Global Agriculture Facts & Data

General Agricultural Facts

1. World’s total cultivable land: About 1.5 billion hectares
2. World’s largest continent by agricultural area: Asia
3. Country with the largest agricultural land area: India (after the USA & China)
4. Largest producer of food grains: China
5. Largest consumer of fertilizers: China
6. Largest exporter of agricultural products: United States of America (USA)
7. Largest importer of agricultural products: China
8. Largest producer of milk: India
9. Largest producer of wheat: China
10. Largest producer of rice: China, followed by India
11. Largest producer of maize (corn): USA
12. Largest producer of sugarcane: Brazil, followed by India
13. Largest producer of coffee: Brazil
14. Largest producer of tea: China, followed by India
15. Largest producer of cotton: India, followed by China
16. Largest producer of soybeans: USA, followed by Brazil
17. Largest producer of pulses: India
18. Largest producer of spices: India
19. Largest producer of fruits & vegetables: China, followed by India
20. Largest fish producing country: China
21. Largest poultry producer: USA
22. Largest beef producer: Brazil
23. Largest wool producer: Australia
24. Largest producer of fertilizers: China
25. Country known as “Granary of the World” – USA

International Agricultural Organizations

International Agricultural Research Centers (IARC)

1. CIAT – International Centre for Tropical Agriculture Palmira, Colombia
2. CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency Quebec, Canada
3. CIFOR – Center for International Forestry Research Bogor, Indonesia
4. CIMMYT – International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat; Mexico City, Mexico
5. CIP – International Potato Center; Lima, Peru, South America
6. FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Rome, Italy
7. IBPGR – International Board for Plant Genetic Resources; Rome, Italy
8. ICARDA – International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; Aleppo, Syria
9. ICRAF – International Council for Research in Agroforestry; Nairobi, Kenya
10. ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; Hyderabad, India
11. IFPRI – International Food Policy Research Institute; Washington D.C., USA
12. IITA – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; Ibadan, Nigeria
13. ILRAD – International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases Nairobi, Kenya
14. ILRI – International Livestock Research Institute; Nairobi, Kenya
15. IRRI – International Rice Research Institute; Manila, Philippines
16. IWMI – International Water Management Institute; Colombo, Sri Lanka
17. WorldFish Center – International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management;  Penang, Malaysia

Global Agricultural Statistics