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Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation 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.".

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 170.43 million 2007
2 IndiaIndia 158.65 million 2007
3 ChinaChina 140.63 million 2007
4 RussiaRussia 121.57 million 2007
5 BrazilBrazil 59.5 million 2007
6 CanadaCanada 45.1 million 2007
7 AustraliaAustralia 44.18 million 2007
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 39.36 million 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 37.63 million 2007
8 NigeriaNigeria 36.5 million 2007
9 ArgentinaArgentina 32.5 million 2007
10 UkraineUkraine 32.43 million 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 28.55 million 2007
11 MexicoMexico 24.5 million 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 24.24 million 2007
12 KazakhstanKazakhstan 22.7 million 2007
13 IndonesiaIndonesia 22 million 2007
14 TurkeyTurkey 21.93 million 2007
15 PakistanPakistan 21.5 million 2007
16 SudanSudan 19.32 million 2007
17 FranceFrance 18.43 million 2007
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 17.77 million 2007
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 16.52 million 2007
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 16.07 million 2007
18 ThailandThailand 15.2 million 2007
19 NigerNiger 14.72 million 2007
20 South AfricaSouth Africa 14.5 million 2007
21 EthiopiaEthiopia 14.04 million 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 13.24 million 2007
22 SpainSpain 12.7 million 2007
23 PolandPoland 12.5 million 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 11.9 million 2007
24 GermanyGermany 11.88 million 2007
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 11.76 million 2007
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 11.64 million 2007
25 BurmaBurma 10.58 million 2007
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 10.3 million 2007
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 9.52 million 2007
26 TanzaniaTanzania 9 million 2007
27 RomaniaRomania 8.55 million 2007
28 AfghanistanAfghanistan 8.53 million 2007
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 8.17 million 2007
29 MoroccoMorocco 8.06 million 2007
30 BangladeshBangladesh 7.97 million 2007
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 7.93 million 2007
31 AlgeriaAlgeria 7.47 million 2007
32 ItalyItaly 7.17 million 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.94 million 2007
33 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 6.7 million 2007
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 6.53 million 2007
34 VietnamVietnam 6.35 million 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.31 million 2007
35 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.08 million 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 6.04 million 2007
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 6.03 million 2007
36 CameroonCameroon 5.96 million 2007
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 5.67 million 2007
37 BelarusBelarus 5.54 million 2007
38 UgandaUganda 5.5 million 2007
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.39 million 2007
39 ZambiaZambia 5.26 million 2007
=40 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 5.2 million 2007
=40 KenyaKenya 5.2 million 2007
=40 IraqIraq 5.2 million 2007
43 PhilippinesPhilippines 5.1 million 2007
44 MaliMali 4.85 million 2007
45 SyriaSyria 4.74 million 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4.64 million 2007
46 HungaryHungary 4.59 million 2007
47 MozambiqueMozambique 4.45 million 2007
48 JapanJapan 4.33 million 2007
=49 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.3 million 2007
=49 ParaguayParaguay 4.3 million 2007
=49 ChadChad 4.3 million 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 4.16 million 2007
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 4.13 million 2007
52 GhanaGhana 4.1 million 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 3.91 million 2007
53 CambodiaCambodia 3.8 million 2007
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 3.75 million 2007
54 PeruPeru 3.7 million 2007
55 BoliviaBolivia 3.61 million 2007
56 CubaCuba 3.57 million 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 3.55 million 2007
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 3.52 million 2007
57 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.4 million 2007
58 AngolaAngola 3.3 million 2007
59 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.3 million 2007
60 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3.23 million 2007
61 BulgariaBulgaria 3.09 million 2007
62 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.03 million 2007
63 MalawiMalawi 3 million 2007
64 SenegalSenegal 2.98 million 2007
65 MadagascarMadagascar 2.95 million 2007
66 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.8 million 2007
67 TunisiaTunisia 2.76 million 2007
68 BeninBenin 2.7 million 2007
69 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.65 million 2007
70 SwedenSweden 2.64 million 2007
71 GreeceGreece 2.55 million 2007
72 TogoTogo 2.46 million 2007
73 NepalNepal 2.36 million 2007
74 DenmarkDenmark 2.31 million 2007
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.28 million 2007
75 FinlandFinland 2.25 million 2007
76 GuineaGuinea 2.2 million 2007
77 ColombiaColombia 2 million 2007
78 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.95 million 2007
79 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.93 million 2007
80 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.85 million 2007
81 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.85 million 2007
82 LithuaniaLithuania 1.83 million 2007
83 MoldovaMoldova 1.82 million 2007
84 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.8 million 2007
85 LibyaLibya 1.75 million 2007
86 GuatemalaGuatemala 1.58 million 2007
87 AustriaAustria 1.38 million 2007
88 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.38 million 2007
89 UruguayUruguay 1.35 million 2007
90 ChileChile 1.29 million 2007
91 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.28 million 2007
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 1.23 million 2007
92 RwandaRwanda 1.2 million 2007
93 EcuadorEcuador 1.2 million 2007
94 LatviaLatvia 1.19 million 2007
95 LaosLaos 1.17 million 2007
96 PortugalPortugal 1.08 million 2007
97 HondurasHonduras 1.07 million 2007
98 IrelandIreland 1.06 million 2007
99 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.06 million 2007
100 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.02 million 2007
101 SomaliaSomalia 1,000,000 2007
102 BurundiBurundi 995,000 2007
103 Sri LankaSri Lanka 970,000 2007
=104 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 900,000 2007
=104 HaitiHaiti 900,000 2007
106 New ZealandNew Zealand 866,000 2007
107 NorwayNorway 854,000 2007
108 CroatiaCroatia 852,000 2007
109 MongoliaMongolia 851,000 2007
110 BelgiumBelgium 840,000 2007
111 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 820,000 2007
112 NamibiaNamibia 800,000 2007
113 TajikistanTajikistan 710,000 2007
114 El SalvadorEl Salvador 682,000 2007
115 EritreaEritrea 640,000 2007
116 EstoniaEstonia 598,000 2007
117 AlbaniaAlbania 578,000 2007
118 PanamaPanama 548,000 2007
119 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 495,000 2007
120 GeorgiaGeorgia 463,000 2007
121 MauritaniaMauritania 450,000 2007
122 GuyanaGuyana 420,000 2007
123 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 408,000 2007
124 ArmeniaArmenia 406,000 2007
125 LiberiaLiberia 385,000 2007
126 The GambiaThe Gambia 348,000 2007
127 GabonGabon 325,000 2007
128 IsraelIsrael 307,000 2007
=129 LesothoLesotho 300,000 2007
=129 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 300,000 2007
=131 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 250,000 2007
=131 BotswanaBotswana 250,000 2007
133 Costa RicaCosta Rica 200,000 2007
134 SwazilandSwaziland 178,000 2007
135 SloveniaSlovenia 177,000 2007
136 JamaicaJamaica 174,000 2007
=137 East TimorEast Timor 170,000 2007
=137 FijiFiji 170,000 2007
139 LebanonLebanon 144,200 2007
140 JordanJordan 140,300 2007
141 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 130,000 2007
142 BhutanBhutan 128,000 2007
143 CyprusCyprus 115,000 2007
144 MauritiusMauritius 90,000 2007
145 ComorosComoros 80,000 2007
=146 BelizeBelize 70,000 2007
=146 United Arab EmiratesUAE 70,000 2007
148 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 62,000 2007
149 LuxembourgLuxembourg 61,000 2007
150 OmanOman 60,000 2007
151 SurinameSuriname 58,000 2007
152 Cape VerdeCape Verde 50,000 2007
=153 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 25,000 2007
=153 SamoaSamoa 25,000 2007
155 VanuatuVanuatu 20,000 2007
156 QatarQatar 18,000 2007
=157 BarbadosBarbados 16,000 2007
=157 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 16,000 2007
=159 TongaTonga 15,000 2007
=159 KuwaitKuwait 15,000 2007
=161 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 9,000 2007
=161 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 9,000 2007
=163 MaltaMalta 8,000 2007
=163 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 8,000 2007
=163 The BahamasThe Bahamas 8,000 2007
=163 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 8,000 2007
=167 MayotteMayotte 7,000 2007
=167 IcelandIceland 7,000 2007
=167 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 7,000 2007
170 DominicaDominica 5,000 2007
=171 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4,000 2007
=171 MaldivesMaldives 4,000 2007
=171 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 4,000 2007
=174 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 3,000 2007
=174 BruneiBrunei 3,000 2007
=174 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 3,000 2007
=174 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 3,000 2007
=178 GrenadaGrenada 2,000 2007
=178 KiribatiKiribati 2,000 2007
=178 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 2,000 2007
=178 ArubaAruba 2,000 2007
=178 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2,000 2007
=178 BahrainBahrain 2,000 2007
184 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,300 2007
=185 SeychellesSeychelles 1,000 2007
=185 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 1,000 2007
=185 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 1,000 2007
=185 BermudaBermuda 1,000 2007
=185 San MarinoSan Marino 1,000 2007
=185 GuamGuam 1,000 2007
=185 PalauPalau 1,000 2007
=185 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1,000 2007
=185 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1,000 2007
194 SingaporeSingapore 600 2007

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