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Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares · higher is better · 206 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Kazakhstan1.5
  2. 2Australia1.2
  3. 3Canada0.95
  4. 4Argentina0.89
  5. 5Ukraine0.87
  6. 6Russian Federation0.85
  7. 7Lithuania0.8
  8. 8Moldova0.76
  9. 9Latvia0.72
  10. 10Niger0.68
  11. 11Paraguay0.67
  12. 12Uruguay0.65
  13. 13Belarus0.61
  14. 14Bulgaria0.54
  15. 15Estonia0.52
  16. 16Bolivia0.45
  17. 17United States0.45
  18. 18Romania0.44
  19. 19Hungary0.43
  20. 20Sudan0.42
  21. 21Guinea0.42
  22. 22Finland0.4
  23. 23Denmark0.4
  24. 24Serbia0.39
  25. 25Mali0.35
  26. 26Central African Republic0.35
  27. 27Burkina Faso0.34
  28. 28Mongolia0.33
  29. 29Togo0.32
  30. 30Iceland0.31
  31. 31Poland0.31
  32. 32Isle of Man0.28
  33. 33Chad0.27
  34. 34Namibia0.27
  35. 35Cuba0.26
  36. 36Brazil0.26
  37. 37Benin0.25
  38. 38France0.25
  39. 39Zimbabwe0.25
  40. 40Albania0.24
  41. 41Belize0.24
  42. 42Slovak Republic0.24
  43. 43Sweden0.24
  44. 44Spain0.24
  45. 45Turkiye0.24
  46. 46Cambodia0.24
  47. 47Libya0.24
  48. 48Czechia0.23
  49. 49Tunisia0.23
  50. 50North Macedonia0.23
  51. 51Croatia0.22
  52. 52Thailand0.22
  53. 53Nicaragua0.22
  54. 54Cameroon0.22
  55. 55South Sudan0.22
  56. 56Turkmenistan0.22
  57. 57Senegal0.21
  58. 58Azerbaijan0.21
  59. 59Myanmar0.2
  60. 60Tanzania0.2
  61. 61Eritrea0.2
  62. 62Tonga0.19
  63. 63South Africa0.19
  64. 64Malawi0.19
  65. 65Afghanistan0.19
  66. 66Sierra Leone0.19
  67. 67Syrian Arab Republic0.19
  68. 68Guinea-Bissau0.18
  69. 69Zambia0.18
  70. 70Morocco0.18
  71. 71Kyrgyz Republic0.18
  72. 72Greece0.18
  73. 73Iran, Islamic Rep.0.17
  74. 74Mozambique0.17
  75. 75Algeria0.16
  76. 76Gambia, The0.16
  77. 77Nigeria0.16
  78. 78Lao PDR0.16
  79. 79Lesotho0.15
  80. 80Mexico0.15
  81. 81Cote d'Ivoire0.15
  82. 82Armenia0.15
  83. 83Angola0.15
  84. 84Norway0.15
  85. 85Austria0.14
  86. 86Eswatini0.14
  87. 87Uganda0.14
  88. 88Congo, Dem. Rep.0.14
  89. 89Germany0.14
  90. 90Ghana0.14
  91. 91Gabon0.13
  92. 92Ethiopia0.13
  93. 93Bhutan0.13
  94. 94Panama0.13
  95. 95Pakistan0.12
  96. 96Italy0.12
  97. 97Kenya0.12
  98. 98Guyana0.12
  99. 99Bosnia and Herzegovina0.12
  100. 100Peru0.12
  101. 101El Salvador0.11
  102. 102Uzbekistan0.11
  103. 103Iraq0.11
  104. 104India0.11
  105. 105St. Kitts and Nevis0.11
  106. 106Botswana0.1
  107. 107Saudi Arabia0.1
  108. 108New Zealand0.1
  109. 109Burundi0.1
  110. 110Madagascar0.1
  111. 111Cabo Verde0.1
  112. 112Honduras0.1
  113. 113Luxembourg0.09
  114. 114Venezuela, RB0.09
  115. 115Liberia0.09
  116. 116Dominica0.09
  117. 117Mauritania0.09
  118. 118Congo, Rep.0.09
  119. 119United Kingdom0.09
  120. 120Portugal0.09
  121. 121Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.09
  122. 122Haiti0.09
  123. 123Dominican Republic0.09
  124. 124Guatemala0.09
  125. 125Slovenia0.08
  126. 126Suriname0.08
  127. 127Fiji0.08
  128. 128Rwanda0.08
  129. 129Ireland0.08
  130. 130Georgia0.08
  131. 131Tajikistan0.08
  132. 132Timor-Leste0.08
  133. 133China0.08
  134. 134Comoros0.08
  135. 135Belgium0.07
  136. 136Cyprus0.07
  137. 137Chile0.07
  138. 138Viet Nam0.07
  139. 139Indonesia0.06
  140. 140Vanuatu0.06
  141. 141Sri Lanka0.06
  142. 142Nepal0.06
  143. 143Mauritius0.06
  144. 144Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.06
  145. 145San Marino0.06
  146. 146Ecuador0.06
  147. 147Netherlands0.06
  148. 148Samoa0.05
  149. 149Colombia0.05
  150. 150Philippines0.05
  151. 151Bangladesh0.05
  152. 152Switzerland0.04
  153. 153Liechtenstein0.04
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda0.04
  155. 155Jamaica0.04
  156. 156Costa Rica0.03
  157. 157Japan0.03
  158. 158Papua New Guinea0.03
  159. 159Yemen, Rep.0.03
  160. 160Solomon Islands0.03
  161. 161Equatorial Guinea0.03
  162. 162Korea, Rep.0.03
  163. 163Israel0.03
  164. 164Egypt, Arab Rep.0.03
  165. 165British Virgin Islands0.03
  166. 166Grenada0.03
  167. 167Barbados0.02
  168. 168Lebanon0.02
  169. 169Malaysia0.02
  170. 170American Samoa0.02
  171. 171Turks and Caicos Islands0.02
  172. 172New Caledonia0.02
  173. 173Bahamas, The0.02
  174. 174St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.02
  175. 175Aruba0.02
  176. 176Trinidad and Tobago0.02
  177. 177Jordan0.02
  178. 178Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.02
  179. 179Sao Tome and Principe0.02
  180. 180Oman0.02
  181. 181Palau0.02
  182. 182Puerto Rico (US)0.02
  183. 183Kiribati0.02
  184. 184St. Lucia0.01
  185. 185Montenegro0.01
  186. 186Malta0.01
  187. 187Marshall Islands0.01
  188. 188Andorra0.01
  189. 189French Polynesia0.01
  190. 190Brunei Darussalam0.01
  191. 191Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.01
  192. 192West Bank and Gaza0.01
  193. 193Qatar0.01
  194. 194Maldives0.01
  195. 195Guam0.01
  196. 196United Arab Emirates0
  197. 197Bermuda0
  198. 198Cayman Islands0
  199. 199Djibouti0
  200. 200Northern Mariana Islands0
  201. 201Kuwait0
  202. 202Bahrain0
  203. 203Faroe Islands0
  204. 204Seychelles0
  205. 205Hong Kong SAR, China0
  206. 206Singapore0

Arable land (hectares per person)