This is a list of countries ordered by physiological density. "Arable land" is defined by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, the source of "Arable land (hectares per person)" as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
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Data are for the year 2021, and are from the UN FAO unless otherwise specified. Locations with no arable land are omitted.
Location Arable land / person Persons / arable area % arable Arable land Populationm2sq ftkm2sq mikm2sq mi 11% 7,900,000,000 11% 19,196,465 4% 25,921,089 4% 38,155,012 15% 45,276,780 7% 145,102,755 36% 2,786,651 57% 43,531,422 10% 5,404 22% 1,873,919 12% 6,703,799 14% 25,252,722 12% 3,426,260 28% 9,578,167 52% 3,061,506 16% 1,328,701 2% 804,567 4% 1,937 32% 6,885,868 17% 336,997,624 11% 45,657,202 20% 4,417 37% 19,328,560 45% 9,709,786 7% 5,535,992 4% 12,079,472 59% 5,854,240 0.9% 3,347,782 7% 21,904,983 31% 7,296,769 9% 5,883 3% 5,457,154 1% 370,335 1% 2,530,151 4% 17,179,740 20% 3,270,943 49% 8,644,829 4% 6,341,855 36% 38,307,726 33% 64,531,444 22% 22,100,683 41% 84,263 7% 214,326,223 28% 11,256,372 1% 6,735,277 10% 15,993,524 4% 400,031 23% 16,589,023 28% 5,447,622 23% 47,486,935 6% 10,467,097 34% 71,601,103 32% 10,510,751 26% 84,775,404 18% 12,262,946 13% 13,531,906 13% 27,198,628 20% 16,876,720 4% 10,748,272 12% 6,850,540 25% 21,324,367 25% 12,996,895 15% 63,588,334 15% 4,060,135 22% 2,854,710 17% 53,798,084 17% 10,445,365 17% 37,076,584 25% 10,312,992 10% 59,392,255 42% 19,889,742 17% 2,103,330 7% 6,527,743 5% 19,473,125 6% 3,620,312 28% 106,017 22% 8,420,641 14% 2,281,454 10% 87,923,432 7% 32,077,072 40% 213,401,323 3% 44,177,969 43% 2,639,916 5% 7,425,057 12% 49,552,566 16% 2,790,974 10% 126,705,138 4% 34,503,774 34% 45,853,778 2% 5,403,021 10% 1,192,271 16% 8,922,082 11% 2,060,721 21% 32,833,031 6% 95,894,118 33% 83,408,554 1% 2,341,179 14% 120,283,026 40% 231,402,117 8% 4,351,267 11% 27,478,249 3% 33,715,471 24% 59,240,329 2% 777,486 2% 5,129,727 9% 34,081,449 35% 6,314,167 11% 43,533,592 52% 1,407,563,842 10% 53,005,614 19% 47,606 5% 28,915,653 49% 12,551,213 0.5% 2,588,423 9% 10,278,345 24% 639,321 0.4% 4,614,974 5% 5,193,416 14% 273,753,191 2% 35,950,396 0.4% 612,985 2% 5,835,806 51% 13,461,888 11% 10,290,103 3% 28,199,867 25% 67,281,039 19% 25,971,909 15% 17,608,483 36% 11,447,569 6% 4,986,526 7% 11,627 6% 9,750,064 9% 2,119,410 12% 587,925 7% 1,320,942 4% 924,610 4% 3,757,980 8% 72,412 35% 821,625 18% 11,117,873 10% 1,244,188 12% 1,425,893,465 29% 11,611,419 15% 30,034,989 22% 97,468,029 2% 19,493,184 2% 17,065,581 22% 21,773,441 2% 319,137 33% 33,745 38% 1,298,915 4% 17,797,737 30% 17,501,696 13% 396,051 46% 316,014 4% 218,764 19% 113,880,328 62% 169,356,251 5% 5,153,957 10% 8,691,406 0.2% 297,449 11% 39,039 9% 93,219 11% 2,827,695 17% 8,900,059 2% 51,516,562 2% 32,981,641 13% 966,129 0.7% 9,949,437 11% 124,612,530 0.8% 707,851 2% 1,634,466 7% 31,122 10% 368,796 2% 17,003 3% 109,262,178 14% 51,830,139 17% 23,859,912 14% 5,592,631 16% 281,200 3% 33,573,874 9% 124,610 1% 45,114 5% 45,035 0.3% 287,800 0.8% 407,906 5% 104,332 11% 106,537 0.3% 4,520,471 4% 223,107 2% 11,148,278 3% 113,131 0.7% 18,024 5% 1,525,663 2% 128,874 6% 3,256,028 4% 179,651 24% 526,748 14% 627,859 3% 42,050 2% 79,034 3% 100,091 0.8% 445,373 0.7% 304,032 7% 5,133,392 2% 2,688,235 13% 521,457 0.02% 565,581 2% 170,534 0.7% 9,365,145 6% 64,185 0.8% 68,136 0.1% 1,105,557 0.4% 4,250,114 0.2% 49,481 3% 1,463,265 0.3% 106,471 0.05% 52,889 2% 7,494,578 0.8% 5,941,060
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