Data for 2011
Arable Land per Person, 2011
2011, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arable Land per Person, 2011 covers 204 countries. Kazakhstan is highest, at 1.709867; Singapore is lowest, at 0.000122. The middle country reads 0.129234. Against 2010, 204 values changed (67 up, 137 down), the same countries are covered.
Arable Land per Person · Data for 2011
HighestKazakhstan
1.709867LowestSingapore
0.000122Shaded 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, 2011, 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 204 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.709867 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.418750 |
| 3 | CANNorthern America | 1.085785 |
| 4 | ARGSouth America | 0.925614 |
| 5 | NERWestern Africa | 0.908229 |
| 6 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.850584 |
| 7 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.721802 |
| 8 | URYSouth America | 0.706980 |
| 9 | UKREastern Europe | 0.701803 |
| 10 | PRYSouth America | 0.658752 |
| 11 | MDAEastern Europe | 0.633062 |
| 12 | BLREastern Europe | 0.584359 |
| 13 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.562215 |
| 14 | USANorthern America | 0.501209 |
| 15 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.476406 |
| 16 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.463433 |
| 17 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.448607 |
| 18 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.446457 |
| 19 | BOLSouth America | 0.443009 |
| 20 | BGREastern Europe | 0.442277 |
| 21 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.440746 |
| 22 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.417666 |
| 23 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.394303 |
| 24 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.391644 |
| 25 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.391507 |
| 26 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.383055 |
| 27 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.378428 |
| 28 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.372730 |
| 29 | SRBSouthern Europe | 0.364747 |
| 30 | GINWestern Africa | 0.344248 |
| 31 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.337123 |
| 32 | TKMCentral Asia | 0.312141 |
| 33 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.308927 |
| 34 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.306441 |
| 35 | IMNNorthern Europe | 0.295916 |
| 36 | CUBCaribbean | 0.293871 |
| 37 | POLEastern Europe | 0.291567 |
| 38 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.279678 |
| 39 | MNESouthern Europe | 0.278877 |
| 40 | TURWestern Asia | 0.276718 |
| 41 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.275589 |
| 42 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.270526 |
| 43 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.268587 |
| 44 | BRASouth America | 0.266416 |
| 45 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.265903 |
| 46 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.265472 |
| 47 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.260793 |
| 48 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.259405 |
| 49 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.258739 |
| 50 | NICCentral America | 0.258290 |
| 51 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.257877 |
| 52 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.257814 |
| 53 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.257707 |
| 54 | SENWestern Africa | 0.254651 |
| 55 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.249346 |
| 56 | BENWestern Africa | 0.247681 |
| 57 | CZEEastern Europe | 0.240243 |
| 58 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.238910 |
| 59 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.237107 |
| 60 | ERIEastern Africa | 0.230116 |
| 61 | KGZCentral Asia | 0.230033 |
| 62 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.229808 |
| 63 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.229282 |
| 64 | BLZCentral America | 0.229149 |
| 65 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.227058 |
| 66 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.226839 |
| 67 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.222202 |
| 68 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.218253 |
| 69 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.214099 |
| 70 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.213689 |
| 71 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.209891 |
| 72 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.209479 |
| 73 | AZEWestern Asia | 0.205569 |
| 74 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.205369 |
| 75 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.203776 |
| 76 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.203288 |
| 77 | MEXCentral America | 0.197113 |
| 78 | IRNSouthern Asia | 0.194097 |
| 79 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.194068 |
| 80 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.186558 |
| 81 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.182381 |
| 82 | NORNorthern Europe | 0.165149 |
| 83 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.163847 |
| 84 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.163105 |
| 85 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.162018 |
| 86 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.158342 |
| 87 | TONPolynesia | 0.158037 |
| 88 | BWASouthern Africa | 0.156255 |
| 89 | PANCentral America | 0.152971 |
| 90 | LSOSouthern Africa | 0.152929 |
| 91 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.148354 |
| 92 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.147929 |
| 93 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.147733 |
| 94 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.145323 |
| 95 | UZBCentral Asia | 0.143391 |
| 96 | KENEastern Africa | 0.142061 |
| 97 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.141251 |
| 98 | SAUWestern Asia | 0.139677 |
| 99 | IRQWestern Asia | 0.133701 |
| 100 | PERSouth America | 0.133161 |
| 101 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.131450 |
| 102 | GUYSouth America | 0.130000 |
| 103 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.128468 |
| 104 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.126186 |
| 105 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.124466 |
| 106 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.119842 |
| 107 | HNDCentral America | 0.119196 |
| 108 | HTICaribbean | 0.119013 |
| 109 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.118450 |
| 110 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.114974 |
| 111 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.114435 |
| 112 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.111950 |
| 113 | SLVCentral America | 0.108980 |
| 114 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.107436 |
| 115 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.106726 |
| 116 | KNACaribbean | 0.106642 |
| 117 | SURSouth America | 0.104266 |
| 118 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.104125 |
| 119 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.102902 |
| 120 | GEOWestern Asia | 0.100467 |
| 121 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.100247 |
| 122 | GTMCentral America | 0.098688 |
| 123 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.097762 |
| 124 | COMEastern Africa | 0.097297 |
| 125 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.095829 |
| 126 | TJKCentral Asia | 0.094980 |
| 127 | PRKEastern Asia | 0.093633 |
| 128 | SVNSouthern Europe | 0.089802 |
| 129 | VENSouth America | 0.089086 |
| 130 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.088236 |
| 131 | DMACaribbean | 0.086890 |
| 132 | DOMCaribbean | 0.083676 |
| 133 | WSMPolynesia | 0.082172 |
| 134 | VUTMelanesia | 0.082144 |
| 135 | CHLSouth America | 0.081587 |
| 136 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.080979 |
| 137 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.078745 |
| 138 | ECUSouth America | 0.075407 |
| 139 | BELWestern Europe | 0.074740 |
| 140 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.073267 |
| 141 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.072767 |
| 142 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.071648 |
| 143 | FJIMelanesia | 0.070757 |
| 144 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.062280 |
| 145 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.061878 |
| 146 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.060586 |
| 147 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.060265 |
| 148 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.055472 |
| 149 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.051194 |
| 150 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.050939 |
| 151 | CRICentral America | 0.050327 |
| 152 | ATGCaribbean | 0.046333 |
| 153 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.043484 |
| 154 | JAMCaribbean | 0.043470 |
| 155 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.042091 |
| 156 | BRBCaribbean | 0.039835 |
| 157 | PNGMelanesia | 0.038171 |
| 158 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.038077 |
| 159 | SLBMelanesia | 0.036170 |
| 160 | COLSouth America | 0.035513 |
| 161 | VGBCaribbean | 0.034831 |
| 162 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.033278 |
| 163 | TCACaribbean | 0.032419 |
| 164 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.030826 |
| 165 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.030656 |
| 166 | KOREastern Asia | 0.029798 |
| 167 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.029682 |
| 168 | GRDCaribbean | 0.026767 |
| 169 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.024529 |
| 170 | NCLMelanesia | 0.024386 |
| 171 | JORWestern Asia | 0.023475 |
| 172 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.021813 |
| 173 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.021546 |
| 174 | BHSCaribbean | 0.021521 |
| 175 | ABWCaribbean | 0.019495 |
| 176 | TTOCaribbean | 0.018825 |
| 177 | FSMMicronesia | 0.018570 |
| 178 | VCTCaribbean | 0.018290 |
| 179 | KIRMicronesia | 0.018076 |
| 180 | PLWMicronesia | 0.016595 |
| 181 | ASMPolynesia | 0.015848 |
| 182 | LCACaribbean | 0.015541 |
| 183 | PRICaribbean | 0.014160 |
| 184 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.011993 |
| 185 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.011392 |
| 186 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.010437 |
| 187 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.010015 |
| 188 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.009899 |
| 189 | QATWestern Asia | 0.009897 |
| 190 | MHLMicronesia | 0.009633 |
| 191 | VIRCaribbean | 0.009234 |
| 192 | PYFPolynesia | 0.009200 |
| 193 | AREWestern Asia | 0.006348 |
| 194 | GUMMicronesia | 0.006004 |
| 195 | BMUNorthern America | 0.004707 |
| 196 | MNPMicronesia | 0.004663 |
| 197 | CYMCaribbean | 0.003597 |
| 198 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.003352 |
| 199 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.002108 |
| 200 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.001724 |
| 201 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.001544 |
| 202 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.001318 |
| 203 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.000495 |
| 204 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000122 |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kazakhstan1.709867
- 2
Australia1.418750
- 3
Canada1.085785
- 4
Argentina0.925614
- 5
Niger0.908229
Lowest
- 204
Singapore0.000122
- 203
Hong Kong0.000495
- 202
Faroe Islands0.001318
- 201
Seychelles0.001544
- 200
Bahrain0.001724
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.129234. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 204values changed, of 204 in both
- 67 · 137rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Senegal0.286496 → 0.254651−0.031845
Canada1.108249 → 1.085785−0.022464
Türkiye0.292362 → 0.276718−0.015644
Central African Republic0.408191 → 0.394303−0.013888
Nicaragua0.271026 → 0.258290−0.012737
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 2011.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 204 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2011). Arable Land per Person, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/2011
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07Questions
Arable Land per Person, 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arable land per person in Arable Land per Person, 2011?
Kazakhstan, at 1.709867, of the 204 countries in the file.
What year does Arable Land per Person, 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Arable Land per Person, 2011 cover?
204.
Where can I download Arable Land per Person, 2011?
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, 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arable Land per Person, 2023.