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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 2,430.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 1,476.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 1,443.57 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 1,109.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 850.94 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Argentina | 734.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Ukraine | 689.36 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Guyana | 640.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 9 | United States | 588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Lithuania | 558.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Belarus | 558.02 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Paraguay | 535.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 528.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 13 | Central African Republic | 490.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Sudan | 487.72 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Mongolia | 483.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Moldova | 476.7 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 475.17 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 17 | Latvia | 474.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 468.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Zambia | 465.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 459.74 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 20 | Hungary | 456.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Estonia | 439.05 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Serbia and Montenegro | 434.63 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Togo | 430.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Romania | 429.32 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Finland | 425.84 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Uruguay | 414.71 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Denmark | 413.04 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Namibia | 410.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Bulgaria | 409.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Chad | 394.16 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 389.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Cameroon | 378.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Nicaragua | 377.71 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 34 | New Zealand | 374.14 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 357.99 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 35 | Mali | 355.07 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Bolivia | 345.21 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 335.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 37 | Benin | 334.64 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Turkey | 330.67 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Samoa | 329.02 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Brazil | 325.23 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Libya | 322.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 42 | South Africa | 321.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Poland | 318.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Spain | 315.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 314.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 305.76 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 45 | France | 304.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Sweden | 299.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Czech Republic | 297.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Ireland | 292.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Morocco | 287.39 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 287.07 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 50 | Tunisia | 283.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 279.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 277.67 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 277.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 51 | Afghanistan | 275.44 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Cuba | 273 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 270.19 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 263.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 54 | Cambodia | 262.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 259.91 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 55 | Slovakia | 258.21 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 255.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Syria | 255.89 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Belize | 255.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 250.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Croatia | 249.81 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 249.63 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Bhutan | 249.6 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Mexico | 245.49 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Gabon | 242.3 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Fiji | 239.9 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 237.99 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 237.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 66 | Algeria | 236.78 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Greece | 236.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Iran | 235.89 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Iraq | 232.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 229.94 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 228.96 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 70 | Mozambique | 228.32 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 227.17 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 226.8 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 71 | Nigeria | 226.5 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 225.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 72 | Thailand | 223.82 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Senegal | 221.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 219.74 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Angola | 219.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 76 | The Gambia | 219.1 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 216.62 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 216.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 213.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 77 | Botswana | 212.81 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Burma | 204.05 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Palau | 203.05 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 200.83 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Malawi | 198.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Ghana | 197.29 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 195.57 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 195.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 83 | Uganda | 193.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 187.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Norway | 185.8 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Albania | 184.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 183.83 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Lesotho | 183.34 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Georgia | 179.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Laos | 176.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Panama | 175.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 175.06 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 174.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 92 | Mauritania | 168.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Austria | 168.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Madagascar | 167.37 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Armenia | 164.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 163.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 163.23 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Ethiopia | 161.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Swaziland | 161.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Honduras | 154.94 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 149.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Tonga | 147.61 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 147.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 102 | India | 145.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Tajikistan | 145.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Portugal | 145.41 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Germany | 144.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Kenya | 142.06 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Burundi | 140.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 108 | East Timor | 139.21 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Comoros | 138.97 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Eritrea | 138.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Rwanda | 137.02 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Pakistan | 136.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Peru | 136.22 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Somalia | 135.57 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Italy | 132.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Cyprus | 131.96 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Luxembourg | 131.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Congo, Republic of the | 131.32 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Suriname | 130.74 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 130.48 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 120 | Guinea | 126.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 125.62 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | |||
| 121 | North Korea | 124.51 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Chile | 124.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 123.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 124 | Guatemala | 120.02 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 119.39 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Liberia | 118.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Liechtenstein | 115.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 111.35 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 129 | Tanzania | 109.44 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 130 | Indonesia | 104.28 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Ecuador | 101.9 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Venezuela | 101.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.94 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 134 | El Salvador | 99.35 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Vanuatu | 98.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 136 | United Kingdom | 95.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Cape Verde | 95.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 138 | Haiti | 94.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 139 | Slovenia | 87.98 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Nepal | 86.87 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Belgium | 80.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Mauritius | 80.43 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 143 | China | 80.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 144 | Vietnam | 79.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Yemen | 78.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 146 | Malaysia | 73.66 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 147 | Philippines | 71.1 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 148 | Dominica | 70.21 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 149 | Jamaica | 66.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Faroe Islands | 62.5 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 151 | Barbados | 59.66 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.81 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 154 | Bangladesh | 56.09 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Netherlands | 55.64 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Switzerland | 55.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Costa Rica | 53.88 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 159 | Sri Lanka | 47.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 160 | Israel | 45.78 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Netherlands Antilles | 44.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 162 | Colombia | 44.59 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Lebanon | 43.4 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 164 | Egypt | 40.52 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 39.78 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 39.66 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 167 | Brunei | 37.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Federated States of Micronesia | 36.76 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 169 | San Marino | 35.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 170 | American Samoa | 35.09 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 171 | Japan | 34.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Jordan | 34 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 173 | South Korea | 33.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 31.61 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 175 | New Caledonia | 26.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 176 | The Bahamas | 25.44 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 24.9 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 178 | Iceland | 23.59 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Cayman Islands | 23.26 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 180 | Malta | 22.3 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Qatar | 22.14 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 182 | Kiribati | 20.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 183 | Aruba | 20.2 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 184 | Grenada | 19.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 185 | Virgin Islands | 18.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 18.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 187 | Bermuda | 15.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 188 | United Arab Emirates | 15.84 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 189 | Andorra | 15.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 190 | Oman | 14.74 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 191 | Maldives | 12.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 192 | Guam | 12.21 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 193 | Seychelles | 12.08 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 194 | French Polynesia | 12.07 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 195 | Kuwait | 5.92 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 196 | Bahrain | 2.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 197 | Djibouti | 1.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 198 | Singapore | 0.138 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 |
