Table 1. Land use in 2000
Table 2. Agricultural land**
Table 3. Agricultural population
Table 4. Agricultural land and population
Countries in Asia-Pacific region with largest percentage of agricultural land
Countries in Asia-Pacific region with largest percentage of agricultural population
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Unit: 1000 ha |
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Country |
Total Land Area |
Arable and Permanent Crops Land |
Permanent Pasture |
Forests and Woodland* |
Other Land |
Land Use Distribution (in %) |
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Arable & Permanent Crops Land |
Permanent Pasture |
Forests & Woodland* |
Other Land |
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
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1. Bangladesh |
14,400 |
8,484 |
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600 |
F |
1,892 |
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3,424 |
58.9 |
4.2 |
13.1 |
23.8 |
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2. Bhutan |
4,700 |
160 |
F |
300 |
F |
3,100 |
F |
1,140 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
66.0 |
24.3 |
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3. Cambodia |
18,104 |
3,807 |
F |
1,500 |
F |
12,200 |
F |
597 |
21.0 |
8.3 |
67.4 |
3.3 |
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4. China |
959,805 |
135,557 |
F |
400,001 |
F |
130,518 |
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293,729 |
14.1 |
41.7 |
13.6 |
30.6 |
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5. Cook Islands |
23 |
7 |
F |
0 |
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0 |
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16 |
30.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
69.6 |
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6. DPR Korea |
12,054 |
2,000 |
F |
50 |
F |
7,370 |
F |
2,634 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
61.1 |
21.9 |
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7. Fiji |
1,827 |
285 |
F |
175 |
F |
1,185 |
F |
182 |
15.6 |
9.6 |
64.9 |
10.0 |
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8. India |
328,726 |
169,700 |
F |
10,910 |
F |
68,500 |
F |
79,616 |
51.6 |
3.3 |
20.8 |
24.2 |
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9. Indonesia |
190,457 |
33,546 |
F |
11,177 |
F |
111,774 |
F |
33,960 |
17.6 |
5.9 |
58.7 |
17.8 |
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10. Iran |
164,820 |
16,326 |
F |
44,000 |
F |
11,400 |
F |
93,094 |
9.9 |
26.7 |
6.9 |
56.5 |
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11. Laos |
23,680 |
958 |
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878 |
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12,550 |
F |
9,294 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
53.0 |
39.2 |
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12. Malaysia |
32,975 |
7,605 |
F |
285 |
F |
22,248 |
F |
2,837 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
67.5 |
8.6 |
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13. Maldives |
30 |
3 |
F |
1 |
F |
1 |
F |
25 |
10.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
83.3 |
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14. Mongolia |
156,650 |
1,176 |
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129,294 |
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13,750 |
F |
12,430 |
0.8 |
82.5 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
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15. Myanmar |
67,658 |
10,495 |
F |
316 |
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32,400 |
F |
24,447 |
15.5 |
0.5 |
47.9 |
36.1 |
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16. Nepal |
14,718 |
2,968 |
F |
1,757 |
F |
5,750 |
F |
4,243 |
20.2 |
11.9 |
39.1 |
28.8 |
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17. Pakistan |
79,610 |
21,960 |
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5,000 |
F |
3,480 |
F |
49,170 |
27.6 |
6.3 |
4.4 |
61.8 |
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18. Papua New Guinea |
46,284 |
855 |
F |
175 |
F |
42,000 |
F |
3,254 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
90.7 |
7.0 |
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19. Philippines |
30,000 |
10,050 |
F |
1,280 |
F |
13,600 |
F |
5,070 |
33.5 |
4.3 |
45.3 |
16.9 |
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20. Republic of Korea |
9,926 |
1,919 |
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54 |
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6,456 |
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1,497 |
19.3 |
0.5 |
65.0 |
15.1 |
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21. Samoa |
284 |
122 |
F |
1 |
F |
134 |
F |
27 |
43.0 |
0.4 |
47.2 |
9.5 |
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22. Solomon Islands |
2,890 |
60 |
F |
40 |
F |
2,450 |
F |
340 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
84.8 |
11.8 |
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23. Sri Lanka |
6,561 |
1,910 |
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440 |
F |
2,100 |
F |
2,111 |
29.1 |
6.7 |
32.0 |
32.2 |
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24. Thailand |
51,312 |
18,000 |
F |
800 |
F |
14,500 |
F |
18,012 |
35.1 |
1.6 |
28.3 |
35.1 |
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25. Tonga |
75 |
48 |
F |
4 |
F |
8 |
F |
15 |
64.0 |
5.3 |
10.7 |
20.0 |
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26. Vanuatu |
1,219 |
120 |
F |
42 |
F |
914 |
F |
143 |
9.8 |
3.4 |
75.0 |
11.7 |
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27. Viet Nam |
33,169 |
7,350 |
F |
642 |
F |
9,650 |
F |
15,527 |
22.2 |
1.9 |
29.1 |
46.8 |
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SUB-TOTAL |
2,251,957 |
455,471 |
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609,722 |
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529,930 |
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656,834 |
20.2 |
27.1 |
23.5 |
29.2 |
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES |
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28. Australia |
774,122 |
50,600 |
F |
404,900 |
F |
145,000 |
F |
173,622 |
6.5 |
52.3 |
18.7 |
22.4 |
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29. Japan |
37,780 |
4,830 |
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405 |
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24,621 |
F |
7,924 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
65.2 |
21.0 |
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30. New Zealand |
27,053 |
3,280 |
F |
13,300 |
F |
7,667 |
F |
2,806 |
12.1 |
49.2 |
28.3 |
10.4 |
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SUB-TOTAL |
838,955 |
58,710 |
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418,605 |
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177,288 |
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184,352 |
7.0 |
49.9 |
21.1 |
22.0 |
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ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL |
3,090,912 |
514,181 |
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1,028,327 |
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707,218 |
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841,186 |
16.6 |
33.3 |
22.9 |
27.2 |
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REST OF WORLD |
10,334,520 |
983,184 |
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2,431,509 |
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3,465,217 |
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3,454,610 |
9.5 |
23.5 |
33.5 |
33.4 |
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WORLD |
13,425,432 |
1,497,365 |
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3,459,836 |
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4,172,435 |
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4,295,796 |
11.2 |
25.8 |
31.1 |
32.0 |
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* latest data for forests and woodland is for 1994 |
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Unit: 1000 ha |
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Country |
Total Land Area |
Agricultural Land |
Agricultural Land as % of Total Land |
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1990 |
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2000 |
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1990 |
2000 |
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
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1. Bangladesh |
14,400 |
9,437 |
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8,484 |
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65.5 % |
58.9 % |
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2. Bhutan |
4,700 |
132 |
F |
160 |
F |
2.8 % |
3.4 % |
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3. Cambodia |
18,104 |
3,795 |
F |
3,807 |
F |
21.0 % |
21.0 % |
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4. China |
959,805 |
131,397 |
F |
135,557 |
F |
13.7 % |
14.1 % |
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5. Cook Islands |
23 |
6 |
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7 |
F |
26.1 % |
30.4 % |
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6. DPR Korea |
12,054 |
2,000 |
F |
2,000 |
F |
16.6 % |
16.6 % |
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7. Fiji |
1,827 |
240 |
F |
285 |
F |
13.1 % |
15.6 % |
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8. India |
328,726 |
169,438 |
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169,700 |
F |
51.5 % |
51.6 % |
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9. Indonesia |
190,457 |
31,973 |
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33,546 |
F |
16.8 % |
17.6 % |
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10. Iran |
164,820 |
16,500 |
F |
16,326 |
F |
10.0 % |
9.9 % |
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11. Laos |
23,680 |
860 |
F |
958 |
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3.6 % |
4.0 % |
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12. Malaysia |
32,975 |
6,948 |
F |
7,605 |
F |
21.1 % |
23.1 % |
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13. Maldives |
30 |
3 |
F |
3 |
F |
10.0 % |
10.0 % |
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14. Mongolia |
156,650 |
1,371 |
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1,176 |
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0.9 % |
0.8 % |
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15. Myanmar |
67,658 |
10,069 |
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10,495 |
F |
14.9 % |
15.5 % |
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16. Nepal |
14,718 |
2,350 |
F |
2,968 |
F |
16.0 % |
20.2 % |
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17. Pakistan |
79,610 |
20,940 |
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21,960 |
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26.3 % |
27.6 % |
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18. Papua New Guinea |
46,284 |
772 |
F |
855 |
F |
1.7 % |
1.8 % |
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19. Philippines |
30,000 |
9,880 |
F |
10,050 |
F |
32.9 % |
33.5 % |
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20. Republic of Korea |
9,926 |
2,109 |
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1,919 |
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21.2 % |
19.3 % |
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21. Samoa |
284 |
122 |
F |
122 |
F |
43.0 % |
43.0 % |
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22. Solomon Islands |
2,890 |
57 |
F |
60 |
F |
2.0 % |
2.1 % |
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23. Sri Lanka |
6,561 |
1,900 |
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1,910 |
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29.0 % |
29.1 % |
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24. Thailand |
51,312 |
20,603 |
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18,000 |
F |
40.2 % |
35.1 % |
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25. Tonga |
75 |
48 |
F |
48 |
F |
64.0 % |
64.0 % |
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26. Vanuatu |
1,219 |
120 |
F |
120 |
F |
9.8 % |
9.8 % |
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27. Viet Nam |
33,169 |
6,384 |
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7,350 |
F |
19.2 % |
22.2 % |
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SUB-TOTAL |
2,251,957 |
449,454 |
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455,471 |
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20.0 % |
20.2 % |
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES |
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28. Australia |
774,122 |
48,081 |
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50,600 |
F |
6.2 % |
6.5 % |
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29. Japan |
37,780 |
5,243 |
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4,830 |
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13.9 % |
12.8 % |
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30. New Zealand |
27,053 |
3,865 |
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3,280 |
F |
14.3 % |
12.1 % |
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SUB-TOTAL |
838,955 |
57,189 |
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58,710 |
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6.8 % |
7.0 % |
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ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL |
3,090,912 |
506,643 |
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514,181 |
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16.4 % |
16.6 % |
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REST OF WORLD |
10,334,520 |
994,107 |
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983,184 |
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9.6 % |
9.5 % |
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WORLD |
13,425,432 |
1,500,750 |
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1,497,365 |
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11.2 % |
11.2 % |
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**"Agricultural Land" as used in this publication refers to
"Arable and Permanent Cropped Land", which excludes permanent meadows and
pastures, fallow and resulting from shifting cultivation, and land under trees
grown for food or timber. Double cropped areas are counted only once. |
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Unit: 1000 |
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Country |
Total Population |
Agricultural Population |
% Agricultural Population to Total |
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1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
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1. Bangladesh |
110,025 |
137,439 |
71,700 |
76,472 |
65.2 % |
55.6 % |
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2. Bhutan |
1,696 |
2,085 |
1,597 |
1,955 |
94.2 % |
93.8 % |
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3. Cambodia |
9,630 |
13,104 |
7,110 |
9,181 |
73.8 % |
70.1 % |
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4. China |
1,161,382 |
1,282,437 |
834,689 |
853,715 |
71.9 % |
66.6 % |
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5. Cook Islands |
18 |
20 |
8 |
7 |
44.4 % |
35.0 % |
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6. DPR Korea |
19,956 |
22,268 |
7,580 |
6,706 |
38.0 % |
30.1 % |
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7. Fiji |
724 |
814 |
330 |
325 |
45.6 % |
39.9 % |
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8. India |
844,886 |
1,008,937 |
492,096 |
541,430 |
58.2 % |
53.7 % |
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9. Indonesia |
182,474 |
212,092 |
92,897 |
93,540 |
50.9 % |
44.1 % |
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10. Iran |
58,435 |
70,330 |
18,749 |
18,543 |
32.1 % |
26.4 % |
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11. Laos |
4,132 |
5,279 |
3,229 |
4,037 |
78.1 % |
76.5 % |
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12. Malaysia |
17,845 |
22,218 |
4,646 |
3,926 |
26.0 % |
17.7 % |
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13. Maldives |
216 |
291 |
82 |
79 |
38.0 % |
27.1 % |
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14. Mongolia |
2,216 |
2,533 |
709 |
615 |
32.0 % |
24.3 % |
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15. Myanmar |
40,517 |
47,749 |
29,680 |
33,527 |
73.3 % |
70.2 % |
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16. Nepal |
18,142 |
23,043 |
16,965 |
21,430 |
93.5 % |
93.0 % |
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17. Pakistan |
109,811 |
141,256 |
60,910 |
71,868 |
55.5 % |
50.9 % |
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18. Papua New Guinea |
3,762 |
4,809 |
3,075 |
3,707 |
81.7 % |
77.1 % |
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19. Philippines |
61,040 |
75,653 |
27,825 |
29,769 |
45.6 % |
39.3 % |
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20. Republic of Korea |
42,869 |
46,740 |
6,917 |
4,101 |
16.1 % |
8.8 % |
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21. Samoa |
160 |
159 |
68 |
55 |
42.5 % |
34.6 % |
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22. Solomon Islands |
319 |
447 |
244 |
327 |
76.5 % |
73.2 % |
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23. Sri Lanka |
17,022 |
18,924 |
8,372 |
8,761 |
49.2 % |
46.3 % |
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24. Thailand |
54,736 |
62,806 |
31,139 |
30,756 |
56.9 % |
49.0 % |
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25. Tonga |
96 |
99 |
41 |
34 |
42.7 % |
34.3 % |
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26. Vanuatu |
149 |
197 |
65 |
72 |
43.6 % |
36.5 % |
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27. Viet Nam |
66,074 |
78,137 |
47,074 |
52,614 |
71.2 % |
67.3 % |
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SUB-TOTAL |
2,828,332 |
3,279,866 |
1,767,615 |
1,867,384 |
62.5 % |
56.9 % |
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES |
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28. Australia |
16,888 |
19,138 |
932 |
876 |
5.5 % |
4.6 % |
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29. Japan |
123,537 |
127,096 |
8,613 |
4,923 |
7.0 % |
3.9 % |
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30. New Zealand |
3,360 |
3,778 |
340 |
332 |
10.1 % |
8.8 % |
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SUB-TOTAL |
143,785 |
150,012 |
9,885 |
6,131 |
6.9 % |
4.1 % |
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ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL |
2,972,119 |
3,429,879 |
1,777,683 |
1,873,684 |
59.8 % |
54.6 % |
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REST OF WORLD |
2,282,702 |
2,626,831 |
660,600 |
693,317 |
28.9 % |
26.4 % |
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WORLD |
5,254,821 |
6,056,710 |
2,438,283 |
2,567,001 |
46.4 % |
42.4 % |
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Country |
Ratio of Agricultural Land to Agricultural Population Unit:
ha/caput |
Average Annual % change |
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1990 |
2000 |
Agricultural Land 1990-2000 |
Agricultural Population 1990-2000 |
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
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1. Bangladesh |
0.13 |
0.11 |
-0.76 % |
0.64 % |
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2. Bhutan |
0.08 |
0.08 |
2.47 % |
2.01 % |
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3. Cambodia |
0.53 |
0.41 |
0.02 % |
2.59 % |
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4. China |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.37 % |
0.22 % |
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5. Cook Islands |
0.75 |
1.00 |
3.14 % |
-1.69 % |
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6. DPR Korea |
0.26 |
0.30 |
-0.05 % |
-1.22 % |
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7. Fiji |
0.73 |
0.88 |
1.76 % |
-0.06 % |
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8. India |
0.34 |
0.31 |
0.02 % |
0.96 % |
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9. Indonesia |
0.34 |
0.36 |
0.85 % |
0.07 % |
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10. Iran |
0.88 |
0.88 |
-0.01 % |
-0.15 % |
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11. Laos |
0.27 |
0.24 |
1.24 % |
2.26 % |
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12. Malaysia |
1.50 |
1.94 |
0.69 % |
-1.67 % |
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13. Maldives |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.01 % |
-0.42 % |
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14. Mongolia |
1.93 |
1.91 |
-1.32 % |
-1.46 % |
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15. Myanmar |
0.34 |
0.31 |
0.31 % |
1.24 % |
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16. Nepal |
0.14 |
0.14 |
2.83 % |
2.37 % |
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17. Pakistan |
0.34 |
0.31 |
0.55 % |
1.66 % |
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18. Papua New Guinea |
0.25 |
0.23 |
0.99 % |
1.90 % |
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19. Philippines |
0.36 |
0.34 |
0.16 % |
0.68 % |
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20. Republic of Korea |
0.30 |
0.47 |
-1.15 % |
-5.09 % |
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21. Samoa |
1.79 |
2.22 |
0.00 % |
-2.16 % |
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22. Solomon Islands |
0.23 |
0.18 |
0.70 % |
3.00 % |
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23. Sri Lanka |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.01 % |
0.44 % |
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24. Thailand |
0.66 |
0.59 |
-1.65 % |
-0.12 % |
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25. Tonga |
1.17 |
1.41 |
0.01 % |
-1.79 % |
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26. Vanuatu |
1.85 |
1.67 |
0.00 % |
1.05 % |
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27. Viet Nam |
0.14 |
0.14 |
1.52 % |
1.11 % |
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AVERAGE |
0.25 |
0.24 |
0.19 % |
0.57 % |
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES |
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28. Australia |
51.59 |
57.76 |
0.91 % |
-0.62 % |
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29. Japan |
0.61 |
0.98 |
-0.83 % |
-5.44 % |
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30. New Zealand |
11.37 |
9.88 |
-1.52 % |
-0.16 % |
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AVERAGE |
5.79 |
9.58 |
0.63 % |
-4.47 % |
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ASIA-PACIFIC |
0.29 |
0.27 |
0.22 % |
0.52 % |
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REST OF WORLD |
1.50 |
1.42 |
-0.11 % |
0.48 % |
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WORLD |
0.62 |
0.58 |
-0.01 % |
0.51 % |
