Data for 2003
Arable Land per Person, 2003
2003, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arable Land per Person, 2003 covers 202 countries. Kazakhstan is highest, at 1.79989; Singapore is lowest, at 0.00015. The middle country reads 0.14500. Against 2002, 202 values changed (52 up, 150 down), the same countries are covered.
Arable Land per Person · Data for 2003
HighestKazakhstan
1.79989LowestSingapore
0.00015Shaded 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, 2003, 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 202 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.79989 |
| 2 | CANNorthern America | 1.27304 |
| 3 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.17845 |
| 4 | NERWestern Africa | 1.09791 |
| 5 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.84729 |
| 6 | ARGSouth America | 0.77629 |
| 7 | UKREastern Europe | 0.67225 |
| 8 | MDAEastern Europe | 0.63551 |
| 9 | PRYSouth America | 0.61560 |
| 10 | USANorthern America | 0.58849 |
| 11 | BLREastern Europe | 0.56845 |
| 12 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.47562 |
| 13 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.46843 |
| 14 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.45575 |
| 15 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.45382 |
| 16 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.45207 |
| 17 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.44653 |
| 18 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.44556 |
| 19 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.43464 |
| 20 | BGREastern Europe | 0.42738 |
| 21 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.42504 |
| 22 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.42467 |
| 23 | URYSouth America | 0.42210 |
| 24 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.42168 |
| 25 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.42036 |
| 26 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.41828 |
| 27 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.40051 |
| 28 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.39760 |
| 29 | BOLSouth America | 0.38826 |
| 30 | NICCentral America | 0.37056 |
| 31 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.36880 |
| 32 | TKMCentral Asia | 0.36510 |
| 33 | TURWestern Asia | 0.34456 |
| 34 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.34188 |
| 35 | BENWestern Africa | 0.33489 |
| 36 | CUBCaribbean | 0.33472 |
| 37 | POLEastern Europe | 0.32946 |
| 38 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.32299 |
| 39 | GINWestern Africa | 0.30910 |
| 40 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.30855 |
| 41 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.30621 |
| 42 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.29839 |
| 43 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.29488 |
| 44 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.29486 |
| 45 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.28350 |
| 46 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.28041 |
| 47 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.27702 |
| 48 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.27471 |
| 49 | SENWestern Africa | 0.27348 |
| 50 | CZEEastern Europe | 0.27068 |
| 51 | KGZCentral Asia | 0.26649 |
| 52 | BLZCentral America | 0.26537 |
| 53 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.26296 |
| 54 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.26166 |
| 55 | BRASouth America | 0.26120 |
| 56 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.26034 |
| 57 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.25853 |
| 58 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.24817 |
| 59 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.24627 |
| 60 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.24621 |
| 61 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.24339 |
| 62 | ERIEastern Africa | 0.23938 |
| 63 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.23885 |
| 64 | IRNSouthern Asia | 0.23553 |
| 65 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.23511 |
| 66 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.23321 |
| 67 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.23285 |
| 68 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.23205 |
| 69 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.23025 |
| 70 | MEXCentral America | 0.22968 |
| 71 | IMNNorthern Europe | 0.22511 |
| 72 | AZEWestern Asia | 0.22328 |
| 73 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.22199 |
| 74 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.21109 |
| 75 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.20473 |
| 76 | GEOWestern Asia | 0.20295 |
| 77 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.20077 |
| 78 | NORNorthern Europe | 0.19081 |
| 79 | SAUWestern Asia | 0.19051 |
| 80 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.19016 |
| 81 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.18664 |
| 82 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.18603 |
| 83 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.18391 |
| 84 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.18264 |
| 85 | UZBCentral Asia | 0.17288 |
| 86 | PANCentral America | 0.17180 |
| 87 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.16992 |
| 88 | IRQWestern Asia | 0.16789 |
| 89 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.16734 |
| 90 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.16687 |
| 91 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.16324 |
| 92 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.16060 |
| 93 | GTMCentral America | 0.15472 |
| 94 | KENEastern Africa | 0.15292 |
| 95 | KNACaribbean | 0.15159 |
| 96 | LSOSouthern Africa | 0.15113 |
| 97 | HNDCentral America | 0.15002 |
| 98 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.14862 |
| 99 | PERSouth America | 0.14851 |
| 100 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.14801 |
| 101 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.14640 |
| 102 | TONPolynesia | 0.14359 |
| 103 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.14330 |
| 104 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.14309 |
| 105 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.14297 |
| 106 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.14220 |
| 107 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.14056 |
| 108 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.13866 |
| 109 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.13728 |
| 110 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.13292 |
| 111 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.13032 |
| 112 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.12957 |
| 113 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.12822 |
| 114 | GUYSouth America | 0.12598 |
| 115 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.12106 |
| 116 | TJKCentral Asia | 0.11744 |
| 117 | COMEastern Africa | 0.11408 |
| 118 | FJIMelanesia | 0.11359 |
| 119 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.11205 |
| 120 | BWASouthern Africa | 0.10981 |
| 121 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.10929 |
| 122 | SURSouth America | 0.10861 |
| 123 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.10305 |
| 124 | HTICaribbean | 0.10274 |
| 125 | SLVCentral America | 0.10259 |
| 126 | VENSouth America | 0.10041 |
| 127 | VUTMelanesia | 0.09963 |
| 128 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.09929 |
| 129 | ECUSouth America | 0.09714 |
| 130 | PRKEastern Asia | 0.09547 |
| 131 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.09507 |
| 132 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.09487 |
| 133 | CHLSouth America | 0.09361 |
| 134 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.09331 |
| 135 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.09012 |
| 136 | SVNSouthern Europe | 0.08668 |
| 137 | DOMCaribbean | 0.08537 |
| 138 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.08271 |
| 139 | BELWestern Europe | 0.08047 |
| 140 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.07972 |
| 141 | DMACaribbean | 0.07296 |
| 142 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.07253 |
| 143 | WSMPolynesia | 0.07011 |
| 144 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.06725 |
| 145 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.05866 |
| 146 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.05837 |
| 147 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.05835 |
| 148 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.05536 |
| 149 | BRBCaribbean | 0.05268 |
| 150 | ATGCaribbean | 0.05136 |
| 151 | COLSouth America | 0.05121 |
| 152 | JAMCaribbean | 0.05082 |
| 153 | CRICentral America | 0.05074 |
| 154 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.04993 |
| 155 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.04762 |
| 156 | TCACaribbean | 0.04603 |
| 157 | VGBCaribbean | 0.04518 |
| 158 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.04364 |
| 159 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.03901 |
| 160 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.03834 |
| 161 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.03733 |
| 162 | PNGMelanesia | 0.03674 |
| 163 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.03592 |
| 164 | KOREastern Asia | 0.03464 |
| 165 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.03443 |
| 166 | SLBMelanesia | 0.03432 |
| 167 | JORWestern Asia | 0.03083 |
| 168 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.03005 |
| 169 | NCLMelanesia | 0.02873 |
| 170 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.02333 |
| 171 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.02298 |
| 172 | TTOCaribbean | 0.02241 |
| 173 | FSMMicronesia | 0.02226 |
| 174 | ABWCaribbean | 0.02148 |
| 175 | KIRMicronesia | 0.02124 |
| 176 | BHSCaribbean | 0.02086 |
| 177 | VIRCaribbean | 0.01843 |
| 178 | GRDCaribbean | 0.01837 |
| 179 | QATWestern Asia | 0.01773 |
| 180 | VCTCaribbean | 0.01768 |
| 181 | PRICaribbean | 0.01600 |
| 182 | MNPMicronesia | 0.01529 |
| 183 | AREWestern Asia | 0.01527 |
| 184 | PLWMicronesia | 0.01526 |
| 185 | ASMPolynesia | 0.01387 |
| 186 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.01311 |
| 187 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.01238 |
| 188 | LCACaribbean | 0.01227 |
| 189 | GUMMicronesia | 0.01226 |
| 190 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.01208 |
| 191 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.01154 |
| 192 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.01012 |
| 193 | PYFPolynesia | 0.00993 |
| 194 | MHLMicronesia | 0.00968 |
| 195 | BMUNorthern America | 0.00641 |
| 196 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.00569 |
| 197 | CYMCaribbean | 0.00455 |
| 198 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.00264 |
| 199 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.00133 |
| 200 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.00123 |
| 201 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.00074 |
| 202 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00015 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kazakhstan1.79989
- 2
Canada1.27304
- 3
Australia1.17845
- 4
Niger1.09791
- 5
Russia0.84729
Lowest
- 202
Singapore0.00015
- 201
Hong Kong0.00074
- 200
Djibouti0.00123
- 199
Faroe Islands0.00133
- 198
Bahrain0.00264
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.14500. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 202values changed, of 202 in both
- 52 · 150rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Mali0.39876 → 0.46843+0.06967
Sierra Leone0.18306 → 0.23885+0.05578
Argentina0.73264 → 0.77629+0.04364
Zambia0.24249 → 0.26166+0.01917
Morocco0.28776 → 0.30621+0.01845
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 2003.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 202 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2003). Arable Land per Person, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/2003
0663 held
Other years
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Arable Land per Person, 2002202 countries
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Arable Land per Person, 2004202 countries
All of them
Arable Land per Person: every year63 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Arable Land per Person, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arable land per person in Arable Land per Person, 2003?
Kazakhstan, at 1.79989, of the 202 countries in the file.
What year does Arable Land per Person, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Arable Land per Person, 2003 cover?
202.
Where can I download Arable Land per Person, 2003?
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, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arable Land per Person, 2023.