Agriculture & Rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

36 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ 2025 up 37.3% 31st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,302.7% 41st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 14.9% 18th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person 2025 up 15.7% 33rd
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.6% 14th
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 5.2% 17th
Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person 2025 down 4.5% 20th
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% 2017 up 8.1% 44th
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% 2019 down 2.3% 4th
Rural population 47.1% 2025 down 4.5% 20th
Rural population growth 1.2% 2025 down 4.5% 14th
Rural population 355.37 million 2025 up 13.3% 26th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% 2025 up 14.9% 18th
Cereal yield 1,678 kg per hectare 2024 down 33.6% 35th
Cereal production 19.62 million metric tons 2024 down 82.8% 40th
Land under cereal production 11.69 million hectares 2024 down 74.1% 38th
Fertilizer consumption 100.93 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 13.2% 28th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 25,808 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 22.9% 19th
Agricultural land 2.72 million sq. km 2023 up 0.2% 36th
Arable land 0.119 hectares per person 2023 down 15.8% 38th
Permanent cropland 1.1% 2023 up 6.1% 32nd
Arable land 8.6% 2023 up 0.1% 37th
Rural population, per square kilometre 34.49 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 15th
Land area 10.06 million sq. km 2023 down 0.1% 34th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 41.6% 2025 down 11.2% 14th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 21.7% 2025 down 11.3% 27th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 25.4% 2025 down 12.1% 22nd
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Forest area 264,743 sq. km 2023 down 0.5% 44th
Forest area 2.6% 2023 down 0.5% 46th
Fertilizer consumption 42.3% 2023 down 27.5% 41st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 87.9% 2022 down 3.3% 10th
Surface area 10.22 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 34th
Access to electricity, rural 93.8% 2024 up 6.1% 21st