Agriculture & Rural in Least developed countries: UN classification

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Least developed countries: UN classification.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% 2023 down 8.3%
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% 2019 down 49.2%
Rural population 63.4% 2025 down 6.7%
Rural population growth 1.5% 2025 down 7.6%
Rural population 769.36 million 2025 up 17.8%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% 2025 down 2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ 2025 up 70.5%
Land under cereal production 85.37 million hectares 2024 down 22.4%
Cereal yield 2,147 kg per hectare 2024 up 9.8%
Cereal production 183.30 million metric tons 2024 down 14.8%
Fertilizer consumption 32.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 60.6%
Land area 20.36 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0%
Agricultural land 8.29 million sq. km 2023 up 2.5%
Agricultural land 40.7% 2023 up 2.5%
Permanent cropland 1.0% 2023 up 26.4%
Arable land 9.7% 2023 up 8.0%
Arable land 0.171 hectares per person 2023 down 14.5%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 60.9% 2025 down 1.2%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 49.7% 2025 down 5.8%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 54.5% 2025 down 3.6%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 9.4%
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4%
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 down 3.6%
Forest area 25.6% 2023 down 6.9%
Forest area 5.21 million sq. km 2023 down 6.9%
Fertilizer consumption 351.7% 2023 down 6.7%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 90.7% 2022 up 0.0%
Surface area 20.77 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0%
Access to electricity, rural 49.8% 2024 up 85.7%