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- Arable land
DEFINITION:
The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Denmark | 57.99% | 2013 | ||
2 | Ukraine | 53.85% | 2013 | ||
3 | Moldova | 53.47% | 2013 | ||
4 | Bangladesh | 52.97% | 2013 | ||
5 | India | 47.87% | 2013 | ||
6 | Hungary | 47.24% | 2013 | ||
7 | Rwanda | 46.32% | 2013 | ||
8 | Togo | 44.2% | 2013 | ||
9 | Comoros | 44.06% | 2013 | ||
10 | Isle of Man | 43.86% | 2013 | ||
11 | Czech Republic | 40.12% | 2013 | ||
12 | The Gambia | 39.82% | 2013 | ||
13 | Nigeria | 38.97% | 2013 | ||
14 | Mauritius | 38.24% | 2013 | ||
15 | Romania | 37.73% | 2013 | ||
16 | Serbia | 37.28% | 2013 | ||
17 | Haiti | 36.04% | 2013 | ||
18 | Poland | 35.49% | 2013 | ||
19 | Lithuania | 33.48% | 2013 | ||
20 | France | 33.45% | 2013 | ||
21 | Serbia and Montenegro | 33.35% | 2001 | ||
22 | Germany | 33.25% | 2013 | ||
23 | Burundi | 33.06% | 2013 | ||
24 | Cuba | 32.31% | 2013 | ||
25 | El Salvador | 31.61% | 2013 | ||
26 | Thailand | 30.71% | 2013 | ||
27 | Malawi | 30.38% | 2013 | ||
28 | Bulgaria | 29.28% | 2013 | ||
29 | Slovakia | 28.36% | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 28.26% | 2013 | |||
30 | Malta | 28.12% | 2013 | ||
31 | Uganda | 27.94% | 2013 | ||
32 | Barbados | 27.91% | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 27.19% | 2013 | |||
33 | Belgium | 27.06% | 2013 | ||
34 | Belarus | 26.63% | 2013 | ||
35 | Turkey | 26.21% | 2013 | ||
36 | Pakistan | 26.02% | 2013 | ||
37 | Netherlands | 25.08% | 2013 | ||
38 | Syria | 24.9% | 2013 | ||
39 | United Kingdom | 24.88% | 2013 | ||
40 | Spain | 24.75% | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 24.73% | 2013 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 24.72% | 2013 | |||
41 | Taiwan | 24% | 2013 | ||
42 | Luxembourg | 23.9% | 2013 | ||
43 | Italy | 22.57% | 2013 | ||
44 | Benin | 22.48% | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 22.22% | 2013 | |||
45 | Cambodia | 22.09% | 2013 | ||
46 | Liechtenstein | 21.88% | 2013 | ||
47 | Azerbaijan | 21.78% | 2013 | ||
48 | Albania | 21.63% | 2013 | ||
Western Europe average (profile) | 21.53% | 2013 | |||
49 | Tonga | 21.33% | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 20.86% | 2013 | |||
50 | Burkina Faso | 20.79% | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 20.34% | 2013 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 20.26% | 2013 | |||
51 | Ghana | 20.12% | 2013 | ||
52 | Montserrat | 20% | 2013 | ||
53 | Vietnam | 19.64% | 2013 | ||
54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.63% | 2013 | ||
55 | Senegal | 19.57% | 2013 | ||
56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.23% | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 19.21% | 2013 | |||
57 | North Korea | 19.08% | 2013 | ||
58 | Greece | 18.95% | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 18.89% | 2013 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 18.84% | 2013 | |||
Densely populated countries average (profile) | 18.36% | 2012 | |||
59 | Sri Lanka | 18.29% | 2013 | ||
60 | Philippines | 18% | 2013 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 17.98% | 2013 | |||
61 | Latvia | 17.96% | 2013 | ||
62 | Morocco | 17.79% | 2013 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 17.47% | 2013 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 17.44% | 2013 | |||
63 | Tunisia | 17.35% | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 16.94% | 2013 | |||
64 | San Marino | 16.67% | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 16.56% | 2013 | |||
Southern Europe average (profile) | 16.5% | 2013 | |||
65 | Dominican Republic | 16.44% | 2013 | ||
66 | United States | 16.29% | 2013 | ||
67 | Austria | 16.25% | 2013 | ||
68 | Republic of Macedonia | 16.1% | 2013 | ||
69 | Nepal | 16% | 2013 | ||
70 | Burma | 15.94% | 2013 | ||
71 | Croatia | 15.85% | 2013 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 15.4% | 2013 | |||
72 | Sierra Leone | 15.33% | 2013 | ||
73 | Ireland | 15.11% | 2013 | ||
74 | South Korea | 14.93% | 2013 | ||
75 | Bermuda | 14.8% | 2013 | ||
76 | Nicaragua | 14.57% | 2013 | ||
77 | Armenia | 14.47% | 2013 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 14.31% | 2013 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 14.23% | 2013 | |||
78 | Estonia | 13.97% | 2013 | ||
79 | Reunion | 13.94% | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 13.94% | 2013 | |||
80 | Guatemala | 13.78% | 2013 | ||
=81 | Argentina | 13.68% | 2013 | ||
=81 | Israel | 13.68% | 2013 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 13.46% | 2013 | |||
83 | Ethiopia | 13.19% | 2013 | ||
84 | Cameroon | 13.04% | 2013 | ||
85 | Mexico | 12.98% | 2013 | ||
86 | Saint Helena | 12.9% | 2011 | ||
87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.82% | 2013 | ||
88 | Montenegro | 12.45% | 2013 | ||
89 | Indonesia | 12.34% | 2013 | ||
90 | Tanzania | 12.25% | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 12.12% | 2013 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 12.06% | 2013 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 11.97% | 2013 | |||
91 | Afghanistan | 11.95% | 2013 | ||
92 | Portugal | 11.88% | 2013 | ||
93 | Niger | 11.79% | 2013 | ||
94 | Guadeloupe | 11.7% | 2005 | ||
95 | Cape Verde | 11.66% | 2013 | ||
96 | China | 11.62% | 2013 | ||
97 | Guinea | 11.59% | 2013 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 11.41% | 2013 | |||
98 | Japan | 11.26% | 2013 | ||
=99 | Marshall Islands | 11.11% | 2013 | ||
=99 | Aruba | 11.11% | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 10.94% | 2013 | |||
101 | Jamaica | 10.92% | 2013 | ||
102 | Lebanon | 10.72% | 2013 | ||
103 | Zimbabwe | 10.49% | 2013 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 10.49% | 2013 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 10.3% | 2013 | |||
104 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 10.26% | 2013 | ||
105 | Uruguay | 10.25% | 2013 | ||
106 | Lesotho | 10.14% | 2013 | ||
107 | East Timor | 10.09% | 2013 | ||
108 | Swaziland | 10.08% | 2013 | ||
109 | Iran | 10.05% | 2013 | ||
=110 | Maldives | 10% | 2013 | ||
=110 | Netherlands Antilles | 10% | 2005 | ||
112 | South Africa | 9.87% | 2013 | ||
113 | Switzerland | 9.8% | 2013 | ||
114 | Uzbekistan | 9.61% | 2013 | ||
115 | Paraguay | 9.59% | 2013 | ||
116 | American Samoa | 9.5% | 2013 | ||
117 | Kenya | 9.48% | 2013 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 9.21% | 2013 | |||
118 | Iraq | 9.19% | 2013 | ||
119 | Fiji | 9.17% | 2013 | ||
=120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.09% | 2013 | ||
=120 | Martinique | 9.09% | 2005 | ||
122 | Honduras | 9.07% | 2013 | ||
=123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.06% | 2013 | ||
=123 | Cyprus | 9.06% | 2013 | ||
125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.99% | 2013 | ||
=126 | Grenada | 8.82% | 2013 | ||
=126 | Kazakhstan | 8.82% | 2013 | ||
128 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.7% | 2013 | ||
129 | Brazil | 8.45% | 2013 | ||
130 | Cook Islands | 8.33% | 2013 | ||
131 | Slovenia | 8.31% | 2013 | ||
132 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% | 2013 | ||
133 | Dominica | 8% | 2013 | ||
=134 | Gaza Strip | 7.39% | 2013 | ||
=134 | West Bank | 7.39% | 2013 | ||
136 | Panama | 7.16% | 2013 | ||
137 | Wallis and Futuna | 7.14% | 2013 | ||
138 | Russia | 7.11% | 2013 | ||
=139 | Sudan | 6.76% | 2013 | ||
=139 | Puerto Rico | 6.76% | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 6.7% | 2013 | |||
141 | British Virgin Islands | 6.67% | 2013 | ||
142 | Finland | 6.65% | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 6.58% | 2013 | |||
143 | Mozambique | 6.51% | 2013 | ||
144 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.38% | 2013 | ||
145 | Australia | 6.16% | 2013 | ||
=146 | Madagascar | 5.96% | 2013 | ||
=146 | Tajikistan | 5.96% | 2013 | ||
148 | Georgia | 5.94% | 2013 | ||
149 | Laos | 5.91% | 2013 | ||
150 | Eritrea | 5.87% | 2013 | ||
151 | Sweden | 5.8% | 2013 | ||
152 | Mali | 5.53% | 2013 | ||
153 | Malaysia | 5.44% | 2013 | ||
154 | Andorra | 5.32% | 2013 | ||
155 | Hong Kong | 5.05% | 2013 | ||
156 | Costa Rica | 4.89% | 2013 | ||
157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.87% | 2013 | ||
158 | Saint Lucia | 4.84% | 2013 | ||
159 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.63% | 2013 | ||
160 | Zambia | 4.52% | 2013 | ||
161 | Ecuador | 4.51% | 2013 | ||
162 | Canada | 4.3% | 2013 | ||
163 | Liberia | 4.04% | 2013 | ||
164 | Turkmenistan | 3.89% | 2013 | ||
165 | Niue | 3.85% | 2013 | ||
166 | Chad | 3.82% | 2013 | ||
167 | Bolivia | 3.49% | 2013 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 3.39% | 2013 | |||
168 | Angola | 3.29% | 2013 | ||
169 | Belize | 3.27% | 2013 | ||
170 | Algeria | 3.15% | 2013 | ||
171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.9% | 2013 | ||
172 | Central African Republic | 2.89% | 2013 | ||
173 | Egypt | 2.87% | 2013 | ||
=174 | Virgin Islands | 2.86% | 2013 | ||
=174 | Federated States of Micronesia | 2.86% | 2013 | ||
176 | Venezuela | 2.85% | 2013 | ||
177 | Peru | 2.84% | 2013 | ||
178 | Samoa | 2.82% | 2013 | ||
179 | Norway | 2.52% | 2013 | ||
180 | Bhutan | 2.49% | 2013 | ||
181 | Kiribati | 2.47% | 2013 | ||
182 | Yemen | 2.2% | 2013 | ||
=183 | Palau | 2.17% | 2013 | ||
=183 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.17% | 2013 | ||
=183 | Seychelles | 2.17% | 2013 | ||
186 | Faroe Islands | 2.15% | 2013 | ||
187 | Jordan | 1.97% | 2013 | ||
188 | Guyana | 1.95% | 2013 | ||
189 | Guam | 1.85% | 2013 | ||
190 | Colombia | 1.84% | 2013 | ||
191 | Bahrain | 1.79% | 2013 | ||
192 | New Zealand | 1.76% | 2013 | ||
193 | Chile | 1.74% | 2013 | ||
194 | Somalia | 1.73% | 2013 | ||
195 | Vanuatu | 1.64% | 2013 | ||
196 | Congo, Republic of the | 1.46% | 2013 | ||
197 | Saudi Arabia | 1.45% | 2013 | ||
=198 | Qatar | 1.21% | 2013 | ||
=198 | Gabon | 1.21% | 2013 | ||
200 | Iceland | 1.19% | 2013 | ||
201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.05% | 2013 | ||
202 | Libya | 0.99% | 2013 | ||
203 | Namibia | 0.97% | 2013 | ||
204 | Singapore | 0.89% | 2013 | ||
205 | Cayman Islands | 0.83% | 2013 | ||
206 | French Polynesia | 0.68% | 2013 | ||
=207 | Papua New Guinea | 0.65% | 2013 | ||
=207 | The Bahamas | 0.65% | 2013 | ||
=209 | Solomon Islands | 0.62% | 2013 | ||
=209 | Kuwait | 0.62% | 2013 | ||
211 | United Arab Emirates | 0.61% | 2013 | ||
212 | Brunei | 0.52% | 2013 | ||
213 | Botswana | 0.45% | 2013 | ||
214 | Mauritania | 0.44% | 2013 | ||
215 | Mongolia | 0.39% | 2013 | ||
216 | New Caledonia | 0.38% | 2013 | ||
217 | Suriname | 0.36% | 2013 | ||
218 | French Guiana | 0.13% | 2005 | ||
219 | Oman | 0.1% | 2013 | ||
220 | Djibouti | 0.09% | 2013 | ||
221 | Western Sahara | 0.02% | 2013 | ||
=222 | Kingman Reef | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Christmas Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Spratly Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Svalbard | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Wake Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Clipperton Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Tuvalu | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Pitcairn Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Norfolk Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Anguilla | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Coral Sea Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Jarvis Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Johnston Atoll | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Greenland | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Macau | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Jan Mayen | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Howland Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Tokelau | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Midway Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Navassa Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Bouvet Island | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Palmyra Atoll | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Paracel Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Antarctica | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=222 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=222 | Jersey | 0.0 | 2011 |