Data for 1967

Arable Land per Person, 1967

Name: Arable Land per Person, 1967
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1967, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Arable Land per Person, 1967 covers 172 countries. Niger is highest, at 2.68420; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.00159. The middle country reads 0.23276. Against 1966, 172 values changed (24 up, 148 down), the same countries are covered.

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Arable Land per Person · Data for 1967

HighestNiger

2.68420

LowestKuwait

0.00159

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

172countries
1measure
1967the year it describes
172distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Arable Land per Person, 1967, 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, 1967: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Niger`NER`Western Africa	2.68420
2	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.87625
3	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.63351
4	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.01482
5	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.97991
6	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.94105
7	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.93097
8	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.90612
9	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.88755
10	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.88669
11	United States`USA`Northern America	0.87809
12	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.82571
13	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.79141
14	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.76603
15	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.74662
16	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.70002
17	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.68855
18	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.68421
19	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.67880
20	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.67819
21	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.66793
22	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.60377
23	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.60146
24	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.59543
25	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.58517
26	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.56519
27	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.56324
28	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.55529
29	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.55246
30	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.52806
31	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.51044
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.50536
33	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.50163
34	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.50161
35	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.49890
36	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.49398
37	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.49180
38	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.48936
39	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.48160
40	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.47804
41	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.47153
42	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.46966
43	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.45824
44	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	0.44645
45	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.43057
46	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.41037
47	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.40510
48	Chile`CHL`South America	0.40218
49	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.40090
50	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.39908
51	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.39507
52	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.39388
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.39350
54	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.39124
55	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.37405
56	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.37243
57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.36278
58	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.35861
59	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.35637
60	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.35419
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.35111
62	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.34776
63	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.34616
64	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.34502
65	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.34151
66	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.33733
67	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.32836
68	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.32364
69	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.31254
70	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.31231
71	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.30556
72	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.30304
73	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.29036
74	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.28209
75	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.27979
76	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.27842
77	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.27237
78	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.26661
79	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.26638
80	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.26598
81	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.26579
82	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.26128
83	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.25395
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.24827
85	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.23874
86	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.23419
87	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.23132
88	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.22294
89	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.22275
90	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.21948
91	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.21689
92	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.20574
93	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.20551
94	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.20534
95	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.20269
96	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.20210
97	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.19827
98	Peru`PER`South America	0.19488
99	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.19312
100	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.18794
101	Colombia`COL`South America	0.18559
102	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.18195
103	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.17677
104	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.16869
105	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.16472
106	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.15836
107	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.15658
108	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.15610
109	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.15403
110	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.15025
111	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.14537
112	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.14531
113	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.14385
114	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.14321
115	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.14189
116	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.13924
117	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.13876
118	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.13749
119	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.13723
120	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.13707
121	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.13348
122	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.13303
123	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.11991
124	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.11767
125	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.11225
126	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.10673
127	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.10183
128	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.09788
129	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.09703
130	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.08755
131	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.08550
132	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.08367
133	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.08296
134	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.08223
135	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.07288
136	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.07100
137	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.06999
138	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.06913
139	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.06475
140	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.06443
141	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.06426
142	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.06314
143	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.06088
144	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.06065
145	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.05960
146	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.05654
147	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.05384
148	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.05099
149	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.05025
150	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.04958
151	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.04314
152	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.04173
153	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.03637
154	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.03636
155	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.03390
156	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.03339
157	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.03261
158	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.02574
159	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.02418
160	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.02047
161	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.02004
162	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.01946
163	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.01777
164	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.01359
165	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.01228
166	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.00934
167	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.00822
168	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.00808
169	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.00322
170	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.00202
171	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	0.00172
172	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.00159

02In 1967

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Niger2.68420
2Canada1.87625
3Australia1.63351
4Syria1.01482
5Argentina0.97991

Lowest

172Kuwait0.00159
171Faroe Islands0.00172
170Singapore0.00202
169Hong Kong0.00322
168Bermuda0.00808

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.23276. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031966 → 1967

Since 1966

What changed between 1966 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
172values changed, of 172 in both
24 · 148rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Australia1.61234 → 1.63351+0.02118
Argentina0.96233 → 0.97991+0.01758
Guinea-Bissau0.41453 → 0.43057+0.01604
Gabon0.25250 → 0.26638+0.01388
Cuba0.18930 → 0.20269+0.01339

Fell most

Mongolia0.76047 → 0.68421−0.07626
Niger2.76026 → 2.68420−0.07607
Uruguay0.79996 → 0.76603−0.03393
Syria1.04706 → 1.01482−0.03224
Canada1.90692 → 1.87625−0.03067

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

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1967.
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) (1967). Arable Land per Person, 1967 [data set], describing 1967. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/1967

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