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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.
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1 AustraliaAustralia 2,430.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
2 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,476.46 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
3 CanadaCanada 1,443.57 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
4 NigerNiger 1,109.65 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
5 RussiaRussia 850.94 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
6 ArgentinaArgentina 734.11 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
7 UkraineUkraine 689.36 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
8 GuyanaGuyana 640.86 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
9 United StatesUnited States 588.53 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
10 LithuaniaLithuania 558.24 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
11 BelarusBelarus 558.02 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
12 ParaguayParaguay 535.45 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 528.01 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
13 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 490.27 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
14 SudanSudan 487.72 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
15 MongoliaMongolia 483.15 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
16 MoldovaMoldova 476.7 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 475.17 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
17 LatviaLatvia 474.68 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
18 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 468.31 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
19 ZambiaZambia 465.85 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 459.74 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
20 HungaryHungary 456.03 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
21 EstoniaEstonia 439.05 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
22 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 434.63 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
23 TogoTogo 430.11 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
24 RomaniaRomania 429.32 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
25 FinlandFinland 425.84 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
26 UruguayUruguay 414.71 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
27 DenmarkDenmark 413.04 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
28 NamibiaNamibia 410.38 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
29 BulgariaBulgaria 409.95 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
30 ChadChad 394.16 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
31 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 389.77 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
32 CameroonCameroon 378.45 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
33 NicaraguaNicaragua 377.71 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
34 New ZealandNew Zealand 374.14 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 357.99 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
35 MaliMali 355.07 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
36 BoliviaBolivia 345.21 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 335.01 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
37 BeninBenin 334.64 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
38 TurkeyTurkey 330.67 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
39 SamoaSamoa 329.02 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
40 BrazilBrazil 325.23 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
41 LibyaLibya 322.46 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
42 South AfricaSouth Africa 321.85 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
43 PolandPoland 318.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
44 SpainSpain 315.68 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 314.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 305.76 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
45 FranceFrance 304.03 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
46 SwedenSweden 299.53 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
47 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 297.73 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
48 IrelandIreland 292.13 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
49 MoroccoMorocco 287.39 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 287.07 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
50 TunisiaTunisia 283.54 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 279.33 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 277.67 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 277.45 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
51 AfghanistanAfghanistan 275.44 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
52 CubaCuba 273 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
53 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 270.19 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 263.33 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
54 CambodiaCambodia 262.95 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 259.91 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
55 SlovakiaSlovakia 258.21 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
56 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 255.95 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
57 SyriaSyria 255.89 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
58 BelizeBelize 255.75 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
59 ZimbabweZimbabwe 250.33 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
60 CroatiaCroatia 249.81 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
61 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 249.63 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
62 BhutanBhutan 249.6 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
63 MexicoMexico 245.49 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
64 GabonGabon 242.3 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
65 FijiFiji 239.9 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 237.99 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 237.56 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
66 AlgeriaAlgeria 236.78 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
67 GreeceGreece 236.58 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
68 IranIran 235.89 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
69 IraqIraq 232.95 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 229.94 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 228.96 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
70 MozambiqueMozambique 228.32 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 227.17 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 226.8 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
71 NigeriaNigeria 226.5 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 225.24 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
72 ThailandThailand 223.82 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
73 SenegalSenegal 221.25 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
74 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 219.74 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
75 AngolaAngola 219.31 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
76 The GambiaThe Gambia 219.1 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 216.62 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 216.38 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 213.69 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
77 BotswanaBotswana 212.81 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
78 BurmaBurma 204.05 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
79 PalauPalau 203.05 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
80 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 200.83 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
81 MalawiMalawi 198.56 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
82 GhanaGhana 197.29 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 195.57 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 195.42 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
83 UgandaUganda 193.53 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
84 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 187.46 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
85 NorwayNorway 185.8 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
86 AlbaniaAlbania 184.68 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
87 UzbekistanUzbekistan 183.83 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
88 LesothoLesotho 183.34 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
89 GeorgiaGeorgia 179.24 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
90 LaosLaos 176.56 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
91 PanamaPanama 175.69 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 175.06 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 174.27 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
92 MauritaniaMauritania 168.69 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
93 AustriaAustria 168.46 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
94 MadagascarMadagascar 167.37 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
95 ArmeniaArmenia 164.11 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 163.95 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
96 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 163.23 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
97 EthiopiaEthiopia 161.13 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
98 SwazilandSwaziland 161.01 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
99 HondurasHonduras 154.94 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
100 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 149.86 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
101 TongaTonga 147.61 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 147.03 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
102 IndiaIndia 145.85 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
103 TajikistanTajikistan 145.53 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
104 PortugalPortugal 145.41 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
105 GermanyGermany 144.33 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
106 KenyaKenya 142.06 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
107 BurundiBurundi 140.69 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
108 East TimorEast Timor 139.21 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
109 ComorosComoros 138.97 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
110 EritreaEritrea 138.65 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
111 RwandaRwanda 137.02 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
112 PakistanPakistan 136.58 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
113 PeruPeru 136.22 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
114 SomaliaSomalia 135.57 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
115 ItalyItaly 132.13 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
116 CyprusCyprus 131.96 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
117 LuxembourgLuxembourg 131.38 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
118 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 131.32 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
119 SurinameSuriname 130.74 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 130.48 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
120 GuineaGuinea 126.86 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 125.62 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
121 North KoreaNorth Korea 124.51 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
122 ChileChile 124.25 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
123 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 123.55 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
124 GuatemalaGuatemala 120.02 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
125 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 119.39 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
126 LiberiaLiberia 118.54 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
127 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 115.11 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
128 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 111.35 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
129 TanzaniaTanzania 109.44 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
130 IndonesiaIndonesia 104.28 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
131 EcuadorEcuador 101.9 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
132 VenezuelaVenezuela 101.27 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
133 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 99.94 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
134 El SalvadorEl Salvador 99.35 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
135 VanuatuVanuatu 98.38 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
136 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 95.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
137 Cape VerdeCape Verde 95.11 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
138 HaitiHaiti 94.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
139 SloveniaSlovenia 87.98 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
140 NepalNepal 86.87 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
141 BelgiumBelgium 80.55 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
142 MauritiusMauritius 80.43 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
143 ChinaChina 80.25 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
144 VietnamVietnam 79.42 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
145 YemenYemen 78.01 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
146 MalaysiaMalaysia 73.66 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
147 PhilippinesPhilippines 71.1 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
148 DominicaDominica 70.21 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
149 JamaicaJamaica 66.15 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
150 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 62.5 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
151 BarbadosBarbados 59.66 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
152 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 59.42 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
153 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 57.81 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
154 BangladeshBangladesh 56.09 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
155 NetherlandsNetherlands 55.64 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
156 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 55.13 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
157 Costa RicaCosta Rica 53.88 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
158 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 53.54 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
159 Sri LankaSri Lanka 47.58 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
160 IsraelIsrael 45.78 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
161 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 44.73 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
162 ColombiaColombia 44.59 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
163 LebanonLebanon 43.4 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
164 EgyptEgypt 40.52 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
165 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 39.78 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
166 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 39.66 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
167 BruneiBrunei 37.45 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
168 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 36.76 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
169 San MarinoSan Marino 35.56 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
170 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 35.09 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
171 JapanJapan 34.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
172 JordanJordan 34 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
173 South KoreaSouth Korea 33.85 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
174 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 31.61 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
175 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 26.58 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
176 The BahamasThe Bahamas 25.44 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
177 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24.9 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
178 IcelandIceland 23.59 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
179 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 23.26 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
180 MaltaMalta 22.3 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
181 QatarQatar 22.14 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
182 KiribatiKiribati 20.75 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
183 ArubaAruba 20.2 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
184 GrenadaGrenada 19.12 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
185 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 18.38 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
186 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 18.15 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
187 BermudaBermuda 15.86 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
188 United Arab EmiratesUAE 15.84 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
189 AndorraAndorra 15.15 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
190 OmanOman 14.74 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
191 MaldivesMaldives 12.77 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
192 GuamGuam 12.21 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
193 SeychellesSeychelles 12.08 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
194 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 12.07 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
195 KuwaitKuwait 5.92 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
196 BahrainBahrain 2.75 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005
197 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.31 hectares per 1,000 peop 2003
198 SingaporeSingapore 0.138 hectares per 1,000 peop 2005

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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.
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