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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.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RussiaRussia | 121.78 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 2 | UkraineUkraine | 32.45 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 3 | TurkeyTurkey | 23.83 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 4 | FranceFrance | 18.51 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 5 | SpainSpain | 13.7 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 6 | PolandPoland | 12.14 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 7 | GermanyGermany | 11.9 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 8 | RomaniaRomania | 9.29 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 9 | ItalyItaly | 7.74 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 10 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 5.73 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 11 | BelarusBelarus | 5.46 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 12 | HungaryHungary | 4.6 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 13 | BulgariaBulgaria | 3.17 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 3.05 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 15 | SwedenSweden | 2.7 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 16 | GreeceGreece | 2.63 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 17 | DenmarkDenmark | 2.24 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 18 | FinlandFinland | 2.23 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 19 | LithuaniaLithuania | 1.91 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 20 | MoldovaMoldova | 1.85 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 21 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 1.84 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 22 | PortugalPortugal | 1.53 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 23 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 1.39 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 24 | AustriaAustria | 1.39 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 25 | IrelandIreland | 1.22 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 26 | CroatiaCroatia | 1.11 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 27 | LatviaLatvia | 1.09 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 1,000,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 29 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 908,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 30 | NorwayNorway | 859,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 31 | BelgiumBelgium | 844,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 32 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 802,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 33 | EstoniaEstonia | 591,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 34 | AlbaniaAlbania | 578,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 35 | ArmeniaArmenia | 495,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 36 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 410,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 37 | SloveniaSlovenia | 176,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 38 | CyprusCyprus | 100,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 39 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 60,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 40 | MaltaMalta | 9,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 41 | IcelandIceland | 7,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 42 | LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | 4,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| =43 | AndorraAndorra | 1,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =43 | San MarinoSan Marino | 1,000 hectares | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares
- United States has had the highest arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst Europe in 2005.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares since 1989.
- France ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst European Union in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- India has ranked #2 in arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Australia ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- China ranked third for arable land > hectares amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- Spain ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
