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Field Listing :: Land use |
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This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use: arable land - land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest; permanent crops - land cultivated for crops like citrus, coffee, and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest; includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber; other - any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc. |
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Afghanistan |
arable land: 11.95% permanent crops: 0.18% other: 87.87% (2011) |
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Albania |
arable land: 21.63% permanent crops: 2.57% other: 75.79% (2011) |
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Algeria |
arable land: 3.15% permanent crops: 0.38% other: 96.46% (2011) |
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American Samoa |
arable land: 9.5% permanent crops: 15% other: 75.5% (2011) |
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Andorra |
arable land: 5.32% permanent crops: 0% other: 94.68% (2011) |
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Angola |
arable land: 3.29% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 96.48% (2011) |
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Anguilla |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2011) |
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Antarctica |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2011) |
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Argentina |
arable land: 13.68% permanent crops: 0.36% other: 85.96% (2011) |
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Armenia |
arable land: 14.47% permanent crops: 1.8% other: 83.74% (2011) |
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Aruba |
arable land: 11.11% permanent crops: 0% other: 88.89% (2005) |
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Australia |
arable land: 6.16% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.05% other: 93.79% (2011) |
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Austria |
arable land: 16.25% permanent crops: 0.77% other: 82.98% (2011) |
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Azerbaijan |
arable land: 21.78% permanent crops: 2.62% other: 75.6% (2011) |
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Bahamas, The |
arable land: 0.65% permanent crops: 0.29% other: 99.06% (2011) |
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Bahrain |
arable land: 1.79% permanent crops: 3.95% other: 94.26% (2011) |
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Bangladesh |
arable land: 52.97% permanent crops: 6.25% other: 40.78% (2011) |
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Barbados |
arable land: 27.91% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 69.77% (2011) |
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Belarus |
arable land: 26.63% permanent crops: 0.59% other: 72.78% (2011) |
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Belgium |
arable land: 27.06% permanent crops: 0.72% other: 72.22% note: includes Luxembourg (2011) |
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Belize |
arable land: 3.27% permanent crops: 1.39% other: 95.34% (2011) |
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Benin |
arable land: 22.48% permanent crops: 2.61% other: 74.9% (2011) |
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Bermuda |
arable land: 14.8% permanent crops: 0% other: 85.2% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2011) |
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Bhutan |
arable land: 2.49% permanent crops: 0.46% other: 97.06% (2011) |
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Bolivia |
arable land: 3.49% permanent crops: 0.2% other: 96.31% (2011) |
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Botswana |
arable land: 0.45% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.55% (2011) |
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Bouvet Island |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2011) |
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Brazil |
arable land: 8.45% permanent crops: 0.83% other: 90.72% (2011) |
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Brunei |
arable land: 0.52% permanent crops: 0.87% other: 98.61% (2011) |
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Bulgaria |
arable land: 29.28% permanent crops: 1.44% other: 69.28% (2011) |
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Burkina Faso |
arable land: 20.79% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 78.98% (2011) |
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Burma |
arable land: 15.94% permanent crops: 2.16% other: 81.89% (2011) |
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Burundi |
arable land: 33.06% permanent crops: 14.37% other: 52.57% (2011) |
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Cabo Verde |
arable land: 11.66% permanent crops: 0.74% other: 87.59% (2011) |
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Cambodia |
arable land: 22.09% permanent crops: 0.86% other: 77.05% (2011) |
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Cameroon |
arable land: 13.04% permanent crops: 2.94% other: 84.01% (2011) |
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Canada |
arable land: 4.3% permanent crops: 0.49% other: 95.2% (2011) |
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Cayman Islands |
arable land: 0.83% permanent crops: 2.08% other: 97.08% (2011) |
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Chad |
arable land: 3.82% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 96.16% (2011) |
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Chile |
arable land: 1.74% permanent crops: 0.6% other: 97.65% (2011) |
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China |
arable land: 11.62% permanent crops: 1.53% other: 86.84% (2011) |
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Christmas Island |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2011) |
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Colombia |
arable land: 1.84% permanent crops: 1.66% other: 96.5% (2011) |
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Comoros |
arable land: 44.06% permanent crops: 31.17% other: 24.77% (2011) |
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Cook Islands |
arable land: 8.33% permanent crops: 4.17% other: 87.5% (2011) |
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Coral Sea Islands |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2011) |
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Costa Rica |
arable land: 4.89% permanent crops: 6.46% other: 88.65% (2011) |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
arable land: 8.99% permanent crops: 13.65% other: 77.36% (2011) |
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Croatia |
arable land: 15.85% permanent crops: 1.47% other: 82.69% (2011) |
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Cuba |
arable land: 32.31% permanent crops: 3.55% other: 64.15% (2011) |
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Curacao |
arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2011) |
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Cyprus |
arable land: 9.06% permanent crops: 3.54% other: 87.41% (2011) |
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Czech Republic |
arable land: 40.12% permanent crops: 0.96% other: 58.92% (2011) |
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Denmark |
arable land: 57.99% permanent crops: 0.09% other: 41.91% (2011) |
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Djibouti |
arable land: 0.09% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.91% (2011) |
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Dominica |
arable land: 8% permanent crops: 24% other: 68% (2011) |
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Ecuador |
arable land: 4.51% permanent crops: 5.38% other: 90.11% (2011) |
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Egypt |
arable land: 2.87% permanent crops: 0.79% other: 96.34% (2011) |
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El Salvador |
arable land: 31.61% permanent crops: 10.93% other: 57.46% (2011) |
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Eritrea |
arable land: 5.87% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 94.12% (2011) |
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Estonia |
arable land: 13.97% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 85.89% (2011) |
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Ethiopia |
arable land: 13.19% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 85.8% (2011) |
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European Union |
arable land: 24.91 permanent crops: 2.75 other: 72.34 (2011) |
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Faroe Islands |
arable land: 2.15% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.85% (2011) |
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Fiji |
arable land: 9.17% permanent crops: 4.65% other: 86.17% (2011) |
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Finland |
arable land: 6.65% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 93.34% (2011) |
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France |
arable land: 33.45% permanent crops: 1.86% other: 64.69% note: French Guiana - arable land 0.13%, permanent crops 0.04%, other 99.83% (90% forest, 10% other); Guadeloupe - arable land 11.70%, permanent crops 2.92%, other 85.38%; Martinique - arable land 9.09%, permanent crops 10.0%, other 80.91%; Reunion - arable land 13.94%, permanent crops 1.59%, other 84.47% (2011) |
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) - 100% trees, grasses, ferns, and moss; Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) - 100% grass, ferns, and moss; Iles Crozet - 100% tossock grass, heath, and fern; Iles Kerguelen - 100% tossock grass and Kerguelen cabbage; Bassas da India (Iles Eparses) - 100% rock, coral reef, and sand; Europa Island (Iles Eparses) - 100% mangrove swamp and dry woodlands; Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) - 100% lush vegetation and coconut palms; Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) - 90% forest, 10% other; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) - 100% grasses and scattered brush (2011) |
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Gabon |
arable land: 1.21% permanent crops: 0.64% other: 98.15% (2011) |
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Gambia, The |
arable land: 39.82% permanent crops: 0.44% other: 59.73% (2011) |
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Gaza Strip |
arable land: 7.39% permanent crops: 10.96% other: 81.64% (2011) |
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Georgia |
arable land: 5.94% permanent crops: 1.65% other: 92.41% (2011) |
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Germany |
arable land: 33.25% permanent crops: 0.56% other: 66.19% (2011) |
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Ghana |
arable land: 20.12% permanent crops: 11.74% other: 68.14% (2011) |
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Gibraltar |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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Greece |
arable land: 18.95% permanent crops: 8.73% other: 72.32% (2011) |
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Greenland |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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Grenada |
arable land: 8.82% permanent crops: 20.59% other: 70.59% (2011) |
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Guam |
arable land: 1.85% permanent crops: 16.67% other: 81.48% (2011) |
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Guatemala |
arable land: 13.78% permanent crops: 8.68% other: 77.55% (2011) |
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Guernsey |
arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA |
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Guinea |
arable land: 11.59% permanent crops: 2.81% other: 85.6% (2011) |
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Guinea-Bissau |
arable land: 8.3% permanent crops: 6.92% other: 84.78% (2011) |
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Guyana |
arable land: 1.95% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 97.92% (2011) |
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Haiti |
arable land: 36.04% permanent crops: 10.09% other: 53.87% (2011) |
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Honduras |
arable land: 9.07% permanent crops: 3.91% other: 87.02% (2011) |
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Hong Kong |
arable land: 5.05% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 93.94% (2011) |
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Hungary |
arable land: 47.24% permanent crops: 1.97% other: 50.79% (2011) |
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Iceland |
arable land: 1.19% permanent crops: 0% other: 98.81% (2011) |
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India |
arable land: 47.87% permanent crops: 3.74% other: 48.39% (2011) |
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Indonesia |
arable land: 12.34% permanent crops: 10.5% other: 77.16% (2011) |
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Iran |
arable land: 10.05% permanent crops: 1.08% other: 88.86% (2011) |
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Iraq |
arable land: 9.19% permanent crops: 0.48% other: 90.33% (2011) |
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Ireland |
arable land: 15.11% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 84.87% (2011) |
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Isle of Man |
arable land: 43.86% permanent crops: 0% other: 56.14% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2011) |
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Israel |
arable land: 13.68% permanent crops: 3.69% other: 82.62% (2011) |
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Italy |
arable land: 22.57% permanent crops: 8.37% other: 69.07% (2011) |
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Jamaica |
arable land: 10.92% permanent crops: 9.1% other: 79.98% (2011) |
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Jan Mayen |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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Japan |
arable land: 11.26% permanent crops: 0.81% other: 87.93% (2011) |
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Jarvis Island |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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Jersey |
arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA |
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Jordan |
arable land: 1.97% permanent crops: 0.95% other: 97.08% (2011) |
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Kazakhstan |
arable land: 8.82% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 91.15% (2011) |
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Kenya |
arable land: 9.48% permanent crops: 1.12% other: 89.4% (2011) |
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Kingman Reef |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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Kiribati |
arable land: 2.47% permanent crops: 39.51% other: 58.02% (2011) |
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Korea, North |
arable land: 19.08% permanent crops: 1.7% other: 79.22% (2011) |
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Korea, South |
arable land: 14.93% permanent crops: 2.06% other: 83% (2011) |
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Kuwait |
arable land: 0.62% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 99.1% (2011) |
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Kyrgyzstan |
arable land: 6.38% permanent crops: 0.37% other: 93.24% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural-growth walnut forest (2011) |
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Laos |
arable land: 5.91% permanent crops: 0.42% other: 93.67% (2011) |
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Latvia |
arable land: 17.96% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 81.93% (2011) |
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Lebanon |
arable land: 10.72% permanent crops: 12.06% other: 77.22% (2011) |
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Lesotho |
arable land: 10.14% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 89.72% (2011) |
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Liberia |
arable land: 4.04% permanent crops: 1.62% other: 94.34% (2011) |
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Libya |
arable land: 0.99% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 98.82% (2011) |
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Liechtenstein |
arable land: 21.88% permanent crops: 0% other: 78.12% (2011) |
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Lithuania |
arable land: 33.48% permanent crops: 0.47% other: 66.05% (2011) |
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Luxembourg |
arable land: 23.9% permanent crops: 0.58% other: 75.52% (includes Belgium) (2011) |
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Macau |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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Macedonia |
arable land: 16.1% permanent crops: 1.36% other: 82.54% (2011) |
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Madagascar |
arable land: 5.96% permanent crops: 1.02% other: 93.02% (2011) |
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Malawi |
arable land: 30.38% permanent crops: 1.1% other: 68.52% (2011) |
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Malaysia |
arable land: 5.44% permanent crops: 17.49% other: 77.07% (2011) |
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Maldives |
arable land: 10% permanent crops: 10% other: 80% (2011) |
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Mali |
arable land: 5.53% permanent crops: 0.1% other: 94.37% (2011) |
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Malta |
arable land: 28.12% permanent crops: 4.06% other: 67.81% (2011) |
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Marshall Islands |
arable land: 11.11% permanent crops: 44.44% other: 44.44% (2011) |
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Mauritania |
arable land: 0.44% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.55% (2011) |
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Mauritius |
arable land: 38.24% permanent crops: 1.96% other: 59.8% (2011) |
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Mexico |
arable land: 12.98% permanent crops: 1.36% other: 85.66% (2011) |
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Moldova |
arable land: 53.47% permanent crops: 8.77% other: 37.75% (2011) |
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Monaco |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 1% other: 99% (urban area) (2011) |
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Mongolia |
arable land: 0.39% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.61% (2011) |
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Montenegro |
arable land: 12.45% permanent crops: 1.16% other: 86.39% (2011) |
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Montserrat |
arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2011) |
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Morocco |
arable land: 17.79% permanent crops: 2.6% other: 79.61% (2011) |
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Mozambique |
arable land: 6.51% permanent crops: 0.25% other: 93.24% (2011) |
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Namibia |
arable land: 0.97% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.02% (2011) |
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Nauru |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 20% other: 80% (2011) |
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Nepal |
arable land: 16% permanent crops: 0.8% other: 83.2% (2011) |
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Netherlands |
arable land: 25.08% permanent crops: 0.88% other: 74.04% (2011) |
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New Caledonia |
arable land: 0.38% permanent crops: 0.27% other: 99.34% (2011) |
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New Zealand |
arable land: 1.76% permanent crops: 0.27% other: 97.98% (2011) |
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Nicaragua |
arable land: 14.57% permanent crops: 1.76% other: 83.66% (2011) |
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Niger |
arable land: 11.79% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 88.16% (2011) |
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Nigeria |
arable land: 38.97% permanent crops: 3.46% other: 57.57% (2011) |
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Niue |
arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 11.54% other: 84.62% (2011) |
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Norway |
arable land: 2.52% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 97.46% (2011) |
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Oman |
arable land: 0.1% permanent crops: 0.12% other: 99.77% (2011) |
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Pakistan |
arable land: 26.02% permanent crops: 1.05% other: 72.93% (2011) |
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Palau |
arable land: 2.17% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 93.48% (2011) |
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Palmyra Atoll |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2011) |
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Panama |
arable land: 7.16% permanent crops: 2.51% other: 90.33% (2011) |
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Paraguay |
arable land: 9.59% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 90.19% (2011) |
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Peru |
arable land: 2.84% permanent crops: 0.66% other: 96.5% (2011) |
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Philippines |
arable land: 18% permanent crops: 17.33% other: 64.67% (2011) |
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Poland |
arable land: 35.49% permanent crops: 1.25% other: 63.26% (2011) |
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Portugal |
arable land: 11.88% permanent crops: 7.71% other: 80.41% (2011) |
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Puerto Rico |
arable land: 6.76% permanent crops: 4.51% other: 88.73% (2011) |
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Qatar |
arable land: 1.21% permanent crops: 0.17% other: 98.62% (2011) |
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Romania |
arable land: 37.73% permanent crops: 1.86% other: 60.41% (2011) |
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Russia |
arable land: 7.11% permanent crops: 0.1% other: 92.79% (2011) |
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Rwanda |
arable land: 46.32% permanent crops: 9.49% other: 44.19% (2011) |
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Saint Lucia |
arable land: 4.84% permanent crops: 11.29% other: 83.87% (2011) |
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Samoa |
arable land: 2.82% permanent crops: 7.75% other: 89.44% (2011) |
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San Marino |
arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 0% other: 83.33% (2011) |
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Saudi Arabia |
arable land: 1.45% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 98.44% (2011) |
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Senegal |
arable land: 19.57% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 80.15% (2011) |
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Serbia |
arable land: 37.28% permanent crops: 3.41% other: 59.31% (2011) |
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Seychelles |
arable land: 2.17% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 93.48% (2011) |
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Sierra Leone |
arable land: 15.33% permanent crops: 1.88% other: 82.79% (2011) |
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Singapore |
arable land: 0.89% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 98.97% (2011) |
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Sint Maarten |
arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2011) |
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Slovakia |
arable land: 28.36% permanent crops: 0.41% other: 71.22% (2011) |
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Slovenia |
arable land: 8.31% permanent crops: 1.33% other: 90.36% (2011) |
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Solomon Islands |
arable land: 0.62% permanent crops: 2.25% other: 97.13% (2011) |
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Somalia |
arable land: 1.73% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 98.23% (2011) |
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South Africa |
arable land: 9.87% permanent crops: 0.34% other: 89.79% (2011) |
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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2011) |
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Spain |
arable land: 24.75% permanent crops: 9.29% other: 65.96% (2011) |
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Sri Lanka |
arable land: 18.29% permanent crops: 14.94% other: 66.77% (2011) |
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Sudan |
arable land: 6.76% permanent crops: 0.07% other: 93.17% (2011) |
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Suriname |
arable land: 0.36% permanent crops: 0.04% other: 99.6% (2011) |
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Svalbard |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (no trees; the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry) (2011) |
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Swaziland |
arable land: 10.08% permanent crops: 0.86% other: 89.06% (2011) |
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Sweden |
arable land: 5.8% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 94.18% (2011) |
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Switzerland |
arable land: 9.8% permanent crops: 0.57% other: 89.63% (2011) |
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Syria |
arable land: 24.9% permanent crops: 5.69% other: 69.41% (2011) |
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Taiwan |
arable land: 24% permanent crops: 1% other: 75% (2011) |
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Tajikistan |
arable land: 5.96% permanent crops: 0.91% other: 93.13% (2011) |
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Tanzania |
arable land: 12.25% permanent crops: 1.79% other: 85.96% (2011) |
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Thailand |
arable land: 30.71% permanent crops: 8.77% other: 60.52% (2011) |
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Timor-Leste |
arable land: 10.09% permanent crops: 4.03% other: 85.88% (2011) |
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Togo |
arable land: 44.2% permanent crops: 3.7% other: 52.1% (2011) |
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Tokelau |
arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 60% other: 40% (2011) |
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Tonga |
arable land: 21.33% permanent crops: 14.67% other: 64% (2011) |
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Tunisia |
arable land: 17.35% permanent crops: 14.63% other: 68.02% (2011) |
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Turkey |
arable land: 26.21% permanent crops: 3.94% other: 69.84% (2011) |
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Turkmenistan |
arable land: 3.89% permanent crops: 0.12% other: 95.98% (2011) |
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Tuvalu |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 60% other: 40% (2011) |
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Uganda |
arable land: 27.94% permanent crops: 9.11% other: 62.95% (2011) |
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Ukraine |
arable land: 53.85% permanent crops: 1.48% other: 44.67% (2011) |
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United Kingdom |
arable land: 24.88% permanent crops: 0.18% other: 74.93% (2011) |
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United States |
arable land: 16.29% permanent crops: 0.26% other: 83.44% (2011) |
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Uruguay |
arable land: 10.25% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 89.52% (2011) |
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Uzbekistan |
arable land: 9.61% permanent crops: 0.8% other: 89.58% (2011) |
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Vanuatu |
arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 10.25% other: 88.11% (2011) |
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Venezuela |
arable land: 2.85% permanent crops: 0.71% other: 96.44% (2011) |
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Vietnam |
arable land: 19.64% permanent crops: 11.18% other: 69.18% (2011) |
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Virgin Islands |
arable land: 2.86% permanent crops: 2.86% other: 94.29% (2011) |
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Wake Island |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2011) |
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West Bank |
arable land: 7.39% permanent crops: 10.96% other: 81.64% (2011) |
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Western Sahara |
arable land: 0.02% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.98% (2011) |
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World |
arable land: 10.43% permanent crops: 1.15% other: 88.42% (2011) |
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Yemen |
arable land: 2.2% permanent crops: 0.55% other: 97.25% (2011) |
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Zambia |
arable land: 4.52% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 95.44% (2011) |
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Zimbabwe |
arable land: 10.49% permanent crops: 0.31% other: 89.2% (2011) |
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