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Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares per person: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Cultivable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation 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
1 AustraliaAustralia 2.1 2007
2 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.47 2007
3 CanadaCanada 1.37 2007
4 NigerNiger 1.04 2007
5 RussiaRussia 0.86 2007
6 ArgentinaArgentina 0.82 2007
=7 UkraineUkraine 0.7 2007
=7 ParaguayParaguay 0.7 2007
=9 BelarusBelarus 0.57 2007
=9 United StatesUnited States 0.57 2007
11 GuyanaGuyana 0.55 2007
12 LithuaniaLithuania 0.54 2007
13 LatviaLatvia 0.52 2007
14 MoldovaMoldova 0.5 2007
15 SudanSudan 0.48 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.463 2007
16 HungaryHungary 0.46 2007
=17 EstoniaEstonia 0.45 2007
=17 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.45 2007
=17 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.45 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.443 2007
=20 ZambiaZambia 0.43 2007
=20 FinlandFinland 0.43 2007
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 0.428 2007
22 DenmarkDenmark 0.42 2007
23 UruguayUruguay 0.41 2007
=24 ChadChad 0.4 2007
=24 RomaniaRomania 0.4 2007
=24 BulgariaBulgaria 0.4 2007
=27 MaliMali 0.39 2007
=27 TogoTogo 0.39 2007
=29 NamibiaNamibia 0.38 2007
=29 BoliviaBolivia 0.38 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.376 2007
31 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.37 2007
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.351 2007
=32 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.35 2007
=32 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.35 2007
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 0.339 2007
=34 PolandPoland 0.33 2007
=34 MongoliaMongolia 0.33 2007
=36 CubaCuba 0.32 2007
=36 BeninBenin 0.32 2007
=36 CameroonCameroon 0.32 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.313 2007
39 BrazilBrazil 0.31 2007
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.308 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.305 2007
=40 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.3 2007
=40 FranceFrance 0.3 2007
=40 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.3 2007
=40 TurkeyTurkey 0.3 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.294 2007
=44 SwedenSweden 0.29 2007
=44 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.29 2007
=46 SpainSpain 0.28 2007
=46 LibyaLibya 0.28 2007
=48 TunisiaTunisia 0.27 2007
=48 CambodiaCambodia 0.27 2007
=48 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.27 2007
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.266 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.265 2007
=51 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.26 2007
=51 MoroccoMorocco 0.26 2007
=51 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.26 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.256 2007
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.254 2007
=54 SenegalSenegal 0.25 2007
=54 NigeriaNigeria 0.25 2007
=56 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.24 2007
=56 SyriaSyria 0.24 2007
=56 IrelandIreland 0.24 2007
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.236 2007
=59 GuineaGuinea 0.23 2007
=59 ThailandThailand 0.23 2007
=59 MexicoMexico 0.23 2007
=59 GreeceGreece 0.23 2007
=59 GabonGabon 0.23 2007
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 0.23 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.229 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.228 2007
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.223 2007
=64 TanzaniaTanzania 0.22 2007
=64 BelizeBelize 0.22 2007
=64 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.22 2007
=64 European UnionEuropean Union 0.22 2007
=64 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.22 2007
=64 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.22 2007
=64 BurmaBurma 0.22 2007
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.215 2007
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.211 2007
71 MalawiMalawi 0.21 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.208 2007
=72 FijiFiji 0.2 2007
=72 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.2 2007
=72 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.2 2007
=72 MozambiqueMozambique 0.2 2007
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.196 2007
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 0.192 2007
=76 LaosLaos 0.19 2007
=76 AngolaAngola 0.19 2007
=76 CroatiaCroatia 0.19 2007
=76 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.19 2007
=76 BhutanBhutan 0.19 2007
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 0.187 2007
=81 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.18 2007
=81 NorwayNorway 0.18 2007
=81 GhanaGhana 0.18 2007
=81 AlbaniaAlbania 0.18 2007
=81 UgandaUganda 0.18 2007
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 0.171 2007
=86 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.17 2007
=86 AustriaAustria 0.17 2007
=86 IraqIraq 0.17 2007
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.165 2007
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.162 2007
=89 East TimorEast Timor 0.16 2007
=89 MadagascarMadagascar 0.16 2007
=89 PanamaPanama 0.16 2007
=89 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.16 2007
=93 SwazilandSwaziland 0.15 2007
=93 LesothoLesotho 0.15 2007
=93 TongaTonga 0.15 2007
=93 HondurasHonduras 0.15 2007
=97 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.14 2007
=97 MauritaniaMauritania 0.14 2007
=97 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.14 2007
=97 SamoaSamoa 0.14 2007
=97 IndiaIndia 0.14 2007
=97 KenyaKenya 0.14 2007
=97 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.14 2007
=97 GermanyGermany 0.14 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.14 2007
=105 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.13 2007
=105 RwandaRwanda 0.13 2007
=105 BotswanaBotswana 0.13 2007
=105 PakistanPakistan 0.13 2007
=105 EritreaEritrea 0.13 2007
=105 CyprusCyprus 0.13 2007
=105 PeruPeru 0.13 2007
=105 ArmeniaArmenia 0.13 2007
=105 BurundiBurundi 0.13 2007
=105 ComorosComoros 0.13 2007
=115 ItalyItaly 0.12 2007
=115 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.12 2007
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.116 2007
=117 LiberiaLiberia 0.11 2007
=117 TajikistanTajikistan 0.11 2007
=117 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.11 2007
=117 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.11 2007
=117 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.11 2007
=117 SurinameSuriname 0.11 2007
=117 SomaliaSomalia 0.11 2007
=117 ChinaChina 0.11 2007
=117 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.11 2007
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 0.106 2007
=126 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.1 2007
=126 PortugalPortugal 0.1 2007
=126 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.1 2007
=126 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.1 2007
=126 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.1 2007
=131 VanuatuVanuatu 0.09 2007
=131 EcuadorEcuador 0.09 2007
=131 SloveniaSlovenia 0.09 2007
=131 HaitiHaiti 0.09 2007
=131 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.09 2007
=136 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.08 2007
=136 NepalNepal 0.08 2007
=136 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.08 2007
=136 ChileChile 0.08 2007
=136 BelgiumBelgium 0.08 2007
=141 DominicaDominica 0.07 2007
=141 MauritiusMauritius 0.07 2007
=141 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.07 2007
=141 JamaicaJamaica 0.07 2007
=141 VietnamVietnam 0.07 2007
=146 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.06 2007
=146 BarbadosBarbados 0.06 2007
=146 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.06 2007
=146 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.06 2007
=146 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.06 2007
=146 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.06 2007
=152 BangladeshBangladesh 0.05 2007
=152 PalauPalau 0.05 2007
=152 ColombiaColombia 0.05 2007
=152 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.05 2007
=152 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.05 2007
=157 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.04 2007
=157 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.04 2007
=157 IsraelIsrael 0.04 2007
=157 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.04 2007
=157 MayotteMayotte 0.04 2007
=157 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.04 2007
=163 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.03 2007
=163 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.03 2007
=163 LebanonLebanon 0.03 2007
=163 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.03 2007
=163 San MarinoSan Marino 0.03 2007
=163 JapanJapan 0.03 2007
=163 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.03 2007
=170 QatarQatar 0.02 2007
=170 JordanJordan 0.02 2007
=170 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.02 2007
=170 ArubaAruba 0.02 2007
=170 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.02 2007
=170 OmanOman 0.02 2007
=170 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.02 2007
=170 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.02 2007
=170 BermudaBermuda 0.02 2007
=170 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.02 2007
=170 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.02 2007
=170 KiribatiKiribati 0.02 2007
=170 GrenadaGrenada 0.02 2007
=170 MaltaMalta 0.02 2007
=170 IcelandIceland 0.02 2007
=185 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.01 2007
=185 MaldivesMaldives 0.01 2007
=185 GuamGuam 0.01 2007
=185 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 0.01 2007
=185 BruneiBrunei 0.01 2007
=185 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.01 2007
=185 SeychellesSeychelles 0.01 2007
=185 KuwaitKuwait 0.01 2007
=193 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2007
=193 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2007
=193 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2007

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Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares per person: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares per person

  • Australia ranked first for cultivable land > hectares per person amongst Christian countries in 2007.
  • 36 of the bottom 187 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Landlocked.
  • 27 of the bottom 137 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Muslim.
  • 7 of the bottom 165 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Former Soviet.
  • 8 of the bottom 71 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Cold countries'.
  • 13 of the bottom 194 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are South and Central Asian.
  • 55 of the bottom 99 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are Hot countries.
  • 16 of the bottom 122 countries by cultivable land > hectares per person are High income OECD.
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