Arable Land by Country

Agricultural production has always been key to national security. Arable land appears to be available and expandable. Food production remains vulnerable to droughts, floods and incompetent governments. Food availability remains vulnerable to wars, bad roads and temporary disasters. Food costs continue to be controlled by the law of supply and demand, keeping costs down as much as possible. Food import and export systems keep food moving to where it is needed.

Many poor countries have high percentages of arable land, buy many of these countries are small in overall land mass. African countries lack clean water for drinking, lack irrigation for production and lack roads for transport to markets.

Percent of arable land

Bangladesh   59.0%

Denmark       58.9%

Ukraine         56.1%

Moldova        55.1%

India              52.8%

Hungary        48.5%

Rwanda         47.0%

Comoros       46.7%

Togo             45.2%

Gambia         41.0%

Czech Rep.   41.0%

Romania        38.9%

Burundi          38.9%

Haiti               38.5%

Mauritius        38.4%

Malawi           38.2%

Serbia            37.7%

Nigeria           37.7%

Barbados       37.2%

Poland           37.2%

Lithuania        34.9%

Uganda          34.1%

Germany        34.1%

Cuba              33.8%

France           33.4%

El Salvador    33.1%

Malta              31.3%

Thailand         30.8%

Bulgaria          29.9%

Netherlands    29.8%

Gaza               29.0%

Slovakia          28.9%

Pakistan          27.6%

Belgium           27.2%

Belarus            27.2%

Turkey             26.7%

Syria                25.4%

UK                   25.1%

Liechtenstein   25.0%

Spain               24.9%       

Luxembourg    24.0%

Sierra Leone    23.4%

Benin               22.9%

Azerbaijan       22.8%

Italy                  22.8%

Albania             22.7%

Cambodia         22.7%

Tonga               22.2%

Burkina Faso    20.8%

Sri Lanka          20.7%

Ghana              20.7%

Vietnam            20.6%

Bermuda          20.0%

Montserrat        20.0%

Virgin Islands    20.0%

Bosnia               19.7%

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-most-arable-land.html

Arable land in most populated countries

Country             Arable Land    Population

China                 10.0%             1.390b   

India                   52.8%             1.312b

US                     16.6%               332m

Indonesia           10.0%              271m

Pakistan             39.9%              211m

Brazil                    9.6%              211m

Nigeria                37.3%              209m

Bangladesh        59.0%              163m

Russia                  7.5%              142m

Mexico                10.6%              127m

Australia               5.2%              25.3m 

https://www.census.gov/popclock/print.php?component=counter

Agricultural commodities by country are displayed at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_producing_countries_of_agricultural_commodities

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader