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failed states Compared by Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares

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
1 Nigeria 30.5 million hectares 2003
2 Pakistan 21.27 million hectares 2005
3 Sudan 17 million hectares 2003
4 Afghanistan 7.91 million hectares 2003
5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.7 million hectares 2003
6 Iraq 5.75 million hectares 2003
7 Chad 3.6 million hectares 2003
8 Cote d'Ivoire 3.3 million hectares 2003
9 Zimbabwe 3.22 million hectares 2003
10 Central African Republic 1.93 million hectares 2003
11 Yemen 1.54 million hectares 2003
12 Guinea 1.1 million hectares 2003
13 Somalia 1.04 million hectares 2003
14 Haiti 780,000 hectares 2003
15 Guinea-Bissau 300,000 hectares 2003

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