Agriculture & Rural in Southern Asia 247 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 60.54 % 2025 up 7.9% 5th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 32.28 % 2025 down 15.1% 11th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 40.11 % 2025 down 5.5% 10th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 133,543 1000 No 2025 up 53.3% 4th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 185,722 1000 No 2025 up 1.7% 3rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 319,264 1000 No 2025 up 18.4% 3rd Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.5% 27th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,323 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.5% 28th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d 2025 down 47.4% 29th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 10.5 % 2024 up 66.7% 35th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.2 % 2024 up 23.1% 38th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 31.4 % 2024 down 18.0% 8th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 9,493 Int$/cap 2024 up 52.8% 28th Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 2.36 million million USD 2024 up 79.0% 13th Total Credit — Value US$ 2.59 million million USD 2024 up 90.0% 13th Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 81 % 2024 up 44.6% 20th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 147.3 million No 2024 up 99.3% 10th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,687 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 9.0% 26th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 58 % 2024 up 48.7% 18th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 49.3 % 2023 up 6.9% 1st Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 116 % 2023 up 9.4% 26th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,681 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 10.0% 26th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 264.9 million No 2023 up 22.3% 5th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 283,716 1000 No 2023 up 6.9% 3rd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 150,089 1000 No 2023 up 43.0% 6th FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 34.6 % 2023 up 22.0% 30th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 50.83 % 2023 down 13.1% 10th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 72.29 % 2023 up 11.9% 9th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.38 2024 down 5.0% 15th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 6.14 % 2024 down 3.8% 2nd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 16.01 % 2024 down 0.1% 8th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 86.31 % 2023 up 5.4% 1st FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 66.71 % 2023 down 4.7% 14th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 56.65 % 2023 down 5.8% 10th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 433,806 1000 No 2023 up 17.2% 3rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 73.49 % 2023 up 0.2% 9th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 26.51 % 2023 down 0.5% 25th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 114,987 1000 No 2023 up 16.6% 3rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 15.02 % 2023 down 6.2% 9th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 11 % 2022 up 22.2% 13th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 9.89 % 2023 down 15.4% 30th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 94,446 1000 No 2023 up 18.6% 3rd FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 17.86 % 2023 down 7.2% 32nd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 20,541 1000 No 2023 up 8.2% 12th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 16.92 % 2023 down 3.6% 2nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 13.69 % 2023 down 24.3% 33rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 33.29 % 2023 up 10.9% 20th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 64.6 g/cap/d 2021 up 25.9% 30th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 54 % 2021 down 10.0% 13th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 72.8 g/cap/d 2021 up 16.3% 29th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 20.8 g/cap/d 2021 up 48.6% 30th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value -2.2 % 2021 up 18.5% 29th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 10.6 % 2023 down 16.5% 18th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 56.4 million No 2024 down 22.5% 8th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 24.4 % 2020 down 8.3% 1st Cigarettes — Residuals -7,306 t 2023 down 156.5% 12th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals -2,344 t 2023 — 22nd Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals -38,405 t 2023 down 857.7% 25th Cigarettes — Import quantity 40,148 t 2023 up 36.6% 18th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -25,865 t 2023 down 10.5% 21st Page 1 of 5 Next →