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    Field Listing :: Land use  
    
			
		 
   
  
    
      This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use: arable land  - land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest; permanent crops  - land cultivated for crops like citrus, coffee, and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest; includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber; other  - any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.  
   
  
    
	
	 
   
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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 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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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 Lucia 
          
      
      
      
        arable land:  6.45% 
      permanent crops:  22.58% 
      other:  70.97% (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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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 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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
      
        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 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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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) 
         
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
        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:  88.39% (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)