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DEFINITION:
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | India | 159.65 million hectares | 2005 | ||
2 | Brazil | 59 million hectares | 2003 | ||
3 | Australia | 49.4 million hectares | 2005 | ||
4 | Nigeria | 30.5 million hectares | 2003 | ||
5 | Mexico | 24.8 million hectares | 2003 | ||
6 | Indonesia | 23 million hectares | 2005 | ||
7 | Pakistan | 21.27 million hectares | 2005 | ||
8 | Sudan | 17 million hectares | 2003 | ||
9 | Niger | 14.48 million hectares | 2003 | ||
10 | Thailand | 14.13 million hectares | 2003 | ||
11 | Ethiopia | 11.06 million hectares | 2003 | ||
12 | Burma | 10.09 million hectares | 2003 | ||
13 | Bangladesh | 7.96 million hectares | 2005 | ||
14 | Algeria | 7.54 million hectares | 2003 | ||
15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.7 million hectares | 2003 | ||
16 | Vietnam | 6.6 million hectares | 2005 | ||
17 | Cameroon | 5.96 million hectares | 2003 | ||
18 | Iraq | 5.75 million hectares | 2003 | ||
19 | Philippines | 5.7 million hectares | 2003 | ||
20 | Zambia | 5.26 million hectares | 2003 | ||
21 | Uganda | 5.2 million hectares | 2003 | ||
22 | Burkina Faso | 4.84 million hectares | 2003 | ||
23 | Mali | 4.8 million hectares | 2005 | ||
24 | Kenya | 4.65 million hectares | 2003 | ||
25 | Mozambique | 4.35 million hectares | 2003 | ||
26 | Ghana | 4.18 million hectares | 2003 | ||
27 | Tanzania | 4 million hectares | 2003 | ||
28 | Cambodia | 3.7 million hectares | 2005 | ||
=29 | Chad | 3.6 million hectares | 2003 | ||
=29 | Saudi Arabia | 3.6 million hectares | 2003 | ||
=31 | Angola | 3.3 million hectares | 2003 | ||
=31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3 million hectares | 2003 | ||
33 | Zimbabwe | 3.22 million hectares | 2003 | ||
34 | Cuba | 3.06 million hectares | 2003 | ||
35 | Bolivia | 3.05 million hectares | 2003 | ||
36 | Paraguay | 3.04 million hectares | 2003 | ||
37 | Egypt | 3 million hectares | 2005 | ||
38 | Madagascar | 2.95 million hectares | 2003 | ||
39 | Benin | 2.65 million hectares | 2003 | ||
40 | Venezuela | 2.6 million hectares | 2003 | ||
41 | Togo | 2.51 million hectares | 2003 | ||
42 | Senegal | 2.46 million hectares | 2003 | ||
43 | Malawi | 2.45 million hectares | 2003 | ||
44 | Colombia | 2 million hectares | 2005 | ||
45 | Nicaragua | 1.93 million hectares | 2003 | ||
46 | Libya | 1.81 million hectares | 2003 | ||
47 | Malaysia | 1.8 million hectares | 2003 | ||
48 | Yemen | 1.54 million hectares | 2003 | ||
49 | Guatemala | 1.44 million hectares | 2003 | ||
50 | Ecuador | 1.35 million hectares | 2005 | ||
51 | Guinea | 1.1 million hectares | 2003 | ||
52 | Dominican Republic | 1.1 million hectares | 2003 | ||
53 | Honduras | 1.07 million hectares | 2003 | ||
54 | Somalia | 1.04 million hectares | 2003 | ||
55 | Laos | 1,000,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
56 | Sri Lanka | 916,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
57 | Haiti | 780,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
58 | El Salvador | 660,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
59 | Sierra Leone | 570,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
60 | Eritrea | 562,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
61 | Panama | 548,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
62 | Mauritania | 488,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
63 | Guyana | 480,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
64 | Liberia | 382,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
65 | Botswana | 377,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
66 | Gabon | 325,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
67 | Guinea-Bissau | 300,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=68 | Papua New Guinea | 225,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=68 | Costa Rica | 225,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
70 | Fiji | 200,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
71 | Swaziland | 178,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
72 | Jamaica | 174,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
73 | Equatorial Guinea | 130,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
74 | Mauritius | 100,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
75 | Comoros | 80,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
77 | Belize | 70,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
78 | Samoa | 60,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
79 | Suriname | 58,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
80 | Cape Verde | 46,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
81 | Oman | 37,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=82 | Qatar | 18,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
=82 | Solomon Islands | 18,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
84 | Barbados | 16,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=85 | Kuwait | 15,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
=85 | Tonga | 15,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
87 | Brunei | 14,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
=88 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=88 | The Bahamas | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
91 | New Caledonia | 6,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
92 | Dominica | 5,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=93 | Saint Lucia | 4,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=93 | Maldives | 4,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=95 | Marshall Islands | 2,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
=95 | Bahrain | 2,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
=95 | Grenada | 2,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=95 | Kiribati | 2,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=95 | Virgin Islands | 2,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=100 | Djibouti | 1,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=100 | Seychelles | 1,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
=100 | Bermuda | 1,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
103 | Singapore | 600 hectares | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares
- United States has had the highest arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst Europe in 2005.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares since 1989.
- France ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst European Union in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- India has ranked #2 in arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Australia ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- China ranked third for arable land > hectares amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- Spain ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.