Agriculture & Rural in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

37 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Asia (IDA & IBRD).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rural population, per capita 0.6421 units per person 2025 down 4.7% 2nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 714.12 billion current US$ 2025 up 86.4% 15th
Rural population 1.09 billion 2025 up 4.9% 9th
Rural population growth 0.4% 2025 down 45.2% 22nd
Rural population 64.2% 2025 down 4.7% 2nd
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% 2024 down 12.6% 16th
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% 2024 down 55.8% 33rd
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.7% 13th
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3704 % change on previous year 2025 down 45.3% 23rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 421.99 current US$ per person 2025 up 69.4% 31st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.7% 14th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,219.8% 46th
Cereal production 457.55 million metric tons 2024 up 24.7% 11th
Land under cereal production 119.96 million hectares 2024 up 3.0% 8th
Cereal yield 3,814 kg per hectare 2024 up 21.0% 15th
Rural population, per square kilometre 322.22 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.6% 1st
Fertilizer consumption 206.42 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 29.2% 7th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203,944 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 92.6% 1st
Agricultural land 1.95 million sq. km 2023 down 0.4% 38th
Agricultural land 58.3% 2023 down 0.4% 2nd
Arable land 0.0993 hectares per person 2023 down 11.1% 39th
Permanent cropland 5.0% 2023 up 11.8% 2nd
Land area 3.35 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 38th
Arable land 49.3% 2023 down 1.5% 1st
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 60.9% 2025 up 9.6% 2nd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 33.6% 2025 down 15.6% 14th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 41.5% 2025 down 5.1% 10th
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 25.6% 2023 up 3.2% 33rd
Forest area 856,400 sq. km 2023 up 3.2% 34th
Fertilizer consumption 151.6% 2023 down 4.3% 14th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 90.3% 2022 up 0.0% 3rd
Surface area 3.69 million sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 38th
Access to electricity, rural 99.8% 2024 up 30.9% 10th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.6% 2025 down 1.5% 13th