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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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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| 1 | France | 18.51 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Spain | 13.7 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Poland | 12.14 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Germany | 11.9 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Romania | 9.29 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Italy | 7.74 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom | 5.73 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Hungary | 4.6 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Bulgaria | 3.17 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Czech Republic | 3.05 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Sweden | 2.7 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Greece | 2.63 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Denmark | 2.24 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Finland | 2.23 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Lithuania | 1.91 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Portugal | 1.53 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Slovakia | 1.39 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Austria | 1.39 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Ireland | 1.22 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Croatia | 1.11 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Latvia | 1.09 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Netherlands | 908,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Belgium | 844,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Estonia | 591,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Slovenia | 176,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Cyprus | 100,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Luxembourg | 60,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Malta | 9,000 hectares | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares
- United States has had the highest arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst Europe in 2005.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares since 1989.
- France ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst European Union in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- India has ranked #2 in arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Australia ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- China ranked third for arable land > hectares amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- Spain ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
