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TABLE 1.15 ARABLE LAND (TOTAL, AND AS % OF TOTAL LAND AREA)
Country
Arable land (ha)as % of total landArable land (ha)as % of total landArable land (ha)as % of total landArable land (ha)as % of total landArable land (ha)as % of total land
Afghanistan
7,870,000
12.1
7,910,000
12.1
7,910,000
12.1
7,683,000
11.8
7,792,000
11.9
Albania
521,000
19.0
585,000
21.4
579,000
21.1
578,000
21.1
626,000
22.8
Algeria
6,248,000
2.6
6,875,000
2.9
7,081,000
3.0
7,662,000
3.2
7,502,000
3.1
Azerbaijan
..
..
..
..
..
..
1,825,600
22.1
1,884,100
22.8
Bahrain
1,000
1.4
2,000
2.9
2,000
2.9
2,000
2.8
1,360
1.8
Bangladesh
8,837,000
67.9
9,121,000
70.1
9,456,000
72.6
8,350,000
64.1
7,741,000
59.5
Benin
1,200,000
10.6
1,500,000
13.3
1,615,000
14.3
2,380,000
21.1
2,540,000
22.5
Brunei Darussalam
6,000
1.1
3,000
0.6
2,000
0.4
2,000
0.4
3,000
0.6
Burkina Faso
2,216,000
8.1
2,745,000
10.0
3,520,000
12.9
3,700,000
13.5
6,000,000
21.9
Djibouti
1,000
0.0
1,000
0.0
1,000
0.0
1,000
0.0
2,000
0.1
Chad
2,897,000
2.3
3,137,000
2.5
3,273,000
2.6
3,600,000
2.9
4,500,000
3.6
Cote d'Ivoire
1,700,000
5.3
1,955,000
6.1
2,430,000
7.6
2,800,000
8.8
2,900,000
9.1
Gabon
180,000
0.7
290,000
1.1
295,000
1.1
325,000
1.3
325,000
1.3
Gambia, The
130,000
12.8
159,000
15.7
187,000
18.5
280,000
27.7
450,000
44.5
Guinea
3,329,000
13.5
3,091,000
12.6
2,853,000
11.6
2,149,000
8.7
2,850,000
11.6
Guinea-Bissau
245,000
8.7
255,000
9.1
250,000
8.9
300,000
10.7
300,000
10.7
Guyana
360,000
1.8
480,000
2.4
480,000
2.4
450,000
2.3
420,000
2.1
Cameroon
5,400,000
11.4
5,910,000
12.5
5,940,000
12.6
5,960,000
12.6
6,200,000
13.1
Iraq
4,848,000
11.1
5,250,000
12.0
5,000,000
11.4
4,100,000
9.4
4,000,000
9.2
Iran, Islamic Rep.
15,150,000
9.3 12,981,000
8.0 15,190,000
9.3 14,924,000
9.2 17,373,000
10.7
Kazakhstan
..
..
..
..
..
..
21,535,000
8.0 23,585,000
8.7
Kyrgyz Republic
..
..
..
..
..
..
1,356,000
7.1
1,276,200
6.7
Comoros
75,000
40.3
75,000
40.3
78,000
41.9
80,000
43.0
82,000
44.1
Kuwait
1,000
0.1
1,000
0.1
4,000
0.2
10,000
0.6
11,000
0.6
Lebanon
235,000
23.0
210,000
20.5
183,000
17.9
129,000
12.6
114,000
11.1
Libya
1,725,000
1.0
1,753,000
1.0
1,805,000
1.0
1,815,000
1.0
1,750,000
1.0
Maldives
2,000
6.7
3,000
10.0
3,000
10.0
3,000
10.0
3,000
10.0
Malaysia
920,000
2.8
1,000,000
3.0
1,700,000
5.2
1,820,000
5.5
1,800,000
5.5
Mali
1,718,000
1.4
2,010,000
1.6
2,053,000
1.7
4,589,000
3.8
6,261,000
5.1
Mauritania
278,000
0.3
210,000
0.2
400,000
0.4
488,000
0.5
450,000
0.4
Egypt, Arab Rep.
2,725,000
2.7
2,286,000
2.3
2,284,000
2.3
2,801,000
2.8
2,873,000
2.9
Mozambique
2,785,000
3.5
2,870,000
3.6
3,450,000
4.4
3,900,000
5.0
5,200,000
6.6
Niger
11,197,000
8.8 10,212,000
8.1 11,036,000
8.7 13,980,000
11.0 14,940,000
11.8
Nigeria
27,420,000
30.1 27,850,000
30.6 29,539,000
32.4 30,000,000
32.9 36,000,000
39.5
Oman
22,000
0.1
23,000
0.1
35,000
0.1
31,000
0.1
32,200
0.1
Indonesia
18,000,000
9.9 18,000,000
9.9 20,253,000
11.2 20,500,000
11.3 23,600,000
13.0
Morocco
7,076,000
15.9
7,530,000
16.9
8,707,000
19.5
8,767,000
19.6
7,829,600
17.5
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