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Table 4 - Aspects of agricultural dependency and expansion

Country/territory

Agric. % in GDP

Per cap. arable land (ha)

Expansion (% p.a.) of permanent crops

Agriculture at 30 or more % of GDP:


Laos

56.5

0.18

2.88


Myanmar

46.1

0.21

0.69


Cambodia

44.6

0.38

-8.75


Nepal

41.9

0.13

1.48


Tonga

38.9

0.17

0.57


Bhutan

37.6

0.07

0.98


Viet Nam

33.9

0.08

3.87


Bangladesh

32.8

0.07

0.5

Agriculture 20 - 30% of GDP:


PNG

30

na

0.63


India

27.8

0.19

-0.81


Korea PDR

25

0.07

0.3


Pakistan

24

na

5.05


Mongolia

23.1

0.56

na


Philippines

21.5

0.08

1.96


Fiji

21.3

0.23

0.05

Agriculture 10 - 20% of GDP:


Sri Lanka

19.8

0.05

-0.44


China PR

18.9

na

1.73


Malaysia

13.9

0.09

2.19


Cook Is.

13.7

0.11

-1.94


Thailand

10.9

0.29

3.68

Agriculture less than 10% of GDP:


Korea Rep.

6.7

0.04

0.94


Taipei China

3.1

na

-2


Hong Kong

0.2

0

0


Singapore

0.2

0

na

Source : APFSOS/WP/47 "Review of Asia-Pacific Economic and Social Development till 2010"


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