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THE GLOBAL INDEX #016

Arable land per person2019

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data206 / 217No observation: 11
First-ranked country or territoryKazakhstan1.53 hectares/person

Top 10

hectares/person · 2019
02Australia
1.21
03Canada
1.03
04Argentina
0.91
05Russia
0.84
06Lithuania
0.79
07Niger
0.77
08Ukraine
0.73
09Latvia
0.69
10Paraguay
0.66

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Arable land per person · 2019 · hectares/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares/person)Year
01Kazakhstan1.532019
02Australia1.212019
03Canada1.032019
04Argentina0.912019
05Russia0.842019
06Lithuania0.792019
07Niger0.772019
08Ukraine0.732019
09Latvia0.692019
10Paraguay0.662019
11Moldova0.632019
12Uruguay0.612019
13Belarus0.612019
14Bulgaria0.532019
15Estonia0.522019
16United States0.472019
17Romania0.462019
18Sudan0.462019
19Bolivia0.452019
20Hungary0.452019
21Denmark0.412019
22Finland0.412019
23Mali0.382019
24Guinea0.382019
25Serbia0.372019
26Central African Republic0.362019
27Burkina Faso0.362019
28Togo0.352019
29Mongolia0.342019
30Iceland0.342019
31Chad0.322019
32Bosnia & Herzegovina0.32019
33Namibia0.32019
34Poland0.292019
35Isle of Man0.292019
36Benin0.282019
37Brazil0.272019
38France0.272019
39Zimbabwe0.262019
40Cuba0.262019
41Spain0.252019
42Libya0.252019
43Slovakia0.252019
44Sweden0.252019
45Cambodia0.252019
46Cameroon0.242019
47Belize0.242019
48Albania0.242019
49Türkiye0.242019
50Czechia0.232019
51Turkmenistan0.232019
52Thailand0.232019
53Nicaragua0.232019
54South Sudan0.232019
55Syria0.232019
56Senegal0.232019
57Tanzania0.232019
58North Macedonia0.222019
59Tunisia0.222019
60Eritrea0.212019
61Azerbaijan0.212019
62Myanmar (Burma)0.212019
63Croatia0.212019
64Afghanistan0.212019
65Zambia0.212019
66Sierra Leone0.22019
67Malawi0.22019
68South Africa0.22019
69Greece0.22019
70Kyrgyzstan0.22019
71Morocco0.192019
72Tonga0.192019
73Mozambique0.192019
74Guinea-Bissau0.192019
75Iran0.182019
76Gambia0.182019
77Laos0.182019
78Nigeria0.182019
79Algeria0.172019
80Angola0.172019
81Uganda0.162019
82Mexico0.152019
83Côte d’Ivoire0.152019
84Armenia0.152019
85Eswatini0.152019
86Norway0.152019
87Austria0.152019
88Ghana0.152019
89Congo - Kinshasa0.152019
90Gabon0.142019
91Germany0.142019
92Ethiopia0.142019
93Panama0.132019
94Pakistan0.132019
95Kenya0.132019
96Bhutan0.122019
97Uzbekistan0.122019
98Iraq0.122019
99Guyana0.122019
100El Salvador0.122019
101Italy0.122019
102Saudi Arabia0.112019
103India0.112019
104Botswana0.112019
105Peru0.112019
106New Zealand0.112019
107St. Kitts & Nevis0.112019
108Madagascar0.112019
109Honduras0.12019
110Suriname0.12019
111Mauritania0.12019
112Luxembourg0.12019
113Burundi0.12019
114Liberia0.12019
115Congo - Brazzaville0.12019
116Cape Verde0.12019
117Portugal0.12019
118Rwanda0.092019
119United Kingdom0.092019
120Haiti0.092019
121Guatemala0.092019
122Venezuela0.092019
123Ireland0.092019
124Tajikistan0.092019
125Dominica0.092019
126North Korea0.092019
127Slovenia0.092019
128Timor-Leste0.092019
129Dominican Republic0.092019
130Fiji0.082019
131Comoros0.082019
132Georgia0.082019
133China0.082019
134Cyprus0.072019
135Belgium0.072019
136Chile0.072019
137Vietnam0.072019
138Somalia0.072019
139Vanuatu0.072019
140Lesotho0.072019
141Nepal0.072019
142Indonesia0.072019
143Sri Lanka0.062019
144Mauritius0.062019
145Netherlands0.062019
146San Marino0.062019
147Ecuador0.062019
148Samoa0.052019
149Philippines0.052019
150Bangladesh0.052019
151Switzerland0.052019
152Colombia0.052019
153Liechtenstein0.042019
154Antigua & Barbuda0.042019
155Jamaica0.042019
156Israel0.042019
157Costa Rica0.042019
158Papua New Guinea0.032019
159Yemen0.032019
160Japan0.032019
161Equatorial Guinea0.032019
162Solomon Islands0.032019
163Egypt0.032019
164British Virgin Islands0.032019
165South Korea0.032019
166Grenada0.032019
167Barbados0.022019
168Malaysia0.022019
169Lebanon0.022019
170Turks & Caicos Islands0.022019
171New Caledonia0.022019
172Bahamas0.022019
173Jordan0.022019
174St. Vincent & Grenadines0.022019
175American Samoa0.022019
176São Tomé & Príncipe0.022019
177Trinidad & Tobago0.022019
178Aruba0.022019
179Micronesia0.022019
180Malta0.022019
181Palau0.022019
182Oman0.022019
183Kiribati0.022019
184Puerto Rico0.022019
185St. Lucia0.022019
186Montenegro0.012019
187Marshall Islands0.012019
188Palestinian Territories0.012019
189Andorra0.012019
190Brunei0.012019
191French Polynesia0.012019
192U.S. Virgin Islands0.012019
193Maldives0.012019
194Qatar0.012019
195Guam0.012019
196United Arab Emirates0.012019
197Bermuda02019
198Cayman Islands02019
199Djibouti02019
200Kuwait02019
201Northern Mariana Islands02019
202Seychelles02019
203Bahrain02019
204Faroe Islands02019
205Hong Kong SAR China02019
206Singapore02019

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No observation (11)

Channel Islands · Curaçao · Gibraltar · Greenland · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Nauru · 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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