Data for 2013
Arable Land per Person, 2013
2013, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arable Land per Person, 2013 covers 206 countries. Kazakhstan is highest, at 1.674291; Singapore is lowest, at 0.000106. The middle country reads 0.123787. Against 2012, 206 values changed (63 up, 143 down), the same countries are covered.
Arable Land per Person · Data for 2013
HighestKazakhstan
1.674291LowestSingapore
0.000106Shaded 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, 2013, 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 206 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.674291 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.349906 |
| 3 | CANNorthern America | 1.077022 |
| 4 | ARGSouth America | 0.925059 |
| 5 | NERWestern Africa | 0.907132 |
| 6 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.845926 |
| 7 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.773491 |
| 8 | UKREastern Europe | 0.710585 |
| 9 | URYSouth America | 0.689826 |
| 10 | PRYSouth America | 0.663318 |
| 11 | MDAEastern Europe | 0.635063 |
| 12 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.600205 |
| 13 | BLREastern Europe | 0.588751 |
| 14 | SDNNorthern Africa | 0.525063 |
| 15 | USANorthern America | 0.490700 |
| 16 | BGREastern Europe | 0.485894 |
| 17 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.484068 |
| 18 | BOLSouth America | 0.454591 |
| 19 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.443965 |
| 20 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.437657 |
| 21 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.437164 |
| 22 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.428785 |
| 23 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.408919 |
| 24 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.391074 |
| 25 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.389772 |
| 26 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.387729 |
| 27 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.382863 |
| 28 | GINWestern Africa | 0.379148 |
| 29 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.374347 |
| 30 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.365201 |
| 31 | SRBSouthern Europe | 0.361443 |
| 32 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.355160 |
| 33 | TKMCentral Asia | 0.313902 |
| 34 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.289687 |
| 35 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.289046 |
| 36 | POLEastern Europe | 0.283700 |
| 37 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.279435 |
| 38 | CUBCaribbean | 0.279373 |
| 39 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.277368 |
| 40 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.272815 |
| 41 | TURWestern Asia | 0.270186 |
| 42 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.269637 |
| 43 | BRASouth America | 0.268402 |
| 44 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.261371 |
| 45 | IMNNorthern Europe | 0.260277 |
| 46 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.256073 |
| 47 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.255904 |
| 48 | BENWestern Africa | 0.252128 |
| 49 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.251524 |
| 50 | NICCentral America | 0.251176 |
| 51 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.250546 |
| 52 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.248325 |
| 53 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.246184 |
| 54 | SENWestern Africa | 0.240685 |
| 55 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.240562 |
| 56 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.240275 |
| 57 | CZEEastern Europe | 0.237867 |
| 58 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.235871 |
| 59 | SSDEastern Africa | 0.234315 |
| 60 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.228906 |
| 61 | BLZCentral America | 0.228319 |
| 62 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.226594 |
| 63 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.225534 |
| 64 | ERIEastern Africa | 0.224437 |
| 65 | KGZCentral Asia | 0.221338 |
| 66 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.219464 |
| 67 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.219344 |
| 68 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.219070 |
| 69 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.215167 |
| 70 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.214800 |
| 71 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.214314 |
| 72 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.213897 |
| 73 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.206995 |
| 74 | AZEWestern Asia | 0.204454 |
| 75 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.199029 |
| 76 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.195263 |
| 77 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.195142 |
| 78 | MEXCentral America | 0.190048 |
| 79 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.185167 |
| 80 | IRNSouthern Asia | 0.182641 |
| 81 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.176890 |
| 82 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.169885 |
| 83 | TONPolynesia | 0.168102 |
| 84 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.159661 |
| 85 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.159646 |
| 86 | NORNorthern Europe | 0.159026 |
| 87 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.157164 |
| 88 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.156639 |
| 89 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.155497 |
| 90 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.148312 |
| 91 | PANCentral America | 0.147700 |
| 92 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.147262 |
| 93 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.146200 |
| 94 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.144357 |
| 95 | KENEastern Africa | 0.143124 |
| 96 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.138155 |
| 97 | UZBCentral Asia | 0.136421 |
| 98 | BWASouthern Africa | 0.130799 |
| 99 | IRQWestern Asia | 0.129351 |
| 100 | GUYSouth America | 0.129330 |
| 101 | PERSouth America | 0.129241 |
| 102 | SAUWestern Asia | 0.126201 |
| 103 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.124433 |
| 104 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.123140 |
| 105 | WSMPolynesia | 0.121048 |
| 106 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.120727 |
| 107 | LSOSouthern Africa | 0.120642 |
| 108 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.120504 |
| 109 | HTICaribbean | 0.115433 |
| 110 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.114933 |
| 111 | HNDCentral America | 0.114520 |
| 112 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.113672 |
| 113 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.113236 |
| 114 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.113195 |
| 115 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.111851 |
| 116 | GEOWestern Asia | 0.111817 |
| 117 | SLVCentral America | 0.110819 |
| 118 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.108872 |
| 119 | KNACaribbean | 0.106227 |
| 120 | SURSouth America | 0.105444 |
| 121 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.102521 |
| 122 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.100964 |
| 123 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.099077 |
| 124 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.097686 |
| 125 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.097613 |
| 126 | TJKCentral Asia | 0.093638 |
| 127 | COMEastern Africa | 0.093365 |
| 128 | PRKEastern Asia | 0.092777 |
| 129 | SVNSouthern Europe | 0.089788 |
| 130 | GTMCentral America | 0.089619 |
| 131 | VENSouth America | 0.086921 |
| 132 | DMACaribbean | 0.086065 |
| 133 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.085473 |
| 134 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.085367 |
| 135 | CHLSouth America | 0.081898 |
| 136 | DOMCaribbean | 0.081548 |
| 137 | VUTMelanesia | 0.078591 |
| 138 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.076022 |
| 139 | ECUSouth America | 0.075536 |
| 140 | FJIMelanesia | 0.073553 |
| 141 | BELWestern Europe | 0.073122 |
| 142 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.070913 |
| 143 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.069795 |
| 144 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.067345 |
| 145 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.063153 |
| 146 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.061793 |
| 147 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.059575 |
| 148 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.054763 |
| 149 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.052455 |
| 150 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.049806 |
| 151 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.049306 |
| 152 | CRICentral America | 0.049193 |
| 153 | ATGCaribbean | 0.045422 |
| 154 | JAMCaribbean | 0.043108 |
| 155 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.040972 |
| 156 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.040112 |
| 157 | SLBMelanesia | 0.036978 |
| 158 | PNGMelanesia | 0.036133 |
| 159 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.035461 |
| 160 | BRBCaribbean | 0.034214 |
| 161 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.033254 |
| 162 | COLSouth America | 0.031859 |
| 163 | VGBCaribbean | 0.031543 |
| 164 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.030265 |
| 165 | TCACaribbean | 0.029715 |
| 166 | KOREastern Asia | 0.029662 |
| 167 | JORWestern Asia | 0.028905 |
| 168 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.028405 |
| 169 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.026602 |
| 170 | GRDCaribbean | 0.026435 |
| 171 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.022983 |
| 172 | NCLMelanesia | 0.021675 |
| 173 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.021115 |
| 174 | BHSCaribbean | 0.021111 |
| 175 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.020710 |
| 176 | ABWCaribbean | 0.018926 |
| 177 | TTOCaribbean | 0.018649 |
| 178 | FSMMicronesia | 0.018498 |
| 179 | VCTCaribbean | 0.018495 |
| 180 | KIRMicronesia | 0.017569 |
| 181 | PLWMicronesia | 0.016999 |
| 182 | ASMPolynesia | 0.016480 |
| 183 | LCACaribbean | 0.015401 |
| 184 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.015112 |
| 185 | PRICaribbean | 0.014925 |
| 186 | MNESouthern Europe | 0.012528 |
| 187 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.010772 |
| 188 | MHLMicronesia | 0.009866 |
| 189 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.009833 |
| 190 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.009748 |
| 191 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.009728 |
| 192 | VIRCaribbean | 0.009256 |
| 193 | PYFPolynesia | 0.009100 |
| 194 | QATWestern Asia | 0.008923 |
| 195 | GUMMicronesia | 0.006025 |
| 196 | AREWestern Asia | 0.004875 |
| 197 | MNPMicronesia | 0.004739 |
| 198 | BMUNorthern America | 0.004719 |
| 199 | CYMCaribbean | 0.003410 |
| 200 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.003307 |
| 201 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.002031 |
| 202 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.001668 |
| 203 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.001652 |
| 204 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.001327 |
| 205 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.000432 |
| 206 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000106 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kazakhstan1.674291
- 2
Australia1.349906
- 3
Canada1.077022
- 4
Argentina0.925059
- 5
Niger0.907132
Lowest
- 206
Singapore0.000106
- 205
Hong Kong0.000432
- 204
Faroe Islands0.001327
- 203
Bahrain0.001652
- 202
Seychelles0.001668
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.123787. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 206values changed, of 206 in both
- 63 · 143rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Uruguay0.647598 → 0.689826+0.042228
Bulgaria0.454017 → 0.485894+0.031876
Latvia0.579064 → 0.600205+0.021141
Samoa0.101782 → 0.121048+0.019266
Côte d’Ivoire0.127839 → 0.146200+0.018362
Fell most
Montenegro0.276786 → 0.012528−0.264258
Australia1.391666 → 1.349906−0.041760
Kazakhstan1.694922 → 1.674291−0.020631
Mongolia0.464526 → 0.443965−0.020561
Lesotho0.138275 → 0.120642−0.017633
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.
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 2013.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 206 countries has every column.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2013). Arable Land per Person, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/2013
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07Questions
Arable Land per Person, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arable land per person in Arable Land per Person, 2013?
Kazakhstan, at 1.674291, of the 206 countries in the file.
What year does Arable Land per Person, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Arable Land per Person, 2013 cover?
206.
Where can I download Arable Land per Person, 2013?
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, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arable Land per Person, 2023.