Primary sector of the economy
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The primary sector of the economy includes any
The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in
In developed countries the primary sector has become more technologically advanced, enabling for example the mechanization of farming, as compared with lower-tech methods
List of countries by agricultural output
Economy | Countries by agricultural output (in PPP terms) at peak level as of 2018 (billions in USD)
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(01) China | 2,101
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(02) India | 1,400
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(03) Indonesia | 486
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(—) European Union | 352
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(04) Pakistan | 284
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(05) Nigeria | 253
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(06) Brazil | 209
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(07) Russia | 196
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(08) United States | 185
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(09) Iran | 162
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(10) Turkey | 155
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(11) Egypt | 154
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(12) Thailand | 109
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(13) Vietnam | 108
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(14) Bangladesh | 108
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(15) Argentina | 101
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(16) Mexico | 100
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(17) Philippines | 92
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(18) Myanmar | 89
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(19) Algeria | 87
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(20) Malaysia | 84
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The twenty largest countries by agricultural output (in PPP terms) at peak level as of 2018, according to the IMF and CIA World Factbook. |
See also
Notes
- ^ Often using non-powered equipment, sometimes even hand-picking and hand-planting
References
- OCLC 297507928.
- CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ISBN 978-87-630-0194-6.
- ^ "Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) | Sub-Saharan Africa". World Bank Open Data. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) | North America". World Bank Open Data. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) - Data". data.worldbank.org.
- ^ H Dwight H. Perkins: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Vol. 31, No. 1, China's Developmental Experience (March 1973)
Further reading
- Dwight H. Perkins: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Vol. 31, No. 1, China's Developmental Experience (Mar., 1973)
- Cameron: General Economic and Social History
- Historia Económica y Social General, by Maria Inés Barbero, Rubén L. Berenblum, Fernando R. García Molina, Jorge Saborido
External links
- Media related to Primary sector of the economy at Wikimedia Commons
- Economy101.net: The Nature of Wealth