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Land use
This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use: arable land - land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice; permanent crops - land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber; includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber; other - any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
Source: CIA-World Factbook
 
 
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Country Land use
Afghanistan

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 3%
other: 39% (1993 est.)
 

Albania

arable land : 21%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 38%
other: 21% (1993 est.)
 

Algeria

arable land : 3%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 2%
other: 82% (1993 est.)
 

American Samoa

arable land : 5%  
permanent crops: 10%
forests & woodlands: 70%
other: 15% (1993 est.)
 

American Virgin Islands

arable land : 15%  
permanent crops: 6%
forests & woodlands: 6%
other: 47% (1993 est.)
 

Andorra

arable land : 4%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 35%
other: 16% (1998 est.)
 

Angola

arable land : 2%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 43%
other: 32% (1993 est.)
 

Anguilla

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees
 

Antarctica

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%)
 

Antigua and Barbuda

arable land : 18%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 11%
other: 62% (1993 est.)
 

Argentina

arable land : 9%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 19%
other: 19% (1993 est.)
 

Armenia

arable land : 17%  
permanent crops: 3%
forests & woodlands: 15%
other: 41% (1993 est.)
 

Aruba

arable land : 7% (including aloe 0.01%)  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 93% (1993 est.)
 

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (all grass and sand)
 

Australia

arable land : 6%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 19%
other: 21% (1993 est.)
 

Austria

arable land : 17%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 39%
other: 20% (1996 est.)
 

Azerbaijan

arable land : 18%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 11%
other: 41% (1993 est.)
 

Bahamas, The

arable land : 1%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 32%
other: 67% (1993 est.)
 

Bahrain

arable land : 1%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 92% (1993 est.)
 

Baker Island

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100%
 

Bangladesh

arable land : 73%  
permanent crops: 2%
forests & woodlands: 15%
other: 5% (1993 est.)
 

Barbados

arable land : 37%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 12%
other: 46% (1993 est.)
 

Belarus

arable land : 29%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 34%
other: 21% (1993 est.)
 

Belgium

arable land : 24%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 21%
other: 34%
 

Belize

arable land : 10%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 84%
other: 3% (2000 est.)
 

Benin

arable land : 13%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 31%
other: 48% (1993 est.)
 

Bermuda

arable land : 6%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 94% (55% developed, 39% rural/open space) (1997 es
 

Bhutan

arable land : 2%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 66%
other: 26% (1993 est.)
 

Bolivia

arable land : 2%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 53%
other: 21% (1993 est.)
 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

arable land : 14%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 39%
other: 22% (1993 est.)
 

Botswana

arable land : 1%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 47%
other: 6% (1993 est.)
 

Bouvet Island

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (93% ice)
 

Brazil

arable land : 5%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 58%
other: 14% (1993 est.)
 

British Indian Ocean Territory

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: NA%
other: NA%
 

British Virgin Islands

arable land : 20%  
permanent crops: 7%
forests & woodlands: 7%
other: 33% (1993 est.)
 

Brunei

arable land : 1%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 85%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
 

Bulgaria

arable land : 43%  
permanent crops: 2%
forests & woodlands: 38%
other: 3% (1999 est.)
 

Burkina Faso

arable land : 13%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 50%
other: 15% (1993 est.)
 

Burma

arable land : 15%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 49%
other: 34% (1993 est.)
 

Burundi

arable land : 44%  
permanent crops: 9%
forests & woodlands: 3%
other: 8% (1993 est.)
 

Cambodia

arable land : 13%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 66%
other: 10% (1993 est.)
 

Cameroon

arable land : 13%  
permanent crops: 2%
forests & woodlands: 78%
other: 3% (1993 est.)
 

Canada

arable land : 5%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 54%
other: 38% (1993 est.)
 

Cape Verde

arable land : 11%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 83% (1993 est.)
 

Cayman Islands

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 23%
other: 69% (1993 est.)
 

Central African Republic

arable land : 3%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 75%
other: 17% (1993 est.)
 

Chad

arable land : 3%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 26%
other: 35% (1993 est.)
 

Chile

arable land : 5%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 22%
other: 55% (1993 est.)
 

China

arable land : 10%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 14%
other: 33% (1993 est.)
 

Christmas Island

arable land : NA%  
permanent crops: NA%
forests & woodlands: NA%
other: NA% note
 

Clipperton Island

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (all coral)
 

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (1993 est.)
 

Colombia

arable land : 4%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 48%
other: 8% (1993 est.)
 

Comoros

arable land : 35%  
permanent crops: 10%
forests & woodlands: 18%
other: 30% (1993 est.)
 

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

arable land : 3%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 77%
other: 13% (1993 est.)
 

Congo, Republic of the

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 62%
other: 9% (1993 est.)
 

Cook Islands

arable land : 9%  
permanent crops: 13%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 78% (1993 est.)
 

Coral Sea Islands

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
 

Costa Rica

arable land : 6%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 31%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
 

Cote d'Ivoire

arable land : 8%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 22%
other: 25% (1993 est.)
 

Croatia

arable land : 21%  
permanent crops: 2%
forests & woodlands: 38%
other: 19% (1993 est.)
 

Cuba

arable land : 24%  
permanent crops: 7%
forests & woodlands: 24%
other: 18% (1993 est.)
 

Cyprus

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 13%
other: 70% (1993 est.)
 

Czech Republic

arable land : 41%  
permanent crops: 2%
forests & woodlands: 34%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
 

Denmark

arable land : 60%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 10%
other: 25% (1993 est.)
 

Djibouti

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 91% (1993 est.)
 

Dominica

arable land : 9%  
permanent crops: 13%
forests & woodlands: 67%
other: 8% (1993 est.)
 

Dominican Republic

arable land : 21%  
permanent crops: 9%
forests & woodlands: 12%
other: 15% (1993 est.)
 

Ecuador

arable land : 6%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 56%
other: 15% (1993 est.)
 

Egypt

arable land : 2%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 98% (1993 est.)
 

El Salvador

arable land : 27%  
permanent crops: 8%
forests & woodlands: 5%
other: 31% (1993 est.)
 

Equatorial Guinea

arable land : 5%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 46%
other: 41% (1993 est.)
 

Eritrea

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 6%
other: 32% (1998 est.)
 

Estonia

arable land : 25%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 44%
other: 20% (1996 est.)
 

Ethiopia

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 25%
other: 22% (1993 est.)
 

Europa Island

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 100%
other: 0%
 

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 1% (1993 est.)
 

Faroe Islands

arable land : 6%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 94% (1996)
 

Fiji

arable land : 10%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 65%
other: 11% (1993 est.)
 

Finland

arable land : 8%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 76%
other: 16% (1993 est.)
 

France

arable land : 33%  
permanent crops: 2%
forests & woodlands: 27%
other: 18% (1993 est.)
 

French Guiana

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 90%
other: 10% (1996 est.)
 

French Polynesia

arable land : 1%  
permanent crops: 6%
forests & woodlands: 31%
other: 57% (1993 est.)
 

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100%
 

Gabon

arable land : 1%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 77%
other: 3% (1993 est.)
 

Gambia, The

arable land : 18%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 28%
other: 45% (1993 est.)
 

Gaza Strip

arable land : 24%  
permanent crops: 39%
forests & woodlands: 11%
other: 26% (1993 est.)
 

Georgia

arable land : 9%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 34%
other: 28% (1993 est.)
 

Germany

arable land : 33%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 31%
other: 20% (1993 est.)
 

Ghana

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 7%
forests & woodlands: 35%
other: 24% (1993 est.)
 

Gibraltar

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (1993 est.)
 

Greece

arable land : 19%  
permanent crops: 8%
forests & woodlands: 20%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
 

Greenland

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 99% (1998 est.)
 

Grenada

arable land : 15%  
permanent crops: 18%
forests & woodlands: 9%
other: 55% (1993 est.)
 

Guadeloupe

arable land : 14%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 39%
other: 29% (1993 est.)
 

Guam

arable land : 11%  
permanent crops: 11%
forests & woodlands: 18%
other: 45% (1993 est.)
 

Guatemala

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 5%
forests & woodlands: 54%
other: 5% (1993 est.)
 

Guernsey

arable land : NA%  
permanent crops: NA%
forests & woodlands: NA%
other: NA%
 

Guinea

arable land : 2%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 59%
other: 17% (1993 est.)
 

Guinea-Bissau

arable land : 11%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 38%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
 

Guyana

arable land : 2%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 84%
other: 8% (1993 est.)
 

Haiti

arable land : 20%  
permanent crops: 13%
forests & woodlands: 5%
other: 44% (1993 est.)
 

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100%
 

Holy See (Vatican City)

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100% (urban area)
 

Honduras

arable land : 15%  
permanent crops: 3%
forests & woodlands: 54%
other: 14% (1993 est.)
 

Hong Kong

arable land : 6%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 20%
other: 72% (1997 est.)
 

Howland Island

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 5%
other: 95%
 

Hungary

arable land : 51%  
permanent crops: 3.6%
forests & woodlands: 19%
other: 14% (1999)
 

Iceland

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 1%
other: 76% (1993 est.)
 

India

arable land : 56%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 23%
other: 16% (1993 est.)
 

Indonesia

arable land : 10%  
permanent crops: 7%
forests & woodlands: 62%
other: 14% (1993 est.)
 

Iran

arable land : 10%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 7%
other: 55% (1993 est.)
 

Iraq

arable land : 12%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 79% (1993 est.)
 

Ireland

arable land : 13%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 5%
other: 14% (1993 est.)
 

Isle of Man

arable land : 9%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 6%
other: 39% (includes 25% mountain and heathland)
 

Israel

arable land : 17%  
permanent crops: 4%
forests & woodlands: 6%
other: 66% (1993 est.)
 

Italy

arable land : 31%  
permanent crops: 10%
forests & woodlands: 23%
other: 21% (1993 est.)
 

Jamaica

arable land : 14%  
permanent crops: 6%
forests & woodlands: 17%
other: 39% (1993 est.)
 

Jan Mayen

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100%
 

Japan

arable land : 11%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 67%
other: 19% (1993 est.)
 

Jarvis Island

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100%
 

Jersey

arable land : 66%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 34%
 

Johnston Atoll

arable land : 0%  
permanent crops: 0%
forests & woodlands: 0%
other: 100%
 

Jordan

arable land : 4%  
permanent crops: 1%
forests & woodlands: 1%
other: 85% (1993 est.)