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THE GLOBAL INDEX #016

Arable land per person2023

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 territoryKazakhstan1.46 hectares/person

Top 10

hectares/person · 2023
02Australia
1.16
03Canada
0.95
04Argentina
0.89
05Ukraine
0.87
06Russia
0.85
08Moldova
0.76
09Latvia
0.72
10Niger
0.68

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Arable land per person · 2023 · hectares/person
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares/person)Year
01Kazakhstan1.462023
02Australia1.162023
03Canada0.952023
04Argentina0.892023
05Ukraine0.872023
06Russia0.852023
07Lithuania0.82023
08Moldova0.762023
09Latvia0.722023
10Niger0.682023
11Paraguay0.672023
12Uruguay0.652023
13Belarus0.612023
14Bulgaria0.542023
15Estonia0.522023
16Bolivia0.452023
17United States0.452023
18Romania0.442023
19Hungary0.432023
20Sudan0.422023
21Guinea0.422023
22Finland0.42023
23Denmark0.42023
24Serbia0.392023
25Mali0.352023
26Central African Republic0.352023
27Burkina Faso0.342023
28Mongolia0.332023
29Togo0.322023
30Iceland0.312023
31Poland0.312023
32Isle of Man0.282023
33Chad0.272023
34Namibia0.272023
35Cuba0.262023
36Brazil0.262023
37Benin0.252023
38France0.252023
39Zimbabwe0.252023
40Albania0.242023
41Belize0.242023
42Slovakia0.242023
43Sweden0.242023
44Spain0.242023
45Türkiye0.242023
46Cambodia0.242023
47Libya0.242023
48Czechia0.232023
49Tunisia0.232023
50North Macedonia0.232023
51Croatia0.222023
52Thailand0.222023
53Nicaragua0.222023
54Cameroon0.222023
55South Sudan0.222023
56Turkmenistan0.222023
57Senegal0.212023
58Azerbaijan0.212023
59Myanmar (Burma)0.22023
60Tanzania0.22023
61Eritrea0.22023
62Tonga0.192023
63South Africa0.192023
64Malawi0.192023
65Afghanistan0.192023
66Sierra Leone0.192023
67Syria0.192023
68Guinea-Bissau0.182023
69Zambia0.182023
70Morocco0.182023
71Kyrgyzstan0.182023
72Greece0.182023
73Iran0.172023
74Mozambique0.172023
75Algeria0.162023
76Gambia0.162023
77Nigeria0.162023
78Laos0.162023
79Lesotho0.152023
80Mexico0.152023
81Côte d’Ivoire0.152023
82Armenia0.152023
83Angola0.152023
84Norway0.152023
85Austria0.142023
86Eswatini0.142023
87Uganda0.142023
88Congo - Kinshasa0.142023
89Germany0.142023
90Ghana0.142023
91Gabon0.132023
92Ethiopia0.132023
93Bhutan0.132023
94Panama0.132023
95Pakistan0.122023
96Italy0.122023
97Kenya0.122023
98Guyana0.122023
99Bosnia & Herzegovina0.122023
100Peru0.122023
101El Salvador0.112023
102Uzbekistan0.112023
103Iraq0.112023
104India0.112023
105St. Kitts & Nevis0.112023
106Botswana0.12023
107Saudi Arabia0.12023
108New Zealand0.12023
109Burundi0.12023
110Madagascar0.12023
111Cape Verde0.12023
112Honduras0.12023
113Luxembourg0.092023
114Venezuela0.092023
115Liberia0.092023
116Dominica0.092023
117Mauritania0.092023
118Congo - Brazzaville0.092023
119United Kingdom0.092023
120Portugal0.092023
121North Korea0.092023
122Haiti0.092023
123Dominican Republic0.092023
124Guatemala0.092023
125Slovenia0.082023
126Suriname0.082023
127Fiji0.082023
128Rwanda0.082023
129Ireland0.082023
130Georgia0.082023
131Tajikistan0.082023
132Timor-Leste0.082023
133China0.082023
134Comoros0.082023
135Belgium0.072023
136Cyprus0.072023
137Chile0.072023
138Vietnam0.072023
139Indonesia0.062023
140Vanuatu0.062023
141Sri Lanka0.062023
142Nepal0.062023
143Mauritius0.062023
144Somalia0.062023
145San Marino0.062023
146Ecuador0.062023
147Netherlands0.062023
148Samoa0.052023
149Colombia0.052023
150Philippines0.052023
151Bangladesh0.052023
152Switzerland0.042023
153Liechtenstein0.042023
154Antigua & Barbuda0.042023
155Jamaica0.042023
156Costa Rica0.032023
157Japan0.032023
158Papua New Guinea0.032023
159Yemen0.032023
160Solomon Islands0.032023
161Equatorial Guinea0.032023
162South Korea0.032023
163Israel0.032023
164Egypt0.032023
165British Virgin Islands0.032023
166Grenada0.032023
167Barbados0.022023
168Lebanon0.022023
169Malaysia0.022023
170American Samoa0.022023
171Turks & Caicos Islands0.022023
172New Caledonia0.022023
173Bahamas0.022023
174St. Vincent & Grenadines0.022023
175Aruba0.022023
176Trinidad & Tobago0.022023
177Jordan0.022023
178Micronesia0.022023
179São Tomé & Príncipe0.022023
180Oman0.022023
181Palau0.022023
182Puerto Rico0.022023
183Kiribati0.022023
184St. Lucia0.012023
185Montenegro0.012023
186Malta0.012023
187Marshall Islands0.012023
188Andorra0.012023
189French Polynesia0.012023
190Brunei0.012023
191U.S. Virgin Islands0.012023
192Palestinian Territories0.012023
193Qatar0.012023
194Maldives0.012023
195Guam0.012023
196United Arab Emirates02023
197Bermuda02023
198Cayman Islands02023
199Djibouti02023
200Northern Mariana Islands02023
201Kuwait02023
202Bahrain02023
203Faroe Islands02023
204Seychelles02023
205Hong Kong SAR China02023
206Singapore02023

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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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