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Smallholders dataportrait

The smallholder farmers' dataportrait is a comprehensive, systematic and standardized data set on the profile of smallholder farmers across the world. It generates an image on how small family farmers in developing and emerging countries live their lives. It is about putting in numbers, the constraints they face, and the choices they make so that policies can be informed by evidence to meet the challenge of agricultural development. Currently, the data portrait provides information for nineteen countries.

Smallholders Data Portrait: Methodology and Data Description

A data portrait of smallholder farmers: An introduction to a dataset on small-scale agriculture

Hectare weighted median
Smaller farm Other farm Nationally
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
1246 2005 1438
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 % of income from crop production
62.4 74.2 65.4
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 % of income from on farm income
79.3 91.6 82.4
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 % of income from agricultural wage labor
5.7 2.5 4.9
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
7.9 2.4 6.5
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 % of income from public and private transfers
3.5 1.2 2.9
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 % of income from other sources
3.6 2.3 3.2
Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia, 2012 Poverty rate
67 66 67
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
2690 4412 3050
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 % of income from crop production
56.2 70.4 59.2
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 % of income from on farm income
60.7 75.8 63.9
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 % of income from agricultural wage labor
1.1 0.7 1
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
23.5 12.1 21.1
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 % of income from public and private transfers
8.7 4.6 7.8
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 % of income from other sources
6 6.9 6.2
Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana, 2013 Poverty rate
56 55 55
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
2819 4445 3130
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 % of income from crop production
43.1 42.5 43
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 % of income from on farm income
60.5 61.5 60.7
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 % of income from agricultural wage labor
5.7 3.8 5.3
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
19.8 20.2 19.9
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 % of income from public and private transfers
9.8 9.8 9.8
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 % of income from other sources
4.2 4.7 4.3
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya, 2005 Poverty rate
49 46 48
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
1840 2191 1929
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 % of income from crop production
53 65 56
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 % of income from on farm income
58 71 61
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 % of income from agricultural wage labor
19 10 16
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
19 16 18
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 % of income from public and private transfers
4 2 3
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 % of income from other sources
0.5 0.6 0.6
Sub-Saharan Africa Malawi, 2011 Poverty rate
59 47 56
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
3160 3795 3302
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 % of income from crop production
32 36 33
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 % of income from on farm income
41 44 42
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 % of income from agricultural wage labor
6 6 6
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
42 40 42
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 % of income from public and private transfers
11 10 11
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 % of income from other sources
0.1 0.1 0.1
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger, 2011 Poverty rate
53 55 53
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
9815 7095 9483
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 % of income from crop production
49 56 50
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 % of income from on farm income
55 60 55
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 % of income from agricultural wage labor
1 1 1
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
43 37 42
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 % of income from public and private transfers
0.3 0.2 0.3
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 % of income from other sources
2.0 0.9 1.9
Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria, 2013 Poverty rate
44 58 46
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
2897 5758 3219
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 % of income from crop production
54 50 54
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 % of income from on farm income
59 62 60
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 % of income from agricultural wage labor
4 3 4
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
29 28 29
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 % of income from public and private transfers
7 4 7
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 % of income from other sources
1 3.3 1.3
Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda, 2012 Poverty rate
27 20 26
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
5032 6918 5349
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 % of income from crop production
47 54 48
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 % of income from on farm income
56 67 58
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 % of income from agricultural wage labor
7 3 7
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
30 26 30
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 % of income from public and private transfers
4.66 2.59 4.31
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 % of income from other sources
1.8 1.2 1.7
Sub-Saharan Africa United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Poverty rate
39 40 39
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
5099 9047 5721
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 % of income from crop production
29 53 32
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 % of income from on farm income
36 62 40
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 % of income from agricultural wage labor
12 1 11
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
34 22 32
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 % of income from public and private transfers
7.3 5.43 7
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 % of income from other sources
10.1 9.2 9.9
Asia Bangladesh, 2005 Poverty rate
43 21 39
Asia Cambodia, 2004 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
2950 4373 3186
Asia Cambodia, 2004 % of income from crop production
48 56 50
Asia Cambodia, 2004 % of income from on farm income
67 77 69
Asia Cambodia, 2004 % of income from agricultural wage labor
2 1 2
Asia Cambodia, 2004 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
26 18 25
Asia Cambodia, 2004 % of income from public and private transfers
3 2 3
Asia Cambodia, 2004 % of income from other sources
0.9 0.8 0.9
Asia Cambodia, 2004 Poverty rate
55 53 55
Asia Indonesia, 2000 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
1967 3284 2075
Asia Indonesia, 2000 % of income from crop production
47 50 47
Asia Indonesia, 2000 % of income from on farm income
49 52 49
Asia Indonesia, 2000 % of income from agricultural wage labor
6 4 6
Asia Indonesia, 2000 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
30 32 30
Asia Indonesia, 2000 % of income from public and private transfers
12 10 12
Asia Indonesia, 2000 % of income from other sources
2.8 3 2.8
Asia Indonesia, 2000 Poverty rate
18 14 18
Asia Nepal, 2003 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
5161 5417 5216
Asia Nepal, 2003 % of income from crop production
37 53 40
Asia Nepal, 2003 % of income from on farm income
51 68 54
Asia Nepal, 2003 % of income from agricultural wage labor
10 3 8
Asia Nepal, 2003 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
25 18 23
Asia Nepal, 2003 % of income from public and private transfers
13 9 12
Asia Nepal, 2003 % of income from other sources
2.1 1.9 2.1
Asia Nepal, 2003 Poverty rate
35 28 33
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
6609 10204 7022
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 % of income from crop production
38 63 41
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 % of income from on farm income
56 79 59
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 % of income from agricultural wage labor
4 3 4
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
26 11 24
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 % of income from public and private transfers
12 5 11
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 % of income from other sources
1.9 2.4 2
Asia Viet Nam, 2008 Poverty rate
59 58 59
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
7456 17906 8182
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 % of income from crop production
34 42 35
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 % of income from on farm income
46 51 46
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 % of income from agricultural wage labor
1 2 1
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
46 44 45
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 % of income from public and private transfers
7 4 7
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 % of income from other sources
0.5 0.6 0.5
Latin America and the Caribbean Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2005 Poverty rate
83 65 81
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
6772 7146 6840
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 % of income from crop production
21 45 26
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 % of income from on farm income
24 49 28
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 % of income from agricultural wage labor
18 10 16
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
40 26 37
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 % of income from public and private transfers
18 15 18
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 % of income from other sources
0.6 0.6 0.6
Latin America and the Caribbean Guatemala, 2006 Poverty rate
75 73 74
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
11783 23905 12519
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 % of income from crop production
23 16 22
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 % of income from on farm income
29 40 30
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 % of income from agricultural wage labor
26 24 26
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
37 33 37
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 % of income from public and private transfers
6 2 6
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 % of income from other sources
0.5 0.7 0.5
Latin America and the Caribbean Nicaragua, 2005 Poverty rate
65 46 64
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
11110 18628 11428
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 % of income from crop production
20 17 20
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 % of income from on farm income
27 49 28
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 % of income from agricultural wage labor
15 5 15
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
44 37 43
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 % of income from public and private transfers
13 8 13
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 % of income from other sources
1.5 1.3 1.5
Latin America and the Caribbean Panama, 2003 Poverty rate
67 52 66
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
15598 17574 16110
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 % of income from crop production
20 29 22
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 % of income from on farm income
45 57 48
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 % of income from agricultural wage labor
2 3 2
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
28 17 25
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 % of income from public and private transfers
24 22 24
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 % of income from other sources
0.5 0.7 0.6
Europe & Central Asia Albania, 2005 Poverty rate
22 21 22
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
5056 7105 5234
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 % of income from crop production
40 50 41
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 % of income from on farm income
44 60 46
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 % of income from agricultural wage labor
14 4 13
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 % of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
37 29 36
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 % of income from public and private transfers
4 4 4
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 % of income from other sources
1.2 2.6 1.3
Europe & Central Asia Tajikistan, 2007 Poverty rate
55 54 55

Notes:

% of income from on farm income : Income from crop production, crop byproducts, livestock and livestock byproducts.
Poverty rate: poverty headcount at National Poverty Line.

Household income (const. 2009 Int.$)
% of income from crop production
% of income from on farm income
% of income from agricultural wage labor
% of income from non agricultural wages and self employment
% of income from public and private transfers
% of income from other sources
Poverty rate
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