Agriculture & Rural in Southern Asia 3,731 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cloves (whole stems), raw — Yield 965.9 kg/ha 2024 up 26.1% 2nd Cloves (whole stems), raw — Production 5,813 t 2024 up 3.9% 7th Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) 13.6 % 2024 down 8.1% 1st Taro — Gross Production Value 23 1000 USD 2024 down 67.6% 19th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 115,393 1000 No 2025 up 44.9% 3rd Palmkernel Oil — Other uses 129 1000 t 2023 down 59.3% 12th Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 1.22 million 1000 USD 2024 up 19.5% 2nd Areca nuts — Gross Production Index Number 190.19 2024 up 109.9% 1st Areca nuts — Gross per capita Production Index Number 172.58 2024 up 88.1% 1st Areca nuts — Area harvested 1.01 million ha 2024 up 107.3% 2nd Areca nuts — Yield 1,843 kg/ha 2024 up 1.3% 5th Sugar cane — Processing 451,342 1000 t 2023 up 205.6% 4th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 118,486 1000 No 2025 up 28.8% 3rd Cottonseed — Other uses 333,098 t 2013 down 5.8% 6th Millet and products — Production 14,149 1000 t 2023 up 22.3% 2nd Sunflowerseed Oil — Production 167 1000 t 2023 down 55.2% 20th Areca nuts — Gross Production Value 4.46 million 1000 USD 2024 up 108.4% 2nd Sunflower seed — Processing 427 1000 t 2023 down 61.8% 19th Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value 96,850 1000 USD 2024 down 40.1% 13th Apples and products — Processing 45 1000 t 2023 up 9.8% 22nd Natural rubber in primary forms — Gross Production Value 1.53 million 1000 USD 2024 up 9.3% 3rd Cotton lint, ginned — Production 7.55 million t 2023 down 9.2% 2nd Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Value 798,102 1000 USD 2024 down 10.2% 2nd Rape and Mustard Oil — Other uses 118 1000 t 2023 up 90.3% 14th Pelagic Fish — Other uses 19 1000 t 2023 up 26.7% 10th Cow peas, dry — Gross Production Value 22,680 1000 USD 2024 up 35.7% 11th Silk waste — Import quantity 165.43 t 2023 down 39.4% 7th Oats — Production 0 1000 t 2023 — 24th Peas — Seed 69 1000 t 2023 up 35.3% 8th Spices, Other — Losses 256 1000 t 2023 up 81.6% 2nd Hazelnuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 45,551 1000 USD 2024 down 37.9% 11th Soyabeans — Seed 813 1000 t 2023 up 26.2% 7th Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Other uses 40 1000 t 2023 up 21.2% 17th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 129.6 million No 2023 up 41.6% 4th Cottonseed — Seed 264 1000 t 2023 down 28.8% 2nd Sunflower seed — Production 562 1000 t 2023 down 30.8% 20th Sesameseed Cake — Production 183,779 t 2013 down 21.2% 7th Eggs — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 14th Pineapples and products — Production 2,080 1000 t 2023 up 13.7% 11th Artichokes — Gross Production Value 2,639 1000 USD 2024 down 72.9% 15th Sour cherries — Gross Production Value 113,753 1000 USD 2024 up 3.1% 7th Coconut Oil — Production 448 1000 t 2023 up 0.9% 3rd Cassava and products — Production 6,294 1000 t 2023 down 16.5% 12th 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (female) (15 years old) 107,173 1000 No 2025 up 36.0% 3rd Buckwheat — Gross Production Value 7,822 1000 USD 2024 up 22.1% 13th Alcohol, Non-Food — Production 4,443 1000 t 2023 up 21.9% 5th Grapes and products (excl wine) — Processing 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% 26th Safflower seed — Gross Production Value 22,720 1000 USD 2024 down 54.6% 11th Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 5.99 million 1000 USD 2024 down 11.6% 3rd Butter and ghee of sheep milk — Production 17,711 t 2023 up 28.5% 4th Butter of buffalo milk — Production 1.83 million t 2023 up 33.5% 2nd 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (male) (15 years old) 104,001 1000 No 2025 up 54.5% 3rd Millet and products — Food supply 49.72 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 3.0% 5th Millet and products — Food supply 37.07 million million Kcal 2023 up 8.6% 2nd Millet and products — Protein supply quantity 1.33 g/cap/d 2023 down 2.9% 5th Millet and products — Protein supply quantity 990,064 t 2023 up 8.6% 2nd Millet and products — Fat supply quantity 0.54 g/cap/d 2023 down 1.8% 5th Millet and products — Fat supply quantity 400,259 t 2023 up 8.6% 2nd Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 137.5 million No 2023 up 31.5% 4th Sunflower seed — Losses 32 1000 t 2023 down 34.7% 20th ← Previous Page 54 of 63 Next →