Agriculture & Rural in Low & middle income

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Low & middle income.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% 2024 down 12.4%
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% 2024 down 20.4%
Rural population 46.9% 2025 down 8.4%
Rural population growth 0.3% 2025 up 569.3%
Rural population 3.18 billion 2025 up 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% 2025 down 6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ 2025 up 52.0%
Land under cereal production 320.08 million hectares 2024 down 39.4%
Cereal yield 3,176 kg per hectare 2024 down 7.9%
Cereal production 1.02 billion metric tons 2024 down 44.1%
Fertilizer consumption 154.34 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 4.8%
Land area 77.99 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0%
Agricultural land 33.30 million sq. km 2023 up 0.4%
Agricultural land 42.7% 2023 up 0.4%
Permanent cropland 2.2% 2023 up 17.0%
Arable land 11.8% 2023 up 0.9%
Arable land 0.138 hectares per person 2023 down 10.3%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 33.0% 2025 down 4.2%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 30.3% 2025 down 13.5%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 31.4% 2025 down 9.9%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 6.8%
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.3%
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 down 3.1%
Forest area 27.7% 2023 down 2.5%
Forest area 21.61 million sq. km 2023 down 2.5%
Fertilizer consumption 118.2% 2023 down 1.1%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 80.3% 2022 down 1.1%
Surface area 79.76 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1%
Access to electricity, rural 83.6% 2024 up 13.0%