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OTHER INDICATORS


Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest volume of cereal imports in 2003

Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with highest percent of labour force in agriculture in 2003

Table 162. Number and area of agricultural holdings

COUNTRY

Agricultural census year

Agricultural holdings

Number

Total area (ha)

Average size (ha)

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

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 AND SOUTHWEST ASIA



10. Afghanistan

-

-

-

-

11. Bangladesh

1996

17 828 200

8 289 900

0.5

12. Bhutan (3)

2000

-

105 938

-

13. India

1996

115 580 000

163 357 000

1.4

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

1993

3 602 950

15 458 910

4.3

15. Maldives

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

2002

3 364 139

2 654 037

0.8

17. Pakistan

2000

6 620 100

20 406 574

3.1

18. Sri Lanka

2002

3 269 527

1 531 461

0.5

CENTRAL ASIA



19. Kazakhstan

-

-

-

-

20. Kyrgyzstan

2002

1 130 855

1 306 787

1.1

21. Tajikistan

-

-

-

-

22. Turkmenistan

-

-

-

-

23. Uzbekistan

-

-

-

-

EAST ASIA



24. China (1)

1997

193 445 900

130 039 200

0.7

25. DPR Korea

-

-

-

-

26. Mongolia

-

-

-

-

27. Rep. of Korea

2000

3 269 527

-

-

PACIFIC ISLANDS



28. Cook Islands

2000

1 721

1 029

0.6

29. Fiji

1991

95 400

591 400

6.2

30. Kiribati

-

-

-

-

31. Marshall Islands

-

-

-

-

32. Micronesia, Fed States of

-

-

-

-

33. Nauru

-

-

-

-

34. Niue

1989

400

2 800

7.0

35. Palau (2)

1989

300

200

0.7

36. Papua New Guinea

-

-

-

-

37. Samoa

1999

14 700

53 400

3.6

38. Solomon Islands

-

-

0

-

39. Tonga

2001

10 380

27 096

2.6

40. Tuvalu

-

-

0

-

41. Vanuatu (3)

1993

22 000

164 600

7.5

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

2001

140 516

455 723 000

3 243.2

43. Japan

2000

3 120 215

3 734 288

1.2

44. 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/TRANSITION ECONOMIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA





1. Cambodia

17 652

3 807

-

-

-

-

2. Indonesia

181 157

33 700

45 000

40 000

0.090

2001

3. Lao PDR

23 080

1 001

55

35

-

2001

4. Malaysia

32 855

7 585

-

600

-

2002

5. Myanmar

65 755

10 611

-

-

-

-

6. Philippines

29 817

10 700

500

3 500

0.030

2000

7. Thailand

51 089

19 367

2 498

13 900

0.070

2002

8. Timor-Leste

1 487

137

-

-

-

-

9. Viet Nam

32 549

8 895

1 022

6 475

0.080

2002

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA





10. Afghanistan

65 209

8 054

-

-

-

-

11. Bangladesh

13 017

8 429

100

177 700

-

2002

12. Bhutan

4 700

165

-

13

-

-

13. India

297 319

170 115

5 147

76 326

0.050

2002

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

163 620

17 088

1

200

-

-

15. Maldives

30

12

-

-

-

-

16. Nepal

14 300

3 294

26

45

-

2001

17. Pakistan

77 088

22 120

-

2 009

0.080

2001

18. Sri Lanka

6 463

1 916

3 301

15 215

0.650

2001

CENTRAL ASIA





19. Kazakhstan

269 970

21 671

1

-

-

-

20. Kyrgyzstan

19 180

1 411

1 #

-

-

-

21. Tajikistan

13 996

1 057

-

-

-

-

22. Turkmenistan

46 993

1 915

-

-

-

-

23. Uzbekistan

41 424

4 827

13 901.1

-

-

-

EAST ASIA





24. China

932 742

153 956

1 050

298 990

0.060

2001

25. DPR Korea

12 041

2 700

-

-

-

-

26. Mongolia

156 650

1 200

-

-

-

-

27. Rep.of Korea

9 873

1 877

1 451

18 936

1.030

1998

PACIFIC ISLANDS





28. Cook Islands

23

6

-

-

-

-

29. Fiji

1 827

285

10

200

0.040

2000

30. Kiribati

73

39

-

-

-

-

31. Marshall Islands

18

10

-

-

-

-

32. Micronesia, Fed States of

70

36

-

-

-

-

33. Nauru

2

0

-

-

-

-

34. Niue

26

7

-

-

-

-

35. Palau

46

6

-

-

-

-

36. Papua New Guinea

45 286

870

-

4 265

0.410

1995

37. Samoa

283

129

-

-

-

-

38. Solomon Islands

2 799

75

-

-

-

-

39. Tonga

72

48

-

-

-

-

40. Tuvalu

3

0

-

-

-

-

41. Vanuatu

1 219

120

-

-

-

-

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

768 230

48 600

1 380

11 300 000

2.480

2002

43. Japan

36 450

4 762

4 539

29 151

0.660

1999

44. New Zealand

26 799

3 372

780

40 000

0.240

2002

WORLD

13 066 880

1 540 708

558 449

26 458 270

-

-

* Data on organic farms from publication of International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
The World of Organic Agriculture 2005, 7th, revised edition, February 2005: 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

2003

1983-1993

1993-2003

2000-2010
(projections)

2003

2003

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

SOUTHEAST ASIA





1. Cambodia

14.1

3.8

2.7

2.4

4 882

68.9

2. Indonesia

219.9

1.8

1.4

1.2

50 254

46.3

3. Lao PDR

5.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2 168

76.0

4. Malaysia

24.4

2.6

2.4

1.8

1 768

16.6

5. Myanmar

49.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

18 671

69.3

6. Philippines

80.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

12 818

37.7

7. Thailand

62.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

20 271

54.1

8. Timor-Leste

0.8

2.8

-1.5

3.4

340

81.3

9. Viet Nam

81.4

2.2

1.4

1.3

28 582

66.1

SOUTH ASIA





10. Afghanistan

23.9

1.6

2.9

3.9

6 417

66.0

11. Bangladesh

146.7

2.5

2.2

1.9

39 466

52.7

12. Bhutan

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

1 023

93.6

13. India

1 065.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

273 515

58.3

14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

68.9

3.1

1.3

1.3

6 485

25.2

15. Maldives

0.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

27

19.9

16. Nepal

25.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

11 157

92.9

17. Pakistan

153.6

-

2.6

2.5

26 173

45.6

18. Sri Lanka

19.1

-

0.9

0.8

3 922

44.6

CENTRAL ASIA





19. Kazakhstan

15.4

-

-0.9

-0.3

1 266

16.4

20. Kyrgystan

5.1

0.5

1.4

1.3

559

24.0

21. Tajikistan

6.2

1.5

1.1

1.0

827

31.8

22. Turkmenistan

4.9

2.9

2.0

1.5

717

32.2

23. Uzbekistan

26.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

3 018

25.7

OTHER ASIA





24. China

1 311.7

1.4

0.9

0.7

510 573

64.9

25. DPR Korea

22.7

1.5

0.8

0.9

3 263

27.9

26. Mongolia

2.6

2.7

1.0

0.4

304

22.2

27. Rep. of Korea

47.7

1.0

0.8

1.4

2 049

8.2

PACIFIC ISLANDS





28. Cook Islands

0.0

0.6

-0.7

0.5

2

28.6

29. Fiji

0.8

0.7

1.2

0.5

133

38.4

30. Kiribati

0.1

2.1

1.6

1.3

10

26.3

31. Marshall Islands

0.1

3.0

1.3

1.1

6

26.1

32. Micronesia, Fed States of

0.1

2.5

0.3

0.7

12

26.1

33. Nauru

0.0

2.7

2.7

2.3

1

16.7

34. Niue

0.0

-5.4

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

35. Palau

0.0

2.3

2.2

2.4

2

22.2

36. Papua New Guinea

5.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

1 982

72.6

37. Samoa

0.2

0.4

0.9

1.1

21

32.8

38. Solomon Islands

0.5

3.3

3.1

2.8

177

72.2

39. Tonga

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.9

12

31.6

40. Tuvalu

0.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

1

25.0

41. Vanuatu

0.2

2.6

2.7

2.4

33

35.1

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

42. Australia

19.7

1.5

1.2

0.9

439

4.4

43. Japan

127.7

0.4

0.2

0.1

2 309

3.4

44. New Zealand

3.9

0.9

1.0

0.7

168

8.7

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 seemed 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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