Agriculture > Arable and permanent cropland: Countries Compared

Author: Suchita Vemuri, Staff Editor

Nations with the largest cultivated acreage under crops are not any longer primarily agricultural countries, with economies dependent on agricultural activity. Itâ€™s a tribute to technology that agriculture in the USA, which has the highest cultivated acreage, contributes only 2% to the countryâ€™s GDP. The proportionate <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gdp_com_by_sec_agr&int=-1>contribution of agriculture to the GDP</a> is higher in the poorer, underdeveloped countries.

While the <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/agr_val_add&int=-1>value-add in agriculture</a> arises from several factors, ranging from labor and mechanical technology to irrigation and biotechnology, itâ€™s interesting that countries where labor comprises the largest input, show the maximum value-addition in agriculture.

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DEFINITION: Arable and permanent cropland 2000.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United StatesUnited States	179,000 thousand hectares	2000
2	IndiaIndia	169,700 thousand hectares	2000
3	ChinaChina	135,557 thousand hectares	2000
4	RussiaRussia	126,820 thousand hectares	2000
5	BrazilBrazil	65,200 thousand hectares	2000
6	AustraliaAustralia	50,600 thousand hectares	2000
7	CanadaCanada	45,700 thousand hectares	2000
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	41,671.6 thousand hectares	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	39,697.86 thousand hectares	2000
8	IndonesiaIndonesia	33,546 thousand hectares	2000
9	UkraineUkraine	33,496 thousand hectares	2000
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	30,916.16 thousand hectares	2000
10	NigeriaNigeria	30,850 thousand hectares	2000
11	MexicoMexico	27,300 thousand hectares	2000
12	ArgentinaArgentina	27,200 thousand hectares	2000
13	TurkeyTurkey	26,672 thousand hectares	2000
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	25,053 thousand hectares	2000
14	PakistanPakistan	21,960 thousand hectares	2000
15	KazakhstanKazakhstan	21,671 thousand hectares	2000
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	20,312.25 thousand hectares	2000
16	FranceFrance	19,582 thousand hectares	2000
17	SpainSpain	18,217 thousand hectares	2000
18	ThailandThailand	18,000 thousand hectares	2000
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	17,881.1 thousand hectares	2000
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	17,063.46 thousand hectares	2000
19	SudanSudan	16,433 thousand hectares	2000
20	South AfricaSouth Africa	15,712 thousand hectares	2000
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	14,758.07 thousand hectares	2000
21	PolandPoland	14,330 thousand hectares	2000
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	13,992.79 thousand hectares	2000
22	GermanyGermany	12,020 thousand hectares	2000
23	ItalyItaly	10,825 thousand hectares	2000
24	EthiopiaEthiopia	10,728 thousand hectares	2000
25	BurmaBurma	10,495 thousand hectares	2000
26	PhilippinesPhilippines	10,050 thousand hectares	2000
27	RomaniaRomania	9,865 thousand hectares	2000
28	MoroccoMorocco	9,734 thousand hectares	2000
29	BangladeshBangladesh	8,484 thousand hectares	2000
30	AlgeriaAlgeria	8,195 thousand hectares	2000
31	AfghanistanAfghanistan	8,054 thousand hectares	2000
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	7,865.72 thousand hectares	2000
32	MalaysiaMalaysia	7,605 thousand hectares	2000
=33	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	7,350 thousand hectares	2000
=33	VietnamVietnam	7,350 thousand hectares	2000
35	CameroonCameroon	7,160 thousand hectares	2000
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	6,987.2 thousand hectares	2000
36	UgandaUganda	6,960 thousand hectares	2000
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	6,578.42 thousand hectares	2000
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	6,386.33 thousand hectares	2000
37	BelarusBelarus	6,257 thousand hectares	2000
38	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	5,928 thousand hectares	2000
39	GhanaGhana	5,809 thousand hectares	2000
40	IraqIraq	5,540 thousand hectares	2000
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	5,420.92 thousand hectares	2000
41	ZambiaZambia	5,279 thousand hectares	2000
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	5,113.3 thousand hectares	2000
42	TunisiaTunisia	5,014 thousand hectares	2000
43	UzbekistanUzbekistan	4,850 thousand hectares	2000
44	JapanJapan	4,830 thousand hectares	2000
45	HungaryHungary	4,803 thousand hectares	2000
46	MaliMali	4,674 thousand hectares	2000
47	BulgariaBulgaria	4,636 thousand hectares	2000
48	ColombiaColombia	4,545 thousand hectares	2000
49	KenyaKenya	4,520 thousand hectares	2000
50	NigerNiger	4,500 thousand hectares	2000
51	CubaCuba	4,465 thousand hectares	2000
52	PeruPeru	4,210 thousand hectares	2000
53	MozambiqueMozambique	4,135 thousand hectares	2000
54	GreeceGreece	3,854 thousand hectares	2000
55	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	3,850 thousand hectares	2000
56	CambodiaCambodia	3,807 thousand hectares	2000
57	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	3,785 thousand hectares	2000
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	3,772.35 thousand hectares	2000
58	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	3,736 thousand hectares	2000
59	ChadChad	3,550 thousand hectares	2000
60	MadagascarMadagascar	3,500 thousand hectares	2000
61	VenezuelaVenezuela	3,400 thousand hectares	2000
62	ZimbabweZimbabwe	3,350 thousand hectares	2000
63	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3,318 thousand hectares	2000
64	AngolaAngola	3,300 thousand hectares	2000
65	EgyptEgypt	3,291 thousand hectares	2000
66	New ZealandNew Zealand	3,280 thousand hectares	2000
67	EcuadorEcuador	3,001 thousand hectares	2000
68	LithuaniaLithuania	2,992 thousand hectares	2000
69	NepalNepal	2,968 thousand hectares	2000
70	NicaraguaNicaragua	2,746 thousand hectares	2000
71	SwedenSweden	2,706 thousand hectares	2000
72	PortugalPortugal	2,705 thousand hectares	2000
73	TogoTogo	2,630 thousand hectares	2000
74	SenegalSenegal	2,400 thousand hectares	2000
75	ParaguayParaguay	2,378 thousand hectares	2000
76	ChileChile	2,297 thousand hectares	2000
77	DenmarkDenmark	2,289 thousand hectares	2000
78	MalawiMalawi	2,240 thousand hectares	2000
79	BeninBenin	2,215 thousand hectares	2000
80	BoliviaBolivia	2,206 thousand hectares	2000
81	FinlandFinland	2,191 thousand hectares	2000
82	LibyaLibya	2,150 thousand hectares	2000
83	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	2,020 thousand hectares	2000
84	North KoreaNorth Korea	2,000 thousand hectares	2000
85	Sri LankaSri Lanka	1,910 thousand hectares	2000
86	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	1,907 thousand hectares	2000
87	GuatemalaGuatemala	1,905 thousand hectares	2000
88	LatviaLatvia	1,874 thousand hectares	2000
89	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	1,695 thousand hectares	2000
90	YemenYemen	1,669 thousand hectares	2000
91	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	1,596 thousand hectares	2000
92	CroatiaCroatia	1,586 thousand hectares	2000
93	SlovakiaSlovakia	1,576 thousand hectares	2000
94	GuineaGuinea	1,485 thousand hectares	2000
95	AustriaAustria	1,470 thousand hectares	2000
96	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	1,435 thousand hectares	2000
97	HondurasHonduras	1,427 thousand hectares	2000
98	UruguayUruguay	1,340 thousand hectares	2000
99	BurundiBurundi	1,260 thousand hectares	2000
100	MongoliaMongolia	1,176 thousand hectares	2000
101	RwandaRwanda	1,150 thousand hectares	2000
102	EstoniaEstonia	1,134 thousand hectares	2000
103	SomaliaSomalia	1,067 thousand hectares	2000
104	GeorgiaGeorgia	1,062 thousand hectares	2000
105	IrelandIreland	1,053 thousand hectares	2000
106	LaosLaos	958 thousand hectares	2000
107	NetherlandsNetherlands	944 thousand hectares	2000
108	HaitiHaiti	910 thousand hectares	2000
109	NorwayNorway	883 thousand hectares	2000
110	TajikistanTajikistan	860 thousand hectares	2000
111	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	855 thousand hectares	2000
112	NamibiaNamibia	820 thousand hectares	2000
113	El SalvadorEl Salvador	810 thousand hectares	2000
114	AlbaniaAlbania	699 thousand hectares	2000
115	PanamaPanama	655 thousand hectares	2000
116	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	650 thousand hectares	2000
117	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	599 thousand hectares	2000
118	LiberiaLiberia	595 thousand hectares	2000
119	ArmeniaArmenia	560 thousand hectares	2000
120	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	550 thousand hectares	2000
121	Costa RicaCosta Rica	505 thousand hectares	2000
122	EritreaEritrea	501 thousand hectares	2000
123	MauritaniaMauritania	500 thousand hectares	2000
124	GuyanaGuyana	496 thousand hectares	2000
125	GabonGabon	495 thousand hectares	2000
126	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	437 thousand hectares	2000
127	IsraelIsrael	418 thousand hectares	2000
128	JordanJordan	401 thousand hectares	2000
129	BotswanaBotswana	373 thousand hectares	2000
130	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	350 thousand hectares	2000
131	LebanonLebanon	332 thousand hectares	2000
132	LesothoLesotho	325 thousand hectares	2000
133	FijiFiji	285 thousand hectares	2000
134	JamaicaJamaica	274 thousand hectares	2000
135	United Arab EmiratesUAE	247 thousand hectares	2000
136	The GambiaThe Gambia	235 thousand hectares	2000
137	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	230 thousand hectares	2000
138	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	220 thousand hectares	2000
139	SloveniaSlovenia	204 thousand hectares	2000
140	BhutanBhutan	160 thousand hectares	2000
141	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	122 thousand hectares	2000
142	BelizeBelize	89 thousand hectares	2000
143	OmanOman	80 thousand hectares	2000
144	SurinameSuriname	67 thousand hectares	2000
145	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	60 thousand hectares	2000
146	KuwaitKuwait	10 thousand hectares	2000
147	IcelandIceland	7 thousand hectares	2000
148	SingaporeSingapore	1 thousand hectares	2000

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