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Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares: Group totals

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
Emerging markets Emerging markets 677.36 million hectares 2003
Christian countries Christian countries 632.91 million hectares 2003
Hot countries Hot countries 589.77 million hectares 2003
Cold countries Cold countries 585.47 million hectares 2003
Former British colonies Former British colonies 559.23 million hectares 2003
Sparsely populated countries Sparsely populated countries 348.79 million hectares 2003
Religious countries Religious countries 343.13 million hectares 2003
Heavily indebted countries Heavily indebted countries 334.22 million hectares 2003
High income OECD countries High income OECD countries 322.12 million hectares 2005
Europe Europe 303.32 million hectares 2005
Non-religious countries Non-religious countries 258.96 million hectares 2003
Muslim countries Muslim countries 257.52 million hectares 2003
South and Central Asia South and Central Asia 232.04 million hectares 2003
East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific 228.75 million hectares 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) Group of 7 countries (G7) 222.69 million hectares 2005
Catholic countries Catholic countries 207.8 million hectares 2003
Eastern Europe Eastern Europe 201.18 million hectares 2005
Former Soviet republics Former Soviet republics 191.91 million hectares 2005
South Asia South Asia 189.04 million hectares 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 175.45 million hectares 2003
Latin America and Caribbean Latin America and Caribbean 142.73 million hectares 2003
Landlocked countries Landlocked countries 131.01 million hectares 2003
NATO countries NATO 129.58 million hectares 2005
European Union European Union 111.96 million hectares 2005
failed states failed states 106.25 million hectares 2003
Former French colonies Former French colonies 91.44 million hectares 2003
Former Spanish colonies Former Spanish colonies 87.86 million hectares 2003
OPEC countries OPEC countries 72.09 million hectares 2003
Eurozone Eurozone 66.02 million hectares 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa Middle Eastern and North Africa 56.79 million hectares 2003
Tourist destinations Tourist destinations 47.32 million hectares 2003

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