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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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 2,422.28 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 1,476.46 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 1,441.47 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 1,181.9 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 850.72 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Argentina | 734.78 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Ukraine | 688.93 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Guyana | 636.93 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 9 | United States | 590.32 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Sudan | 567.16 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Belarus | 564.52 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Lithuania | 558.24 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Paraguay | 534.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 531.92 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 14 | Moldova | 514.02 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Central African Republic | 503.96 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Mongolia | 485.3 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Zambia | 482.81 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Togo | 477.28 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 475.92 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 19 | Latvia | 474.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 473.32 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 465.02 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 21 | Hungary | 456.03 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Estonia | 439.05 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Romania | 429.32 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Finland | 425.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Denmark | 412.77 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Uruguay | 411.98 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Namibia | 411.36 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Bulgaria | 409.95 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Mali | 401.97 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Chad | 386.63 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 382.33 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 32 | New Zealand | 372.47 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Nicaragua | 361.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 360.69 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 34 | Turkey | 351.77 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Cameroon | 346.04 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Benin | 345.7 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Afghanistan | 342.19 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Bolivia | 338.26 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Samoa | 337.69 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 335.16 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 40 | Libya | 334.71 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Brazil | 324.62 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 42 | South Africa | 319.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 319.67 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 43 | Poland | 318.11 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Spain | 315.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 305.36 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 45 | Sweden | 299.35 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | 297.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 47 | France | 292.94 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Ireland | 292.07 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Morocco | 286.75 hectares | 2003 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 286.36 hectares | 2005 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 285.72 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 50 | Tunisia | 283.54 hectares | 2003 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 282.29 hectares | 2003 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 278.1 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 51 | Cambodia | 277.02 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Cuba | 272.37 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Belize | 270.95 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Syria | 268.23 hectares | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 261.58 hectares | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 260.05 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 55 | Slovakia | 258.21 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 257.74 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 254.08 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Croatia | 249.89 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 248.71 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Gabon | 246.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Fiji | 244.73 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Bhutan | 244.46 hectares | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 242.33 hectares | 2003 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 240.74 hectares | 2003 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 237 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 63 | Greece | 236.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 64 | The Gambia | 233.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 233.11 hectares | 2003 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 231.37 hectares | 2003 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 230.94 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 65 | Senegal | 230.48 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Nigeria | 230.1 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Mexico | 229.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 68 | Iran | 229.5 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 228.65 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Algeria | 228.61 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Iraq | 221.5 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 221.43 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 220.5 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 219.64 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Thailand | 219.16 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Mozambique | 218.88 hectares | 2003 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 216.82 hectares | 2003 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 214.83 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 76 | Angola | 213.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 210.99 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 77 | Ghana | 206.14 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Botswana | 205.72 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Burma | 203.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Palau | 203.05 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Malawi | 200.18 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 197.24 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 195.15 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 83 | Uganda | 193.75 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 192.81 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 84 | Norway | 185.8 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Georgia | 183.89 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 183.83 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Albania | 180.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 175.27 hectares | 2003 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 173.96 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 88 | Lesotho | 173.8 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Laos | 172.69 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Madagascar | 171.06 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Panama | 169.09 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Austria | 168.57 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Mauritania | 164.55 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Armenia | 164.18 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Swaziland | 163.61 hectares | 2003 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 162.44 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 96 | Honduras | 161.13 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 157.53 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Ethiopia | 153.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Tonga | 150.46 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 146.82 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Portugal | 145.41 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Germany | 144.33 hectares | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 144.09 hectares | 2005 | |||
| 103 | Tajikistan | 142.43 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 104 | India | 141.64 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Comoros | 140.23 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Kenya | 137.15 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Peru | 136.67 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 108 | Burundi | 136.28 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Pakistan | 134.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Italy | 132.13 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Rwanda | 131.49 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 131.44 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 130.72 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 113 | East Timor | 130.71 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Somalia | 130.01 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Luxembourg | 128.99 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Eritrea | 125.66 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Chile | 123.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 123.89 hectares | 2003 | |||
| 118 | Liberia | 122.27 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 120.95 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 120.82 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 121 | Guinea | 119.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Guatemala | 119.37 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Suriname | 119.13 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 124 | North Korea | 117.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Liechtenstein | 115.14 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 126 | El Salvador | 109.46 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Tanzania | 108.81 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 128 | Indonesia | 102.46 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Venezuela | 100.79 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 130 | Vanuatu | 100.53 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.88 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 132 | Cape Verde | 98.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Ecuador | 97.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Cyprus | 96.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 135 | United Kingdom | 95.13 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Nepal | 93.19 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Slovenia | 87.98 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Haiti | 86.7 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 139 | Yemen | 80.55 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 140 | Belgium | 80.54 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Mauritius | 80.43 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 142 | China | 80.25 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 143 | Vietnam | 80.1 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Malaysia | 72.32 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 145 | Dominica | 71.37 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 146 | Philippines | 69 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 147 | Jamaica | 66.27 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.6 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Barbados | 59.07 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58.42 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 151 | Netherlands | 55.64 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Bangladesh | 55.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Switzerland | 55.13 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.25 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 155 | Costa Rica | 53.94 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 47.78 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 157 | Colombia | 46.41 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Lebanon | 46.07 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 159 | Israel | 45.74 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Egypt | 41.8 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 40.33 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 38.77 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 163 | Marshall Islands | 38.42 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Brunei | 38.06 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Federated States of Micronesia | 37.45 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 166 | San Marino | 34.84 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 167 | Japan | 34.12 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Jordan | 34 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 169 | South Korea | 33.96 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 170 | American Samoa | 33.83 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 171 | New Caledonia | 26.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 172 | The Bahamas | 25.35 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 24.73 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 174 | Iceland | 23.59 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Kiribati | 22.89 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 176 | Malta | 22.29 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Qatar | 21.92 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Cayman Islands | 21.72 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 179 | Aruba | 20.62 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 180 | Grenada | 19.54 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 19 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 182 | Puerto Rico | 18.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Bermuda | 15.79 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 184 | Oman | 15.49 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 185 | Maldives | 13.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 186 | Andorra | 13.22 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 187 | Guam | 12.67 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 188 | Seychelles | 12.08 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 189 | French Polynesia | 12.07 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 190 | Kuwait | 6.53 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 191 | Bahrain | 2.27 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 192 | Djibouti | 1.32 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 193 | Singapore | 0.141 hectares | 2005 |