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Land use (Country profile category: Geography) |
Afghanistan:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
3%
other:
39% (1993 est.)
Albania:
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
21% (1993 est.)
Algeria:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
2%
other:
82% (1993 est.)
American Samoa:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
10%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
70%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Andorra:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
45%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
16% (1998 est.)
Angola:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
23%
forests and woodland:
43%
other:
32% (1993 est.)
Anguilla:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds)
Antarctica:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%)
Antigua and Barbuda:
arable land:
18%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
11%
other:
62% (1993 est.)
Argentina:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
52%
forests and woodland:
19%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
Armenia:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
24%
forests and woodland:
15%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Aruba:
arable land:
7% aloe plantations included (0.01%)
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
93% (1993 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (all grass and sand)
Australia:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
54%
forests and woodland:
19%
other:
21% (1993 est.)
Austria:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
23%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
20% (1996 est.)
Azerbaijan:
arable land:
18%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
11%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Bahamas, The:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
32%
other:
67% (1993 est.)
Bahrain:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
92% (1993 est.)
Baker Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Bangladesh:
arable land:
73%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
15%
other:
5% (1993 est.)
Barbados:
arable land:
37%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
12%
other:
46% (1993 est.)
Bassas da India:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (all rock)
Belarus:
arable land:
29%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
34%
other:
21% (1993 est.)
Belgium:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
21%
other:
34%
Belize:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
92%
other:
3% (1993 est.)
Benin:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
48% (1993 est.)
Bermuda:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
94% (55% developed, 39% rural/open space) (1997 est.)
Bhutan:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
66%
other:
26% (1993 est.)
Bolivia:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
24%
forests and woodland:
53%
other:
21% (1993 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Botswana:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
47%
other:
6% (1993 est.)
Bouvet Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (93% ice)
Brazil:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
58%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
British Virgin Islands:
arable land:
20%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
33%
forests and woodland:
7%
other:
33% (1993 est.)
Brunei:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
85%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Bulgaria:
arable land:
43%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
14%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
3% (1999 est.)
Burkina Faso:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
50%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Burma:
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
49%
other:
34% (1993 est.)
Burundi:
arable land:
44%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
36%
forests and woodland:
3%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Cambodia:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
11%
forests and woodland:
66%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
Cameroon:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
78%
other:
3% (1993 est.)
Canada:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
54%
other:
38% (1993 est.)
Cape Verde:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
83% (1993 est.)
Cayman Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
8%
forests and woodland:
23%
other:
69% (1993 est.)
Central African Republic:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
75%
other:
17% (1993 est.)
Chad:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
36%
forests and woodland:
26%
other:
35% (1993 est.)
Chile:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
18%
forests and woodland:
22%
other:
55% (1993 est.)
China:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
43%
forests and woodland:
14%
other:
33% (1993 est.)
Christmas Island:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
note:
mainly tropical rainforest of which 60%-70% is in a national park
Clipperton Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (all coral)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (1993 est.)
Colombia:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
39%
forests and woodland:
48%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Comoros:
arable land:
35%
permanent crops:
10%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
30% (1993 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
77%
other:
13% (1993 est.)
Congo, Republic of the:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
29%
forests and woodland:
62%
other:
9% (1993 est.)
Cook Islands:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
78% (1993 est.)
Coral Sea Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
Costa Rica:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire:
arable land:
8%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
41%
forests and woodland:
22%
other:
25% (1993 est.)
Croatia:
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
Cuba:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
27%
forests and woodland:
24%
other:
18% (1993 est.)
Cyprus:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
13%
other:
70% (1993 est.)
Czech Republic:
arable land:
41%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
11%
forests and woodland:
34%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Denmark:
arable land:
60%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
10%
other:
25% (1993 est.)
Djibouti:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
91% (1993 est.)
Dominica:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
67%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Dominican Republic:
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
43%
forests and woodland:
12%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Ecuador:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
18%
forests and woodland:
56%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Egypt:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
98% (1993 est.)
El Salvador:
arable land:
27%
permanent crops:
8%
permanent pastures:
29%
forests and woodland:
5%
other:
31% (1993 est.)
Equatorial Guinea:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Eritrea:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
49%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
32% (1998 est.)
Estonia:
arable land:
25%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
11%
forests and woodland:
44%
other:
20% (1996 est.)
Ethiopia:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
40%
forests and woodland:
25%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Europa Island:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
99%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
1% (1993 est.)
Faroe Islands:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
94% (1996)
Fiji:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
10%
forests and woodland:
65%
other:
11% (1993 est.)
Finland:
arable land:
8%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
76%
other:
16% (1993 est.)
France:
arable land:
33%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
27%
other:
18% (1993 est.)
French Guiana:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
90%
other:
10% (1996 est.)
French Polynesia:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
6%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
57% (1993 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Gabon:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
18%
forests and woodland:
77%
other:
3% (1993 est.)
Gambia, The:
arable land:
18%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
28%
other:
45% (1993 est.)
Gaza Strip:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
39%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
11%
other:
26% (1993 est.)
Georgia:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
34%
other:
28% (1993 est.)
Germany:
arable land:
33%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
20% (1993 est.)
Ghana:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
24% (1993 est.)
Gibraltar:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (1993 est.)
Glorioso Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
Greece:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
8%
permanent pastures:
41%
forests and woodland:
20%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Greenland:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
99% (1993 est.)
Grenada:
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
18%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
9%
other:
55% (1993 est.)
Guadeloupe:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
14%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
29% (1993 est.)
Guam:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
11%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
45% (1993 est.)
Guatemala:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
24%
forests and woodland:
54%
other:
5% (1993 est.)
Guernsey:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Guinea:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
22%
forests and woodland:
59%
other:
17% (1993 est.)
Guinea-Bissau:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
38%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Guyana:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
84%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Haiti:
arable land:
20%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
18%
forests and woodland:
5%
other:
44% (1993 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Holy See (Vatican City):
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (urban area)
Honduras:
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
14%
forests and woodland:
54%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
Hong Kong:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
20%
other:
72% (1997 est.)
Howland Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
5%
other:
95%
Hungary:
arable land:
51%
permanent crops:
3.6%
permanent pastures:
12.4%
forests and woodland:
19%
other:
14% (1999)
Iceland:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
23%
forests and woodland:
1%
other:
76% (1993 est.)
India:
arable land:
56%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
23%
other:
16% (1993 est.)
Indonesia:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
62%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
Iran:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
27%
forests and woodland:
7%
other:
55% (1993 est.)
Iraq:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
79% (1993 est.)
Ireland:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
68%
forests and woodland:
5%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
Israel:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
66% (1993 est.)
Italy:
arable land:
31%
permanent crops:
10%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
23%
other:
21% (1993 est.)
Jamaica:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
6%
permanent pastures:
24%
forests and woodland:
17%
other:
39% (1993 est.)
Jan Mayen:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Japan:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
67%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
Jarvis Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Jersey:
arable land:
66%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
34%
Johnston Atoll:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Jordan:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
1%
other:
85% (1993 est.)
Juan de Nova Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
90%
other:
10%
Kazakhstan:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
11%
permanent pastures:
57%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
16% (1996 est.)
Kenya:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
37%
forests and woodland:
30%
other:
25% (1993 est.)
Kingman Reef:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Kiribati:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
51%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
3%
other:
46% (1993 est.)
Korea, North:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
61%
other:
23% (1993 est.)
Korea, South:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
65%
other:
13% (1993 est.)
Kuwait:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
8%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
92% (1993 est.)
Kyrgyzstan:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
44%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
45% (1993 est.)
note:
Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest
Laos:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
54%
other:
40% (1993 est.)
Latvia:
arable land:
27%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
Lebanon:
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
8%
other:
61% (1993 est.)
Lesotho:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
66%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
23% (1993 est.)
Liberia:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
59%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
Libya:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
8%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
91% (1993 est.)
Liechtenstein:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
16%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
25% (1993 est.)
Lithuania:
arable land:
35%
permanent crops:
12%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
31%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
Luxembourg:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
21%
other:
34%
Macau:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
98% (1998 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
Madagascar:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
41%
forests and woodland:
40%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
Malawi:
arable land:
34%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
7% (1993 est.)
Malaysia:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
12%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
68%
other:
17% (1993 est.)
Maldives:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
3%
other:
84% (1993 est.)
Mali:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
67% (1993 est.)
Malta:
arable land:
38%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
59% (1993 est.)
Man, Isle of:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
39% (includes 25% mountain and heathland)
Marshall Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
60%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
40%
Martinique:
arable land:
8%
permanent crops:
8%
permanent pastures:
17%
forests and woodland:
44%
other:
23% (1993 est.)
Mauritania:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
38%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
58% (1993 est.)
Mauritius:
arable land:
49%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
22%
other:
23% (1993 est.)
Mayotte:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Mexico:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
39%
forests and woodland:
26%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Midway Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Moldova:
arable land:
53%
permanent crops:
14%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
13%
other:
7% (1993 est.)
Monaco:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (urban area)
Mongolia:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
80%
forests and woodland:
9%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
Montserrat:
arable land:
20%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
10%
forests and woodland:
40%
other:
30% (1993 est.)
Morocco:
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
47%
forests and woodland:
20%
other:
11% (1993 est.)
Mozambique:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
56%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Namibia:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
22%
other:
31% (1993 est.)
Nauru:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (1993 est.)
Navassa Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
10%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
90%
Nepal:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
42%
other:
26% (1993 est.)
Netherlands:
arable land:
25%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
8%
other:
39% (1996 est.)
Netherlands Antilles:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
90% (1993 est.)
New Caledonia:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
12%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
49% (1993 est.)
New Zealand:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
50%
forests and woodland:
28%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Nicaragua:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
27%
other:
17% (1993 est.)
Niger:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
2%
other:
88% (1993 est.)
Nigeria:
arable land:
33%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
44%
forests and woodland:
12%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Niue:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
8%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
19%
other:
50% (1993 est.)
Norfolk Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
75% (1993 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands:
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
19%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
60%
Norway:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
27%
other:
70% (1993 est.)
Oman:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
95% (1993 est.)
Pakistan:
arable land:
27%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
5%
other:
61% (1993 est.)
Palau:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Palmyra Atoll:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
100%
other:
0%
Panama:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
44%
other:
27% (1993 est.)
Papua New Guinea:
arable land:
0.1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
92.9%
other:
6% (1993 est.)
Paracel Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Paraguay:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
55%
forests and woodland:
32%
other:
7% (1993 est.)
Peru:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
21%
forests and woodland:
66%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
Philippines:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
12%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
Pitcairn Islands:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Poland:
arable land:
47%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
29%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
Portugal:
arable land:
26%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
36%
other:
20% (1993 est.)
Puerto Rico:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
26%
forests and woodland:
16%
other:
49% (1993 est.)
Qatar:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
94% (1993 est.)
Reunion:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Romania:
arable land:
41%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
21%
forests and woodland:
29%
other:
6% (1993 est.)
Russia:
arable land:
8%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
42% (1993 est.)
Rwanda:
arable land:
35%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
18%
forests and woodland:
22%
other:
12% (1993 est.)
Saint Helena:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
82% (1993 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
arable land:
22%
permanent crops:
17%
permanent pastures:
3%
forests and woodland:
17%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Saint Lucia:
arable land:
8%
permanent crops:
21%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
13%
other:
53% (1993 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
arable land:
13%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
83% (1993 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
18%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
36%
other:
31% (1993 est.)
Samoa:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
24%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
47%
other:
10%
San Marino:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
83% (1993 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
36%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
61% (1993 est.)
Saudi Arabia:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
56%
forests and woodland:
1%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Senegal:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
16%
forests and woodland:
54%
other:
18% (1993 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
permanent pastures:
NA%
forests and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Seychelles:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
11%
other:
74% (1993 est.)
Sierra Leone:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
31%
forests and woodland:
28%
other:
33% (1993 est.)
Singapore:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
6%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
5%
other:
87% (1993 est.)
Slovakia:
arable land:
31%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
17%
forests and woodland:
41%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Slovenia:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
3%
permanent pastures:
24%
forests and woodland:
54%
other:
7% (1996 est.)
Solomon Islands:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
88%
other:
9% (1993 est.)
Somalia:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
69%
forests and woodland:
26%
other:
3% (1993 est.)
South Africa:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
67%
forests and woodland:
7%
other:
15% (1993 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen)
Spain:
arable land:
30%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
21%
forests and woodland:
32%
other:
8% (1993 est.)
Spratly Islands:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Sri Lanka:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
15%
permanent pastures:
7%
forests and woodland:
32%
other:
32% (1993 est.)
Sudan:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
19%
other:
30% (1993 est.)
Suriname:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
96%
other:
4% (1993 est.)
Svalbard:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (no trees and the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry)
Swaziland:
arable land:
11%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
62%
forests and woodland:
7%
other:
20% (1993 est.)
Sweden:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
68%
other:
24% (1993 est.)
Switzerland:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
28%
forests and woodland:
32%
other:
28% (1993 est.)
Syria:
arable land:
28%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
43%
forests and woodland:
3%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Tajikistan:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
65% (1993 est.)
Tanzania:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
40%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
18% (1993 est.)
Thailand:
arable land:
34%
permanent crops:
6%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
26%
other:
32% (1993 est.)
Togo:
arable land:
38%
permanent crops:
7%
permanent pastures:
4%
forests and woodland:
17%
other:
34% (1993 est.)
Tokelau:
arable land:
0% (soil is thin and infertile)
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (1993 est.)
Tonga:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
43%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
11%
other:
16% (1993 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago:
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
46%
other:
28% (1993 est.)
Tromelin Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (scattered bushes)
Tunisia:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
13%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
44% (1993 est.)
Turkey:
arable land:
32%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
16%
forests and woodland:
26%
other:
22% (1993 est.)
Turkmenistan:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
63%
forests and woodland:
8%
other:
26% (1993 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
98% (1993 est.)
Tuvalu:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (1993 est.)
Uganda:
arable land:
25%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
9%
forests and woodland:
28%
other:
29% (1993 est.)
Ukraine:
arable land:
58%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
18%
other:
9% (1993 est.)
United Arab Emirates:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
98% (1993 est.)
United Kingdom:
arable land:
25%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
10%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
United States:
arable land:
19%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
30%
other:
26% (1993 est.)
Uruguay:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
77%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
10% (1997 est.)
Uzbekistan:
arable land:
9%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
46%
forests and woodland:
3%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Vanuatu:
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
10%
permanent pastures:
2%
forests and woodland:
75%
other:
11% (1993 est.)
Venezuela:
arable land:
4%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
34%
other:
41% (1993 est.)
Vietnam:
arable land:
17%
permanent crops:
4%
permanent pastures:
1%
forests and woodland:
30%
other:
48% (1993 est.)
Virgin Islands:
arable land:
15%
permanent crops:
6%
permanent pastures:
26%
forests and woodland:
6%
other:
47% (1993 est.)
Wake Island:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Wallis and Futuna:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
20%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
75% (1993 est.)
West Bank:
arable land:
27%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
32%
forests and woodland:
1%
other:
40%
Western Sahara:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
19%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
81%
World:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
26%
forests and woodland:
32%
other:
31% (1993 est.)
Yemen:
arable land:
3%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
30%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
63% (1993 est.)
Zambia:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
40%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
14% (1993 est.)
Zimbabwe:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
23%
other:
57% (1993 est.)
Taiwan:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
55%
other:
15%