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DEFINITION:
Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) 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 | Australia | 2.14 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 1.45 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 1.25 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Argentina | 0.934 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Niger | 0.905 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Russia | 0.85 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Lithuania | 0.721 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Ukraine | 0.711 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.593 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Belarus | 0.584 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Latvia | 0.563 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Uruguay | 0.534 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Guyana | 0.531 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | United States | 0.514 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Moldova | 0.508 | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.477 | 2011 | |||
| 16 | Mali | 0.476 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Estonia | 0.472 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Serbia | 0.454 | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Denmark | 0.449 | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.442 | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Hungary | 0.441 | 2011 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.428 | 2011 | |||
| 22 | Romania | 0.421 | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Finland | 0.417 | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Central African Republic | 0.406 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Chad | 0.406 | 2011 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 0.399 | 2011 | |||
| 26 | Togo | 0.388 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Iceland | 0.386 | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 0.372 | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Bolivia | 0.372 | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Brazil | 0.365 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Sudan | 0.364 | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Namibia | 0.361 | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 0.356 | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.354 | 2011 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.347 | 2011 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.322 | 2011 | |||
| 34 | Nicaragua | 0.322 | 2011 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 0.318 | 2011 | |||
| 35 | Cuba | 0.315 | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 0.311 | 2011 | |||
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 0.307 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Czech Republic | 0.301 | 2011 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.297 | 2011 | |||
| 38 | Isle of Man | 0.295 | 2011 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 0.293 | 2011 | |||
| 39 | Cameroon | 0.293 | 2011 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 0.291 | 2011 | |||
| 40 | Senegal | 0.289 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Poland | 0.288 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Libya | 0.287 | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Turkey | 0.281 | 2011 | ||
| 44 | France | 0.281 | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Montenegro | 0.277 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Sweden | 0.276 | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Cambodia | 0.274 | 2011 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 0.273 | 2011 | |||
| 48 | Spain | 0.271 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Afghanistan | 0.268 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.266 | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Benin | 0.264 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.262 | 2011 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 0.261 | 2011 | |||
| 53 | The Gambia | 0.259 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Slovakia | 0.258 | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Guinea | 0.255 | 2011 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.254 | 2011 | |||
| 56 | Tanzania | 0.25 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Zambia | 0.249 | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Morocco | 0.248 | 2011 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.243 | 2011 | |||
| 59 | South Africa | 0.238 | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Belize | 0.237 | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Thailand | 0.237 | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Malawi | 0.233 | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Iran | 0.233 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Ireland | 0.232 | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.231 | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.227 | 2011 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 0.223 | 2011 | |||
| 66 | Mongolia | 0.222 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Greece | 0.221 | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Nigeria | 0.219 | 2011 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.215 | 2011 | |||
| 69 | Laos | 0.215 | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Mexico | 0.214 | 2011 | ||
| 71 | European Union | 0.213 | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 0.213 | 2011 | |||
| 72 | Mozambique | 0.212 | 2011 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 0.211 | 2011 | |||
| 73 | Syria | 0.21 | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Croatia | 0.209 | 2011 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.207 | 2011 | |||
| 75 | Burma | 0.206 | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 0.206 | 2011 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 0.204 | 2011 | |||
| 77 | Gabon | 0.204 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Angola | 0.203 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Algeria | 0.199 | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Albania | 0.197 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.197 | 2011 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 0.196 | 2011 | |||
| 82 | Ghana | 0.193 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Fiji | 0.193 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Uganda | 0.192 | 2011 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 0.188 | 2011 | |||
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 0.188 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.185 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.182 | 2011 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 0.176 | 2011 | |||
| 88 | Kosovo | 0.173 | 2007 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 0.172 | 2011 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.17 | 2011 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.167 | 2011 | |||
| 89 | Norway | 0.165 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Ethiopia | 0.163 | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Austria | 0.162 | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Madagascar | 0.161 | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Tonga | 0.153 | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Lesotho | 0.152 | 2011 | ||
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.15 | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 0.147 | 2011 | ||
| 97 | Germany | 0.145 | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Armenia | 0.145 | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Panama | 0.144 | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Swaziland | 0.144 | 2011 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 0.139 | 2011 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.135 | 2011 | |||
| 101 | Honduras | 0.131 | 2011 | ||
| 102 | Kenya | 0.131 | 2011 | ||
| 103 | Bhutan | 0.131 | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Botswana | 0.13 | 2011 | ||
| Western Europe average (profile) | 0.129 | 2011 | |||
| 105 | India | 0.129 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | East Timor | 0.128 | 2011 | ||
| 107 | Iraq | 0.126 | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Peru | 0.123 | 2011 | ||
| 109 | Mauritania | 0.122 | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Luxembourg | 0.119 | 2011 | ||
| 111 | Republic of the Congo | 0.118 | 2011 | ||
| 112 | Pakistan | 0.118 | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Comoros | 0.117 | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Eritrea | 0.116 | 2011 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 0.115 | 2011 | |||
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 0.112 | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Italy | 0.112 | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Suriname | 0.111 | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Somalia | 0.111 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Liberia | 0.11 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Rwanda | 0.109 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Tajikistan | 0.109 | 2011 | ||
| 122 | New Zealand | 0.107 | 2011 | ||
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.106 | 2011 | ||
| 124 | El Salvador | 0.106 | 2011 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.105 | 2011 | |||
| 125 | Portugal | 0.104 | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Guatemala | 0.102 | 2011 | ||
| 127 | Haiti | 0.0997 | 2011 | ||
| 128 | United Kingdom | 0.0966 | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Burundi | 0.0964 | 2011 | ||
| 130 | Indonesia | 0.0964 | 2011 | ||
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 0.0962 | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Cape Verde | 0.0958 | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0944 | 2011 | ||
| 134 | North Korea | 0.0934 | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Georgia | 0.0923 | 2011 | ||
| 136 | Venezuela | 0.0881 | 2011 | ||
| 137 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.087 | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Nepal | 0.0867 | 2011 | ||
| 139 | Dominica | 0.084 | 2011 | ||
| 140 | China | 0.083 | 2011 | ||
| 141 | Vanuatu | 0.0827 | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Slovenia | 0.0821 | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Dominican Republic | 0.0788 | 2011 | ||
| 144 | Chile | 0.0761 | 2011 | ||
| 145 | Ecuador | 0.0758 | 2011 | ||
| 146 | Cyprus | 0.0751 | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Belgium | 0.0748 | 2011 | ||
| 148 | Vietnam | 0.074 | 2011 | ||
| 149 | Malaysia | 0.0626 | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Netherlands | 0.0624 | 2011 | ||
| 151 | Mauritius | 0.0607 | 2011 | ||
| 152 | Faeroe Islands | 0.0605 | 2011 | ||
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 0.0575 | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Philippines | 0.0568 | 2011 | ||
| 155 | American Samoa | 0.0543 | 2011 | ||
| 156 | Costa Rica | 0.0528 | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Switzerland | 0.0511 | 2011 | ||
| 158 | Bangladesh | 0.0499 | 2011 | ||
| 159 | Yemen | 0.0498 | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Palau | 0.0485 | 2011 | ||
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0475 | 2011 | ||
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0457 | 2011 | ||
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0454 | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Colombia | 0.0446 | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Jamaica | 0.0443 | 2011 | ||
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0428 | 2011 | ||
| 167 | Samoa | 0.0427 | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Barbados | 0.0426 | 2011 | ||
| 169 | Israel | 0.0389 | 2011 | ||
| 170 | Marshall Islands | 0.0381 | 2011 | ||
| 171 | Egypt | 0.0361 | 2011 | ||
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.0335 | 2011 | ||
| 173 | Japan | 0.0333 | 2011 | ||
| 174 | San Marino | 0.0322 | 2011 | ||
| 175 | Andorra | 0.0321 | 2011 | ||
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0315 | 2011 | ||
| 177 | South Korea | 0.03 | 2011 | ||
| 178 | Grenada | 0.0286 | 2011 | ||
| 179 | Jordan | 0.0284 | 2011 | ||
| 180 | New Caledonia | 0.0276 | 2011 | ||
| 181 | Channel Islands | 0.0272 | 2011 | ||
| 182 | Lebanon | 0.0256 | 2011 | ||
| 183 | The Bahamas | 0.0246 | 2011 | ||
| 184 | Malta | 0.0216 | 2011 | ||
| 185 | Kiribati | 0.0202 | 2011 | ||
| 186 | Aruba | 0.0196 | 2011 | ||
| 187 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0188 | 2011 | ||
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0188 | 2011 | ||
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 0.0167 | 2011 | ||
| 190 | Puerto Rico | 0.0162 | 2011 | ||
| 191 | Greenland | 0.0158 | 2011 | ||
| 192 | Bermuda | 0.0115 | 2011 | ||
| 193 | Seychelles | 0.0114 | 2011 | ||
| 194 | Oman | 0.0106 | 2011 | ||
| 195 | French Polynesia | 0.00923 | 2011 | ||
| 196 | Maldives | 0.00904 | 2011 | ||
| 197 | Brunei | 0.00738 | 2011 | ||
| 198 | Qatar | 0.00733 | 2011 | ||
| 199 | Guam | 0.00622 | 2011 | ||
| 200 | United Arab Emirates | 0.00567 | 2011 | ||
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 0.00353 | 2011 | ||
| 202 | Kuwait | 0.00352 | 2011 | ||
| 203 | Djibouti | 0.00236 | 2011 | ||
| 204 | Bahrain | 0.00105 | 2011 | ||
| 205 | Singapore | 0.000122 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita
- Australia has had the highest arable land > hectares per capita since 1964.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares per capita since 1981.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Europe in 2011.
- Canada ranked second for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- Argentina ranked first for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- United States ranked second for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
- Niger ranked second for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Lithuania ranked first for arable land > hectares per capita amongst European Union in 2011.
- India ranked first for arable land > hectares per capita amongst Densely populated countries in 2011.