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Country | Land use (%)
Afghanistan | arable land: 12.13% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 87.66% (2005)
Albania | arable land: 20.1% permanent crops: 4.21% other: 75.69% (2005)
Algeria | arable land: 3.17% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 96.55% (2005)
American Samoa | arable land: 10% permanent crops: 15% other: 75% (2005)
Andorra | arable land: 2.13% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.87% (2005)
Angola | arable land: 2.65% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 97.12% (2005)
Anguilla | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005)
Antarctica | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2005)
Antigua and Barbuda | arable land: 18.18% permanent crops: 4.55% other: 77.27% (2005)
Argentina | arable land: 10.03% permanent crops: 0.36% other: 89.61% (2005)
Armenia | arable land: 16.78% permanent crops: 2.01% other: 81.21% (2005)
Aruba | arable land: 10.53% permanent crops: 0% other: 89.47% (2005)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2005)
Australia | arable land: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.81% (2005)
Austria | arable land: 16.59% permanent crops: 0.85% other: 82.56% (2005)
Azerbaijan | arable land: 20.62% permanent crops: 2.61% other: 76.77% (2005)
Bahamas, The | arable land: 0.58% permanent crops: 0.29% other: 99.13% (2005)
Bahrain | arable land: 2.82% permanent crops: 5.63% other: 91.55% (2005)
Bangladesh | arable land: 55.39% permanent crops: 3.08% other: 41.53% (2005)
Barbados | arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (2005)
Belarus | arable land: 26.77% permanent crops: 0.6% other: 72.63% (2005)
Belgium | arable land: 27.42% permanent crops: 0.69% other: 71.89% note: includes Luxembourg (2005)
Belize | arable land: 3.05% permanent crops: 1.39% other: 95.56% (2005)
Benin | arable land: 23.53% permanent crops: 2.37% other: 74.1% (2005)
Bermuda | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2005)
Bhutan | arable land: 2.3% permanent crops: 0.43% other: 97.27% (2005)
Bolivia | arable land: 2.78% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 97.03% (2005)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | arable land: 19.61% permanent crops: 1.89% other: 78.5% (2005)
Botswana | arable land: 0.65% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.34% (2005)
Bouvet Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)
Brazil | arable land: 6.93% permanent crops: 0.89% other: 92.18% (2005)
British Indian Ocean Territory | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
British Virgin Islands | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 6.67% other: 73.33% (2005)
Brunei | arable land: 2.08% permanent crops: 0.87% other: 97.05% (2005)
Bulgaria | arable land: 29.94% permanent crops: 1.9% other: 68.16% (2005)
Burkina Faso | arable land: 17.66% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 82.12% (2005)
Burma | arable land: 14.92% permanent crops: 1.31% other: 83.77% (2005)
Burundi | arable land: 35.57% permanent crops: 13.12% other: 51.31% (2005)
Cambodia | arable land: 20.44% permanent crops: 0.59% other: 78.97% (2005)
Cameroon | arable land: 12.54% permanent crops: 2.52% other: 84.94% (2005)
Canada | arable land: 4.57% permanent crops: 0.65% other: 94.78% (2005)
Cape Verde | arable land: 11.41% permanent crops: 0.74% other: 87.85% (2005)
Cayman Islands | arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2005)
Central African Republic | arable land: 3.1% permanent crops: 0.15% other: 96.75% (2005)
Chad | arable land: 2.8% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 97.18% (2005)
Chile | arable land: 2.62% permanent crops: 0.43% other: 96.95% (2005)
China | arable land: 14.86% permanent crops: 1.27% other: 83.87% (2005)
Christmas Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005)
Clipperton Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2005)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Colombia | arable land: 2.01% permanent crops: 1.37% other: 96.62% (2005)
Comoros | arable land: 35.87% permanent crops: 23.32% other: 40.81% (2005)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | arable land: 2.86% permanent crops: 0.47% other: 96.67% (2005)
Congo, Republic of the | arable land: 1.45% permanent crops: 0.15% other: 98.4% (2005)
Cook Islands | arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 8.33% other: 75% (2005)
Coral Sea Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Costa Rica | arable land: 4.4% permanent crops: 5.87% other: 89.73% (2005)
Cote d'Ivoire | arable land: 10.23% permanent crops: 11.16% other: 78.61% (2005)
Croatia | arable land: 25.82% permanent crops: 2.19% other: 71.99% (2005)
Cuba | arable land: 27.63% permanent crops: 6.54% other: 65.83% (2005)
Cyprus | arable land: 10.81% permanent crops: 4.32% other: 84.87% (2005)
Czech Republic | arable land: 38.82% permanent crops: 3% other: 58.18% (2005)
Denmark | arable land: 52.59% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 47.22% (2005)
Djibouti | arable land: 0.04% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.96% (2005)
Dominica | arable land: 6.67% permanent crops: 21.33% other: 72% (2005)
Dominican Republic | arable land: 22.49% permanent crops: 10.26% other: 67.25% (2005)
Ecuador | arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 4.81% other: 89.48% (2005)
Egypt | arable land: 2.92% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 96.58% (2005)
El Salvador | arable land: 31.37% permanent crops: 11.88% other: 56.75% (2005)
Equatorial Guinea | arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 3.57% other: 91.8% (2005)
Eritrea | arable land: 4.78% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 95.19% (2005)
Estonia | arable land: 12.05% permanent crops: 0.35% other: 87.6% (2005)
Ethiopia | arable land: 10.01% permanent crops: 0.65% other: 89.34% (2005)
European Union | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (99% permanent pastures, 1% other) (2005)
Faroe Islands | arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2005)
Fiji | arable land: 10.95% permanent crops: 4.65% other: 84.4% (2005)
Finland | arable land: 6.54% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 93.44% (2005)
France | arable land: 33.46% permanent crops: 2.03% other: 64.51% note: French Guiana - arable land 0.13%, permanent crops 0.04%, other 99.83% (90% forest, 10% other); Guadeloupe - arable land 11.70%, permanent crops 2.92%, other 85.38%; Martinique - arable land 9.09%, permanent crops 10.0%, other 80.91%; Reunion - arable land 13.94%, permanent crops 1.59%, other 84.47% (2005)
French Polynesia | arable land: 0.75% permanent crops: 5.5% other: 93.75% (2005)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) - 100% trees, grasses, ferns, and moss; Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) - 100% grass, ferns, and moss; Iles Crozet - 100% tossock grass, heath, and fern; Iles Kerguelen - 100% tossock grass and Kerguelen cabbage; Bassas da India (Iles Eparses) - 100% rock, coral reef, and sand; Europa Island (Iles Eparses) - 100% mangrove swamp and dry woodlands; Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) - 100% lush vegetation and coconut palms; Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) - 90% forest, 10% other; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) - 100% grasses and scattered brush (2005)
Gabon | arable land: 1.21% permanent crops: 0.64% other: 98.15% (2005)
Gambia, The | arable land: 27.88% permanent crops: 0.44% other: 71.68% (2005)
Gaza Strip | arable land: 29% permanent crops: 21% other: 50% (2002)
Georgia | arable land: 11.51% permanent crops: 3.79% other: 84.7% (2005)
Germany | arable land: 33.13% permanent crops: 0.6% other: 66.27% (2005)
Ghana | arable land: 17.54% permanent crops: 9.22% other: 73.24% (2005)
Gibraltar | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Greece | arable land: 20.45% permanent crops: 8.59% other: 70.96% (2005)
Greenland | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Grenada | arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2005)
Guam | arable land: 3.64% permanent crops: 18.18% other: 78.18% (2005)
Guatemala | arable land: 13.22% permanent crops: 5.6% other: 81.18% (2005)
Guernsey | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA
Guinea | arable land: 4.47% permanent crops: 2.64% other: 92.89% (2005)
Guinea-Bissau | arable land: 8.31% permanent crops: 6.92% other: 84.77% (2005)
Guyana | arable land: 2.23% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 97.63% (2005)
Haiti | arable land: 28.11% permanent crops: 11.53% other: 60.36% (2005)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Holy See (Vatican City) | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (urban area) (2005)
Honduras | arable land: 9.53% permanent crops: 3.21% other: 87.26% (2005)
Hong Kong | arable land: 5.05% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 93.94% (2001)
Hungary | arable land: 49.58% permanent crops: 2.06% other: 48.36% (2005)
Iceland | arable land: 0.07% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.93% (2005)
India | arable land: 48.83% permanent crops: 2.8% other: 48.37% (2005)
Indonesia | arable land: 11.03% permanent crops: 7.04% other: 81.93% (2005)
Iran | arable land: 9.78% permanent crops: 1.29% other: 88.93% (2005)
Iraq | arable land: 13.12% permanent crops: 0.61% other: 86.27% (2005)
Ireland | arable land: 16.82% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 83.15% (2005)
Isle of Man | arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Israel | arable land: 15.45% permanent crops: 3.88% other: 80.67% (2005)
Italy | arable land: 26.41% permanent crops: 9.09% other: 64.5% (2005)
Jamaica | arable land: 15.83% permanent crops: 10.01% other: 74.16% (2005)
Jan Mayen | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Japan | arable land: 11.64% permanent crops: 0.9% other: 87.46% (2005)
Jersey | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Jordan | arable land: 3.32% permanent crops: 1.18% other: 95.5% (2005)
Kazakhstan | arable land: 8.28% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 91.67% (2005)
Kenya | arable land: 8.01% permanent crops: 0.97% other: 91.02% (2005)
Kiribati | arable land: 2.74% permanent crops: 47.95% other: 49.31% (2005)
Korea, North | arable land: 22.4% permanent crops: 1.66% other: 75.94% (2005)
Korea, South | arable land: 16.58% permanent crops: 2.01% other: 81.41% (2005)
Kuwait | arable land: 0.84% permanent crops: 0.17% other: 98.99% (2005)
Kyrgyzstan | arable land: 6.55% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 93.17% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural-growth walnut forest (2005)
Laos | arable land: 4.01% permanent crops: 0.34% other: 95.65% (2005)
Latvia | arable land: 28.19% permanent crops: 0.45% other: 71.36% (2005)
Lebanon | arable land: 16.35% permanent crops: 13.75% other: 69.9% (2005)
Lesotho | arable land: 10.87% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 89% (2005)
Liberia | arable land: 3.43% permanent crops: 1.98% other: 94.59% (2005)
Libya | arable land: 1.03% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 98.78% (2005)
Liechtenstein | arable land: 25% permanent crops: 0% other: 75% (2005)
Lithuania | arable land: 44.81% permanent crops: 0.9% other: 54.29% (2005)
Luxembourg | arable land: 27.42% permanent crops: 0.69% other: 71.89% (includes Belgium) (2005)
Macau | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Macedonia | arable land: 22.01% permanent crops: 1.79% other: 76.2% (2005)
Madagascar | arable land: 5.03% permanent crops: 1.02% other: 93.95% (2005)
Malawi | arable land: 20.68% permanent crops: 1.18% other: 78.14% (2005)
Malaysia | arable land: 5.46% permanent crops: 17.54% other: 77% (2005)
Maldives | arable land: 13.33% permanent crops: 30% other: 56.67% (2005)
Mali | arable land: 3.76% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 96.21% (2005)
Malta | arable land: 31.25% permanent crops: 3.13% other: 65.62% (2005)
Marshall Islands | arable land: 11.11% permanent crops: 44.44% other: 44.45% (2005)
Mauritania | arable land: 0.2% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.79% (2005)
Mauritius | arable land: 49.02% permanent crops: 2.94% other: 48.04% (2005)
Mayotte | arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Mexico | arable land: 12.66% permanent crops: 1.28% other: 86.06% (2005)
Micronesia, Federated States of | arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 45.71% other: 48.58% (2005)
Moldova | arable land: 54.52% permanent crops: 8.81% other: 36.67% (2005)
Monaco | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (urban area) (2005)
Mongolia | arable land: 0.76% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.24% (2005)
Montenegro | arable land: 13.7% permanent crops: 1% other: 85.3%
Montserrat | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2005)
Morocco | arable land: 19% permanent crops: 2% other: 79% (2005)
Mozambique | arable land: 5.43% permanent crops: 0.29% other: 94.28% (2005)
Namibia | arable land: 0.99% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99% (2005)
Nauru | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Navassa Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Nepal | arable land: 16.07% permanent crops: 0.85% other: 83.08% (2005)
Netherlands | arable land: 21.96% permanent crops: 0.77% other: 77.27% (2005)
Netherlands Antilles | arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2005)
New Caledonia | arable land: 0.32% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 99.46% (2005)
New Zealand | arable land: 5.54% permanent crops: 6.92% other: 87.54% (2005)
Nicaragua | arable land: 14.81% permanent crops: 1.82% other: 83.37% (2005)
Niger | arable land: 11.43% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 88.56% (2005)
Nigeria | arable land: 33.02% permanent crops: 3.14% other: 63.84% (2005)
Niue | arable land: 11.54% permanent crops: 15.38% other: 73.08% (2005)
Norfolk Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Northern Mariana Islands | arable land: 13.04% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 82.61% (2005)
Norway | arable land: 2.7% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.3% (2005)
Oman | arable land: 0.12% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 99.74% (2005)
Pakistan | arable land: 24.44% permanent crops: 0.84% other: 74.72% (2005)
Palau | arable land: 8.7% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 86.95% (2005)
Panama | arable land: 7.26% permanent crops: 1.95% other: 90.79% (2005)
Papua New Guinea | arable land: 0.49% permanent crops: 1.4% other: 98.11% (2005)
Paracel Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Paraguay | arable land: 7.47% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 92.29% (2005)
Peru | arable land: 2.88% permanent crops: 0.47% other: 96.65% (2005)
Philippines | arable land: 19% permanent crops: 16.67% other: 64.33% (2005)
Pitcairn Islands | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA
Poland | arable land: 40.25% permanent crops: 1% other: 58.75% (2005)
Portugal | arable land: 17.29% permanent crops: 7.84% other: 74.87% (2005)
Puerto Rico | arable land: 3.69% permanent crops: 5.59% other: 90.72% (2005)
Qatar | arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 0.27% other: 98.09% (2005)
Romania | arable land: 39.49% permanent crops: 1.92% other: 58.59% (2005)
Russia | arable land: 7.17% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 92.72% (2005)
Rwanda | arable land: 45.56% permanent crops: 10.25% other: 44.19% (2005)
Saint Helena | arable land: 12.9% permanent crops: 0% other: 87.1% (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | arable land: 19.44% permanent crops: 2.78% other: 77.78% (2005)
Saint Lucia | arable land: 6.45% permanent crops: 22.58% other: 70.97% (2005)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | arable land: 12.5% permanent crops: 0% other: 87.5% (2005)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | arable land: 17.95% permanent crops: 17.95% other: 64.1% (2005)
Samoa | arable land: 21.13% permanent crops: 24.3% other: 54.57% (2005)
San Marino | arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 0% other: 83.33% (2005)
Sao Tome and Principe | arable land: 8.33% permanent crops: 48.96% other: 42.71% (2005)
Saudi Arabia | arable land: 1.67% permanent crops: 0.09% other: 98.24% (2005)
Senegal | arable land: 12.51% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 87.25% (2005)
Serbia | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA
Seychelles | arable land: 2.17% permanent crops: 13.04% other: 84.79% (2005)
Sierra Leone | arable land: 7.95% permanent crops: 1.05% other: 91% (2005)
Singapore | arable land: 1.47% permanent crops: 1.47% other: 97.06% (2005)
Slovakia | arable land: 29.23% permanent crops: 2.67% other: 68.1% (2005)
Slovenia | arable land: 8.53% permanent crops: 1.43% other: 90.04% (2005)
Solomon Islands | arable land: 0.62% permanent crops: 2.04% other: 97.34% (2005)
Somalia | arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 0.04% other: 98.32% (2005)
South Africa | arable land: 12.1% permanent crops: 0.79% other: 87.11% (2005)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005)
Spain | arable land: 27.18% permanent crops: 9.85% other: 62.97% (2005)
Spratly Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Sri Lanka | arable land: 13.96% permanent crops: 15.24% other: 70.8% (2005)
Sudan | arable land: 6.78% permanent crops: 0.17% other: 93.05% (2005)
Suriname | arable land: 0.36% permanent crops: 0.06% other: 99.58% (2005)
Svalbard | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (no trees; the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry) (2005)
Swaziland | arable land: 10.25% permanent crops: 0.81% other: 88.94% (2005)
Sweden | arable land: 5.93% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 94.06% (2005)
Switzerland | arable land: 9.91% permanent crops: 0.58% other: 89.51% (2005)
Syria | arable land: 24.8% permanent crops: 4.47% other: 70.73% (2005)
Taiwan | arable land: 24% permanent crops: 1% other: 75% (2001)
Tajikistan | arable land: 6.52% permanent crops: 0.89% other: 92.59% (2005)
Tanzania | arable land: 4.23% permanent crops: 1.16% other: 94.61% (2005)
Thailand | arable land: 27.54% permanent crops: 6.93% other: 65.53% (2005)
Timor-Leste | arable land: 8.2% permanent crops: 4.57% other: 87.23% (2005)
Togo | arable land: 44.2% permanent crops: 2.11% other: 53.69% (2005)
Tokelau | arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Tonga | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 14.67% other: 65.33% (2005)
Trinidad and Tobago | arable land: 14.62% permanent crops: 9.16% other: 76.22% (2005)
Tunisia | arable land: 17.05% permanent crops: 13.08% other: 69.87% (2005)
Turkey | arable land: 29.81% permanent crops: 3.39% other: 66.8% (2005)
Turkmenistan | arable land: 4.51% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 95.35% (2005)
Turks and Caicos Islands | arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (2005)
Tuvalu | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 66.67% other: 33.33% (2005)
Uganda | arable land: 21.57% permanent crops: 8.92% other: 69.51% (2005)
Ukraine | arable land: 53.8% permanent crops: 1.5% other: 44.7% (2005)
United Arab Emirates | arable land: 0.77% permanent crops: 2.27% other: 96.96% (2005)
United Kingdom | arable land: 23.23% permanent crops: 0.2% other: 76.57% (2005)
United States | arable land: 18.01% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 81.78% (2005)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2008)
Uruguay | arable land: 7.77% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 91.99% (2005)
Uzbekistan | arable land: 10.51% permanent crops: 0.76% other: 88.73% (2005)
Vanuatu | arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 6.97% other: 91.39% (2005)
Venezuela | arable land: 2.85% permanent crops: 0.88% other: 96.27% (2005)
Vietnam | arable land: 20.14% permanent crops: 6.93% other: 72.93% (2005)
Virgin Islands | arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 2.86% other: 91.43% (2005)
Wake Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Wallis and Futuna | arable land: 7.14% permanent crops: 35.71% other: 57.15% (2005)
West Bank | arable land: 16.9% permanent crops: 18.97% other: 64.13% (2001)
Western Sahara | arable land: 0.02% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.98% (2005)
World | arable land: 10.57% permanent crops: 1.04% other: 88.38% (2005)
Yemen | arable land: 2.91% permanent crops: 0.25% other: 96.84% (2005)
Zambia | arable land: 6.99% permanent crops: 0.04% other: 92.97% (2005)
Zimbabwe | arable land: 8.24% permanent crops: 0.33% other: 91.43% (2005)
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