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Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•163 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.4value
Countries Covered
163
with available data
Highest
Cuba
4.6value
Lowest
Djibouti
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Cuba4.6value
2Saint Kitts and Nevis4.6value
3Republic of The Gambia3.3value
4Sao Tome and Principe3.2value
5Cook Islands2.8value
By Region
Other0.8value(95 countries)
Europe0.6value(21 countries)
Asia0.3value(26 countries)
Oceania0.3value(2 countries)
South America0.3value(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (4.6value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

Other (95)
Europe (21)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (8)
North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Cuba4.6value
2Saint Kitts and Nevis4.6value
3Republic of The Gambia3.3value
4Sao Tome and Principe3.2value
5Cook Islands2.8value
6Tonga2.6value
7Saint Lucia2.3value
8Barbados2.2value
9Maldives1.9value
10Trinidad and Tobago1.7value
11French Polynesia1.6value
12Norway1.6value
13Samoa1.4value
14Switzerland1.3value
15Faroe Islands1.2value
16New Caledonia1.2value
17Papua New Guinea1.2value
18Mauritius1.1value
19Antigua and Barbuda1.1value
20Puerto Rico1.1value
21Equatorial Guinea1.0value
22Japan1.0value
23Cape Verde1.0value
24El Salvador0.9value
25Sierra Leone0.9value
26Solomon Islands0.9value
27Austria0.8value
28Zimbabwe0.8value
29Ireland0.8value
30Burundi0.8value
31Gabon0.8value
32Lesotho0.8value
33Germany0.8value
34Somalia0.7value
35Panama0.7value
36Taiwan, Province of China0.7value
37Poland0.7value
38Haiti0.7value
39Jamaica0.7value
40Bahrain0.7value
41Suriname0.7value
42Fiji0.7value
43Bulgaria0.7value
44Grenada0.7value
45Singapore0.6value
46Mozambique0.6value
47Finland0.6value
48Qatar0.6value
49Iceland0.6value
50France0.6value
51Timor-Leste0.6value
52Uganda0.6value
53Vanuatu0.6value
54Sweden0.6value
55Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6value
56Rwanda0.5value
57Dominica0.5value
58Argentina0.5value
59Bolivia0.5value
60Paraguay0.5value
61Sri Lanka0.5value
62United Kingdom0.5value
63Belize0.5value
64Hungary0.5value
65Italy0.5value
66Cyprus0.5value
67Bhutan0.5value
68Brunei Darussalam0.5value
69North Korea0.5value
70Madagascar0.5value
71Guinea-Bissau0.5value
72Liberia0.5value
73Netherlands0.5value
74Malta0.5value
75Greece0.5value
76Hong Kong0.5value
77Romania0.4value
78Chad0.4value
79Seychelles0.4value
80Denmark0.4value
81Iraq0.4value
82Benin0.4value
83Guyana0.4value
84Mali0.4value
85Ghana0.4value
86Kiribati0.4value
87Niue0.4value
88South Korea0.4value
89Botswana0.4value
90Spain0.3value
91Portugal0.3value
92United Republic of Tanzania0.3value
93Republic of the Congo0.3value
94Afghanistan0.3value
95Australia0.3value
96Senegal0.3value
97Togo0.3value
98Nicaragua0.3value
99Dominican Republic0.3value
100United States of America0.3value
101Cote d'Ivoire0.3value
102Comoros0.3value
103Brazil0.3value
104Venezuela0.3value
105Angola0.3value
106Peru0.3value
107Jordan0.3value
108Israel0.3value
109Philippines0.3value
110Mauritania0.3value
111Bahamas0.3value
112Eswatini0.3value
113Namibia0.3value
114Algeria0.3value
115South Africa0.3value
116Lebanon0.3value
117Albania0.3value
118Thailand0.3value
119Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.3value
120Mongolia0.3value
121Guinea0.3value
122Oman0.3value
123Nigeria0.2value
124Saudi Arabia0.2value
125Uruguay0.2value
126Cambodia0.2value
127Ecuador0.2value
128Malawi0.2value
129New Zealand0.2value
130Myanmar0.2value
131Yemen0.2value
132Türkiye0.2value
133Mexico0.2value
134Bangladesh0.2value
135Egypt0.2value
136Colombia0.2value
137Indonesia0.2value
138India0.2value
139Burkina Faso0.2value
140Morocco0.2value
141Kenya0.2value
142Central African Republic0.2value
143Honduras0.2value
144Canada0.2value
145Malaysia0.2value
146Syrian Arab Republic0.2value
147Tunisia0.2value
148Zambia0.2value
149Cameroon0.2value
150Nepal0.2value
151Guatemala0.2value
152United Arab Emirates0.2value
153Vietnam0.2value
154Islamic Republic of Iran0.1value
155Pakistan0.1value
156Libya0.1value
157Niger0.1value
158People's Republic of China0.1value
159Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1value
160Chile0.1value
161Costa Rica0.1value
162Kuwait0.1value
163Djibouti0.0value
Showing 163 of 163 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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