AGRICULTURAL LAND AND POPULATION

Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest ratio of agricultural land to agricultural population in 2002

Countries in Asia-Pacific* region with largest total land area in 2002

Table 1. Land use in 2002

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	Total Land Area	Arable and Permanent Crops Land	Permanent Pasture	Forests and Woodland*	Other Land	Land Use Distribution (in %)
Country	Total Land Area	Arable and Permanent Crops Land	Permanent Pasture	Forests and Woodland*	Other Land	Arable & Permanent Crops Land	Permanent Pasture	Forests & Woodland*	Other Land
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	17 652	3 807 F	1 500 F	9 335	3 010	21.6	8.5	52.9	17.1
2. Indonesia	181 157	33 700 F	11 177 F	104 986	31 294	18.6	6.2	58.0	17.3
3. Lao PDR	23 080	1 001 F	878 F	12 561	8 640	4.3	3.8	54.4	37.4
4. Malaysia	32 855	7 585 F	285 F	19 292	5 693	23.1	0.9	58.7	17.3
5. Myanmar	65 755	10 611	314 F	34 419	20 411	16.1	0.5	52.3	31.0
6. Philippines	29 817	10 700 F	1 500 F	5 789	11 828	35.9	5.0	19.4	39.7
7. Thailand	51 089	19 367 F	800 F	14 762	16 160	37.9	1.6	28.9	31.6
8. Timor-Leste	1 487	137 F	150 F	507	693	9.2	10.1	34.1	46.6
9. Viet Nam	32 549	8 895 F	642 F	9 819	13 193	27.3	2.0	30.2	40.5
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	65 209	8 054 F	30 000	1 351	25 804	12.4	46.0	2.1	39.6
11. Bangladesh	13 017	8 429	600 F	1 334	2 654	64.8	4.6	10.2	20.4
12. Bhutan	4 700	165 F	415 F	3 016	1 104	3.5	8.8	64.2	23.5
13. India	297 319	170 115 F	11 062 F	64 113	52 029	57.2	3.7	21.6	17.5
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	163 620	17 088 F	44 000 F	7 299	95 233	10.4	26.9	4.5	58.2
15. Maldives	30	12 F	1 F	1	16	40.0	3.3	3.3	53.3
16. Nepal	14 300	3 294 F	1 737	3 900	5 369	23.0	12.1	27.3	37.5
17. Pakistan	77 088	22 120	5 000 F	2 361	47 607	28.7	6.5	3.1	61.8
18. Sri Lanka	6 463	1 916	440 F	1 940	2 167	29.6	6.8	30.0	33.5
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	269 970	21 671 F	185 098 F	12 148	51 053	8.0	68.6	4.5	18.9
20. Kyrgyzstan	19 180	1 411	9 365	1 003	7 401	7.4	48.8	5.2	38.6
21. Tajikistan	13 996	1 057 F	3 198	400	9 405	7.6	22.8	2.9	67.2
22. Turkmenistan	46 993	1 915 F	30 700 F	3 755	10 623	4.1	65.3	8.0	22.6
23. Uzbekistan	41 424	4 827	22 219	1 969	12 409	11.7	53.6	4.8	30.0
EAST ASIA
24. China	932 742	153 956 F	400 001 F	163 480	215 305	16.5	42.9	17.5	23.1
25. DPR Korea	12 041	2 700 F	50 F	8 210	1 081	22.4	0.4	68.2	9.0
26. Mongolia	156 650	1 200 F	129 300 F	10 645	15 505	0.8	82.5	6.8	9.9
27. Rep. of Korea	9 873	1 877	56	6 248	1 692	19.0	0.6	63.3	17.1
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands**	23	6 F	0	16	1	26.1	0.0	69.6	4.3
29. Fiji Islands	1 827	285 F	175 F	815	552	15.6	9.6	44.6	30.2
30. Kiribati	73	39 F	0	28	6	53.4	0.0	38.4	8.2
31. Marshall Islands	18	10 F	4 F	0	4	55.6	22.2	0.0	22.2
32. Micronesia, Fed States of	70	36 F	11 F	15	8	51.4	15.7	21.4	11.4
33. Nauru	2	0	0	0	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
34. Niue	26	7 F	1 F	6	12	26.9	3.8	23.1	46.2
35. Palau	46	6 F	3 F	35	2	13.0	6.5	76.1	4.3
36. Papua New Guinea	45 286	870 F	175 F	30 601	13 640	1.9	0.4	67.6	30.1
37. Samoa	283	129	2	105	47	45.6	0.7	37.1	16.6
38. Solomon Islands	2 799	75 F	40 F	2 536	148	2.7	1.4	90.6	5.3
39. Tonga	72	48 F	4 F	4	16	66.7	5.6	5.6	22.2
40. Tuvalu	3	0	0	0	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
41. Vanuatu	1 219	120 F	42 F	447	610	9.8	3.4	36.7	50.0
SUB-TOTAL	2 631 803	519 241	890 945	539 251	682 430	19.7	33.9	20.5	25.9
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	768 230	48 600 F	398 400 F	154 539	166 691	6.3	51.9	20.1	21.7
43. Japan	36 450	4 762	428	24 081	7 179	13.1	1.2	66.1	19.7
44. New Zealand	26 799	3 372 F	13 863	7 946	1 618	12.6	51.7	29.7	6.0
SUB-TOTAL	831 479	56 734	412 691	186 566	175 488	6.8	49.6	22.4	21.1
ASIA & PACIFIC*	3 463 282	575 975	1 303 636	725 817	857 918	16.6	37.6	21.0	24.8
REST OF WORLD	9 596 949	964 733	2 168 093	3 143 638	3 320 421	10.1	22.6	32.8	34.6
WORLD	13 060 231	1 540 708	3 471 729	3 869 455	4 178 339	11.8	26.6	29.6	32.0

* data for forests and woodland, from the Global Forest Resources Assessment of 2000, is sum of natural forest and plantations.

** land in compact plantation separated from forests and woodland

Table 2. Agricultural land**

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	Total Land Area	Agricultural Land		Agricultural Land as % of Total Land
Country	Total Land Area	1993	2002	1993	2002
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	17 652	3 819 F	3 807 F	21.6	21.6
2. Indonesia	181 157	30 216	33 700 F	16.7	18.6
3. Lao PDR	23 080	865 F	1 001 F	3.7	4.3
4. Malaysia	32 855	7 604	7 585 F	23.1	23.1
5. Myanmar	65 755	10 087	10 611	15.3	16.1
6. Philippines	29 817	9 900 F	10 700 F	33.2	35.9
7. Thailand	51 089	20 445	19 367 F	40.0	37.9
8. Timor-Leste	1 487	130 F	137 F	8.7	9.2
9. Viet Nam	32 549	6 759	8 895 F	20.8	27.3
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	65 209	8 054 F	8 054 F	12.4	12.4
11. Bangladesh	13 017	8 234	8 429	63.3	64.8
12. Bhutan	4 700	135 F	165 F	2.9	3.5
13. India	297 319	169 737	170 115 F	57.1	57.2
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	163 620	18 882 F	17 088 F	11.5	10.4
15. Maldives	30	8 F	12 F	26.7	40.0
16. Nepal	14 300	2 573 F	3 294 F	18.0	23.0
17. Pakistan	77 088	21 400	22 120	27.8	28.7
18. Sri Lanka	6 463	1 880	1 916	29.1	29.6
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	269 970	35 185	21 671 F	13.0	8.0
20. Kyrgyzstan	19 180	1 420	1 411	7.4	7.4
21. Tajikistan	13 996	998 F	1 057 F	7.1	7.6
22. Turkmenistan	46 993	1 513	1 915 F	3.2	4.1
23. Uzbekistan	41 424	4 848 F	4 827	11.7	11.7
EAST ASIA
24. China	932 742	132 782 F	153 956 F	14.2	16.5
25. DPR Korea	12 041	2 500 F	2 700 F	20.8	22.4
26. Mongolia	156 650	1 353	1 200 F	0.9	0.8
27. Rep. of Korea	9 873	2 055	1 877	20.8	19.0
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands	23	5	6 F	21.7	26.1
29. Fiji Islands	1 827	260 F	285 F	14.2	15.6
30. Kiribati	73	39 F	39 F	53.4	53.4
31. Marshall Islands	18	-	10 F	-	55.6
32. Micronesia, Fed States of	70	-	36 F	-	51.4
33. Nauru	2	-	-	-	-
34. Niue	26	7 F	7 F	26.9	26.9
35. Palau	46	-	6 F	-	13.0
36. Papua New Guinea	45 286	783 F	870 F	1.7	1.9
37. Samoa	283	122 F	129	43.1	45.6
38. Solomon Islands	2 799	72 F	75 F	2.6	2.7
39. Tonga	72	48 F	48 F	66.7	66.7
40. Tuvalu	3	-	-	-	-
41. Vanuatu	1 219	120 F	120 F	9.8	9.8
SUB-TOTAL	2 631 803	504 838	519 241	19.2	19.7
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	768 230	46 486	48 600 F	6.1	6.3
43. Japan	36 450	5 124	4 762	14.1	13.1
44. New Zealand	26 799	3 391	3 372 F	12.7	12.6
SUB-TOTAL	831 479	55 001	56 734	6.6	6.8
ASIA & PACIFIC*	3 463 283	559 839	575 975	16.2	16.6
REST OF WORLD	9 603 597	955 971	964 733	10.0	10.0
WORLD	13 066 880	1 515 810	1 540 708	11.6	11.8

** "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
Country	1993	2003	1993	2003	1993	2003
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	10 789	14 144	7 851	9 747	72.8	68.9
2. Indonesia	191 279	219 883	93 449	92 596	48.9	42.1
3. Lao PDR	4 460	5 657	3 463	4 297	77.6	76.0
4. Malaysia	19 323	24 425	4 498	3 825	23.3	15.7
5. Myanmar	42 652	49 485	30 866	34 278	72.4	69.3
6. Philippines	65 453	79 999	28 598	30 034	43.7	37.5
7. Thailand	56 497	62 833	30 809	29 269	54.5	46.6
8. Timor-Leste	823	778	684	632	83.1	81.2
9. Viet Nam	70 279	81 377	49 267	53 797	70.1	66.1
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	17 060	23 897	11 827	15 761	69.3	66.0
11. Bangladesh	117 697	146 736	73 491	77 387	62.4	52.7
12. Bhutan	1 763	2 257	1 657	2 114	94.0	93.7
13. India	897 140	1 065 462	510 429	556 592	56.9	52.2
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	60 394	68 920	18 296	17 253	30.3	25.0
15. Maldives	236	318	82	77	34.7	24.2
16. Nepal	19 980	25 164	18 659	23 366	93.4	92.9
17. Pakistan	119 277	153 578	64 797	75 883	54.3	49.4
18. Sri Lanka	17 428	19 065	8 420	8 656	48.3	45.4
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	16 790	15 433	3 868	2 839	23.0	18.4
20. Kyrgyzstan	4 492	5 138	1 351	1 231	30.1	24.0
21. Tajikistan	5 591	6 245	2 155	1 985	38.5	31.8
22. Turkmenistan	3 996	4 867	1 440	1 567	36.0	32.2
23. Uzbekistan	21 892	26 093	7 148	6 697	32.7	25.7
EAST ASIA
24. China	1 202 087	1 311 709	845 567	851 028	70.3	64.9
25. DPR Korea	20 847	22 664	7 407	6 334	35.5	27.9
26. Mongolia	2 336	2 594	690	576	29.5	22.2
27. Rep. of Korea	44 185	47 700	5 973	3 455	13.5	7.2
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands	19	18	8	6	42.1	33.3
29. Fiji Islands	748	839	325	323	43.4	38.5
30. Kiribati	75	88	23	23	30.7	26.1
31. Marshall Islands	47	53	14	14	29.8	26.4
32. Micronesia, Fed States of	104	109	31	28	29.8	25.7
33. Nauru	10	13	3	3	30.0	23.1
34. Niue	2	2	1	1	50.0	50.0
35. Palau	16	20	5	5	31.3	25.0
36. Papua New Guinea	4 456	5 711	3 584	4 324	80.4	75.7
37. Samoa	163	178	65	57	39.9	32.0
38. Solomon Islands	351	477	265	344	75.5	72.1
39. Tonga	99	104	40	33	40.4	31.7
40. Tuvalu	9	11	4	3	44.4	27.3
41. Vanuatu	163	212	68	74	41.7	34.9
SUB-TOTAL	3 041 008	3 494 256	1 837 178	1 916 514	60.4	54.8
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	17 610	19 731	916	859	5.2	4.4
43. Japan	124 754	127 654	7 307	4 132	5.9	3.2
44. New Zealand	3 504	3 875	338	327	9.6	8.4
SUB-TOTAL	145 868	151 260	8 561	5 318	5.9	3.5
ASIA & PACIFIC*	3 186 878	3 645 518	1 845 740	1 921 832	57.9	52.7
REST OF WORLD	2 325 836	2 655 945	647 156	672 872	27.8	25.3
WORLD	5 512 714	6 301 463	2 492 896	2 594 704	45.2	41.2

Table 4. Agricultural land and population

Country	Ratio of Agricultural Land to Agricultural Population Unit: ha/caput		Average Annual % change
Country	1992	2002	Agricultural Land 1992-2002	Agricultural Population 1992-2002
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TRANSITION ECONOMIES
SOUTHEAST ASIA
1. Cambodia	0.49	0.39	0.0	2.3
2. Indonesia	0.32	0.36	1.5	0.0
3. Lao PDR	0.25	0.23	1.4	2.2
4. Malaysia	1.69	1.98	0.1	-1.5
5. Myanmar	0.33	0.31	0.6	1.1
6. Philippines	0.35	0.36	1.0	0.6
7. Thailand	0.66	0.66	-0.8	-0.5
8. Timor-Leste	0.19	0.22	0.7	-2.0
9. Viet Nam	0.14	0.17	3.1	0.9
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
10. Afghanistan	0.68	0.51	0.0	2.8
11. Bangladesh	0.11	0.11	0.4	0.6
12. Bhutan	0.08	0.08	2.2	2.3
13. India	0.33	0.31	0.0	0.9
14. Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	1.03	0.99	-1.3	-0.6
15. Maldives	0.10	0.16	3.0	-0.5
16. Nepal	0.14	0.14	2.7	2.3
17. Pakistan	0.33	0.29	0.5	1.6
18. Sri Lanka	0.22	0.22	0.1	0.3
CENTRAL ASIA
19. Kazakhstan	9.10	7.63	-5.9	-3.2
20. Kyrgyzstan	1.05	1.15	0.5	-0.9
21. Tajikistan	0.46	0.53	0.8	-0.7
22. Turkmenistan	1.05	1.22	2.8	1.0
23. Uzbekistan	0.68	0.72	-0.1	-0.6
EAST ASIA
24. China	0.16	0.18	1.7	0.1
25. DPR Korea	0.34	0.43	0.9	-1.5
26. Mongolia	1.96	2.08	-1.5	-1.8
27. Rep. of Korea	0.34	0.54	-1.0	-5.3
PACIFIC ISLANDS
28. Cook Islands	0.63	1.00	2.6	-3.0
29. Fiji Islands	0.80	0.88	1.0	0.0
30. Kiribati	1.70	1.70	0.0	0.0
31. Marshall Islands	-	0.71	0.0	0.0
32. Micronesia, Fed States of	-	1.29	0.0	-1.1
33. Nauru	-	-	-	0.0
34. Niue	7.00	7.00	0.0	0.0
35. Palau	-	1.20	0.0	0.0
36. Papua New Guinea	0.22	0.20	1.2	2.0
37. Samoa	1.88	2.26	0.6	-1.3
38. Solomon Islands	0.27	0.22	0.4	2.7
39. Tonga	1.20	1.45	0.0	-1.9
40. Tuvalu	-	-	-	-2.3
41. Vanuatu	1.76	1.62	0.0	0.9
AVERAGE	0.27	0.27	-0.2	0.5
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
42. Australia	50.7	56.6	0.5	-0.6
43. Japan	0.7	1.2	-0.8	-5.5
44. New Zealand	10.0	10.3	0.1	-0.3
AVERAGE	6.4	10.7	0.3	-4.7
ASIA & PACIFIC*	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4
REST OF WORLD	1.5	1.4	0.1	0.4
WORLD	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.4