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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 | United States | 174.45 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 2 | India | 159.65 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Australia | 49.4 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 45.66 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Nigeria | 30.5 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Pakistan | 21.27 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Sudan | 17 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Burma | 10.09 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Bangladesh | 7.96 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Zambia | 5.26 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Uganda | 5.2 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Kenya | 4.65 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Ghana | 4.18 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Tanzania | 4 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 3.22 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Egypt | 3 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Malawi | 2.45 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Malaysia | 1.8 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Yemen | 1.54 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 20 | New Zealand | 1.5 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Somalia | 1.04 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 916,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Namibia | 815,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 570,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Guyana | 480,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Botswana | 377,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Lesotho | 330,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Israel | 317,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 29 | The Gambia | 315,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Fiji | 200,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Jordan | 184,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Swaziland | 178,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Jamaica | 174,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Bhutan | 159,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Belize | 70,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 64,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Qatar | 18,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Barbados | 16,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Kuwait | 15,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Brunei | 14,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| =42 | The Bahamas | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =42 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Dominica | 5,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =46 | Maldives | 4,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =46 | Saint Lucia | 4,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =48 | Bahrain | 2,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| =48 | Grenada | 2,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 50 | 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.
