Data for 1992
Arable Land per Person, 1992
1992, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arable Land per Person, 1992 covers 196 countries. Kazakhstan is highest, at 2.02249; Singapore is lowest, at 0.00031. The middle country reads 0.17190. Against 1991, 177 values changed (33 up, 144 down), 19 countries joined.
Arable Land per Person · Data for 1992
HighestKazakhstan
2.02249LowestSingapore
0.00031Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Arable Land per Person, 1992, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 196 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.02249 |
| 2 | NERWestern Africa | 1.47284 |
| 3 | CANNorthern America | 1.45450 |
| 4 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.92833 |
| 5 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.88871 |
| 6 | ARGSouth America | 0.79496 |
| 7 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.77971 |
| 8 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.72729 |
| 9 | USANorthern America | 0.71716 |
| 10 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.64567 |
| 11 | UKREastern Europe | 0.63761 |
| 12 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.62854 |
| 13 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.61134 |
| 14 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.59568 |
| 15 | BLREastern Europe | 0.59551 |
| 16 | MDAEastern Europe | 0.58236 |
| 17 | PRYSouth America | 0.54072 |
| 18 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.53654 |
| 19 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.52096 |
| 20 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.51617 |
| 21 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.49640 |
| 22 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.49097 |
| 23 | BGREastern Europe | 0.47388 |
| 24 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.45731 |
| 25 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.45605 |
| 26 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.45307 |
| 27 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.45165 |
| 28 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.42916 |
| 29 | TURWestern Asia | 0.42273 |
| 30 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.41050 |
| 31 | URYSouth America | 0.40354 |
| 32 | GINWestern Africa | 0.39628 |
| 33 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.39113 |
| 34 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.38820 |
| 35 | POLEastern Europe | 0.37371 |
| 36 | SENWestern Africa | 0.37266 |
| 37 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.35606 |
| 38 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.35435 |
| 39 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.33987 |
| 40 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.33493 |
| 41 | CUBCaribbean | 0.33145 |
| 42 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.32049 |
| 43 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.31899 |
| 44 | SAUWestern Asia | 0.31232 |
| 45 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.31013 |
| 46 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.30494 |
| 47 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.30336 |
| 48 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.30328 |
| 49 | NICCentral America | 0.30296 |
| 50 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.29815 |
| 51 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.29402 |
| 52 | BLZCentral America | 0.29322 |
| 53 | BRASouth America | 0.29242 |
| 54 | KGZCentral Asia | 0.29233 |
| 55 | BENWestern Africa | 0.29015 |
| 56 | IRQWestern Asia | 0.28960 |
| 57 | BOLSouth America | 0.28935 |
| 58 | HNDCentral America | 0.28740 |
| 59 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.28398 |
| 60 | TKMCentral Asia | 0.28071 |
| 61 | IMNNorthern Europe | 0.28002 |
| 62 | IRNSouthern Asia | 0.27734 |
| 63 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.27541 |
| 64 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.26830 |
| 65 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.26487 |
| 66 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.26162 |
| 67 | MEXCentral America | 0.26067 |
| 68 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.25857 |
| 69 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.24406 |
| 70 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.24218 |
| 71 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.24147 |
| 72 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.23366 |
| 73 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.23282 |
| 74 | AZEWestern Asia | 0.23090 |
| 75 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.22859 |
| 76 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.22693 |
| 77 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.22641 |
| 78 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.21717 |
| 79 | KENEastern Africa | 0.21704 |
| 80 | FJIMelanesia | 0.21035 |
| 81 | UZBCentral Asia | 0.20824 |
| 82 | NORNorthern Europe | 0.20483 |
| 83 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.20114 |
| 84 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.20073 |
| 85 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.19697 |
| 86 | KNACaribbean | 0.19649 |
| 87 | PANCentral America | 0.19521 |
| 88 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.19052 |
| 89 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.18974 |
| 90 | PERSouth America | 0.18336 |
| 91 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.18315 |
| 92 | BWASouthern Africa | 0.18116 |
| 93 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.18019 |
| 94 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.17801 |
| 95 | LSOSouthern Africa | 0.17723 |
| 96 | CHLSouth America | 0.17573 |
| 97 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.17523 |
| 98 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.17300 |
| 99 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.17079 |
| 100 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.16888 |
| 101 | GEOWestern Asia | 0.16313 |
| 102 | TONPolynesia | 0.15996 |
| 103 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.15875 |
| 104 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.15750 |
| 105 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.15406 |
| 106 | TJKCentral Asia | 0.15223 |
| 107 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.15013 |
| 108 | ECUSouth America | 0.14940 |
| 109 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.14223 |
| 110 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.14141 |
| 111 | COMEastern Africa | 0.13975 |
| 112 | GTMCentral America | 0.13652 |
| 113 | SURSouth America | 0.13650 |
| 114 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.13501 |
| 115 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.13278 |
| 116 | DOMCaribbean | 0.12891 |
| 117 | VUTMelanesia | 0.12853 |
| 118 | GUYSouth America | 0.12705 |
| 119 | VENSouth America | 0.12516 |
| 120 | VGBCaribbean | 0.12053 |
| 121 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.11843 |
| 122 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.11665 |
| 123 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.11453 |
| 124 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.11382 |
| 125 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.11292 |
| 126 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.11041 |
| 127 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.10960 |
| 128 | HTICaribbean | 0.10930 |
| 129 | PRKEastern Asia | 0.10574 |
| 130 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.10550 |
| 131 | SLVCentral America | 0.10527 |
| 132 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.10422 |
| 133 | SVNSouthern Europe | 0.10018 |
| 134 | WSMPolynesia | 0.09981 |
| 135 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.09527 |
| 136 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.09193 |
| 137 | COLSouth America | 0.09093 |
| 138 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.08852 |
| 139 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.08244 |
| 140 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.08066 |
| 141 | TCACaribbean | 0.07710 |
| 142 | CRICentral America | 0.07612 |
| 143 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.07425 |
| 144 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.06773 |
| 145 | JORWestern Asia | 0.06292 |
| 146 | ATGCaribbean | 0.06211 |
| 147 | BRBCaribbean | 0.06148 |
| 148 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.05929 |
| 149 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.05906 |
| 150 | DMACaribbean | 0.05770 |
| 151 | JAMCaribbean | 0.05609 |
| 152 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.05332 |
| 153 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.04919 |
| 154 | NCLMelanesia | 0.04837 |
| 155 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.04807 |
| 156 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.04803 |
| 157 | PNGMelanesia | 0.04608 |
| 158 | KOREastern Asia | 0.04338 |
| 159 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.04254 |
| 160 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.04145 |
| 161 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.03789 |
| 162 | VIRCaribbean | 0.03784 |
| 163 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.03328 |
| 164 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.03264 |
| 165 | TTOCaribbean | 0.03145 |
| 166 | SLBMelanesia | 0.03123 |
| 167 | ABWCaribbean | 0.02898 |
| 168 | KIRMicronesia | 0.02576 |
| 169 | QATWestern Asia | 0.02555 |
| 170 | VCTCaribbean | 0.02542 |
| 171 | BHSCaribbean | 0.02448 |
| 172 | FSMMicronesia | 0.02385 |
| 173 | MNPMicronesia | 0.02213 |
| 174 | GRDCaribbean | 0.01968 |
| 175 | LCACaribbean | 0.01907 |
| 176 | PLWMicronesia | 0.01876 |
| 177 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.01806 |
| 178 | AREWestern Asia | 0.01797 |
| 179 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.01661 |
| 180 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.01561 |
| 181 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.01482 |
| 182 | PRICaribbean | 0.01450 |
| 183 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.01413 |
| 184 | GUMMicronesia | 0.01395 |
| 185 | ASMPolynesia | 0.01366 |
| 186 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.01258 |
| 187 | MHLMicronesia | 0.01078 |
| 188 | PYFPolynesia | 0.00945 |
| 189 | CYMCaribbean | 0.00699 |
| 190 | BMUNorthern America | 0.00514 |
| 191 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.00387 |
| 192 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.00245 |
| 193 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.00160 |
| 194 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.00135 |
| 195 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.00103 |
| 196 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00031 |
02In 1992
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kazakhstan2.02249
- 2
Niger1.47284
- 3
Canada1.45450
- 4
Australia0.92833
- 5
Russia0.88871
Lowest
- 196
Singapore0.00031
- 195
Hong Kong0.00103
- 194
Faroe Islands0.00135
- 193
Djibouti0.00160
- 192
Kuwait0.00245
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.17190. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031991 → 1992
Since 1991
What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +19 / −0countries joined / left
- 177values changed, of 177 in both
- 33 · 144rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Australia0.99560 → 0.92833−0.06727
Afghanistan0.64630 → 0.59568−0.05062
Botswana0.22359 → 0.18116−0.04243
Gambia0.17819 → 0.14141−0.03678
Zimbabwe0.29358 → 0.26162−0.03196
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 1992.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 196 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1992). Arable Land per Person, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/1992
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07Questions
Arable Land per Person, 1992: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arable land per person in Arable Land per Person, 1992?
Kazakhstan, at 2.02249, of the 196 countries in the file.
What year does Arable Land per Person, 1992 describe?
1992.
How many countries does Arable Land per Person, 1992 cover?
196.
Where can I download Arable Land per Person, 1992?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Arable Land per Person, 1992 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arable Land per Person, 2023.