Former French colonies Compared by Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares > Per capita
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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 | Niger | 1,109.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Central African Republic | 490.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Togo | 430.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Chad | 394.16 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 389.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Cameroon | 378.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Mali | 355.07 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Benin | 334.64 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Morocco | 287.39 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Tunisia | 283.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Cambodia | 262.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Syria | 255.89 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Gabon | 242.3 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Algeria | 236.78 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Mozambique | 228.32 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Senegal | 221.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 187.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Laos | 176.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Mauritania | 168.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Madagascar | 167.37 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Guinea | 126.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Haiti | 94.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Vietnam | 79.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Lebanon | 43.4 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Djibouti | 1.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares > Per capita
- Australia has had the highest arable land > hectares > per capita since 1965.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares > per capita since 1981.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- Lithuania ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Cold countries in 2005.
- United States ranked third for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Latvia ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
- All of the top 5 countries by arable land > hectares > per capita are Sparsely populated.