Data for 1962

Arable Land per Person, 1962

Name: Arable Land per Person, 1962
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1962, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Arable Land per Person, 1962 covers 172 countries. Niger is highest, at 3.09569; Faroe Islands is lowest, at 0.00183. The middle country reads 0.24581. Against 1961, 172 values changed (20 up, 152 down), the same countries are covered.

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Arable Land per Person · Data for 1962

HighestNiger

3.09569

LowestFaroe Islands

0.00183

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

172countries
1measure
1962the year it describes
172distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Arable Land per Person, 1962, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Arable Land per Person, 1962: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Niger`NER`Western Africa	3.09569
2	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.98426
3	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.44440
4	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.25017
5	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	1.05428
6	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1.04099
7	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1.03869
8	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.95582
9	United States`USA`Northern America	0.94938
10	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.94594
11	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.92392
12	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.91227
13	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.91019
14	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.82978
15	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.81877
16	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.77319
17	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.75995
18	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.74370
19	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.73863
20	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.70952
21	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.69519
22	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.69179
23	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.65797
24	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.65723
25	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.63730
26	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.62720
27	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.60980
28	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.59806
29	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.59664
30	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.59649
31	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.54431
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.54367
33	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.53782
34	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.53386
35	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.53125
36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.52528
37	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.52226
38	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.51841
39	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.51606
40	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	0.51347
41	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.50725
42	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.50427
43	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.50021
44	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.49426
45	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.48151
46	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.46713
47	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.46075
48	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.45151
49	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.44259
50	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.43647
51	Chile`CHL`South America	0.43074
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.42457
53	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.42172
54	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.42081
55	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.40360
56	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.39866
57	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.39812
58	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.39544
59	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.37484
60	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.37218
61	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.37082
62	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.36781
63	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.36643
64	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.36089
65	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.36034
66	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.36032
67	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.35154
68	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.35088
69	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.34268
70	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.33889
71	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.33597
72	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.33117
73	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.31753
74	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.31428
75	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.31411
76	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.30718
77	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.29570
78	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.29530
79	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.29036
80	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.28919
81	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.28830
82	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.27830
83	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.25510
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.25477
85	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.25148
86	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.25090
87	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.24072
88	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.23577
89	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.23469
90	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.23169
91	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.22932
92	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.22806
93	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.22491
94	Peru`PER`South America	0.22430
95	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.22016
96	Colombia`COL`South America	0.21278
97	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.20977
98	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.20672
99	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.20017
100	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.19957
101	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.19938
102	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.19060
103	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.18362
104	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.17743
105	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.17533
106	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.17165
107	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.17123
108	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.16547
109	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.16460
110	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.16418
111	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.16186
112	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.16000
113	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.15777
114	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.15665
115	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.15380
116	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.15370
117	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.15366
118	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.15351
119	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.14985
120	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.14668
121	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.14500
122	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.13589
123	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.13476
124	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.13126
125	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.12994
126	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.12392
127	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.12209
128	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.11429
129	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.10214
130	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.09782
131	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.09426
132	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.09283
133	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.09275
134	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.09020
135	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.08693
136	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.08586
137	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.08203
138	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.08182
139	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.07536
140	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.07135
141	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.06878
142	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.06840
143	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.06802
144	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.06476
145	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.06179
146	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.05920
147	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.05688
148	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.05448
149	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.05291
150	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.05188
151	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.04940
152	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.04136
153	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.04037
154	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.03637
155	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.03582
156	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.03551
157	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.03450
158	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.03005
159	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.02733
160	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.02292
161	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.02278
162	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.02271
163	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.02241
164	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.02088
165	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.01441
166	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.01115
167	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.01072
168	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.00678
169	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.00393
170	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.00260
171	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.00229
172	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	0.00183

02In 1962

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Niger3.09569
2Canada1.98426
3Australia1.44440
4Syria1.25017
5Libya1.05428

Lowest

172Faroe Islands0.00183
171Singapore0.00229
170Kuwait0.00260
169Hong Kong0.00393
168Bermuda0.00678

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.24581. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031961 → 1962

Since 1961

What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
172values changed, of 172 in both
20 · 152rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mongolia0.61826 → 0.69519+0.07693
Australia1.37161 → 1.44440+0.07279
Tonga0.17637 → 0.20017+0.02380
Eswatini0.35101 → 0.37082+0.01980
Malawi0.34988 → 0.36781+0.01793

Fell most

Niger3.18694 → 3.09569−0.09125
Libya1.09276 → 1.05428−0.03848
United States0.98334 → 0.94938−0.03396
Uruguay0.95783 → 0.92392−0.03391
Tanzania0.51041 → 0.48151−0.02890

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

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Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1962.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1962). Arable Land per Person, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/1962

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