Former British colonies Compared by Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km > Per capita
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DEFINITION:
Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Australia | 208.21 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
2 | Namibia | 188.82 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
3 | Botswana | 142.4 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
4 | Somalia | 48.28 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
5 | Sudan | 34.73 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
6 | New Zealand | 29.85 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
7 | Zambia | 22.3 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
8 | Guyana | 21.84 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
9 | Canada | 20.25 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
10 | United States | 13.65 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
11 | Zimbabwe | 12.55 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
12 | Swaziland | 11.84 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
13 | Lesotho | 10.84 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
14 | Tanzania | 8.68 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
15 | Kenya | 7.31 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
16 | Ghana | 6.48 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
17 | Nigeria | 5.81 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
18 | Sierra Leone | 5.17 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
19 | Belize | 5.16 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
20 | The Gambia | 4.82 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
21 | Fiji | 4.66 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
22 | Uganda | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
23 | Malawi | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
24 | Dominica | 3.18 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
25 | Malaysia | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
26 | Burma | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
27 | Bhutan | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
29 | Jamaica | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
30 | Tuvalu | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
31 | Pakistan | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
32 | Jordan | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
33 | India | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
34 | Grenada | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
35 | United Arab Emirates | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
37 | Sri Lanka | 1.13 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
38 | Qatar | 0.783 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
39 | Israel | 0.78 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
40 | Barbados | 0.676 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
41 | Saint Lucia | 0.645 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
42 | Kuwait | 0.615 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
43 | Bangladesh | 0.602 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.511 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
45 | The Bahamas | 0.458 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
46 | Maldives | 0.352 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
47 | Brunei | 0.304 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
48 | Bahrain | 0.141 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
49 | Singapore | 0.002 per 1,000 people | 2007 |