Sparsely populated countries Compared by Geography > Land use > Other
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DEFINITION:
The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Christmas Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Pitcairn Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Greenland | 100% | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Western Sahara | 99.98% | 2011 | ||
| 6 | French Guiana | 99.83% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Oman | 99.77% | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Mongolia | 99.61% | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Suriname | 99.6% | 2011 | ||
| =10 | Mauritania | 99.55% | 2011 | ||
| =10 | Botswana | 99.55% | 2011 | ||
| 12 | New Caledonia | 99.34% | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Namibia | 99.02% | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Libya | 98.82% | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Iceland | 98.81% | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 98.44% | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Somalia | 98.23% | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Gabon | 98.15% | 2011 | ||
| 19 | New Zealand | 97.98% | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Guyana | 97.92% | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 97.84% | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Norway | 97.46% | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Solomon Islands | 97.13% | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Bhutan | 97.06% | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Central African Republic | 96.98% | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Angola | 96.48% | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Algeria | 96.46% | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Bolivia | 96.31% | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Chad | 96.16% | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 95.98% | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Zambia | 95.44% | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Belize | 95.34% | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Canada | 95.2% | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Mali | 94.37% | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Australia | 93.79% | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Finland | 93.34% | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Sudan | 93.17% | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Russia | 92.79% | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 91.15% | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Paraguay | 90.19% | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Uruguay | 89.52% | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Niger | 88.16% | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Argentina | 85.96% | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Niue | 84.62% | 2011 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Geography > Land use > Other
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands has ranked in the top 2 for land use > other since 1998.
- Moldova has ranked second last for land use > other since 1998.
- 102 of the top 239 countries by land use > other are Christian.
- Paracel Islands has ranked in the top 3 for land use > other since 1998.
- France ranked last for land use > other amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2013.
- Palmyra Atoll has ranked in the top 4 for land use > other since 1998.
- Finland ranked first for land use > other amongst Eurozone in 2011.
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands has ranked in the top 5 for land use > other since 1998.
- Sweden ranked first for land use > other amongst European Union in 2011.
- Iceland ranked first for land use > other amongst NATO countries in 2011.
