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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 | Jan Mayen | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Midway Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Navassa Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Bouvet Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Macau | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Greenland | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Coral Sea Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Jarvis Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Johnston Atoll | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Palmyra Atoll | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Paracel Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Antarctica | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Kingman Reef | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Christmas Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Spratly Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Svalbard | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Wake Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Clipperton Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Gibraltar | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Pitcairn Islands | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Norfolk Island | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Anguilla | 100% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 100% | 2005 | ||
| =1 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 100% | 2005 | ||
| =1 | Jersey | 100% | 2005 | ||
| =1 | Howland Island | 100% | 2001 | ||
| =1 | Bassas da India | 100% | 2001 | ||
| =1 | Baker Island | 100% | 2001 | ||
| =1 | Glorioso Islands | 100% | 2001 | ||
| =1 | Europa Island | 100% | 2001 | ||
| =1 | Tromelin Island | 100% | 2001 | ||
| =1 | Juan de Nova Island | 100% | 2001 | ||
| 39 | Western Sahara | 99.98% | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Djibouti | 99.91% | 2011 | ||
| 41 | French Guiana | 99.83% | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Oman | 99.77% | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Mongolia | 99.61% | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Suriname | 99.6% | 2011 | ||
| =45 | Mauritania | 99.55% | 2011 | ||
| =45 | Botswana | 99.55% | 2011 | ||
| 47 | New Caledonia | 99.34% | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Kuwait | 99.1% | 2011 | ||
| 49 | The Bahamas | 99.06% | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Namibia | 99.02% | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Monaco | 99% | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Singapore | 98.97% | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.95% | 2011 | ||
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 98.9% | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Libya | 98.82% | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Iceland | 98.81% | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Qatar | 98.62% | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Brunei | 98.61% | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 98.44% | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Congo, Republic of the | 98.36% | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Somalia | 98.23% | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Gabon | 98.15% | 2011 | ||
| 63 | New Zealand | 97.98% | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Guyana | 97.92% | 2011 | ||
| 65 | Faroe Islands | 97.85% | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 97.84% | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Chile | 97.65% | 2011 | ||
| 68 | Norway | 97.46% | 2011 | ||
| 69 | Yemen | 97.25% | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 97.13% | 2011 | ||
| =71 | Jordan | 97.08% | 2011 | ||
| =71 | Cayman Islands | 97.08% | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Bhutan | 97.06% | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Central African Republic | 96.98% | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.78% | 2011 | ||
| =76 | Colombia | 96.5% | 2011 | ||
| =76 | Peru | 96.5% | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Angola | 96.48% | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Algeria | 96.46% | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Venezuela | 96.44% | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Egypt | 96.34% | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Bolivia | 96.31% | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Chad | 96.16% | 2011 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 95.99% | 2011 | |||
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 95.98% | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 95.65% | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Zambia | 95.44% | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Belize | 95.34% | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Canada | 95.2% | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Andorra | 94.68% | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Mali | 94.37% | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Liberia | 94.34% | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Virgin Islands | 94.29% | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Bahrain | 94.26% | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Sweden | 94.18% | 2011 | ||
| 95 | Eritrea | 94.12% | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Hong Kong | 93.94% | 2011 | ||
| 97 | Australia | 93.79% | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Laos | 93.67% | 2011 | ||
| =99 | Palau | 93.48% | 2011 | ||
| =99 | Seychelles | 93.48% | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Finland | 93.34% | 2011 | ||
| =102 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.24% | 2013 | ||
| =102 | Mozambique | 93.24% | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Sudan | 93.17% | 2011 | ||
| 105 | Tajikistan | 93.13% | 2011 | ||
| 106 | French Polynesia | 93.03% | 2011 | ||
| 107 | Madagascar | 93.02% | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 92.87% | 2011 | ||
| 109 | Russia | 92.79% | 2011 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 92.73% | 2011 | |||
| 110 | Georgia | 92.41% | 2011 | ||
| 111 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 91.3% | 2011 | ||
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 91.15% | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.84% | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Brazil | 90.72% | 2011 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 90.62% | 2011 | |||
| 115 | Slovenia | 90.36% | 2011 | ||
| =116 | Panama | 90.33% | 2011 | ||
| =116 | Iraq | 90.33% | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Paraguay | 90.19% | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Ecuador | 90.11% | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Netherlands Antilles | 90% | 2005 | ||
| 121 | South Africa | 89.79% | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 89.74% | 2011 | ||
| 123 | Lesotho | 89.72% | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Switzerland | 89.63% | 2011 | ||
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 89.58% | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Uruguay | 89.52% | 2011 | ||
| 127 | Aruba | 89.47% | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Samoa | 89.44% | 2011 | ||
| 129 | Kenya | 89.4% | 2011 | ||
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 89.2% | 2011 | ||
| 131 | Swaziland | 89.06% | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Iran | 88.86% | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 88.73% | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Costa Rica | 88.65% | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 88.64% | 2011 | ||
| 136 | Niger | 88.16% | 2011 | ||
| 137 | Vanuatu | 88.11% | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Japan | 87.93% | 2011 | ||
| 139 | Afghanistan | 87.87% | 2011 | ||
| 140 | Cape Verde | 87.59% | 2011 | ||
| 141 | Cook Islands | 87.5% | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Cyprus | 87.41% | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Saint Helena | 87.1% | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Honduras | 87.02% | 2011 | ||
| 145 | China | 86.84% | 2011 | ||
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | 86.67% | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Fiji | 86.17% | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 85.98% | 2011 | |||
| =148 | Tanzania | 85.96% | 2011 | ||
| =148 | Argentina | 85.96% | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Estonia | 85.89% | 2011 | ||
| 151 | East Timor | 85.88% | 2011 | ||
| 152 | Ethiopia | 85.8% | 2011 | ||
| 153 | Mexico | 85.66% | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Guinea | 85.6% | 2011 | ||
| 155 | Guadeloupe | 85.38% | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Montenegro | 85.3% | 2012 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 85.21% | 2011 | |||
| 157 | Bermuda | 85.2% | 2011 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 85.1% | 2011 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 84.92% | 2011 | |||
| 158 | Ireland | 84.87% | 2011 | ||
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 84.78% | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Niue | 84.62% | 2011 | ||
| 161 | Reunion | 84.47% | 2005 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 84.45% | 2011 | |||
| 162 | Cameroon | 84.01% | 2011 | ||
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 83.87% | 2011 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 83.84% | 2011 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 83.8% | 2011 | |||
| 164 | Armenia | 83.74% | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Nicaragua | 83.66% | 2011 | ||
| 166 | United States | 83.44% | 2011 | ||
| 167 | San Marino | 83.33% | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Nepal | 83.2% | 2011 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 83.09% | 2011 | |||
| 169 | South Korea | 83% | 2011 | ||
| 170 | Austria | 82.98% | 2011 | ||
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 82.79% | 2011 | ||
| 172 | Croatia | 82.69% | 2011 | ||
| 173 | Israel | 82.62% | 2011 | ||
| 174 | Republic of Macedonia | 82.54% | 2011 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 82.34% | 2011 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 82.31% | 2011 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 82.31% | 2011 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 81.95% | 2011 | |||
| 175 | Latvia | 81.93% | 2011 | ||
| 176 | Burma | 81.89% | 2011 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 81.87% | 2011 | |||
| =177 | Gaza Strip | 81.64% | 2011 | ||
| =177 | West Bank | 81.64% | 2011 | ||
| 179 | Guam | 81.48% | 2011 | ||
| 180 | Martinique | 80.91% | 2005 | ||
| Southern Europe average (profile) | 80.7% | 2011 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 80.63% | 2011 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 80.53% | 2011 | |||
| 181 | Portugal | 80.41% | 2011 | ||
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 80.38% | 2011 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 80.3% | 2011 | |||
| 183 | Senegal | 80.15% | 2011 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 80% | 2011 | |||
| =184 | Nauru | 80% | 2011 | ||
| =184 | Maldives | 80% | 2011 | ||
| =184 | Montserrat | 80% | 2011 | ||
| 187 | Jamaica | 79.98% | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 79.77% | 2011 | |||
| 188 | Morocco | 79.61% | 2011 | ||
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 79.49% | 2011 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 79.48% | 2011 | |||
| 190 | North Korea | 79.22% | 2011 | ||
| 191 | Burkina Faso | 78.98% | 2011 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 78.72% | 2011 | |||
| 192 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.38% | 2011 | ||
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 78.12% | 2011 | ||
| Western Europe average (profile) | 77.88% | 2011 | |||
| 194 | Guatemala | 77.55% | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 77.44% | 2011 | |||
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 77.36% | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 77.32% | 2011 | |||
| 196 | Lebanon | 77.22% | 2011 | ||
| 197 | Indonesia | 77.16% | 2011 | ||
| 198 | Malaysia | 77.07% | 2011 | ||
| 199 | Cambodia | 77.05% | 2011 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 76.98% | 2011 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 76.47% | 2011 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 76.35% | 2011 | |||
| 200 | Albania | 75.79% | 2011 | ||
| 201 | Azerbaijan | 75.6% | 2011 | ||
| 202 | Luxembourg | 75.52% | 2011 | ||
| 203 | American Samoa | 75.5% | 2011 | ||
| 204 | Taiwan | 75% | 2011 | ||
| 205 | United Kingdom | 74.93% | 2011 | ||
| 206 | Benin | 74.9% | 2011 | ||
| 207 | Dominican Republic | 74.32% | 2011 | ||
| 208 | Netherlands | 74.04% | 2011 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 73.15% | 2011 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 73.14% | 2011 | |||
| 209 | Pakistan | 72.93% | 2011 | ||
| 210 | Federated States of Micronesia | 72.86% | 2011 | ||
| 211 | Belarus | 72.78% | 2011 | ||
| 212 | Greece | 72.32% | 2011 | ||
| 213 | Belgium | 72.22% | 2013 | ||
| 214 | Slovakia | 71.22% | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 70.87% | 2011 | |||
| 215 | Grenada | 70.59% | 2011 | ||
| 216 | Turkey | 69.84% | 2011 | ||
| 217 | Barbados | 69.77% | 2011 | ||
| 218 | Syria | 69.41% | 2011 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 69.41% | 2011 | |||
| 219 | Bulgaria | 69.28% | 2011 | ||
| 220 | Vietnam | 69.18% | 2011 | ||
| 221 | Italy | 69.07% | 2011 | ||
| 222 | Malawi | 68.52% | 2011 | ||
| 223 | Ghana | 68.14% | 2011 | ||
| 224 | Tunisia | 68.02% | 2011 | ||
| 225 | Dominica | 68% | 2011 | ||
| 226 | Malta | 67.81% | 2011 | ||
| 227 | Sri Lanka | 66.77% | 2011 | ||
| 228 | Germany | 66.19% | 2011 | ||
| 229 | Lithuania | 66.05% | 2011 | ||
| 230 | Spain | 65.96% | 2011 | ||
| 231 | France | 64.69% | 2013 | ||
| 232 | Philippines | 64.67% | 2011 | ||
| 233 | Cuba | 64.15% | 2011 | ||
| 234 | Tonga | 64% | 2011 | ||
| 235 | Serbia and Montenegro | 63.45% | 2001 | ||
| 236 | Poland | 63.26% | 2011 | ||
| 237 | Uganda | 62.95% | 2011 | ||
| 238 | Thailand | 60.52% | 2011 | ||
| 239 | Romania | 60.41% | 2011 | ||
| 240 | Mauritius | 59.8% | 2011 | ||
| 241 | The Gambia | 59.73% | 2011 | ||
| 242 | Serbia | 59.31% | 2011 | ||
| 243 | Czech Republic | 58.92% | 2011 | ||
| 244 | Kiribati | 58.02% | 2011 | ||
| 245 | Nigeria | 57.57% | 2011 | ||
| 246 | El Salvador | 57.46% | 2011 | ||
| 247 | Wallis and Futuna | 57.15% | 2011 | ||
| 248 | Isle of Man | 56.14% | 2011 | ||
| 249 | Haiti | 53.87% | 2011 | ||
| 250 | Burundi | 52.57% | 2011 | ||
| 251 | Togo | 52.1% | 2011 | ||
| 252 | Hungary | 50.79% | 2011 | ||
| 253 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.31% | 2011 | ||
| 254 | India | 48.39% | 2011 | ||
| 255 | Ukraine | 44.67% | 2011 | ||
| 256 | Marshall Islands | 44.44% | 2011 | ||
| 257 | Rwanda | 44.19% | 2011 | ||
| 258 | Denmark | 41.91% | 2011 | ||
| 259 | Bangladesh | 40.78% | 2011 | ||
| =260 | Tuvalu | 40% | 2011 | ||
| =260 | Tokelau | 40% | 2011 | ||
| 262 | Moldova | 37.75% | 2011 | ||
| 263 | Comoros | 24.77% | 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.