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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 | Brazil | 59 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Argentina | 27.9 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Mexico | 24.8 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Peru | 3.7 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Cuba | 3.06 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Bolivia | 3.05 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Paraguay | 3.04 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Venezuela | 2.6 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Colombia | 2 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Chile | 1.98 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Nicaragua | 1.93 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Guatemala | 1.44 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Uruguay | 1.37 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Ecuador | 1.35 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 1.1 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Honduras | 1.07 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Haiti | 780,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 18 | El Salvador | 660,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Panama | 548,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Guyana | 480,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Costa Rica | 225,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Jamaica | 174,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Belize | 70,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Suriname | 58,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Barbados | 16,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =27 | The Bahamas | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Dominica | 5,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 4,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =33 | Aruba | 2,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =33 | Grenada | 2,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =35 | Bermuda | 1,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =35 | Cayman Islands | 1,000 hectares | 2003 |
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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.