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DEFINITION:
Cultivable land (hectares per person) 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 | Australia | 2.1 | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 1.47 | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 1.37 | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 1.04 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 0.86 | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Argentina | 0.82 | 2007 | ||
| =7 | Ukraine | 0.7 | 2007 | ||
| =7 | Paraguay | 0.7 | 2007 | ||
| =9 | Belarus | 0.57 | 2007 | ||
| =9 | United States | 0.57 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Guyana | 0.55 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.54 | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Latvia | 0.52 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Moldova | 0.5 | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Sudan | 0.48 | 2007 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.463 | 2007 | |||
| 16 | Hungary | 0.46 | 2007 | ||
| =17 | Estonia | 0.45 | 2007 | ||
| =17 | Central African Republic | 0.45 | 2007 | ||
| =17 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.45 | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.443 | 2007 | |||
| =20 | Zambia | 0.43 | 2007 | ||
| =20 | Finland | 0.43 | 2007 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 0.428 | 2007 | |||
| 22 | Denmark | 0.42 | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.41 | 2007 | ||
| =24 | Chad | 0.4 | 2007 | ||
| =24 | Romania | 0.4 | 2007 | ||
| =24 | Bulgaria | 0.4 | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Mali | 0.39 | 2007 | ||
| =27 | Togo | 0.39 | 2007 | ||
| =29 | Namibia | 0.38 | 2007 | ||
| =29 | Bolivia | 0.38 | 2007 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.376 | 2007 | |||
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 0.37 | 2007 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.351 | 2007 | |||
| =32 | Nicaragua | 0.35 | 2007 | ||
| =32 | Burkina Faso | 0.35 | 2007 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 0.339 | 2007 | |||
| =34 | Poland | 0.33 | 2007 | ||
| =34 | Mongolia | 0.33 | 2007 | ||
| =36 | Cuba | 0.32 | 2007 | ||
| =36 | Benin | 0.32 | 2007 | ||
| =36 | Cameroon | 0.32 | 2007 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.313 | 2007 | |||
| 39 | Brazil | 0.31 | 2007 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 0.308 | 2007 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.305 | 2007 | |||
| =40 | South Africa | 0.3 | 2007 | ||
| =40 | France | 0.3 | 2007 | ||
| =40 | Afghanistan | 0.3 | 2007 | ||
| =40 | Turkey | 0.3 | 2007 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 0.294 | 2007 | |||
| =44 | Sweden | 0.29 | 2007 | ||
| =44 | Czech Republic | 0.29 | 2007 | ||
| =46 | Spain | 0.28 | 2007 | ||
| =46 | Libya | 0.28 | 2007 | ||
| =48 | Tunisia | 0.27 | 2007 | ||
| =48 | Cambodia | 0.27 | 2007 | ||
| =48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.27 | 2007 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.266 | 2007 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 0.265 | 2007 | |||
| =51 | Zimbabwe | 0.26 | 2007 | ||
| =51 | Morocco | 0.26 | 2007 | ||
| =51 | Slovakia | 0.26 | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 0.256 | 2007 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.254 | 2007 | |||
| =54 | Senegal | 0.25 | 2007 | ||
| =54 | Nigeria | 0.25 | 2007 | ||
| =56 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.24 | 2007 | ||
| =56 | Syria | 0.24 | 2007 | ||
| =56 | Ireland | 0.24 | 2007 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 0.236 | 2007 | |||
| =59 | Guinea | 0.23 | 2007 | ||
| =59 | Thailand | 0.23 | 2007 | ||
| =59 | Mexico | 0.23 | 2007 | ||
| =59 | Greece | 0.23 | 2007 | ||
| =59 | Gabon | 0.23 | 2007 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 0.23 | 2007 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.229 | 2007 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.228 | 2007 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.223 | 2007 | |||
| =64 | Tanzania | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| =64 | Belize | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| =64 | The Gambia | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| =64 | European Union | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| =64 | Azerbaijan | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| =64 | Algeria | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| =64 | Burma | 0.22 | 2007 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 0.215 | 2007 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 0.211 | 2007 | |||
| 71 | Malawi | 0.21 | 2007 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 0.208 | 2007 | |||
| =72 | Fiji | 0.2 | 2007 | ||
| =72 | New Zealand | 0.2 | 2007 | ||
| =72 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2 | 2007 | ||
| =72 | Mozambique | 0.2 | 2007 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 0.196 | 2007 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 0.192 | 2007 | |||
| =76 | Laos | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| =76 | Angola | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| =76 | Croatia | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| =76 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| =76 | Bhutan | 0.19 | 2007 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 0.187 | 2007 | |||
| =81 | Ethiopia | 0.18 | 2007 | ||
| =81 | Norway | 0.18 | 2007 | ||
| =81 | Ghana | 0.18 | 2007 | ||
| =81 | Albania | 0.18 | 2007 | ||
| =81 | Uganda | 0.18 | 2007 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.171 | 2007 | |||
| =86 | Sierra Leone | 0.17 | 2007 | ||
| =86 | Austria | 0.17 | 2007 | ||
| =86 | Iraq | 0.17 | 2007 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.165 | 2007 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 0.162 | 2007 | |||
| =89 | East Timor | 0.16 | 2007 | ||
| =89 | Madagascar | 0.16 | 2007 | ||
| =89 | Panama | 0.16 | 2007 | ||
| =89 | Uzbekistan | 0.16 | 2007 | ||
| =93 | Swaziland | 0.15 | 2007 | ||
| =93 | Lesotho | 0.15 | 2007 | ||
| =93 | Tonga | 0.15 | 2007 | ||
| =93 | Honduras | 0.15 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Mauritania | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Saudi Arabia | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Samoa | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | India | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Kenya | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| =97 | Germany | 0.14 | 2007 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.14 | 2007 | |||
| =105 | Luxembourg | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Rwanda | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Botswana | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Pakistan | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Eritrea | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Cyprus | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Peru | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Armenia | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Burundi | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Comoros | 0.13 | 2007 | ||
| =115 | Italy | 0.12 | 2007 | ||
| =115 | Guatemala | 0.12 | 2007 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.116 | 2007 | |||
| =117 | Liberia | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Tajikistan | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Liechtenstein | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | El Salvador | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Georgia | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Suriname | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Somalia | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | China | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.11 | 2007 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 0.106 | 2007 | |||
| =126 | Indonesia | 0.1 | 2007 | ||
| =126 | Portugal | 0.1 | 2007 | ||
| =126 | Venezuela | 0.1 | 2007 | ||
| =126 | United Kingdom | 0.1 | 2007 | ||
| =126 | Cape Verde | 0.1 | 2007 | ||
| =131 | Vanuatu | 0.09 | 2007 | ||
| =131 | Ecuador | 0.09 | 2007 | ||
| =131 | Slovenia | 0.09 | 2007 | ||
| =131 | Haiti | 0.09 | 2007 | ||
| =131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.09 | 2007 | ||
| =136 | Dominican Republic | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =136 | Nepal | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =136 | Chile | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =136 | Belgium | 0.08 | 2007 | ||
| =141 | Dominica | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =141 | Mauritius | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =141 | Malaysia | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =141 | Jamaica | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =141 | Vietnam | 0.07 | 2007 | ||
| =146 | Netherlands | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =146 | Barbados | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =146 | Philippines | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =146 | Faroe Islands | 0.06 | 2007 | ||
| =152 | Bangladesh | 0.05 | 2007 | ||
| =152 | Palau | 0.05 | 2007 | ||
| =152 | Colombia | 0.05 | 2007 | ||
| =152 | Switzerland | 0.05 | 2007 | ||
| =152 | Sri Lanka | 0.05 | 2007 | ||
| =157 | Costa Rica | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =157 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =157 | Israel | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =157 | Papua New Guinea | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =157 | Mayotte | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =157 | New Caledonia | 0.04 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | American Samoa | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | Lebanon | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | Solomon Islands | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | San Marino | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | Japan | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =163 | Marshall Islands | 0.03 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Qatar | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Jordan | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Aruba | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | The Bahamas | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Oman | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | United Arab Emirates | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Saint Lucia | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Bermuda | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Cayman Islands | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Puerto Rico | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Kiribati | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Grenada | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Malta | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =170 | Iceland | 0.02 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Virgin Islands | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Maldives | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Guam | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Brunei | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | French Polynesia | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Seychelles | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =185 | Kuwait | 0.01 | 2007 | ||
| =193 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =193 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =193 | Singapore | 0.0 | 2007 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares per person
- Australia ranked first for cultivable land > hectares per person amongst Christian countries in 2007.
- 36 of the bottom 187 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Landlocked.
- 27 of the bottom 137 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Muslim.
- 7 of the bottom 165 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Former Soviet.
- 8 of the bottom 71 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Cold countries'.
- 13 of the bottom 194 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are South and Central Asian.
- 55 of the bottom 99 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Hot countries.
- 16 of the bottom 122 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are High income OECD.