Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and was 29,455 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29,455 No
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
8th
of 25 groups
All-time high
29,455 No
in 2023
All-time low
18,200 No
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and in Southern Asia, 2004–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2004201320232004: 18.2k No2005: 18.6k No2006: 19.4k No2007: 19.7k No2008: 20.0k No2009: 20.5k No2010: 21.0k No2011: 22.4k No2012: 22.4k No2013: 22.5k No2014: 23.2k No2015: 23.3k No2016: 24.0k No2017: 24.3k No2018: 24.8k No2019: 25.8k No2020: 26.8k No2021: 28.2k No2022: 29.0k No2023: 29.5k No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Southern Asia is 29,455 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Southern Asia peaked at 29,455 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,200 No, in 2004.

Southern Asia ranks 8th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit in Southern Asia, 2004 to 2023.
Year No Change
2004 18,200 No
2005 18,641 No +2.4%
2006 19,410 No +4.1%
2007 19,723 No +1.6%
2008 20,042 No +1.6%
2009 20,493 No +2.3%
2010 21,045 No +2.7%
2011 22,395 No +6.4%
2012 22,415 No +0.1%
2013 22,478 No +0.3%
2014 23,201 No +3.2%
2015 23,342 No +0.6%
2016 23,958 No +2.6%
2017 24,327 No +1.5%
2018 24,828 No +2.1%
2019 25,771 No +3.8%
2020 26,822 No +4.1%
2021 28,198 No +5.1%
2022 29,011 No +2.9%
2023 29,455 No +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,418 No 18,200 No 20,493 No 6
2010s 23,376 No 21,045 No 25,771 No 10
2020s 28,372 No 26,822 No 29,455 No 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 5 Egypt 11,073 No compare
  2. 6 Australia and New Zealand 10,234 No compare
  3. 7 Brazil 6,927 No compare
  4. 8 Germany 6,316 No compare
  5. 9 Argentina 6,041 No compare
  6. 10 Italy 5,654 No compare
  7. 11 Nigeria 5,175 No compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Southern Asia?
Agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Southern Asia was 29,455 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 29,455 No in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 18,200 No in 2004.
How does Southern Asia rank for agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
129 places, 1,898 data points, 2004–2023
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The ASTI Researchers Dataset provides indicators on human resources engaged in agricultural research and development (R&D) at the national level. Data are compiled from the human resources section of the ASTI questionnaire and presented in full-time equivalent (FTE) researchers to reflect the effective research effort devoted to agricultural R&D, using information on time allocation. The dataset disseminates two indicators: total agricultural researchers (FTE) and agricultural researchers (FTE) per 100 000 agricultural workers, the latter calculated using employment in agriculture data sourced from FAOSTAT to support cross-country comparability of research intensity.