AGRICULTURAL LAND AND POPULATION

Table 1. Land Use in 1998
Table 2. Agricultural Land
Table 3. Agricultural Population
Table 4. Agricultural Land and Population

Table 1. Land Use in 1998

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	Total Land Area	Arable and Permanent Crops Land	Permanent Pasture	Forests and Woodland*	Other Land	Land Use Distribution (in %)
						Arable & Permanent Crops Land	Permanent Pasture	Forests & Woodland*	Other Land
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	13017	8332	600 F	1892	2193	64.0	4.6	14.5	16.8
2. Bhutan	4700	160 F	300 F	3100 F	1140	3.4	6.4	66.0	24.3
3. Cambodia	17652	3807 F	1500 F	12200 F	145	21.6	8.5	69.1	0.8
4. China	929100	134700 F	400000 F	128630	265770	14.5	43.1	13.8	28.6
5. Cook Islands	23	7 F	-	-	16	30.4	0.0	0.0	69.6
6. DPR Korea	12041	2000 F	50 F	7370 F	2621	16.6	0.4	61.2	21.8
7. Fiji	1827	285 F	175 F	1185 F	182	15.6	9.6	64.9	10.0
8. India	297319	169500 F	11100 F	68500 F	48219	57.0	3.7	23.0	16.2
9. Indonesia	181157	30987 F	11177 F	111774 F	27219	17.1	6.2	61.7	15.0
10. Iran	162200	18803	44000 F	11400 F	87997	11.6	27.1	7.0	54.3
11. Laos	23080	852 F	826 F	12550 F	8852	3.7	3.6	54.4	38.4
12. Malaysia	32855	7605 F	285 F	22248 F	2717	23.1	0.9	67.7	8.3
13. Maldives	30	3 F	1 F	1 F	25	10.0	3.3	3.3	83.3
14. Mongolia	156650	1322 F	117147 F	13750 F	24431	0.8	74.8	8.8	15.6
15. Myanmar	65755	10143	362	32400 F	22850	15.4	0.6	49.3	34.8
16. Nepal	14300	2968 F	1757 F	5750 F	3825	20.8	12.3	40.2	26.7
17. Pakistan	77088	22040	5000 F	3480 F	46568	28.6	6.5	4.5	60.4
18. Papua New Guinea	45286	670 F	90 F	42000 F	2526	1.5	0.2	92.7	5.6
19. Philippines	29817	10000 F	1280 F	13600 F	4937	33.5	4.3	45.6	16.6
20. Rep. of Korea	9873	1910	59	6456	1448	19.3	0.6	65.4	14.7
21. Samoa	283	122 F	1 F	134 F	26	43.1	0.4	47.3	9.2
22. Solomon Islands	2799	60 F	40 F	2450 F	249	2.1	1.4	87.5	8.9
23. Sri Lanka	6463	1889	440 F	2100 F	2034	29.2	6.8	32.5	31.5
24. Thailand	51089	20375 F	800 F	14500 F	15414	39.9	1.6	28.4	30.2
25. Tonga	72	48 F	4 F	8 F	12	66.7	5.6	11.1	16.7
26. Vanuatu	1219	120 F	25 F	914 F	160	9.8	2.1	75.0	13.1
27. Viet Nam	32549	7250 F	642 F	9650 F	15007	22.3	2.0	29.6	46.1
SUB-TOTAL	2168244	455958	597661	528042	586583	21.0	27.6	24.4	27.1
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	768230	54000 F	418000 F	145000 F	151230	7.0	54.4	18.9	19.7
29. Japan	37652	4905	500 F	24621 F	7626	13.0	1.3	65.4	20.3
30. New Zealand	26799	3280 F	13300 F	7667 F	2552	12.2	49.6	28.6	9.5
SUB-TOTAL	832681	62185	431800	177288	161408	7.5	51.9	21.3	19.4
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	3000925	518143	1029461	705330	747991	17.3	34.3	23.5	24.9
REST OF WORLD	10047482	993623	2397070	3451837	3204952	9.9	23.9	34.4	31.9
WORLD	13048407	1511766	3426531	4157167	3952943	11.6	26.3	31.9	30.3

* latest data for forests and woodland is for 1994

Table 2. Agricultural Land**

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	Total Land Area	Agricultural Land		Agricultural Land as % of Total Land
		1989	1998	1989	1998
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	13017	9482	8332	72.8%	64.0%
2. Bhutan	4700	131 F	160 F	2.8%	3.4%
3. Cambodia	17652	3785 F	3807 F	21.4%	21.6%
4. China	929100	130100 F	134700 F	14.0%	14.5%
5. Cook Islands	23	6	7 F	26.1%	30.4%
6. DPR Korea	12041	2000 F	2000 F	16.6%	16.6%
7. Fiji	1827	230 F	285 F	12.6%	15.6%
8. India	297319	169485	169500 F	57.0%	57.0%
9. Indonesia	181157	31142	30987 F	17.2%	17.1%
10. Iran	162200	16700	18803	10.3%	11.6%
11. Laos	23080	849 F	852 F	3.7%	3.7%
12. Malaysia	32855	6600 F	7605 F	20.1%	23.1%
13. Maldives	30	3 F	3 F	10.0%	10.0%
14. Mongolia	156650	1375	1322 F	0.9%	0.8%
15. Myanmar	65755	10034	10143	15.3%	15.4%
16. Nepal	14300	2349 F	2968 F	16.4%	20.8%
17. Pakistan	77088	21020	22040	27.3%	28.6%
18. Papua New Guinea	45286	593 F	670 F	1.3%	1.5%
19. Philippines	29817	9860 F	10000 F	33.1%	33.5%
20. Rep. of Korea	9873	2127	1910	21.5%	19.3%
21. Samoa	283	122 F	122 F	43.1%	43.1%
22. Solomon Islands	2799	57 F	60 F	2.0%	2.1%
23. Sri Lanka	6463	1901	1889	29.4%	29.2%
24. Thailand	51089	20567	20375 F	40.3%	39.9%
25. Tonga	72	48 F	48 F	66.7%	66.7%
26. Vanuatu	1219	120 F	120 F	9.8%	9.8%
27. Viet Nam	32549	6380 F	7250 F	19.6%	22.3%
SUB-TOTAL	2168244	447066	455958	20.6%	21.0%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	768230	47877	54000 F	6.2%	7.0%
29. Japan	37652	5279	4905	14.0%	13.0%
30. New Zealand	26799	3833	3280 F	14.3%	12.2%
SUB-TOTAL	832681	56989	62185	6.8%	7.5%
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	3000925	504055	518143	16.8%	17.3%
REST OF WORLD	10047482	995668	993623	9.9%	9.9%
WORLD	13048407	1499723	1511766	11.5%	11.6%

** 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

Table 3. Agricultural Population

Unit: 1000

Country	Total Population		Agricultural Population		% Agricultural Population to Total Population
	1989	1999	1989	1999	1989	1999
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	107554	126947	71000	72001	66.0%	56.7%
2. Bhutan	1659	2064	1562	1936	94.2%	93.8%
3. Cambodia	8387	10945	6207	7710	74.0%	70.4%
4. China	1119192	1244885	820911	851697	73.3%	68.4%
5. Cook Islands	18	19	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	20133	23702	7790	7315	38.7%	30.9%
7. Fiji	721	806	330	326	45.8%	40.4%
8. India	834094	998056	500601	553227	60.0%	55.4%
9. Indonesia	179798	209255	92022	93651	51.2%	44.8%
10. Iran	54746	66796	18322	18447	33.5%	27.6%
11. Laos	4032	5297	3154	4057	78.2%	76.6%
12. Malaysia	17398	21830	4719	4011	27.1%	18.4%
13. Maldives	209	278	83	78	39.7%	28.1%
14. Mongolia	2158	2621	707	655	32.8%	25.0%
15. Myanmar	39992	45059	29404	31776	73.5%	70.5%
16. Nepal	18298	23385	17137	21782	93.7%	93.1%
17. Pakistan	115622	152331	65432	78021	56.6%	51.2%
18. Papua New Guinea	3755	4702	3079	3649	82.0%	77.6%
19. Philippines	59381	74454	27454	29748	46.2%	40.0%
20. Rep. of Korea	42469	46480	7381	4334	17.4%	9.3%
21. Samoa	159	177	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	310	430	238	316	76.8%	73.5%
23. Sri Lanka	16860	18639	8366	8688	49.6%	46.6%
24. Thailand	54798	60856	31555	30252	57.6%	49.7%
25. Tonga	96	98	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	146	186	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	65276	78705	46663	53330	71.5%	67.8%
SUB-TOTAL	2767261	3219003	1764117	1877007	63.7%	58.3%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	16643	18701	934	871	5.6%	4.7%
29. Japan	123073	126505	9197	5371	7.5%	4.2%
30. New Zealand	3324	3828	339	341	10.2%	8.9%
SUB-TOTAL	143040	149034	10470	6583	7.3%	4.4%
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	2910301	3368037	1774587	1883590	61.0%	55.9%
REST OF WORLD	2271454	2610359	660780	691866	29.1%	26.5%
WORLD	5181755	5978396	2435367	2575456	47.0%	43.1%

Table 4. Agricultural Land and Population

Country	Ratio of Agricultural Land to Agricultural Population Unit: ha/caput		Average Annual % change
	1989	1998	Agricultural Land 88-98	Population 89-99
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	0.13	0.12	-1.7%	0.1%
2. Bhutan	0.08	0.09	2.4%	2.1%
3. Cambodia	0.61	0.50	0.4%	2.2%
4. China	0.16	0.16	0.5%	-
5. Cook Islands	-	-	1.4%	0.3%
6. DPR Korea	0.26	0.27	0.0%	-0.6%
7. Fiji	0.70	0.87	2.7%	-0.1%
8. India	0.34	0.31	0.0%	1.0%
9. Indonesia	0.34	0.33	-0.1%	0.1%
10. Iran	0.91	1.02	1.3%	0.0%
11. Laos	0.27	0.21	0.0%	2.6%
12. Malaysia	1.40	1.86	1.8%	-1.6%
13. Maldives	0.04	0.04	0.0%	-0.6%
14. Mongolia	1.94	1.99	-0.5%	-0.8%
15. Myanmar	0.34	0.32	0.1%	0.8%
16. Nepal	0.14	0.14	3.2%	2.4%
17. Pakistan	0.32	0.29	0.4%	1.8%
18. Papua New Guinea	0.19	0.19	1.4%	1.7%
19. Philippines	0.36	0.34	0.1%	0.8%
20. Rep. of Korea	0.29	0.42	-1.2%	-5.1%
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	0.24	0.19	0.7%	2.9%
23. Sri Lanka	0.23	0.22	-0.1%	0.4%
24. Thailand	0.65	0.67	-0.1%	-0.5%
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	0.4%	-
27. Viet Nam	0.14	0.14	1.4%	1.4%
AVERAGE	0.25	0.24	0.2%	0.6%
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	51.26	61.50	1.2%	-0.7%
29. Japan	0.57	0.86	-0.8%	-5.4%
30. New Zealand	11.31	9.56	-2.2%	0.1%
AVERAGE	5.44	9.00	0.8%	-4.6%
ASIA-PACIFIC	0.28	0.28	0.3%	0.6%
REST OF WORLD	1.51	1.44	0.0%	0.5%
WORLD	0.62	0.59	0.1%	0.5%