Sparsely populated countries Compared by Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km
DEFINITION:
Agricultural land (sq. km). 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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Australia | 4.1 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
2 | Russia | 2.15 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
3 | Kazakhstan | 2.09 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
4 | Saudi Arabia | 1.73 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
5 | Argentina | 1.48 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
6 | Mongolia | 1.14 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
7 | Sudan | 1.09 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
8 | Canada | 625,970 sq. km | 2011 | ||
9 | Angola | 583,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
10 | Chad | 499,320 sq. km | 2011 | ||
11 | Somalia | 441,290 sq. km | 2011 | ||
12 | Niger | 437,820 sq. km | 2011 | ||
13 | Mali | 416,210 sq. km | 2011 | ||
14 | Algeria | 413,830 sq. km | 2011 | ||
15 | Mauritania | 397,110 sq. km | 2011 | ||
16 | Namibia | 388,090 sq. km | 2011 | ||
17 | Bolivia | 370,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
18 | Turkmenistan | 326,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
19 | South Sudan | 285,332 sq. km | 2011 | ||
20 | Botswana | 258,610 sq. km | 2011 | ||
21 | Zambia | 234,350 sq. km | 2011 | ||
22 | Paraguay | 209,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
23 | Libya | 155,850 sq. km | 2011 | ||
24 | Uruguay | 143,780 sq. km | 2011 | ||
25 | New Zealand | 113,710 sq. km | 2011 | ||
26 | Republic of the Congo | 105,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
27 | Gabon | 51,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
28 | Central African Republic | 50,800 sq. km | 2011 | ||
29 | Finland | 22,860 sq. km | 2011 | ||
30 | Oman | 17,705 sq. km | 2011 | ||
31 | Guyana | 16,770 sq. km | 2011 | ||
32 | Iceland | 15,910 sq. km | 2011 | ||
33 | Papua New Guinea | 11,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
34 | Norway | 9,980 sq. km | 2011 | ||
35 | Bhutan | 5,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
36 | New Caledonia | 2,510 sq. km | 2011 | ||
37 | Greenland | 2,359 sq. km | 2011 | ||
38 | Belize | 1,570 sq. km | 2011 | ||
39 | Solomon Islands | 910 sq. km | 2011 | ||
40 | Suriname | 820 sq. km | 2011 |