US$ 27.94 million million USD 2024 up 89.9% 3rd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 98 % 2024 up 15.3% 5th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) β Value 120 million No 2024 up 90.5% 12th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,412 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 7.9% 10th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 70 % 2024 up 45.8% 12th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 16 % 2023 up 1.9% 35th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 139 % 2023 up 7.8% 8th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,419 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 8.8% 10th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 57.9 million No 2023 down 11.5% 13th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Male β Value 127,282 1000 No 2023 down 24.6% 8th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Female 116,765 1000 No 2023 down 20.2% 8th FAO Model β Share of females in total AFS employment β Female β Value 47.74 % 2023 up 3.0% 8th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Male β Value 27.08 % 2023 down 21.7% 20th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Female 29.7 % 2023 down 21.9% 17th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 5.59 % 2024 down 1.9% 4th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.96 2024 down 1.0% 1st SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 5.85 % 2024 down 0.8% 20th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 62.67 % 2023 down 7.8% 13th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 86.27 % 2023 down 4.0% 2nd FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Value 27.96 % 2023 down 21.7% 20th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Value 244,594 1000 No 2023 down 22.5% 8th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 75.03 % 2023 down 5.9% 7th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 24.97 % 2023 up 23.4% 27th FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Value 61,065 1000 No 2023 down 4.4% 9th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 6.98 % 2023 down 3.3% 32nd Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 5 % 2022 up 25.0% 37th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 11.09 % 2023 down 8.9% 24th FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Male β Value 17,478 1000 No 2023 up 2.4% 12th FAO Model β Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 71.38 % 2023 down 2.6% 1st FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Female β Value 43,587 1000 No 2023 down 6.9% 5th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 3.72 % 2023 up 6.3% 33rd FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 37.33 % 2023 up 16.6% 21st FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 13.73 % 2023 up 35.8% 32nd Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) β Value 98.5 g/cap/d 2021 up 19.5% 17th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 49 % 2021 down 7.5% 19th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 52.9 g/cap/d 2021 up 21.3% 13th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) β Value 127.7 g/cap/d 2021 up 16.8% 1st Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) β Value 12.2 % 2021 up 117.9% 17th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) β Value 2.7 % 2009 down 70.7% 29th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 2.9 million No 2024 down 57.4% 22nd Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) β Value 5.5 % 2020 down 1.8% 40th Unmanufactured tobacco β Residuals 0 t 2023 β 1st Cigarettes β Residuals -43,317 t 2023 up 46.6% 23rd Cotton lint, ginned β Residuals 0 t 2023 β 1st Cigarettes β Import quantity 57,299 t 2023 up 31.7% 15th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -2,475 t 2023 up 88.6% 8th Page 1 of 5 Next β