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THE GLOBAL INDEX #016

Arable land per person2020

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 territoryKazakhstan1.52 hectares/person

Top 10

hectares/person · 2020
02Australia
1.19
03Canada
1.01
04Argentina
0.93
05Russia
0.84
07Niger
0.75
08Ukraine
0.74
09Moldova
0.7
10Latvia
0.7

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Arable land per person · 2020 · hectares/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares/person)Year
01Kazakhstan1.522020
02Australia1.192020
03Canada1.012020
04Argentina0.932020
05Russia0.842020
06Lithuania0.82020
07Niger0.752020
08Ukraine0.742020
09Moldova0.72020
10Latvia0.72020
11Paraguay0.662020
12Belarus0.62020
13Uruguay0.62020
14Bulgaria0.532020
15Estonia0.522020
16United States0.462020
17Sudan0.452020
18Bolivia0.452020
19Romania0.442020
20Hungary0.422020
21Denmark0.412020
22Finland0.412020
23Serbia0.382020
24Mali0.382020
25Guinea0.372020
26Central African Republic0.362020
27Burkina Faso0.362020
28Togo0.342020
29Mongolia0.342020
30Iceland0.332020
31Chad0.312020
32Bosnia & Herzegovina0.312020
33Poland0.32020
34Namibia0.292020
35Isle of Man0.282020
36Brazil0.272020
37Cuba0.262020
38Zimbabwe0.262020
39Benin0.252020
40France0.252020
41Belize0.252020
42Slovakia0.252020
43Spain0.252020
44Sweden0.252020
45Cambodia0.242020
46Libya0.242020
47Albania0.242020
48Cameroon0.242020
49Tunisia0.242020
50Türkiye0.232020
51Thailand0.232020
52Czechia0.232020
53Turkmenistan0.232020
54Nicaragua0.232020
55Croatia0.232020
56North Macedonia0.222020
57South Sudan0.222020
58Senegal0.222020
59Tanzania0.222020
60Syria0.222020
61Eritrea0.212020
62Myanmar (Burma)0.212020
63Azerbaijan0.212020
64Malawi0.22020
65Afghanistan0.22020
66Sierra Leone0.22020
67Zambia0.22020
68South Africa0.22020
69Morocco0.22020
70Kyrgyzstan0.192020
71Tonga0.192020
72Guinea-Bissau0.192020
73Mozambique0.182020
74Iran0.182020
75Gambia0.172020
76Nigeria0.172020
77Mexico0.172020
78Algeria0.172020
79Greece0.172020
80Laos0.172020
81Angola0.162020
82Uganda0.162020
83Lesotho0.152020
84Côte d’Ivoire0.152020
85Armenia0.152020
86Norway0.152020
87Austria0.152020
88Eswatini0.152020
89Ghana0.152020
90Congo - Kinshasa0.142020
91Germany0.142020
92Gabon0.142020
93Ethiopia0.142020
94Pakistan0.132020
95Panama0.132020
96Kenya0.132020
97Bhutan0.122020
98Italy0.122020
99Guyana0.122020
100Peru0.122020
101Uzbekistan0.122020
102Iraq0.122020
103El Salvador0.122020
104India0.112020
105Botswana0.112020
106Saudi Arabia0.112020
107St. Kitts & Nevis0.112020
108New Zealand0.12020
109Madagascar0.12020
110Honduras0.12020
111Luxembourg0.12020
112Burundi0.12020
113Suriname0.12020
114Mauritania0.12020
115Cape Verde0.12020
116Liberia0.12020
117Congo - Brazzaville0.12020
118Portugal0.092020
119Rwanda0.092020
120Venezuela0.092020
121United Kingdom0.092020
122Guatemala0.092020
123Haiti0.092020
124Dominica0.092020
125Ireland0.092020
126North Korea0.092020
127Tajikistan0.092020
128Slovenia0.092020
129Timor-Leste0.082020
130Fiji0.082020
131Georgia0.082020
132Dominican Republic0.082020
133Comoros0.082020
134China0.082020
135Cyprus0.082020
136Belgium0.072020
137Chile0.072020
138Vietnam0.072020
139Vanuatu0.072020
140Somalia0.072020
141Indonesia0.062020
142Nepal0.062020
143Sri Lanka0.062020
144Mauritius0.062020
145Ecuador0.062020
146Netherlands0.062020
147San Marino0.062020
148Samoa0.052020
149Philippines0.052020
150Bangladesh0.052020
151Colombia0.052020
152Switzerland0.052020
153Liechtenstein0.042020
154Antigua & Barbuda0.042020
155Jamaica0.042020
156Papua New Guinea0.032020
157Costa Rica0.032020
158Japan0.032020
159Yemen0.032020
160Solomon Islands0.032020
161Equatorial Guinea0.032020
162Egypt0.032020
163Israel0.032020
164British Virgin Islands0.032020
165South Korea0.032020
166Grenada0.032020
167Barbados0.022020
168Malaysia0.022020
169Lebanon0.022020
170Turks & Caicos Islands0.022020
171New Caledonia0.022020
172Bahamas0.022020
173St. Vincent & Grenadines0.022020
174American Samoa0.022020
175Jordan0.022020
176Aruba0.022020
177São Tomé & Príncipe0.022020
178Trinidad & Tobago0.022020
179Micronesia0.022020
180Oman0.022020
181Palau0.022020
182Kiribati0.022020
183Puerto Rico0.022020
184Malta0.022020
185St. Lucia0.012020
186Montenegro0.012020
187Marshall Islands0.012020
188Andorra0.012020
189Palestinian Territories0.012020
190French Polynesia0.012020
191Brunei0.012020
192U.S. Virgin Islands0.012020
193Maldives0.012020
194Qatar0.012020
195Guam0.012020
196United Arab Emirates0.012020
197Bermuda02020
198Cayman Islands02020
199Djibouti02020
200Kuwait02020
201Northern Mariana Islands02020
202Seychelles02020
203Bahrain02020
204Faroe Islands02020
205Hong Kong SAR China02020
206Singapore02020

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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.",
  "sourceOrganization": "FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",
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