Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

relative to 1961, 1961–2014

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    1961 Ranking
    1. Afghanistan 1.00
    2. Oman 1.00
    3. New Zealand 1.00
    4. Nicaragua 1.00
    5. Niger 1.00
    6. Nigeria 1.00
    7. Niue 1.00
    8. North Korea 1.00
    9. Norway 1.00
    10. Pakistan 1.00
    11. Netherlands 1.00
    12. Panama 1.00
    13. Papua New Guinea 1.00
    14. Paraguay 1.00
    15. Peru 1.00
    16. Philippines 1.00
    17. Poland 1.00
    18. Portugal 1.00
    19. Puerto Rico 1.00
    20. New Caledonia 1.00
    21. Nepal 1.00
    22. Romania 1.00
    23. Malta 1.00
    24. Liberia 1.00
    25. Libya 1.00
    26. Liechtenstein 1.00
    27. Madagascar 1.00
    28. Malawi 1.00
    29. Malaysia 1.00
    30. Maldives 1.00
    31. Mali 1.00
    32. Martinique 1.00
    33. Namibia 1.00
    34. Mauritania 1.00
    35. Mauritius 1.00
    36. Mexico 1.00
    37. Mongolia 1.00
    38. Montserrat 1.00
    39. Morocco 1.00
    40. Mozambique 1.00
    41. Burma (Myanmar) 1.00
    42. Reunion 1.00
    43. Rwanda 1.00
    44. Lebanon 1.00
    45. United Arab Emirates 1.00
    46. Thailand 1.00
    47. Timor Leste 1.00
    48. Togo 1.00
    49. Tonga 1.00
    50. Trinidad and Tobago 1.00
    51. Tunisia 1.00
    52. Turkey 1.00
    53. Uganda 1.00
    54. United Kingdom 1.00
    55. Syria 1.00
    56. United States 1.00
    57. Uruguay 1.00
    58. Vanuatu 1.00
    59. Venezuela 1.00
    60. Vietnam 1.00
    61. Wallis and Futuna 1.00
    62. Yemen 1.00
    63. Zambia 1.00
    64. Tanzania 1.00
    65. Switzerland 1.00
    66. Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.00
    67. Singapore 1.00
    68. Saint Lucia 1.00
    69. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 1.00
    70. Samoa 1.00
    71. Saint Thomas and Principe 1.00
    72. Saudi Arabia 1.00
    73. Senegal 1.00
    74. Seychelles 1.00
    75. Sierra Leone 1.00
    76. Solomon Islands 1.00
    77. Sweden 1.00
    78. Somalia 1.00
    79. South Africa 1.00
    80. South Korea 1.00
    81. Spain 1.00
    82. Sri Lanka 1.00
    83. Sudan 1.00
    84. Suriname 1.00
    85. Swaziland 1.00
    86. Lesotho 1.00
    87. Laos 1.00
    88. Albania 1.00
    89. China 1.00
    90. Burundi 1.00
    91. Cape Verde 1.00
    92. Cambodia 1.00
    93. Cameroon 1.00
    94. Canada 1.00
    95. Central African Republic 1.00
    96. Chad 1.00
    97. Chile 1.00
    98. Hong Kong 1.00
    99. Bulgaria 1.00
    100. Taiwan 1.00
    101. Colombia 1.00
    102. Comoros 1.00
    103. Congo (Brazzaville) 1.00
    104. Cook Islands 1.00
    105. Costa Rica 1.00
    106. Ivory Coast 1.00
    107. Cuba 1.00
    108. Burkina Faso 1.00
    109. Brunei 1.00
    110. Congo (Kinshasa) 1.00
    111. Bahrain 1.00
    112. Algeria 1.00
    113. American Samoa 1.00
    114. Angola 1.00
    115. Antigua and Barbuda 1.00
    116. Argentina 1.00
    117. Australia 1.00
    118. Austria 1.00
    119. Bahamas 1.00
    120. Bangladesh 1.00
    121. British Virgin Islands 1.00
    122. Barbados 1.00
    123. Belize 1.00
    124. Benin 1.00
    125. Bermuda 1.00
    126. Bhutan 1.00
    127. Bolivia 1.00
    128. Botswana 1.00
    129. Brazil 1.00
    130. Cyprus 1.00
    131. Denmark 1.00
    132. Kuwait 1.00
    133. Iran 1.00
    134. Guinea Bissau 1.00
    135. Guyana 1.00
    136. Haiti 1.00
    137. Honduras 1.00
    138. Hungary 1.00
    139. Iceland 1.00
    140. India 1.00
    141. Indonesia 1.00
    142. Iraq 1.00
    143. Guatemala 1.00
    144. Ireland 1.00
    145. Israel 1.00
    146. Italy 1.00
    147. Jamaica 1.00
    148. Japan 1.00
    149. Jordan 1.00
    150. Kenya 1.00
    151. Kiribati 1.00
    152. Guinea 1.00
    153. Guam 1.00
    154. Djibouti 1.00
    155. Finland 1.00
    156. Dominica 1.00
    157. Dominican Republic 1.00
    158. Ecuador 1.00
    159. Egypt 1.00
    160. El Salvador 1.00
    161. Equatorial Guinea 1.00
    162. Faroe Islands 1.00
    163. Fiji 1.00
    164. France 1.00
    165. Guadeloupe 1.00
    166. French Guiana 1.00
    167. French Polynesia 1.00
    168. Gabon 1.00
    169. Gambia 1.00
    170. Germany 1.00
    171. Ghana 1.00
    172. Greece 1.00
    173. Grenada 1.00
    174. Zimbabwe 1.00
    2014 Ranking
    1. Saint Thomas and Principe 5.90
    2. Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.72
    3. Cook Islands 4.09
    4. Gambia 3.17
    5. Barbados 3.00
    6. Saint Lucia 2.98
    7. Martinique 2.71
    8. Cuba 2.03
    9. Maldives 1.73
    10. French Polynesia 1.72
    11. Tonga 1.64
    12. American Samoa 1.59
    13. Trinidad and Tobago 1.58
    14. Fiji 1.51
    15. Puerto Rico 1.32
    16. New Caledonia 1.31
    17. Guadeloupe 1.21
    18. Norway 1.19
    19. Papua New Guinea 1.13
    20. Bahrain 1.13
    21. Brunei 1.13
    22. Vanuatu 1.11
    23. Faroe Islands 1.09
    24. Switzerland 1.06
    25. Equatorial Guinea 1.05
    26. Gabon 1.03
    27. Zimbabwe 0.99
    28. Japan 0.98
    29. Uganda 0.93
    30. Burundi 0.92
    31. Sri Lanka 0.90
    32. Antigua and Barbuda 0.88
    33. Panama 0.88
    34. Mauritius 0.88
    35. Mozambique 0.86
    36. Sierra Leone 0.86
    37. Kiribati 0.83
    38. French Guiana 0.82
    39. El Salvador 0.82
    40. Botswana 0.81
    41. Grenada 0.80
    42. Timor Leste 0.79
    43. Somalia 0.78
    44. Jamaica 0.75
    45. Samoa 0.73
    46. Bulgaria 0.72
    47. Dominica 0.68
    48. Hong Kong 0.67
    49. Iceland 0.65
    50. Madagascar 0.65
    51. Ireland 0.65
    52. Germany 0.64
    53. Senegal 0.64
    54. Lesotho 0.64
    55. Congo (Kinshasa) 0.62
    56. Reunion 0.62
    57. Poland 0.61
    58. Wallis and Futuna 0.61
    59. Austria 0.61
    60. Liberia 0.60
    61. Sweden 0.60
    62. Guyana 0.59
    63. Greece 0.59
    64. Brazil 0.59
    65. France 0.58
    66. Paraguay 0.57
    67. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 0.57
    68. Cape Verde 0.55
    69. Suriname 0.55
    70. Taiwan 0.54
    71. Singapore 0.54
    72. Peru 0.54
    73. Romania 0.54
    74. Saudi Arabia 0.53
    75. Haiti 0.52
    76. Solomon Islands 0.51
    77. Ghana 0.51
    78. Dominican Republic 0.51
    79. Montserrat 0.50
    80. Finland 0.50
    81. Mali 0.50
    82. Bolivia 0.49
    83. Afghanistan 0.48
    84. Hungary 0.48
    85. Bermuda 0.48
    86. Portugal 0.47
    87. Italy 0.47
    88. Netherlands 0.46
    89. Central African Republic 0.45
    90. Denmark 0.45
    91. Niue 0.45
    92. Malawi 0.44
    93. United Kingdom 0.44
    94. North Korea 0.44
    95. Rwanda 0.42
    96. Argentina 0.42
    97. Comoros 0.40
    98. Nicaragua 0.40
    99. Angola 0.39
    100. Cyprus 0.39
    101. Jordan 0.38
    102. Mauritania 0.38
    103. Togo 0.38
    104. Guinea Bissau 0.38
    105. Benin 0.37
    106. Chad 0.37
    107. Tanzania 0.37
    108. Liechtenstein 0.37
    109. Congo (Brazzaville) 0.36
    110. Algeria 0.36
    111. Spain 0.35
    112. South Africa 0.34
    113. Venezuela 0.33
    114. Burkina Faso 0.33
    115. Albania 0.33
    116. United States 0.33
    117. Namibia 0.32
    118. Cambodia 0.32
    119. Bahamas 0.31
    120. Australia 0.31
    121. Lebanon 0.30
    122. Bhutan 0.30
    123. Belize 0.29
    124. South Korea 0.29
    125. Kenya 0.29
    126. Iraq 0.29
    127. Malta 0.29
    128. Philippines 0.28
    129. Nigeria 0.28
    130. Mexico 0.27
    131. Israel 0.27
    132. Thailand 0.27
    133. Swaziland 0.26
    134. Turkey 0.26
    135. Yemen 0.26
    136. Seychelles 0.25
    137. Bangladesh 0.25
    138. Syria 0.24
    139. India 0.24
    140. Guinea 0.24
    141. Ivory Coast 0.24
    142. Nepal 0.24
    143. Zambia 0.23
    144. Ecuador 0.23
    145. Canada 0.22
    146. Tunisia 0.22
    147. Oman 0.22
    148. Laos 0.21
    149. Morocco 0.20
    150. Indonesia 0.20
    151. Honduras 0.20
    152. Egypt 0.20
    153. Cameroon 0.19
    154. Burma (Myanmar) 0.19
    155. Niger 0.18
    156. Pakistan 0.18
    157. Vietnam 0.17
    158. Uruguay 0.17
    159. Malaysia 0.17
    160. United Arab Emirates 0.16
    161. Guam 0.15
    162. Libya 0.14
    163. Colombia 0.14
    164. China 0.14
    165. Mongolia 0.13
    166. Iran 0.12
    167. Costa Rica 0.11
    168. Guatemala 0.09
    169. Chile 0.09
    170. Kuwait 0.06
    171. Djibouti 0.04
    172. New Zealand 0.03
    173. British Virgin Islands 0.01

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    Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0). This is calculated as arable land divided by the crop production index (PIN). The crop production index (PIN) here is the sum of crop commodities produced (after deductions of quantities used as seed and feed). It is weighted by the commodity prices.

    Source: Calculated by Our World in Data based on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)