Agriculture & Rural in North America

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% 2024 down 29.0%
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% 2024 down 17.7%
Rural population 19.5% 2025 up 0.8%
Rural population growth 0.2% 2025 down 84.6%
Rural population 74.83 million 2025 up 8.1%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% 2021 down 21.0%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ 2021 up 16.9%
Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares 2024 down 25.0%
Cereal yield 8,414 kg per hectare 2024 up 22.8%
Cereal production 454.99 million metric tons 2024 down 8.0%
Fertilizer consumption 128.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 0.6%
Land area 17.94 million sq. km 2023 down 1.0%
Agricultural land 4.78 million sq. km 2023 down 0.7%
Agricultural land 26.7% 2023 up 0.3%
Permanent cropland 0.2% 2023 up 11.7%
Arable land 10.6% 2023 down 0.8%
Arable land 0.5034 hectares per person 2023 down 8.3%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 5.5%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 1.9% 2025 down 25.5%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.5% 2025 down 21.0%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4%
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.5%
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.6%
Forest area 36.6% 2023 up 1.0%
Forest area 6.57 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0%
Fertilizer consumption 74.6% 2023 down 8.8%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 37.5% 2022 up 2.5%
Surface area 25.47 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0%
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged