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Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Countries Compared

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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 AustraliaAustralia 2,422.28 hectares 2005
2 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,476.46 hectares 2005
3 CanadaCanada 1,441.47 hectares 2003
4 NigerNiger 1,181.9 hectares 2003
5 RussiaRussia 850.72 hectares 2005
6 ArgentinaArgentina 734.78 hectares 2003
7 UkraineUkraine 688.93 hectares 2005
8 GuyanaGuyana 636.93 hectares 2003
9 United StatesUnited States 590.32 hectares 2005
10 SudanSudan 567.16 hectares 2003
11 BelarusBelarus 564.52 hectares 2005
12 LithuaniaLithuania 558.24 hectares 2005
13 ParaguayParaguay 534.99 hectares 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 531.92 hectares 2005
14 MoldovaMoldova 514.02 hectares 2005
15 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 503.96 hectares 2003
16 MongoliaMongolia 485.3 hectares 2003
17 ZambiaZambia 482.81 hectares 2003
18 TogoTogo 477.28 hectares 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 475.92 hectares 2003
19 LatviaLatvia 474.68 hectares 2005
20 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 473.32 hectares 2003
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 465.02 hectares 2003
21 HungaryHungary 456.03 hectares 2005
22 EstoniaEstonia 439.05 hectares 2005
23 RomaniaRomania 429.32 hectares 2005
24 FinlandFinland 425.84 hectares 2005
25 DenmarkDenmark 412.77 hectares 2005
26 UruguayUruguay 411.98 hectares 2003
27 NamibiaNamibia 411.36 hectares 2003
28 BulgariaBulgaria 409.95 hectares 2005
29 MaliMali 401.97 hectares 2005
30 ChadChad 386.63 hectares 2003
31 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 382.33 hectares 2003
32 New ZealandNew Zealand 372.47 hectares 2003
33 NicaraguaNicaragua 361.99 hectares 2003
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 360.69 hectares 2005
34 TurkeyTurkey 351.77 hectares 2005
35 CameroonCameroon 346.04 hectares 2003
36 BeninBenin 345.7 hectares 2003
37 AfghanistanAfghanistan 342.19 hectares 2003
38 BoliviaBolivia 338.26 hectares 2003
39 SamoaSamoa 337.69 hectares 2003
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 335.16 hectares 2003
40 LibyaLibya 334.71 hectares 2003
41 BrazilBrazil 324.62 hectares 2003
42 South AfricaSouth Africa 319.91 hectares 2003
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 319.67 hectares 2003
43 PolandPoland 318.11 hectares 2005
44 SpainSpain 315.68 hectares 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 305.36 hectares 2003
45 SwedenSweden 299.35 hectares 2005
46 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 297.68 hectares 2005
47 FranceFrance 292.94 hectares 2005
48 IrelandIreland 292.07 hectares 2005
49 MoroccoMorocco 286.75 hectares 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 286.36 hectares 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 285.72 hectares 2003
50 TunisiaTunisia 283.54 hectares 2003
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 282.29 hectares 2003
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 278.1 hectares 2005
51 CambodiaCambodia 277.02 hectares 2005
52 CubaCuba 272.37 hectares 2003
53 BelizeBelize 270.95 hectares 2003
54 SyriaSyria 268.23 hectares 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 261.58 hectares 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 260.05 hectares 2005
55 SlovakiaSlovakia 258.21 hectares 2005
56 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 257.74 hectares 2005
57 ZimbabweZimbabwe 254.08 hectares 2003
58 CroatiaCroatia 249.89 hectares 2005
59 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 248.71 hectares 2005
60 GabonGabon 246.99 hectares 2003
61 FijiFiji 244.73 hectares 2003
62 BhutanBhutan 244.46 hectares 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 242.33 hectares 2003
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 240.74 hectares 2003
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 237 hectares 2003
63 GreeceGreece 236.58 hectares 2005
64 The GambiaThe Gambia 233.58 hectares 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 233.11 hectares 2003
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 231.37 hectares 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 230.94 hectares 2003
65 SenegalSenegal 230.48 hectares 2003
66 NigeriaNigeria 230.1 hectares 2003
67 MexicoMexico 229.51 hectares 2003
68 IranIran 229.5 hectares 2005
69 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 228.65 hectares 2003
70 AlgeriaAlgeria 228.61 hectares 2003
71 IraqIraq 221.5 hectares 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 221.43 hectares 2003
72 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 220.5 hectares 2003
73 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 219.64 hectares 2005
74 ThailandThailand 219.16 hectares 2003
75 MozambiqueMozambique 218.88 hectares 2003
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 216.82 hectares 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 214.83 hectares 2005
76 AngolaAngola 213.99 hectares 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 210.99 hectares 2005
77 GhanaGhana 206.14 hectares 2003
78 BotswanaBotswana 205.72 hectares 2003
79 BurmaBurma 203.58 hectares 2003
80 PalauPalau 203.05 hectares 2003
81 MalawiMalawi 200.18 hectares 2003
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 197.24 hectares 2003
82 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 195.15 hectares 2003
83 UgandaUganda 193.75 hectares 2003
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 192.81 hectares 2003
84 NorwayNorway 185.8 hectares 2005
85 GeorgiaGeorgia 183.89 hectares 2005
86 UzbekistanUzbekistan 183.83 hectares 2003
87 AlbaniaAlbania 180.84 hectares 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 175.27 hectares 2003
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 173.96 hectares 2003
88 LesothoLesotho 173.8 hectares 2003
89 LaosLaos 172.69 hectares 2005
90 MadagascarMadagascar 171.06 hectares 2003
91 PanamaPanama 169.09 hectares 2003
92 AustriaAustria 168.57 hectares 2005
93 MauritaniaMauritania 164.55 hectares 2003
94 ArmeniaArmenia 164.18 hectares 2005
95 SwazilandSwaziland 163.61 hectares 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 162.44 hectares 2003
96 HondurasHonduras 161.13 hectares 2003
97 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 157.53 hectares 2003
98 EthiopiaEthiopia 153.58 hectares 2003
99 TongaTonga 150.46 hectares 2003
100 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 146.82 hectares 2003
101 PortugalPortugal 145.41 hectares 2005
102 GermanyGermany 144.33 hectares 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 144.09 hectares 2005
103 TajikistanTajikistan 142.43 hectares 2003
104 IndiaIndia 141.64 hectares 2005
105 ComorosComoros 140.23 hectares 2003
106 KenyaKenya 137.15 hectares 2003
107 PeruPeru 136.67 hectares 2003
108 BurundiBurundi 136.28 hectares 2003
109 PakistanPakistan 134.68 hectares 2005
110 ItalyItaly 132.13 hectares 2005
111 RwandaRwanda 131.49 hectares 2003
112 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 131.44 hectares 2003
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 130.72 hectares 2003
113 East TimorEast Timor 130.71 hectares 2003
114 SomaliaSomalia 130.01 hectares 2003
115 LuxembourgLuxembourg 128.99 hectares 2005
116 EritreaEritrea 125.66 hectares 2003
117 ChileChile 123.91 hectares 2003
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 123.89 hectares 2003
118 LiberiaLiberia 122.27 hectares 2003
119 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 120.95 hectares 2003
120 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 120.82 hectares 2003
121 GuineaGuinea 119.51 hectares 2003
122 GuatemalaGuatemala 119.37 hectares 2003
123 SurinameSuriname 119.13 hectares 2003
124 North KoreaNorth Korea 117.58 hectares 2005
125 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 115.14 hectares 2005
126 El SalvadorEl Salvador 109.46 hectares 2003
127 TanzaniaTanzania 108.81 hectares 2003
128 IndonesiaIndonesia 102.46 hectares 2005
129 VenezuelaVenezuela 100.79 hectares 2003
130 VanuatuVanuatu 100.53 hectares 2003
131 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 98.88 hectares 2003
132 Cape VerdeCape Verde 98.51 hectares 2003
133 EcuadorEcuador 97.84 hectares 2005
134 CyprusCyprus 96.84 hectares 2005
135 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 95.13 hectares 2005
136 NepalNepal 93.19 hectares 2005
137 SloveniaSlovenia 87.98 hectares 2005
138 HaitiHaiti 86.7 hectares 2003
139 YemenYemen 80.55 hectares 2003
140 BelgiumBelgium 80.54 hectares 2005
141 MauritiusMauritius 80.43 hectares 2005
142 ChinaChina 80.25 hectares 2003
143 VietnamVietnam 80.1 hectares 2005
144 MalaysiaMalaysia 72.32 hectares 2003
145 DominicaDominica 71.37 hectares 2003
146 PhilippinesPhilippines 69 hectares 2003
147 JamaicaJamaica 66.27 hectares 2003
148 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 64.6 hectares 2003
149 BarbadosBarbados 59.07 hectares 2003
150 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 58.42 hectares 2003
151 NetherlandsNetherlands 55.64 hectares 2005
152 BangladeshBangladesh 55.58 hectares 2005
153 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 55.13 hectares 2005
154 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 54.25 hectares 2003
155 Costa RicaCosta Rica 53.94 hectares 2003
156 Sri LankaSri Lanka 47.78 hectares 2003
157 ColombiaColombia 46.41 hectares 2005
158 LebanonLebanon 46.07 hectares 2003
159 IsraelIsrael 45.74 hectares 2005
160 EgyptEgypt 41.8 hectares 2005
161 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 40.33 hectares 2003
162 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 38.77 hectares 2003
163 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 38.42 hectares 2005
164 BruneiBrunei 38.06 hectares 2005
165 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 37.45 hectares 2003
166 San MarinoSan Marino 34.84 hectares 2003
167 JapanJapan 34.12 hectares 2005
168 JordanJordan 34 hectares 2005
169 South KoreaSouth Korea 33.96 hectares 2005
170 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 33.83 hectares 2003
171 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 26.58 hectares 2003
172 The BahamasThe Bahamas 25.35 hectares 2003
173 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24.73 hectares 2003
174 IcelandIceland 23.59 hectares 2005
175 KiribatiKiribati 22.89 hectares 2003
176 MaltaMalta 22.29 hectares 2005
177 QatarQatar 21.92 hectares 2005
178 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 21.72 hectares 2003
179 ArubaAruba 20.62 hectares 2003
180 GrenadaGrenada 19.54 hectares 2003
181 United Arab EmiratesUAE 19 hectares 2003
182 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 18.58 hectares 2005
183 BermudaBermuda 15.79 hectares 2003
184 OmanOman 15.49 hectares 2003
185 MaldivesMaldives 13.91 hectares 2003
186 AndorraAndorra 13.22 hectares 2003
187 GuamGuam 12.67 hectares 2003
188 SeychellesSeychelles 12.08 hectares 2003
189 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 12.07 hectares 2003
190 KuwaitKuwait 6.53 hectares 2005
191 BahrainBahrain 2.27 hectares 2005
192 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.32 hectares 2003
193 SingaporeSingapore 0.141 hectares 2005

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