MOFA: [Sectoral Development Policy] Agriculture and Rural Development: Statistics

Last Updated: November 19, 2007

International Comparison (Calendar Year)

- ODA Commitments of Major Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Countries: Top Five Countries: 2003-2005*

Country	2003	2004	2005	Total	%
Japan	782	539	1007	2327	29%
United States	199	488	644	1332	17%
Germany	154	174	217	545	7%
The Netherlands	210	117	175	501	6%
France	189	184	116	489	6%
Other Countries	768	939	1011	2718	34%
Total	2300	2441	3171	7912	100%

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)
Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- Trends in ODA Commitments of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- ODA Commitments Ratio of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)
* Based on annual totals

- ODA Commitments Volume and Ratio of Major DAC Countries: 2003-2005*

Source: OECD/DAC·CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

* Based on annual totals

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Region: 2003-2005*

Region	Commitments	Subregion	Commitments
Asia	1718	South and Central Asia	978
		Far East Asia	712
		Middle East	17
		Asia Regional/Multicountry	10
Africa	290	South of Sahara	231
		North of Sahara	58
		Africa Regional/Multicountry	0.8
America	216	North and Central America	120
		South America	96
		America Regional/Multicountry	0.2
Europe	10
Oceania	63
Other	30
Total	2327

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)
* Based on annual totals

Note:	1)	Commitments exclude aid to Eastern Europe and graduated countries.
	2)	"Other" includes regions unspecified.
	3)	Regions are categorized based on the categorization used for DAC statistics. "Far East Asia" also includes Southeast Asia.

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Category: 2003-2005*

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

* Based on annual totals

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Category (Agriculture): 2003-2005*

Category	Commitments
Agricultural Water Resources	549
Agricultural Development (Including Rural Development)	210
Agricultural Policy and Administrative Management	179
Agricultural Inputs	141
Agricultural Land Resources	74
Livestock	40
Agricultural Research	16
Livestock/Veterinary Services	6
Agricultural Education and Training	5
Agricultural Cooperatives	0.6
Food Crop Production	0.5
Agricultural Services	0.5
Agricultural Extension	0.0
Industrial Crops/Export Crops	0.03
Total	1222

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

* Based on annual totals

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Category (Forestry): 2003-2005*

Category	Commitments
Forestry Development	756
Forestry Policy and Administrative Management	80
Forestry Services	2
Forestry Education/Training	0.7
Forestry Research	0.1
Fuelwood and Charcoal	0.003
Total	840

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

* Based on annual totals

- Japan's ODA Commitments by Category (Fishery): 2003-2005*

Category	Commitments
Fishery Services	137
Fishery Development	62
Fishery Policy and Administrative Management	61
Fishery Education/Training	7
Fishery Research	0.1
Total	266

Unit: US$1 million (based on commitments)

Source: OECD/DAC-CRS Online Database (as of March 2007)

* Based on annual totals

Note:	1)	Commitments include grant aid, Japanese ODA loan, and technical cooperation.
	2)	Japan has been reporting its commitments for Technical Cooperation to DAC since 2003.
	3)	Total may not add up due to rounding off.

Photo from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Handbook (MOFA, 2005)