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THE GLOBAL INDEX #016

Arable land per person2024

Arable land area divided by population, in hectares per person.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data205 / 217No observation: 12
First-ranked country or territoryKazakhstan1.48 hectares/person

Top 10

hectares/person · 2024
02Australia
1.15
03Argentina
1.03
04Canada
0.92
05Ukraine
0.87
06Russia
0.85
07Lithuania
0.79
08Moldova
0.77
09Latvia
0.73
10Paraguay
0.66

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Arable land per person · 2024 · hectares/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares/person)Year
01Kazakhstan1.482024
02Australia1.152024
03Argentina1.032024
04Canada0.922024
05Ukraine0.872024
06Russia0.852024
07Lithuania0.792024
08Moldova0.772024
09Latvia0.732024
10Paraguay0.662024
11Niger0.662024
12Uruguay0.642024
13Belarus0.62024
14Bulgaria0.542024
15Estonia0.512024
16Bolivia0.492024
17United States0.452024
18Romania0.442024
19Hungary0.432024
20Sudan0.422024
21Guinea0.412024
22Finland0.42024
23Denmark0.392024
24Serbia0.392024
25Central African Republic0.342024
26Burkina Faso0.342024
27Mongolia0.322024
28Togo0.322024
29Iceland0.312024
30Poland0.312024
31Isle of Man0.282024
32Mali0.272024
33Cuba0.262024
34Namibia0.262024
35Brazil0.262024
36Chad0.262024
37Benin0.252024
38Belize0.252024
39Albania0.252024
40Lesotho0.252024
41France0.252024
42Zimbabwe0.242024
43Slovakia0.242024
44Mozambique0.242024
45Sweden0.242024
46Türkiye0.242024
47Cambodia0.232024
48Spain0.232024
49Libya0.232024
50Czechia0.232024
51Tunisia0.232024
52North Macedonia0.222024
53Croatia0.222024
54Thailand0.222024
55Turkmenistan0.222024
56Gambia0.212024
57Cameroon0.212024
58Tonga0.212024
59Senegal0.212024
60Guinea-Bissau0.212024
61Azerbaijan0.212024
62Myanmar (Burma)0.22024
63South Sudan0.22024
64Tanzania0.22024
65Eritrea0.22024
66South Africa0.192024
67Morocco0.192024
68Malawi0.182024
69Sierra Leone0.182024
70Afghanistan0.182024
71Syria0.182024
72Zambia0.182024
73Kyrgyzstan0.182024
74Greece0.182024
75Uganda0.172024
76Iran0.172024
77Algeria0.162024
78Nigeria0.162024
79Laos0.162024
80Côte d’Ivoire0.162024
81Mexico0.152024
82Congo - Kinshasa0.152024
83Armenia0.152024
84Norway0.142024
85Austria0.142024
86Eswatini0.142024
87Germany0.142024
88Cape Verde0.142024
89Ghana0.142024
90Bosnia & Herzegovina0.132024
91Gabon0.132024
92Bhutan0.132024
93Ethiopia0.122024
94Pakistan0.122024
95Saudi Arabia0.122024
96Angola0.122024
97Kenya0.122024
98Italy0.122024
99Peru0.112024
100Guyana0.112024
101El Salvador0.112024
102Uzbekistan0.112024
103Panama0.112024
104St. Kitts & Nevis0.112024
105Iraq0.112024
106India0.112024
107Botswana0.12024
108Guatemala0.12024
109New Zealand0.12024
110Honduras0.092024
111Madagascar0.092024
112Venezuela0.092024
113Dominican Republic0.092024
114Luxembourg0.092024
115Liberia0.092024
116United Kingdom0.092024
117Mauritania0.092024
118Congo - Brazzaville0.092024
119Suriname0.092024
120North Korea0.092024
121Haiti0.092024
122Slovenia0.082024
123Dominica0.082024
124Fiji0.082024
125Rwanda0.082024
126Ireland0.082024
127Portugal0.082024
128Tajikistan0.082024
129Burundi0.082024
130Timor-Leste0.082024
131China0.082024
132Belgium0.072024
133Georgia0.072024
134Chile0.072024
135Cyprus0.072024
136Vietnam0.072024
137Comoros0.062024
138Sri Lanka0.062024
139Indonesia0.062024
140Vanuatu0.062024
141Nepal0.062024
142Somalia0.062024
143Mauritius0.062024
144Netherlands0.062024
145Colombia0.062024
146Samoa0.052024
147Ecuador0.052024
148British Virgin Islands0.052024
149Philippines0.052024
150Bangladesh0.052024
151Switzerland0.042024
152Jamaica0.042024
153Liechtenstein0.042024
154Antigua & Barbuda0.042024
155San Marino0.042024
156American Samoa0.042024
157Costa Rica0.032024
158Japan0.032024
159Papua New Guinea0.032024
160Solomon Islands0.032024
161Yemen0.032024
162Egypt0.032024
163Equatorial Guinea0.032024
164Israel0.032024
165Grenada0.032024
166South Korea0.032024
167Barbados0.022024
168Malaysia0.022024
169Trinidad & Tobago0.022024
170Turks & Caicos Islands0.022024
171Micronesia0.022024
172New Caledonia0.022024
173Bahamas0.022024
174St. Vincent & Grenadines0.022024
175Lebanon0.022024
176Aruba0.022024
177Puerto Rico0.022024
178Oman0.022024
179Jordan0.022024
180São Tomé & Príncipe0.022024
181Palau0.022024
182Montenegro0.022024
183Kiribati0.012024
184St. Lucia0.012024
185Marshall Islands0.012024
186Malta0.012024
187French Polynesia0.012024
188Brunei0.012024
189Palestinian Territories0.012024
190Maldives0.012024
191Qatar0.012024
192U.S. Virgin Islands0.012024
193Guam0.012024
194United Arab Emirates0.012024
195Bermuda02024
196Northern Mariana Islands02024
197Djibouti02024
198Cayman Islands02024
199Andorra02024
200Kuwait02024
201Bahrain02024
202Faroe Islands02024
203Seychelles02024
204Hong Kong SAR China02024
205Singapore02024

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No observation (12)

Channel Islands · Curaçao · Gibraltar · Greenland · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Nauru · Nicaragua · Sint Maarten · St. Martin · Tuvalu

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Arable land area divided by population, in hectares per person.
Unit
hectares/person
Source & definition
World Bank · AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC
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Original metadata
Arable land (hectares per person) 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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  "sourceNote": "Arable land (hectares per person) 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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