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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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Australia | 2,422.28 hectares | 2005 | ||
2 | Kazakhstan | 1,476.46 hectares | 2005 | ||
3 | Canada | 1,441.47 hectares | 2003 | ||
4 | Niger | 1,181.9 hectares | 2003 | ||
5 | Russia | 850.72 hectares | 2005 | ||
6 | Argentina | 734.78 hectares | 2003 | ||
7 | Ukraine | 688.93 hectares | 2005 | ||
8 | Guyana | 636.93 hectares | 2003 | ||
9 | United States | 590.32 hectares | 2005 | ||
10 | Sudan | 567.16 hectares | 2003 | ||
11 | Belarus | 564.52 hectares | 2005 | ||
12 | Lithuania | 558.24 hectares | 2005 | ||
13 | Paraguay | 534.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 531.92 hectares | 2005 | |||
14 | Moldova | 514.02 hectares | 2005 | ||
15 | Central African Republic | 503.96 hectares | 2003 | ||
16 | Mongolia | 485.3 hectares | 2003 | ||
17 | Zambia | 482.81 hectares | 2003 | ||
18 | Togo | 477.28 hectares | 2003 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 475.92 hectares | 2003 | |||
19 | Latvia | 474.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
20 | Turkmenistan | 473.32 hectares | 2003 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 465.02 hectares | 2003 | |||
21 | Hungary | 456.03 hectares | 2005 | ||
22 | Estonia | 439.05 hectares | 2005 | ||
23 | Romania | 429.32 hectares | 2005 | ||
24 | Finland | 425.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
25 | Denmark | 412.77 hectares | 2005 | ||
26 | Uruguay | 411.98 hectares | 2003 | ||
27 | Namibia | 411.36 hectares | 2003 | ||
28 | Bulgaria | 409.95 hectares | 2005 | ||
29 | Mali | 401.97 hectares | 2005 | ||
30 | Chad | 386.63 hectares | 2003 | ||
31 | Burkina Faso | 382.33 hectares | 2003 | ||
32 | New Zealand | 372.47 hectares | 2003 | ||
33 | Nicaragua | 361.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 360.69 hectares | 2005 | |||
34 | Turkey | 351.77 hectares | 2005 | ||
35 | Cameroon | 346.04 hectares | 2003 | ||
36 | Benin | 345.7 hectares | 2003 | ||
37 | Afghanistan | 342.19 hectares | 2003 | ||
38 | Bolivia | 338.26 hectares | 2003 | ||
39 | Samoa | 337.69 hectares | 2003 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 335.16 hectares | 2003 | |||
40 | Libya | 334.71 hectares | 2003 | ||
41 | Brazil | 324.62 hectares | 2003 | ||
42 | South Africa | 319.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 319.67 hectares | 2003 | |||
43 | Poland | 318.11 hectares | 2005 | ||
44 | Spain | 315.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 305.36 hectares | 2003 | |||
45 | Sweden | 299.35 hectares | 2005 | ||
46 | Czech Republic | 297.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
47 | France | 292.94 hectares | 2005 | ||
48 | Ireland | 292.07 hectares | 2005 | ||
49 | Morocco | 286.75 hectares | 2003 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 286.36 hectares | 2005 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 285.72 hectares | 2003 | |||
50 | Tunisia | 283.54 hectares | 2003 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 282.29 hectares | 2003 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 278.1 hectares | 2005 | |||
51 | Cambodia | 277.02 hectares | 2005 | ||
52 | Cuba | 272.37 hectares | 2003 | ||
53 | Belize | 270.95 hectares | 2003 | ||
54 | Syria | 268.23 hectares | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 261.58 hectares | 2005 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 260.05 hectares | 2005 | |||
55 | Slovakia | 258.21 hectares | 2005 | ||
56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 257.74 hectares | 2005 | ||
57 | Zimbabwe | 254.08 hectares | 2003 | ||
58 | Croatia | 249.89 hectares | 2005 | ||
59 | Kyrgyzstan | 248.71 hectares | 2005 | ||
60 | Gabon | 246.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
61 | Fiji | 244.73 hectares | 2003 | ||
62 | Bhutan | 244.46 hectares | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 242.33 hectares | 2003 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 240.74 hectares | 2003 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 237 hectares | 2003 | |||
63 | Greece | 236.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
64 | The Gambia | 233.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 233.11 hectares | 2003 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 231.37 hectares | 2003 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 230.94 hectares | 2003 | |||
65 | Senegal | 230.48 hectares | 2003 | ||
66 | Nigeria | 230.1 hectares | 2003 | ||
67 | Mexico | 229.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
68 | Iran | 229.5 hectares | 2005 | ||
69 | Equatorial Guinea | 228.65 hectares | 2003 | ||
70 | Algeria | 228.61 hectares | 2003 | ||
71 | Iraq | 221.5 hectares | 2003 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 221.43 hectares | 2003 | |||
72 | Guinea-Bissau | 220.5 hectares | 2003 | ||
73 | Azerbaijan | 219.64 hectares | 2005 | ||
74 | Thailand | 219.16 hectares | 2003 | ||
75 | Mozambique | 218.88 hectares | 2003 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 216.82 hectares | 2003 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 214.83 hectares | 2005 | |||
76 | Angola | 213.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 210.99 hectares | 2005 | |||
77 | Ghana | 206.14 hectares | 2003 | ||
78 | Botswana | 205.72 hectares | 2003 | ||
79 | Burma | 203.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
80 | Palau | 203.05 hectares | 2003 | ||
81 | Malawi | 200.18 hectares | 2003 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 197.24 hectares | 2003 | |||
82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 195.15 hectares | 2003 | ||
83 | Uganda | 193.75 hectares | 2003 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 192.81 hectares | 2003 | |||
84 | Norway | 185.8 hectares | 2005 | ||
85 | Georgia | 183.89 hectares | 2005 | ||
86 | Uzbekistan | 183.83 hectares | 2003 | ||
87 | Albania | 180.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 175.27 hectares | 2003 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 173.96 hectares | 2003 | |||
88 | Lesotho | 173.8 hectares | 2003 | ||
89 | Laos | 172.69 hectares | 2005 | ||
90 | Madagascar | 171.06 hectares | 2003 | ||
91 | Panama | 169.09 hectares | 2003 | ||
92 | Austria | 168.57 hectares | 2005 | ||
93 | Mauritania | 164.55 hectares | 2003 | ||
94 | Armenia | 164.18 hectares | 2005 | ||
95 | Swaziland | 163.61 hectares | 2003 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 162.44 hectares | 2003 | |||
96 | Honduras | 161.13 hectares | 2003 | ||
97 | Saudi Arabia | 157.53 hectares | 2003 | ||
98 | Ethiopia | 153.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
99 | Tonga | 150.46 hectares | 2003 | ||
100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 146.82 hectares | 2003 | ||
101 | Portugal | 145.41 hectares | 2005 | ||
102 | Germany | 144.33 hectares | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 144.09 hectares | 2005 | |||
103 | Tajikistan | 142.43 hectares | 2003 | ||
104 | India | 141.64 hectares | 2005 | ||
105 | Comoros | 140.23 hectares | 2003 | ||
106 | Kenya | 137.15 hectares | 2003 | ||
107 | Peru | 136.67 hectares | 2003 | ||
108 | Burundi | 136.28 hectares | 2003 | ||
109 | Pakistan | 134.68 hectares | 2005 | ||
110 | Italy | 132.13 hectares | 2005 | ||
111 | Rwanda | 131.49 hectares | 2003 | ||
112 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 131.44 hectares | 2003 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 130.72 hectares | 2003 | |||
113 | East Timor | 130.71 hectares | 2003 | ||
114 | Somalia | 130.01 hectares | 2003 | ||
115 | Luxembourg | 128.99 hectares | 2005 | ||
116 | Eritrea | 125.66 hectares | 2003 | ||
117 | Chile | 123.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 123.89 hectares | 2003 | |||
118 | Liberia | 122.27 hectares | 2003 | ||
119 | Sierra Leone | 120.95 hectares | 2003 | ||
120 | Dominican Republic | 120.82 hectares | 2003 | ||
121 | Guinea | 119.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
122 | Guatemala | 119.37 hectares | 2003 | ||
123 | Suriname | 119.13 hectares | 2003 | ||
124 | North Korea | 117.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
125 | Liechtenstein | 115.14 hectares | 2005 | ||
126 | El Salvador | 109.46 hectares | 2003 | ||
127 | Tanzania | 108.81 hectares | 2003 | ||
128 | Indonesia | 102.46 hectares | 2005 | ||
129 | Venezuela | 100.79 hectares | 2003 | ||
130 | Vanuatu | 100.53 hectares | 2003 | ||
131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.88 hectares | 2003 | ||
132 | Cape Verde | 98.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
133 | Ecuador | 97.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
134 | Cyprus | 96.84 hectares | 2005 | ||
135 | United Kingdom | 95.13 hectares | 2005 | ||
136 | Nepal | 93.19 hectares | 2005 | ||
137 | Slovenia | 87.98 hectares | 2005 | ||
138 | Haiti | 86.7 hectares | 2003 | ||
139 | Yemen | 80.55 hectares | 2003 | ||
140 | Belgium | 80.54 hectares | 2005 | ||
141 | Mauritius | 80.43 hectares | 2005 | ||
142 | China | 80.25 hectares | 2003 | ||
143 | Vietnam | 80.1 hectares | 2005 | ||
144 | Malaysia | 72.32 hectares | 2003 | ||
145 | Dominica | 71.37 hectares | 2003 | ||
146 | Philippines | 69 hectares | 2003 | ||
147 | Jamaica | 66.27 hectares | 2003 | ||
148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.6 hectares | 2003 | ||
149 | Barbados | 59.07 hectares | 2003 | ||
150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58.42 hectares | 2003 | ||
151 | Netherlands | 55.64 hectares | 2005 | ||
152 | Bangladesh | 55.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
153 | Switzerland | 55.13 hectares | 2005 | ||
154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.25 hectares | 2003 | ||
155 | Costa Rica | 53.94 hectares | 2003 | ||
156 | Sri Lanka | 47.78 hectares | 2003 | ||
157 | Colombia | 46.41 hectares | 2005 | ||
158 | Lebanon | 46.07 hectares | 2003 | ||
159 | Israel | 45.74 hectares | 2005 | ||
160 | Egypt | 41.8 hectares | 2005 | ||
161 | Solomon Islands | 40.33 hectares | 2003 | ||
162 | Papua New Guinea | 38.77 hectares | 2003 | ||
163 | Marshall Islands | 38.42 hectares | 2005 | ||
164 | Brunei | 38.06 hectares | 2005 | ||
165 | Federated States of Micronesia | 37.45 hectares | 2003 | ||
166 | San Marino | 34.84 hectares | 2003 | ||
167 | Japan | 34.12 hectares | 2005 | ||
168 | Jordan | 34 hectares | 2005 | ||
169 | South Korea | 33.96 hectares | 2005 | ||
170 | American Samoa | 33.83 hectares | 2003 | ||
171 | New Caledonia | 26.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
172 | The Bahamas | 25.35 hectares | 2003 | ||
173 | Saint Lucia | 24.73 hectares | 2003 | ||
174 | Iceland | 23.59 hectares | 2005 | ||
175 | Kiribati | 22.89 hectares | 2003 | ||
176 | Malta | 22.29 hectares | 2005 | ||
177 | Qatar | 21.92 hectares | 2005 | ||
178 | Cayman Islands | 21.72 hectares | 2003 | ||
179 | Aruba | 20.62 hectares | 2003 | ||
180 | Grenada | 19.54 hectares | 2003 | ||
181 | United Arab Emirates | 19 hectares | 2003 | ||
182 | Puerto Rico | 18.58 hectares | 2005 | ||
183 | Bermuda | 15.79 hectares | 2003 | ||
184 | Oman | 15.49 hectares | 2003 | ||
185 | Maldives | 13.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
186 | Andorra | 13.22 hectares | 2003 | ||
187 | Guam | 12.67 hectares | 2003 | ||
188 | Seychelles | 12.08 hectares | 2003 | ||
189 | French Polynesia | 12.07 hectares | 2003 | ||
190 | Kuwait | 6.53 hectares | 2005 | ||
191 | Bahrain | 2.27 hectares | 2005 | ||
192 | Djibouti | 1.32 hectares | 2003 | ||
193 | Singapore | 0.141 hectares | 2005 |