NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Swaziland (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

473.39

#58

2002

466.94

#59

2001

459.22

#60

2000

450.29

#61

1999

439.66

#67

1998

427.49

#72

1997

414.53

#72

1996

401.55

#73

1995

389.33

#72

1994

377.48

#72

1993

365.99

#74

1992

352.86

#74

1991

334.62

#77

1990

329.82

#78

1989

300.54

#87

1988

316.88

#79

1987

332.45

#77

1986

344.18

#74

1985

334.64

#76

1984

298.71

#84

1983

371.86

#63

1982

364.29

#65

1981

354.1

#68

1980

253.79

#95

1979

246.83

#94

1978

236.16

#94

1977

291.22

#77

1976

263.4

#86

1975

248.22

#89

1974

262.14

#84

1973

237.26

#90

1972

232.97

#90

1971

258.16

#84

1970

253.93

#84

1969

249.34

#84

1968

238.56

#84

1967

234.42

#85

1966

236.5

#86

1965

247.11

#84

1964

257.23

#78

1963

258.27

#77

1962

243.82

#81

1961

258.17

#78

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land 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.