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THE GLOBAL INDEX #016

Arable land per person2022

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 territoryKazakhstan1.48 hectares/person

Top 10

hectares/person · 2022
03Canada
0.98
04Argentina
0.95
05Russia
0.84
06Lithuania
0.81
07Ukraine
0.8
08Moldova
0.74
09Latvia
0.72
10Niger
0.7

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Arable land per person · 2022 · hectares/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares/person)Year
01Kazakhstan1.482022
02Australia1.22022
03Canada0.982022
04Argentina0.952022
05Russia0.842022
06Lithuania0.812022
07Ukraine0.82022
08Moldova0.742022
09Latvia0.722022
10Niger0.72022
11Paraguay0.672022
12Uruguay0.622022
13Belarus0.612022
14Bulgaria0.542022
15Estonia0.522022
16Bolivia0.462022
17United States0.452022
18Hungary0.432022
19Romania0.432022
20Sudan0.432022
21Finland0.42022
22Denmark0.42022
23Guinea0.392022
24Serbia0.392022
25Mali0.362022
26Central African Republic0.352022
27Burkina Faso0.352022
28Mongolia0.332022
29Togo0.332022
30Iceland0.322022
31Poland0.32022
32Chad0.292022
33Isle of Man0.292022
34Namibia0.282022
35Brazil0.262022
36Cuba0.262022
37Benin0.262022
38Zimbabwe0.252022
39France0.252022
40Belize0.252022
41Spain0.242022
42Albania0.242022
43Slovakia0.242022
44Sweden0.242022
45Cambodia0.242022
46Libya0.242022
47Türkiye0.242022
48Tunisia0.232022
49Czechia0.232022
50North Macedonia0.232022
51Cameroon0.222022
52Nicaragua0.222022
53Turkmenistan0.222022
54Croatia0.222022
55Thailand0.222022
56South Sudan0.222022
57Senegal0.222022
58Tanzania0.212022
59Azerbaijan0.212022
60Myanmar (Burma)0.22022
61Eritrea0.22022
62Syria0.22022
63Malawi0.192022
64Afghanistan0.192022
65South Africa0.192022
66Sierra Leone0.192022
67Tonga0.192022
68Zambia0.192022
69Kyrgyzstan0.182022
70Guinea-Bissau0.182022
71Greece0.182022
72Iran0.182022
73Morocco0.172022
74Mozambique0.172022
75Gambia0.172022
76Algeria0.172022
77Nigeria0.172022
78Laos0.162022
79Mexico0.162022
80Angola0.152022
81Armenia0.152022
82Côte d’Ivoire0.152022
83Norway0.152022
84Austria0.152022
85Uganda0.152022
86Eswatini0.152022
87Ghana0.142022
88Congo - Kinshasa0.142022
89Germany0.142022
90Gabon0.132022
91Ethiopia0.132022
92Panama0.132022
93Bhutan0.132022
94Pakistan0.122022
95Kenya0.122022
96Italy0.122022
97Lesotho0.122022
98Guyana0.122022
99Bosnia & Herzegovina0.122022
100Peru0.122022
101Uzbekistan0.122022
102El Salvador0.112022
103Iraq0.112022
104India0.112022
105St. Kitts & Nevis0.112022
106Saudi Arabia0.112022
107Botswana0.112022
108New Zealand0.12022
109Madagascar0.12022
110Honduras0.12022
111Burundi0.12022
112Cape Verde0.12022
113Luxembourg0.092022
114Liberia0.092022
115Mauritania0.092022
116Venezuela0.092022
117Congo - Brazzaville0.092022
118Rwanda0.092022
119Dominica0.092022
120Portugal0.092022
121United Kingdom0.092022
122Haiti0.092022
123North Korea0.092022
124Guatemala0.092022
125Ireland0.092022
126Georgia0.092022
127Slovenia0.082022
128Dominican Republic0.082022
129Fiji0.082022
130Tajikistan0.082022
131Timor-Leste0.082022
132Suriname0.082022
133Comoros0.082022
134China0.082022
135Belgium0.072022
136Cyprus0.072022
137Vietnam0.072022
138Chile0.072022
139Vanuatu0.062022
140Indonesia0.062022
141Sri Lanka0.062022
142Somalia0.062022
143Nepal0.062022
144Mauritius0.062022
145San Marino0.062022
146Netherlands0.062022
147Ecuador0.052022
148Samoa0.052022
149Philippines0.052022
150Colombia0.052022
151Bangladesh0.052022
152Switzerland0.052022
153Liechtenstein0.042022
154Antigua & Barbuda0.042022
155Jamaica0.042022
156Costa Rica0.032022
157Japan0.032022
158Papua New Guinea0.032022
159Yemen0.032022
160Solomon Islands0.032022
161Equatorial Guinea0.032022
162Israel0.032022
163Egypt0.032022
164British Virgin Islands0.032022
165Grenada0.032022
166South Korea0.032022
167Barbados0.022022
168Malaysia0.022022
169Lebanon0.022022
170Turks & Caicos Islands0.022022
171New Caledonia0.022022
172Bahamas0.022022
173American Samoa0.022022
174St. Vincent & Grenadines0.022022
175Aruba0.022022
176Trinidad & Tobago0.022022
177Jordan0.022022
178Micronesia0.022022
179São Tomé & Príncipe0.022022
180Oman0.022022
181Palau0.022022
182Puerto Rico0.022022
183Kiribati0.022022
184St. Lucia0.012022
185Malta0.012022
186Montenegro0.012022
187Marshall Islands0.012022
188Andorra0.012022
189French Polynesia0.012022
190Brunei0.012022
191U.S. Virgin Islands0.012022
192Palestinian Territories0.012022
193Qatar0.012022
194Maldives0.012022
195Guam0.012022
196United Arab Emirates0.012022
197Bermuda02022
198Cayman Islands02022
199Djibouti02022
200Kuwait02022
201Northern Mariana Islands02022
202Bahrain02022
203Faroe Islands02022
204Seychelles02022
205Hong Kong SAR China02022
206Singapore02022

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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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