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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RussiaRussia | 850.94 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 2 | UkraineUkraine | 689.36 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 3 | LithuaniaLithuania | 558.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 4 | BelarusBelarus | 558.02 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 5 | MoldovaMoldova | 476.7 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 6 | LatviaLatvia | 474.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 7 | HungaryHungary | 456.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 8 | EstoniaEstonia | 439.05 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 9 | RomaniaRomania | 429.32 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 10 | FinlandFinland | 425.84 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 11 | DenmarkDenmark | 413.04 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 12 | BulgariaBulgaria | 409.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 13 | TurkeyTurkey | 330.67 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 14 | PolandPoland | 318.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 15 | SpainSpain | 315.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 16 | FranceFrance | 304.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 17 | SwedenSweden | 299.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 297.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 19 | IrelandIreland | 292.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 20 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 258.21 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 255.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 22 | CroatiaCroatia | 249.81 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 23 | GreeceGreece | 236.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 24 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 219.74 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 25 | NorwayNorway | 185.8 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 26 | AlbaniaAlbania | 184.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 27 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 179.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 28 | AustriaAustria | 168.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 29 | ArmeniaArmenia | 164.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 30 | PortugalPortugal | 145.41 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 31 | GermanyGermany | 144.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 32 | ItalyItaly | 132.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 33 | CyprusCyprus | 131.96 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 34 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 131.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 35 | LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | 115.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 36 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 95.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 37 | SloveniaSlovenia | 87.98 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 38 | BelgiumBelgium | 80.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 39 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 55.64 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 40 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 55.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 41 | San MarinoSan Marino | 35.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 42 | IcelandIceland | 23.59 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 43 | MaltaMalta | 22.3 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 44 | AndorraAndorra | 15.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares > Per capita
- Australia has had the highest arable land > hectares > per capita since 1965.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares > per capita since 1981.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- Lithuania ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Cold countries in 2005.
- United States ranked third for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Latvia ranked first for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
- All of the top 5 countries by arable land > hectares > per capita are Sparsely populated.
