Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land: Countries Compared
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DEFINITION:
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 11,487.87 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Maldives | 5,580.8 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 3 | French Polynesia | 3,979.72 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Seychelles | 3,962.81 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Grenada | 3,621.74 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 2,900.8 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Kiribati | 2,619.53 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 2,178.82 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Federated States of Micronesia | 2,113.95 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 2,106.03 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Oman | 1,931.3 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 1,779.43 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,528.36 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 1,453.5 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Egypt | 1,411.56 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 16 | New Caledonia | 1,392.72 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Bangladesh | 1,335.32 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Bahrain | 1,271.58 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Marshall Islands | 1,053.38 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1,010.94 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 20 | Japan | 1,002.26 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Nepal | 969.27 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Yemen | 941.67 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Vietnam | 926.9 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 920.52 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 818.88 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 813.14 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 26 | Barbados | 811.65 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 795.84 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 27 | Vanuatu | 784.94 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 780.19 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 28 | China | 765.59 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Costa Rica | 730.96 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 730.25 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 730.05 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 30 | Jamaica | 716.86 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Mauritius | 716.11 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Brunei | 707.59 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Tanzania | 706.63 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Netherlands Antilles | 671.51 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 666.43 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 664.19 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 35 | Haiti | 663.85 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Burundi | 643.68 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 622.37 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 37 | Colombia | 621.2 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 616.57 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Rwanda | 605.01 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Eritrea | 585.95 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 41 | South Korea | 567.12 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 566.7 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 42 | Kenya | 561.05 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 557.04 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Slovenia | 556.96 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Guinea | 554.9 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Philippines | 548.23 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 545.87 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 540.05 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 48 | East Timor | 533.74 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Jordan | 526.48 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Ethiopia | 524.03 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Guam | 517.55 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Tonga | 517.03 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Tajikistan | 511.66 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Indonesia | 497.69 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 55 | India | 488.84 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Somalia | 483.58 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Pakistan | 476.65 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Malaysia | 473.8 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Swaziland | 473.39 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Laos | 470.38 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Cape Verde | 465.38 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Comoros | 462.54 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Uganda | 452.65 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 450.82 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Switzerland | 449.85 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Guatemala | 446.94 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Lesotho | 445.41 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 68 | Madagascar | 439.26 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Malawi | 421.22 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 70 | El Salvador | 410.27 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 71 | The Bahamas | 402.5 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 401.97 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 72 | Dominica | 396.23 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 392.33 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 372.68 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 73 | Liberia | 366.28 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Ecuador | 365.06 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Bhutan | 355.96 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Netherlands | 355.87 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Mauritania | 354.26 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Honduras | 350.71 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Virgin Islands | 350.38 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 350.34 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Burma | 345.21 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 343.04 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 330.44 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 318.47 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 83 | Congo, Republic of the | 308.85 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 84 | North Korea | 308.4 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Cambodia | 305.38 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Iceland | 305.23 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Thailand | 304.62 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 297.67 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Albania | 295.64 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Mozambique | 293.54 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Portugal | 291.59 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 290.51 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 92 | Kuwait | 287.35 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Lebanon | 281.18 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 275.62 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 272.81 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 95 | Ghana | 272.28 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Georgia | 266.68 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Senegal | 265.77 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 259.42 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 257.17 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 252.42 people/km² of arable lan | 1999 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 249.71 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 100 | Italy | 245.21 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Samoa | 236.46 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Cyprus | 232.64 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 226.28 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 221.43 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 104 | Nigeria | 220.95 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 220.71 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 106 | The Gambia | 219.17 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Angola | 218.96 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 108 | Armenia | 218.76 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 212.15 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 211.46 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Malta | 210.72 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Fiji | 209.25 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 208.94 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 113 | Botswana | 208.08 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Qatar | 207.73 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Suriname | 205.14 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 116 | Peru | 204.08 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Belize | 203.09 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 118 | Austria | 201.83 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 195.78 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | |||
| 119 | Mali | 195.74 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Syria | 193.05 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Chad | 191.44 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Israel | 183.46 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 182.81 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 123 | Benin | 181.03 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 124 | Panama | 177.59 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Croatia | 174.13 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Greece | 173.3 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Germany | 171.83 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Slovakia | 169.63 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 166.31 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 161.53 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 129 | Algeria | 160.91 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 130 | Namibia | 160.78 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 156.94 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 131 | Iraq | 149.91 people/km² of arable lan | 1999 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 149.41 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| =132 | Morocco | 145.16 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| =132 | Afghanistan | 145.16 people/km² of arable lan | 1989 | ||
| 134 | Togo | 142.52 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Iran | 140.32 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Zambia | 139.7 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 137 | Ireland | 135.21 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 132.24 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Luxembourg | 130.92 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 140 | South Africa | 129.44 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 141 | Central African Republic | 126.79 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 142 | Sudan | 125.23 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 143 | Tunisia | 125.06 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 144 | Cameroon | 124.83 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 145 | Norway | 121.64 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Moldova | 121.3 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 119.99 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | |||
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 119.34 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 148 | Poland | 119.14 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 115.82 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Guyana | 111.79 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 151 | Nicaragua | 110.46 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 152 | Serbia and Montenegro | 109.97 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 153 | United Kingdom | 108.28 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Romania | 107.85 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Bolivia | 106.49 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 156 | Chile | 105.27 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 157 | Mexico | 99.88 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 158 | Turkey | 98.89 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Finland | 91.35 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Mongolia | 89.7 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 161 | Cuba | 89.6 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 162 | Czech Republic | 89.01 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Paraguay | 79.9 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 164 | France | 76.64 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Niger | 75.2 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 166 | Venezuela | 74.26 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 167 | Hungary | 73.9 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Spain | 73.81 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Gabon | 73.46 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 170 | Bulgaria | 73.18 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Estonia | 70.38 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Latvia | 67.84 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Lithuania | 59.83 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Sweden | 52.75 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Brazil | 52.27 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 176 | Belarus | 49.82 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Libya | 49.25 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 178 | Ukraine | 46.71 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 179 | New Zealand | 37.42 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 180 | Denmark | 34.86 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Belgium | 34.76 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 182 | United States | 32.62 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Russia | 31.73 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 184 | Kazakhstan | 28.92 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 | ||
| 185 | Uruguay | 20.64 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| =186 | Canada | 13.98 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| =186 | Argentina | 13.98 people/km² of arable lan | 2003 | ||
| 188 | Australia | 4.86 people/km² of arable lan | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land
- Australia has ranked last for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land since 1961.
- Djibouti has had the highest rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land since 1979.
- Japan ranked first for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Slovenia ranked first for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst Europe in 2005.
- Netherlands ranked second for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst European Union in 2005.
- Nepal ranked first for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst Cold countries in 2005.
- All of the top 2 countries by rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land are Hot countries.
- China ranked first for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- United States ranked second last for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
- Canada ranked last for rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land amongst NATO countries in 2003.