Former Spanish colonies Compared by Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000
DEFINITION:
Arable land (in hectares) 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000
- Australia has had the highest arable land > hectares per 1000 since 1965.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares per 1000 since 1981.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- Lithuania ranked first for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst Cold countries in 2005.
- United States ranked third for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Latvia ranked first for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
- All of the top 2 countries by arable land > hectares per 1000 are Sparsely populated.