List of countries by arable land density

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Arable density (m2 per capita) by country Arable density map 2021.png
Arable density (m² per capita) by country

This is a list of countries ordered by physiological density. "Arable land" is defined by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, the source of "Arable land (hectares per person)" 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.

List

Data are for the year 2021, and are from the UN FAO unless otherwise specified. [1] [2] Locations with no arable land are omitted.

LocationArable land / personPersons /
arable area
 %
arable
Arable landPopulation
m2sq ftkm2sq mikm2sq mi
 World1,80019,0005701,50011%14,000,0005,400,0007,900,000,000
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 15,456166,3706517011%296,697114,55519,196,465
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12,062129,830832104%312,650120,71025,921,089
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10,027107,9301002604%382,590147,72038,155,012
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9,322100,34010728015%422,088162,96945,276,780
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8,38490,2401193107%1,216,490469,690145,102,755
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 8,17888,03012232036%22,7908,8002,786,651
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 7,56381,41013234057%329,240127,12043,531,422
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 7,40279,67013535010%40155,404
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 7,26878,23013836022%13,6205,2601,873,919
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 7,06276,01014237012%47,34018,2806,703,799
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 7,00975,44014337014%177,00068,00025,252,722
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5,92763,80016944012%20,3067,8403,426,260
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 5,87263,21017044028%56,24021,7109,578,167
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 5,58960,16017946052%17,1106,6103,061,506
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5,26856,70019049016%7,0002,7001,328,701
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 5,22056,2001925002%4,2001,600804,567
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 5,16355,5701945004%103.91,937
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5,08454,72019751032%35,00513,5166,885,868
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4,68150,39021455017%1,577,368609,025336,997,624
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4,59849,49021756011%209,94881,06145,657,202
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 4,52848,74022157020%207.74,417
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4,44347,82022558037%85,88033,16019,328,560
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4,26345,89023561045%41,39715,9839,709,786
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4,05243,6202476407%22,4308,6605,535,992
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 4,03043,4002486404%48,68418,79712,079,472
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4,02643,34024864059%23,5709,1005,854,240
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 3,98142,8502516500.9%13,3285,1463,347,782
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3,80840,9902636807%83,41032,20021,904,983
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3,58438,58027972031%26,15010,1007,296,769
Flag of France.svg  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3,40037,0002947609%207.75,883
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 3,29835,5003037803%18,0006,9005,457,154
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3,26735,1703067901%1,210470370,335
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3,16234,0403168201%8,0003,1002,530,151
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 3,08533,2103248404%53,00020,00017,179,740
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,08233,17032484020%10,0803,8903,270,943
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 3,06532,99032684049%26,50010,2008,644,829
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 3,05932,9303278504%19,4007,5006,341,855
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2,89231,13034690036%110,78842,77538,307,726
Flag of France.svg  France 2,78329,96035993033%179,56669,33164,531,444
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2,76029,70036294022%61,00024,00022,100,683
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2,75329,63036394041%2329084,263
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2,71829,2603689507%582,528224,915214,326,223
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2,58427,8103871,00028%29,08611,23011,256,372
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 2,55427,4903921,0201%17,2006,6006,735,277
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2,50126,9204001,00010%40,00015,00015,993,524
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2,50027,0004001,0004%1,000390400,031
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2,48426,7404031,04023%41,20115,90816,589,023
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2,43426,2004111,06028%13,2605,1205,447,622
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2,43226,1804111,06023%115,50144,59547,486,935
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2,42226,0704131,0706%25,3529,78810,467,097
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2,39525,7804171,08034%171,50066,20071,601,103
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2,35525,3504251,10032%24,7539,55710,510,751
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2,34525,2404261,10026%198,81076,76084,775,404
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2,30924,8504331,12018%28,31310,93212,262,946
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2,29124,6604371,13013%31,00012,00013,531,906
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2,28024,5004391,14013%62,00024,00027,198,628
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2,26924,4204411,14020%38,30014,80016,876,720
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2,22823,9804491,1604%23,9479,24610,748,272
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2,19423,6204561,18012%15,0305,8006,850,540
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 2,18623,5304581,19025%46,60617,99521,324,367
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2,15423,1904641,20025%28,00011,00012,996,895
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2,12322,8504711,22015%135,02552,13363,588,334
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2,11122,7204741,23015%8,5703,3104,060,135
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2,10122,6104761,23022%5,9992,3162,854,710
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2,04321,9904901,30017%109,90042,40053,798,084
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2,04121,9704901,30017%21,3198,23110,445,365
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2,02621,8104941,28017%75,12029,00037,076,584
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2,02621,8104941,28025%20,8908,07010,312,992
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2,02021,7004951,28010%120,00046,00059,392,255
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2,01121,6504971,29042%40,00015,00019,889,742
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1,98321,3405041,31017%4,1701,6102,103,330
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1,97221,2305071,3107%12,8744,9716,527,743
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1,95121,0005121,3305%38,00015,00019,473,125
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1,90620,5205251,3606%6,9002,7003,620,312
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1,88620,3005301,40028%20077106,017
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1,88120,2505321,38022%15,8406,1208,420,641
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1,88020,2005321,38014%4,2901,6602,281,454
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1,78619,2205601,50010%156,99060,61087,923,432
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1,76118,9605681,4707%56,50021,80032,077,072
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,72818,6005791,50040%368,720142,360213,401,323
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1,70518,3505871,5203%75,30629,07644,177,969
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1,66717,9406001,60043%4,4001,7002,639,916
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 1,64817,7406071,5705%12,2404,7307,425,057
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 1,63817,6306271,62012%78,36030,25049,552,566
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1,58917,1006291,63016%4,4341,7122,790,974
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1,58517,0606311,63010%200,84077,540126,705,138
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1,55716,7606421,6604%53,73020,75034,503,774
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1,50516,2006651,72034%69,00027,00045,853,778
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,48816,0206721,7402%8,0403,1005,403,021
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1,48515,9806741,75010%1,7706801,192,271
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,47915,9206761,75016%13,1985,0968,922,082
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1,45615,6706871,78011%3,0001,2002,060,721
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1,43415,4406971,81021%47,08918,18132,833,031
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1,42715,3607011,8206%136,80052,80095,894,118
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1,39815,0507151,85033%116,58045,01083,408,554
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1,38814,9407201,9001%3,2501,2502,341,179
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1,35614,6007371,91014%163,14062,990120,283,026
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1,31814,1907581,96040%305,100117,800231,402,117
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1,29813,9707702,0008%5,6502,1804,351,267
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1,27413,7107852,03011%35,00014,00027,478,249
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1,27313,7007862,0403%42,90316,56533,715,471
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,21413,0708242,13024%71,92827,77259,240,329
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 1,20913,0108272,1402%940360777,486
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,20112,9308332,1602%6,1602,3805,129,727
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1,17812,6808492,2009%40,16115,50634,081,449
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1,14212,2908762,27035%7,2102,7806,314,167
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1,14112,2808762,27011%49,69019,19043,533,592
Flag of India.svg  India 1,09711,8109112,36052%1,544,479596,3271,407,563,842
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1,09411,7809142,37010%58,00022,00053,005,614
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,05011,3009522,47019%501947,606
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1,03811,1709642,5005%30,00012,00028,915,653
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1,01210,8909882,56049%12,7004,90012,551,213
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1,00410,8109962,5800.5%2,6001,0002,588,423
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 99010,7001,0102,6009%10,1803,93010,278,345
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 97710,5201,0232,65024%625241639,321
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 97510,4901,0262,6600.4%4,5001,7004,614,974
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 96310,3701,0392,6905%5,0001,9005,193,416
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 96110,3401,0412,70014%263,000102,000273,753,191
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 95410,2701,0482,7102%34,30013,20035,950,396
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 94610,1801,0572,7400.4%580220612,985
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 94210,1401,0612,7502%5,5002,1005,835,806
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 94210,1401,0612,75051%12,6844,89713,461,888
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 93810,1001,0662,76011%9,6523,72710,290,103
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 9229,9201,0852,8103%26,00010,00028,199,867
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8939,6101,1202,90025%60,09823,20467,281,039
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 8849,5201,1322,93019%22,9508,86025,971,909
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 8839,5001,1332,93015%15,5406,00017,608,483
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 8789,4501,1392,95036%10,0503,88011,447,569
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 8749,4101,1442,9606%4,3601,6804,986,526
Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna 8609,3001,1633,0107%103.911,627
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 8599,2501,1633,0106%8,3803,2409,750,064
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 8549,1901,1713,0309%1,8107002,119,410
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde 8509,1001,1763,05012%500190587,925
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 8449,0801,1853,0707%1,1154311,320,942
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 8318,9401,2043,1204%768297924,610
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 8308,9001,2043,1204%3,1201,2003,757,980
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 8298,9201,2073,1308%602372,412
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 7918,5101,2643,27035%650250821,625
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 7898,4901,2683,28018%8,7703,39011,117,873
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 7658,2301,3083,39010%9523681,244,188
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7638,2101,3103,40012%1,088,620420,3201,425,893,465
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7468,0301,3413,47029%8,6563,34211,611,419
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 7047,5801,4213,68015%21,1378,16130,034,989
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 6967,4901,4363,72022%67,87026,20097,468,029
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6747,2501,4843,8402%13,1395,07319,493,184
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 6456,9401,5514,0202%11,0004,20017,065,581
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6306,8001,5874,11022%13,7205,30021,773,441
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 6276,7501,5964,1302%20077319,137
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 5886,3301,7004,40033%207.733,745
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 5776,2101,7324,49038%7502901,298,915
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 5756,1901,7384,5004%10,2403,95017,797,737
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5736,1701,7454,52030%10,0303,87017,501,696
Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe 5495,9101,8204,70013%21884396,051
Flag of France.svg  Mayotte 5465,8801,8324,74046%17367316,014
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 5165,5501,9385,0204%11344218,764
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4915,2902,0375,28019%55,90021,600113,880,328
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4795,1602,0885,41062%81,10031,300169,356,251
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4715,0702,1215,4905%2,4309405,153,957
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4554,9002,1985,69010%3,9551,5278,691,406
Flag of France.svg  French Guiana 4464,8002,2405,8000.2%13351297,449
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 4434,7702,2575,85011%176.639,039
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 4294,6202,3306,0009%401593,219
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 4244,5602,3566,10011%1,2004602,827,695
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4244,5602,3616,11017%3,7701,4608,900,059
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3874,1702,5856,7002%19,9307,70051,516,562
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 3513,7802,8487,3802%11,5804,47032,981,641
Flag of France.svg  Réunion 3513,7802,8527,39013%339131966,129
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3333,5803,0067,7900.7%3,3101,2809,949,437
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3283,5303,0507,90011%40,86015,780124,612,530
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3253,5003,0787,9700.8%23089707,851
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 3243,4903,0847,9902%5302001,634,466
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 3213,4603,1128,0607%103.931,122
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 2973,2003,3718,73010%10942368,796
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2943,1603,4018,8102%51.917,003
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2823,0403,5519,2003%30,77011,880109,262,178
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2592,7903,8599,99014%13,4305,19051,830,139
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2502,7003,99710,35017%5,9702,31023,859,912
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2492,6804,01510,40014%1,3935385,592,631
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2492,6804,01710,40016%7027281,200
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2462,6504,06510,5303%8,2603,19033,573,874
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2412,5904,15410,7609%3012124,610
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 2222,3904,51111,6801%103.945,114
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 2152,3104,64312,0305%103.945,035
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 2072,2304,82112,4900.3%6023287,800
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1962,1105,09913,2100.8%8031407,906
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1922,0705,21713,5105%207.7104,332
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 1882,0205,32713,80011%207.7106,537
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1831,9705,47214,1700.3%8263194,520,471
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe 1791,9305,57814,4504%4015223,107
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1791,9305,59714,5002%1,99276911,148,278
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 1771,9105,65714,6503%207.7113,131
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 1661,7906,00815,5600.7%31.218,024
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1641,7706,10315,8105%250971,525,663
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 1551,6706,44416,6902%207.7128,874
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1541,6606,48616,8006%5021943,256,028
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 1491,6006,72917,4304%2710179,651
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1481,5906,75317,49024%7830526,748
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 3,02532,56033085014%1,899733627,859
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 1191,2808,41021,8003%51.942,050
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 951,02010,57227,3802%72.779,034
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  US Virgin Islands 9097011,12128,8003%93.5100,091
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 9097011,13428,8400.8%4015445,373
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 8288012,16131,5000.7%259.7304,032
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 8288012,25231,7307%4191625,133,392
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 7884012,80133,1502%210812,688,235
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 7581013,37134,63013%3915521,457
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara 7176014,14036,6000.02%4015565,581
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 5964017,05344,1702%103.9170,534
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5458018,61948,2200.7%5031949,365,145
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 4751021,39555,4106%31.264,185
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 2931034,06888,2400.8%20.7768,136
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2729036,85295,4500.1%30121,105,557
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1920053,126137,6000.4%80314,250,114
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 1617061,851160,1900.2%10.3949,481
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1415069,679180,4703%218.11,463,265
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1415070,981183,8400.3%20.77106,471
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1314075,556195,6900.05%10.3952,889
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2.729374,729970,5402%207.77,494,578
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0.99.71,060,9042,747,7300.8%62.35,941,060

References

  1. "Land Use". fao.org. Retrieved 25 Jan 2024.
  2. "Annual population". fao.org. Retrieved 25 Jan 2024.