Agriculture & Rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

37 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rural population, per capita 0.4404 units per person 2025 down 5.0% 26th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 347.82 billion current US$ 2025 up 41.5% 27th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% 2025 down 1.9% 30th
Rural population 364.70 million 2025 up 13.3% 25th
Rural population growth 1.2% 2025 down 5.0% 12th
Rural population 44.0% 2025 down 5.0% 26th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% 2023 down 14.0% 39th
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% 2023 down 3.1% 45th
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.4% 21st
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year 2025 down 5.0% 12th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person 2025 up 18.6% 31st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.9% 30th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 291.8% 39th
Cereal production 19.62 million metric tons 2024 down 83.1% 40th
Land under cereal production 11.69 million hectares 2024 down 74.3% 38th
Cereal yield 1,678 kg per hectare 2024 down 34.2% 35th
Fertilizer consumption 102.71 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 14.0% 26th
Rural population, per square kilometre 28.13 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 26th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 24,119 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 28.6% 23rd
Agricultural land 4.48 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 33rd
Agricultural land 35.4% 2023 up 0.1% 31st
Permanent cropland 0.9% 2023 up 5.7% 37th
Land area 12.64 million sq. km 2023 down 0.1% 33rd
Arable land 7.2% 2023 up 0.1% 42nd
Arable land 0.1136 hectares per person 2023 down 16.3% 39th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 33.9% 2025 down 16.8% 20th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 18.8% 2025 down 12.5% 30th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 21.7% 2025 down 14.1% 27th
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 unchanged 1st
Forest area 2.2% 2023 down 0.5% 47th
Forest area 279,185 sq. km 2023 down 0.6% 43rd
Fertilizer consumption 27.5% 2023 down 15.4% 44th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 87.3% 2022 down 3.1% 12th
Surface area 12.83 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 33rd
Access to electricity, rural 94.0% 2024 up 5.9% 20th