Arable Land by Country

Introduction

All countries are by definition determined by the land that is contained within their borders. Of that land, at least a portion of it is generally arable, while a majority of the land is not. Land that is arable is able to generate and yield crops that are planted and cultivated by farmers. 

So for example, land in the desert, in the arctic, or in steep high-altitude regions of the mountains is not arable. Arable land requires several combined factors in order to grow crops effectively. Arable land requires access to water to be used for irrigation, relatively broad pieces of flat land, high nutrient content within the soil, and a climate that doesn’t get too hot or too cold during the growing season, which also doesn’t experience rain too frequently or too sparsely. 

If all of these factors are reunited, the land can be cultivated to produce food. However, it is not the quantity of arable land within a country that only determines how much food that country will produce. What also matters is the quality and efficiency of the farmers who work on the land. 

Learn more about arable land by country by investigating the charts.

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