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namely, productivities of land and labour measured as the ratios of total agricultural value
added to total agricultural arable land and agricultural labor respectively
Furthermore, at the product and farm level, crop yields are other commonly used
measurements of agricultural productivity. They are measured by the ratio of crop output to
cultivated area. Crop yields for several agricultural products important for the OIC, namely
wheat, cotton and maize are also presented.
2.3.1. Land Productivity
Agricultural land productivity is measured by the ratio of total agricultural value added to the
arable area in a country. Therefore, it shows the agricultural value added per hectare of arable
land. Figure 14 illustrates agricultural land productivity in the OIC and in the World during the
period 1995-2014 using the real agricultural GDP at 2005 prices.
Figure 14. Land Productivity in the OIC and World (Agr. GDP at 2005 constant prices)
Source: FAOSTAT
In 2014, average agricultural land productivity of OIC member countries reached to 1,347 US
dollars/ha, from 705 US dollars/ha in 1995. Compared to the world, the rate of growth in
agricultural land productivity in OIC member countries was higher than the world. During the
period 1995-2014, agricultural land productivity of OIC member countries increased by 86
percent, compared to only 61 percent in the world. The significant rates of growth in both OIC
and the World realized between the period 1995 and 2010, can be explained by dramatic
increases in real agricultural values added, while arable land areas remained almost the same.
704,5
833,6
998,2
1.198,9
1.346,8
822,8
950,3
1.073,4
1.242,8
1.353,7
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OIC Average Agricultural Productivity World Average Agricultural Productivity