Data for 1983

Arable Land per Person, 1983

Name: Arable Land per Person, 1983
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1983, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Arable Land per Person, 1983 covers 172 countries. Canada is highest, at 1.615441; Singapore is lowest, at 0.000746. The middle country reads 0.176731. Against 1982, 172 values changed (30 up, 142 down), the same countries are covered.

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Arable Land per Person · Data for 1983

HighestCanada

1.615441

LowestSingapore

0.000746

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

172countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
172distinct values18 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, 1983, 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, 1983: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.615441
2	Niger`NER`Western Africa	1.490912
3	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.250465
4	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.875802
5	United States`USA`Northern America	0.803128
6	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.736975
7	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.724493
8	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.717296
9	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.642911
10	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.641318
11	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.636138
12	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.628624
13	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.565456
14	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.548512
15	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.513084
16	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.511212
17	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.507010
18	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.492687
19	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.489108
20	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.477284
21	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.476009
22	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.469621
23	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.453028
24	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.445150
25	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.438998
26	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.426411
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.408472
28	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.397292
29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.395769
30	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.391786
31	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.389375
32	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.387139
33	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.379509
34	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.377375
35	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.371450
36	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.366212
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.364573
38	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.361946
39	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.359720
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.357121
41	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.353760
42	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.352622
43	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.336558
44	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.334642
45	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.333547
46	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	0.332663
47	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.325753
48	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.323445
49	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.321990
50	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.320652
51	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.319278
52	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.314909
53	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.312843
54	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.310278
55	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.303690
56	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.303325
57	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.299152
58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.294517
59	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.294311
60	Chile`CHL`South America	0.293361
61	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.283619
62	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.273386
63	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.266623
64	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.264146
65	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.254657
66	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.250548
67	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.248471
68	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0.242522
69	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.241819
70	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.230326
71	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.227343
72	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.221689
73	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.220692
74	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.219353
75	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.216553
76	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.212928
77	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.207106
78	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.204920
79	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.201834
80	Peru`PER`South America	0.199319
81	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.193406
82	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.190296
83	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.188973
84	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.184435
85	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.180342
86	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.176999
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.176462
88	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.175211
89	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.174875
90	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.168041
91	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.164021
92	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.163626
93	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.163269
94	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.161375
95	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.161293
96	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.161170
97	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.161169
98	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.153171
99	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.152210
100	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.151252
101	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.147556
102	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.141714
103	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.139562
104	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.137527
105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.136318
106	Colombia`COL`South America	0.134307
107	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.133558
108	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.131068
109	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.128795
110	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.126734
111	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.122795
112	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.122469
113	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.119922
114	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.119812
115	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0.114982
116	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.112541
117	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.111941
118	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.109049
119	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.104856
120	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.103838
121	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.100777
122	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.099844
123	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.099831
124	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.099572
125	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.095337
126	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.082913
127	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.077001
128	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.076736
129	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.069330
130	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.067205
131	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.062994
132	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.061461
133	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.058042
134	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.056522
135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.053695
136	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.051458
137	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.050914
138	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.049827
139	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.049230
140	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.047393
141	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.045160
142	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.044986
143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.043678
144	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.040593
145	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.037440
146	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.036306
147	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.032744
148	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.032140
149	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.031596
150	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.031168
151	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.029590
152	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.028607
153	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.024652
154	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.022853
155	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.021231
156	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.019537
157	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.019329
158	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.018619
159	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.017645
160	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.016876
161	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.016748
162	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.015544
163	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.011645
164	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.010205
165	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.009580
166	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.005477
167	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.004991
168	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.002706
169	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	0.001433
170	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.001310
171	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.001147
172	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.000746

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Canada1.615441
2Niger1.490912
3Australia1.250465
4Argentina0.875802
5United States0.803128

Lowest

172Singapore0.000746
171Kuwait0.001147
170Hong Kong0.001310
169Faroe Islands0.001433
168Djibouti0.002706

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.176731. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
172values changed, of 172 in both
30 · 142rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Uganda0.301291 → 0.323445+0.022154
Mongolia0.700697 → 0.717296+0.016598
Bhutan0.291901 → 0.303690+0.011789
Saudi Arabia0.291597 → 0.303325+0.011728
Zimbabwe0.287978 → 0.299152+0.011175

Fell most

Syria0.552415 → 0.513084−0.039331
Pakistan0.371987 → 0.336558−0.035428
Gambia0.263793 → 0.230326−0.033466
Chad0.660971 → 0.628624−0.032347
Australia1.280472 → 1.250465−0.030007

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 1983.
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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) (1983). Arable Land per Person, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/1983

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