Agriculture & Rural in North America

36 indicators covering agriculture & rural for North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ 2021 up 16.9% 37th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year 2021 down 49.8% 8th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 down 21.0% 45th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person 2021 up 9.3% 12th
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year 2025 down 84.7% 30th
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.1% 45th
Rural population, per capita 0.1951 units per person 2025 up 0.8% 40th
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% 2024 down 29.0% 16th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% 2024 down 17.7% 44th
Rural population 19.5% 2025 up 0.8% 42nd
Rural population growth 0.2% 2025 down 84.6% 30th
Rural population 74.83 million 2025 up 8.1% 42nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% 2021 down 21.0% 47th
Cereal yield 8,414 kg per hectare 2024 up 22.8% 1st
Cereal production 454.99 million metric tons 2024 down 8.0% 13th
Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares 2024 down 25.0% 24th
Fertilizer consumption 128.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 0.6% 21st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 14,276 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 18.1% 38th
Agricultural land 4.78 million sq. km 2023 down 0.7% 32nd
Arable land 0.5034 hectares per person 2023 down 8.3% 2nd
Permanent cropland 0.2% 2023 up 11.7% 47th
Arable land 10.6% 2023 down 0.8% 22nd
Rural population, per square kilometre 4.13 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.3% 45th
Land area 17.94 million sq. km 2023 down 1.0% 27th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 5.5% 47th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 1.9% 2025 down 25.5% 47th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.5% 2025 down 21.0% 47th
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4% 1st
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.6% 1st
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.5% 1st
Forest area 6.57 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 18th
Forest area 36.6% 2023 up 1.0% 12th
Fertilizer consumption 74.6% 2023 down 8.8% 36th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 37.5% 2022 up 2.5% 44th
Surface area 25.47 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 14th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st