Arable land, percent of land area - Country rankings
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Arable land, percent of total land area, 2018 - Country rankings:
The average for 2018 based on 192 countries was 14.4 percent.The highest value was in Denmark: 59.8 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 0.1 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2018. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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59.8
59.7
56.8
52.6
51.1
48.7
47.4
46.7
46.7
43.5
39.6
38.8
38.2
37.8
37.3
36.9
36.0
35.5
34.4
33.8
33.6
33.1
33.1
32.9
32.2
32.0
30.3
30.3
29.5
28.3
28.1
28.1
28.0
27.8
25.6
25.6
25.4
25.4
25.0
24.8
23.8
23.6
22.6
22.5
22.3
22.2
22.2
21.9
21.9
20.9
20.7
20.1
19.5
18.7
18.2
17.7
17.2
17.0
16.8
16.8
16.6
16.6
16.6
16.3
16.1
15.8
15.7
15.2
14.7
14.3
14.3
14.2
14.1
14.1
14.0
14.0
13.5
13.1
13.0
12.9
12.7
12.6
12.5
12.4
12.3
11.9
11.8
11.5
11.5
11.4
11.3
11.3
11.1
11.1
11.0
11.0
10.7
10.7
10.3
10.2
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.9
9.2
9.1
9.1
9.0
9.0
9.0
8.8
8.0
8.0
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.2
6.8
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.5
6.3
5.7
5.6
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.1
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
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29.9
44.9
59.8
Definition: Arable land 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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