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