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OTHER INDICATORS


Countries in Asia & Pacific region with largest food aid in cereals

Countries in Asia-Pacific region with largest GNI per capita (current US$)

Table 162. Number and area of agricultural holdings

COUNTRY

Agricultural census year

Agricultural holdings

Number

Total area (ha)

Average size (ha)

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA



1. Cambodia

-

-

-

-

2. Indonesia

1993

19 713 800

17 145 000

0.9

3. Lao PDR

1998

668 000

1 047 700

1.6

4. Malaysia

-

-

-

-

5. Myanmar

1993

2 924 900

6 887 000

2.4

6. Philippines

2002

4 501 284

9 190 000

2.0

7. Thailand

2003

5 792 519

18 313 749

3.2

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

9. Viet Nam

2001

9 528 900

6 342 700

0.7

SOUTH ASIA



10. Bangladesh

1996

17 828 200

8 289 900

0.5

11. Bhutan (3)

2000

-

105 938

-

12. India

1996

115 580 000

163 357 000

1.4

13. Maldives

-

-

-

-

14. Nepal

1992

2 736 100

2 599 000

0.9

15. Pakistan

2000

6 620 100

20 406 574

3.1

16. Sri Lanka

2002

3 269 527

1 531 461

0.5

CENTRAL ASIA



17. Kazakhstan

-

-

-

-

18. Tajikistan

-

-

-

-

19. Uzbekistan

-

-

-

-

OTHER ASIA



20. Afghanistan

-

-

-

-

21. China (1)

1997

193 445 900

130 039 200

0.7

22. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

1993

3 602 950

15 458 910

4.3

24. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

25. Rep. of Korea

2000

3 269 527

-

-

PACIFIC ISLANDS



26. Cook Islands

2000

1 721

1 029

0.6

27. Fiji

1991

95 400

591 400

6.2

28. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

29. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

31. Nauru

-

-

-

-

32. Niue

1989

400

2 800

7.0

33. Palau (2)

1989

300

200

0.7

34. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

35. Samoa

1999

14 700

53 400

3.6

36. Solomon Islands

-

-

-

-

37. Tonga

1985

10 100

33 400

3.3

38. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

39. Vanuatu (3)

1993

22 000

164 600

7.5

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

2001

140 516

455 723 000

3243.2

41. Japan

2000

3 120 215

3 734 288

1.2

42. New Zealand

2002

70 000

15 640 348

223.4

(1). Information on area refers to “cultivated area”.
(2). The census covered 7 of the 13 Rural States of Palau.
(3). Information on area refers to “agricultural area”.

Source: FAO - Information based on country agricultural censuses, generally conducted every ten years.

Table 163. Organic farming in Asia and the Pacific*

Country

Total land area
(1000 ha)

Arable and
permanent crops
land (1000 ha)

Number of
organic farms
reported

Land area under
organic
management (ha)

Percent of total
agricultural area

Year of data

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA





1. Cambodia

18 104

3 807

-

-

-

-

2. Indonesia

190 457

33 546

45 000

40 000

0.090

2001

3. Lao PDR

23 680

958

-

150

0.010

2001

4. Malaysia

32 975

7 605

-

-

-

2002

5. Myanmar

67 658

10 495

-

-

-

-

6. Philippines

30 000

10 050

500

2 000

0.020

2000

7. Thailand

51 312

18 000

1 154

3 993

0.020

2002

8. Timor-Leste

-

-

-

-

-

-

9. Viet Nam

33 169

7 350

1 022

6 475

0.080

2002

SOUTH ASIA





10. Bangladesh

14 400

8 484

100

177 700

-

2002

11. Bhutan

4 700

160

-

-

-

-

12. India

328 726

169 700

5 147

37 050

0.030

2002

13. Maldives

30

3

-

-

-

-

14. Nepal

14 718

2 968

26

45

0.001

2001

15. Pakistan

79 610

21 960

405

2 009

0.080

2001

16. Sri Lanka

6 561

1 910

3 301

15 215

0.650

2001

CENTRAL ASIA





17. Kazakhstan

272 490

21 671

1

36 882

-

2002

18. Tajikistan

14 310

860

-

-

-

-

19. Uzbekistan

44 740

4 850

-

-

-

-

OTHER ASIA





20. Afghanistan

-

-

-

-

-

-

21. China

959 805

135 557

2 910

301 295

0.060

2001

22. DPR Korea

12 054

2 000

-

-

-

-

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

164 820

16 326

-

-

-

-

24. Mongolia

156 650

1 176

-

-

-

-

25. Rep. of Korea

9 926

1 919

1 237

902

0.050

1998

PACIFIC ISLANDS





26. Cook Islands

23

7

-

-

-

-

27. Fiji

1 827

285

10

200

0.040

2000

28. Kiribati

73

37

-

-

-

-

29. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

30. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

-

-

31. Nauru

2

-

-

-

-

-

32. Niue

26

7

-

-

-

-

33. Palau

46

10

-

-

-

-

34. Papua New Guinea

46 284

855

-

4 265

0.410

1995

35. Samoa

284

122

-

-

-

-

36. Solomon Islands

2 890

60

-

-

-

-

37. Tonga

75

48

-

-

-

-

38. Tuvalu

-

-

-

-

-

-

39. Vanuatu

1 219

120

-

-

-

-

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

774 122

50 600

1 380

10 000 000

2.200

2002

41. Japan

37 780

4 830

-

5 083

0.100

1999

42. New Zealand

27 053

3 280

800

46 000

0.330

2002

WORLD

13 425 432

1 497 365

462 475

24 070 010

-

-

* Data on organic farms from publication of International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
The World of Organic Agriculture 2004, 6th, revised edition, February 2004: Helga Willer and Minou Yussefi (Eds.)

Table 164. Population and agricultural labour force

COUNTRY

Population
(millions)

Average annual growth rate

Agricultural
labour force*
(thousands)

%
of total
labour force

2002

1982-1992

1992-2002

2000-2010
(projections)

2002

2002

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA





1. Cambodia

13.8

4.0

2.8

2.4

4 764

69.3

2. Indonesia

217.1

1.9

1.4

1.2

49 957

47.0

3. Lao PDR

5.5

2.7

2.4

2.3

2 113

76.1

4. Malaysia

24.0

2.6

2.5

1.8

1 795

17.3

5. Myanmar

48.9

1.8

1.5

1.2

18 437

69.6

6. Philippines

78.6

2.4

2.1

1.7

12 688

38.3

7. Thailand

62.2

1.5

1.1

1.0

20 348

54.9

8. Timor-Leste

0.7

2.7

-1.7

3.4

318

81.3

9. Viet Nam

80.3

2.2

1.5

1.3

28 227

66.5

SOUTH ASIA





10. Bangladesh

143.8

2.5

2.3

1.9

39 182

53.7

11. Bhutan

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.8

992

93.7

12. India

1 049.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

270 252

58.7

13. Maldives

0.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

27

20.6

14. Nepal

24.6

2.3

2.4

2.2

10 897

92.9

15. Pakistan

149.9

3.1

2.6

2.5

25 669

46.1

16. Sri Lanka

18.9

1.5

0.9

0.8

3 894

44.9

CENTRAL ASIA





17. Kazakhstan

15.5

-

-1.0

-0.3

1 287

16.8

18. Tajikistan

6.2

-

1.2

1.0

822

32.5

19. Uzbekistan

25.7

-

1.8

1.5

3 006

26.3

OTHER ASIA





20. Afghanistan

22.9

0.4

3.3

3.9

6 192

66.3

21. China

1 272.4

1.5

0.9

0.7

510 192

66.6

22. DPR Korea

22.5

1.5

0.9

0.4

3 323

28.7

23. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

68.1

3.3

1.4

1.3

6 374

25.6

24. Mongolia

2.6

2.9

1.0

1.4

306

22.9

25. Rep. of Korea

47.4

1.1

0.8

0.5

2 158

8.8

PACIFIC ISLANDS





26. Cook Islands

0.0

0.4

-0.7

0.5

2

28.6

27. Fiji

0.8

0.8

1.2

0.9

132

38.9

28. Kiribati

0.1

2.2

1.6

1.3

10

26.3

29. Marshall Islands

0.1

3.3

1.3

1.1

6

26.1

30. Micronesia, Fed States of

0.1

3

0

1

12

27

31. Nauru

0.0

2.5

2.6

2.3

1

16.7

32. Niue

0.0

-5.4

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

33. Palau

0.0

2.3

2.4

2.4

2

22.2

34. Papua New Guinea

5.6

2.4

2.6

2.1

1 944

73.2

35. Samoa

0.2

0.4

0.9

1.1

21

33.3

36. Solomon Islands

0.5

3.3

3.2

2.8

172

72.3

37. Tonga

0.1

0.3

0.4

0.9

12

32.4

38. Tuvalu

0.0

2

1

1

1

25

39. Vanuatu

0.2

2.5

2.8

2.4

32

35.2

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

40. Australia

19.5

1.5

1.2

0.9

442

4.4

41. Japan

127.5

0.5

0.3

0.1

2 454

3.6

42. New Zealand

3.8

0.8

1.1

0.7

168

8.8

Sources: FAO Statistical Database

* Labour force: This term covers all economically active persons in the age from 15 to 64 plus those persons at the age of 10 to 15 and over 64 for whom an economic activity was reported. It includes the armed forces and the unemployed but excludes groups deemed economically inactive such as students, housewives, care-givers and others who are constitutionally excluded from economic activities. (For further definition, see ILO, Labour Force Estimates and Projections 1950-2000, Geneva 1986.)

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