Agriculture & Rural in Southern Asia 3,718 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production 45.65 million t 2023 up 31.2% 4th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 30.77 million 1000 USD 2024 up 52.7% 9th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 2.33 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 8.5% 3rd Beans, dry — Area harvested 12.14 million ha 2024 up 32.3% 3rd Beans, dry — Production 8.45 million t 2024 up 39.3% 3rd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 125.74 2024 up 29.5% 9th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 114.06 2024 up 16.0% 9th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 318.5% 14th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year 2024 up 158.1% 8th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 1,991 kg/ha 2024 up 11.7% 12th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 5.63 million t 2024 up 173.7% 3rd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 514,314 ha 2024 up 158.1% 5th Beans, dry — Yield 696.4 kg/ha 2024 up 5.2% 27th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 6.44 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 39.3% 3rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 319,264 1000 No 2025 up 18.4% 2nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 185,722 1000 No 2025 up 1.7% 2nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 133,543 1000 No 2025 up 53.3% 3rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 40.11 % 2025 down 5.5% 8th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 32.28 % 2025 down 15.1% 9th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 60.54 % 2025 up 7.9% 2nd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 3.78 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 173.7% 3rd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Yield 10,946 kg/ha 2024 up 6.0% 18th Lemons and limes — Production 4.63 million t 2024 up 31.8% 4th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Index Number 125.77 2024 up 28.3% 3rd Sugar Crops Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number 114.06 2024 up 14.9% 3rd Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Index Number 90.09 2024 down 26.4% 25th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross per capita Production Index Number 81.62 2024 down 34.1% 24th Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 12.96 million 1000 USD 2024 up 57.4% 10th Lemons and limes — Area harvested 465,587 ha 2024 up 31.9% 3rd Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 691,413 ha 2024 up 104.2% 2nd Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production 10.90 million t 2024 up 150.0% 2nd Natural honey — Gross Production Index Number 165.39 2024 up 60.3% 1st Natural honey — Gross per capita Production Index Number 149.93 2024 up 43.6% 1st Bananas — Gross Production Value 13.96 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 26.8% 2nd Treenuts, Total — Production 2.17 million t 2024 up 3.7% 9th Wheat — Area harvested 51.32 million ha 2024 up 3.5% 3rd Wheat — Yield 3,318 kg/ha 2024 up 16.7% 13th Wheat — Production 170.26 million t 2024 up 20.8% 3rd Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 1.82 million ha 2024 up 0.5% 7th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield 15,760 kg/ha 2024 up 22.4% 17th Bananas — Yield 36,830 kg/ha 2024 up 6.3% 7th Wheat — Gross Production Value 40.32 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 20.8% 3rd Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 399,172 1000 USD 2024 up 20.8% 23rd Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 8.51 million 1000 USD 2024 up 63.7% 4th Bananas — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.6% 10th Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 654.6% 25th Sorghum — Area harvested 4.66 million ha 2024 down 22.1% 10th Sorghum — Production 5.45 million t 2024 down 2.0% 13th Potatoes — Gross Production Value 17.03 million 1000 USD 2024 up 28.9% 4th Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 11.59 million 1000 USD 2024 up 19.8% 3rd Bees — Stocks 20.29 million No 2024 up 5.8% 3rd Skim milk of cows — Production 14.59 million t 2023 up 73.6% 9th Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Index Number 199.15 2024 up 109.8% 1st Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number 180.72 2024 up 88.0% 1st Oranges — Yield 19,732 kg/ha 2024 up 62.0% 11th Oranges — Gross Production Value 2.03 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 12.8% 8th Asses — Stocks 9.11 million An 2024 up 9.9% 8th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 210.56 2024 up 173.7% 1st Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 191.35 2024 up 145.2% 1st Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Index Number 106.88 2024 up 8.5% 9th ← Previous Page 5 of 62 Next →