AGRICULTURAL LAND AND POPULATION

Table 1. Land use in 1999
Table 2. Agricultural land
Table 3. Agricultural population
Table 4. Agricultural land and population

Table 1. Land use in 1999

Unit: 1000 ha

Country	Total land area	Arable and permanent crops land	Permanent pasture	Forests and woodland*	Other land	Land use distribution (in %)
						Arable & permanent crops land	Permanent pasture	Forests & woodland*	Other land
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	13 017	8 440 F	600 F	1 892	2 085	64.8	4.6	14.5	16.0
2. Bhutan	4 700	160	300 F	3 100 F	1 140	3.4	6.4	66.0	24.3
3. Cambodia	17 652	3 807 F	1 500 F	12 200 F	145	21.6	8.5	69.1	0.8
4. China	929 100	134 500 F	400 000 F	128 630	265 970	14.5	43.1	13.8	28.6
5. Cook Islands	23	7 F	0	0	16	30.4	0.0	0.0	69.6
6. DPR Korea	12 041	2 000 F	50 F	7 370 F	2 621	16.6	0.4	61.2	21.8
7. Fiji	1 827	285 F	175 F	1 185 F	182	15.6	9.6	64.9	10.0
8. India	297 319	159 000 F	11 050 F	68 500 F	58 769	53.5	3.7	23.0	19.8
9. Indonesia	181 157	30 987 F	11 177 F	111 774 F	27 219	17.1	6.2	61.7	15.0
10. Iran	162 200	19 265 F	44 000 F	11 400 F	87 535	11.9	27.1	7.0	54.0
11. Laos	23 080	955 F	850 F	12 550 F	8 725	4.1	3.7	54.4	37.8
12. Malaysia	32 855	7 605 F	285 F	22 248 F	2 717	23.1	0.9	67.7	8.3
13. Maldives	30	3 F	1 F	1 F	25	10.0	3.3	3.3	83.3
14. Mongolia	156 650	1 322 F	117 147 F	13 750 F	24 431	0.8	74.8	8.8	15.6
15. Myanmar	65 755	10 143 F	362 F	32 400 F	22 850	15.4	0.6	49.3	34.8
16. Nepal	14 300	2 968 F	1 757 F	5 750 F	3 825	20.8	12.3	40.2	26.7
17. Pakistan	77 088	21 880	5 000 F	3 480 F	46 728	28.4	6.5	4.5	60.6
18. Papua New Guinea	45 286	670 F	90 F	42 000 F	2 526	1.5	0.2	92.7	5.6
19. Philippines	29 817	10 050 F	1 280 F	13 600 F	4 887	33.7	4.3	45.6	16.4
20. Rep. of Korea	9 873	1 899	54	6 456	1 464	19.2	0.5	65.4	14.8
21. Samoa	283	122 F	1 F	134 F	26	43.1	0.4	47.3	9.2
22. Solomon Islands	2 799	60 F	40 F	2 450 F	249	2.1	1.4	87.5	8.9
23. Sri Lanka	6 463	1 900 F	440 F	2 100 F	2 023	29.4	6.8	32.5	31.3
24. Thailand	51 089	18 000 F	800 F	14 500 F	17 789	35.2	1.6	28.4	34.8
25. Tonga	72	48 F	4 F	8 F	12	66.7	5.6	11.1	16.7
26. Vanuatu	1 219	120 F	25 F	914 F	160	9.8	2.1	75.0	13.1
27. Viet Nam	32 549	7 350 F	642 F	9 650 F	14 907	22.6	2.0	29.6	45.8
SUB-TOTAL	2 168 244	443 546	597 630	528 042	599 026	20.5	27.6	24.4	27.6
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	768 230	48 229 F	405 500 F	145 000 F	169 501	6.3	52.8	18.9	22.1
29. Japan	36 450 F	4 866	405	24 621 F	6 558	13.3	1.1	67.5	18.0
30. New Zealand	26 799	3 280 F	13 300 F	7 667 F	2 552	12.2	49.6	28.6	9.5
SUB-TOTAL	831 479	56 375	419 205	177 288	178 611	6.8	50.4	21.3	21.5
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	2 999 723	499 921	1 016 835	705 330	777 637	16.7	33.9	23.5	25.9
REST OF WORLD	10 050 793	990 831	2 443 001	3 451 837	3 165 124	9.9	24.3	34.3	31.5
WORLD	13 050 516	1 490 752	3 459 836	4 157 167	3 942 761	11.4	26.5	31.9	30.2

* latest data for forests and woodland is for 1994

Table 2. Agricultural land**

** “Agricultural Land” as used in this publication refers to “Arable and Permanent Cropped Land”, which excludes permanent meadows and pastures, fallow and resulting from shifting cultivation, and land under trees grown for food or timber. Double-cropped are

Country	Total land area	Agricultural land		Agricultural land as % of total land
		1989	1999	1989	1999
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	13 017	9 482	8 440	72.8 %	64.8 %
2. Bhutan	4 700	131 F	160 F	2.8 %	3.4 %
3. Cambodia	17 652	3 785	3 807 F	21.4 %	21.6 %
4. China	929 100	130 100 F	134 500 F	14.0 %	14.5 %
5. Cook Islands	23	6	7 F	26.1 %	30.4 %
6. DPR Korea	12 041	2 000	2 000 F	16.6 %	16.6 %
7. Fiji	1 827	230 F	285 F	12.6 %	15.6 %
8. India	297 319	169 485	159 000 F	57.0 %	53.5 %
9. Indonesia	181 157	31 142	30 987 F	17.2 %	17.1 %
10. Iran	162 200	16 700 F	19 265 F	10.3 %	11.9 %
11. Laos	23 080	852	955 F	3.7 %	4.1 %
12. Malaysia	32 855	6 600 F	7 605 F	20.1 %	23.1 %
13. Maldives	30	3 F	3 F	10.0 %	10.0 %
14. Mongolia	156 650	1 375	1 322 F	0.9 %	0.8 %
15. Myanmar	65 755	10 034	10 143 F	15.3 %	15.4 %
16. Nepal	14 300	2 349 F	2 968 F	16.4 %	20.8 %
17. Pakistan	77 088	21 020	21 880	27.3 %	28.4 %
18. Papua New Guinea	45 286	593 F	670 F	1.3 %	1.5 %
19. Philippines	29 817	9 860 F	10 050 F	33.1 %	33.7 %
20. Rep. of Korea	9 873	2 127	1 899	21.5 %	19.2 %
21. Samoa	283	122 F	122 F	43.1 %	43.1 %
22. Solomon Islands	2 799	57 F	60 F	2.0 %	2.1 %
23. Sri Lanka	6 463	1 901	1 900 F	29.4 %	29.4 %
24. Thailand	51 089	20 567	18 000 F	40.3 %	35.2 %
25. Tonga	72	48 F	48 F	66.7 %	66.7 %
26. Vanuatu	1 219	120 F	120 F	9.8 %	9.8 %
27. Viet Nam	32 549	6 380 F	7 350 F	19.6 %	22.6 %
SUB-TOTAL	2 168 244	447 069	443 546	20.6 %	20.5 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	768 230	47 877	48 229 F	6.2 %	6.3 %
29. Japan	36 450 F	5 279	4 866	14.5 %	13.3 %
30. New Zealand	26 799	3 833	3 280 F	14.3 %	12.2 %
SUB-TOTAL	831 479	56 989	56 375	6.9 %	6.8 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	2 999 723	504 058	499 921	16.8 %	16.7 %
REST OF WORLD	10 048 684	995 609	990 831	9.9 %	9.9 %
WORLD	13 048 407	1 499 667	1 490 752	11.5 %	11.4 %

Table 3. Agricultural population

Unit: 1000

Country	Total population		Agricultural population		% Agricultural population to total population
	1989	1999	1989	1999	1989	1999
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	107 554	126 947	71 000	72 001	66.0 %	56.7 %
2. Bhutan	1 659	2 064	1 562	1 936	94.2 %	93.8 %
3. Cambodia	8 387	10 945	6 207	7 710	74.0 %	70.4 %
4. China	1 119 192	1 244 885	820 911	851 697	73.3 %	68.4 %
5. Cook Islands	18	19	-	-	-	-
6. DPR Korea	20 133	23 702	7 790	7 315	38.7 %	30.9 %
7. Fiji	721	806	330	326	45.8 %	40.4 %
8. India	834 094	998 056	500 601	553 227	60.0 %	55.4 %
9. Indonesia	179 798	209 255	92 022	93 651	51.2 %	44.8 %
10. Iran	54 746	66 796	18 322	18 447	33.5 %	27.6 %
11. Laos	4 032	5 297	3 154	4 057	78.2 %	76.6 %
12. Malaysia	17 398	21 830	4 719	4 011	27.1 %	18.4 %
13. Maldives	209	278	83	78	39.7 %	28.1 %
14. Mongolia	2 158	2 621	707	655	32.8 %	25.0 %
15. Myanmar	39 992	45 059	29 404	31 776	73.5 %	70.5 %
16. Nepal	18 298	23 385	17 137	21 782	93.7 %	93.1 %
17. Pakistan	115 622	152 331	65 432	78 021	56.6 %	51.2 %
18. Papua New Guinea	3 755	4 702	3 079	3 649	82.0 %	77.6 %
19. Philippines	59 381	74 454	27 454	29 748	46.2 %	40.0 %
20. Rep. of Korea	42 469	46 480	7 381	4 334	17.4 %	9.3 %
21. Samoa	159	177	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	310	430	238	316	76.8 %	73.5 %
23. Sri Lanka	16 860	18 639	8 366	8 688	49.6 %	46.6 %
24. Thailand	54 798	60 856	31 555	30 252	57.6 %	49.7 %
25. Tonga	96	98	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	146	186	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	65 276	78 705	46 663	53 330	71.5 %	67.8 %
SUB-TOTAL	2 767 261	3 219 003	1 764 117	1 877 007	63.7 %	58.3 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	16 643	18 701	934	871	5.6 %	4.7 %
29. Japan	123 073	126 505	9 197	5 371	7.5 %	4.2 %
30. New Zealand	3 324	3 828	339	341	10.2 %	8.9 %
SUB-TOTAL	143 040	149 034	10 470	6 583	7.3 %	4.4 %
ASIA-PACIFIC TOTAL	2 910 301	3 368 037	1 774 587	1 883 590	61.0 %	55.9 %
REST OF WORLD	2 271 454	2 610 359	660 780	691 866	29.1 %	26.5 %
WORLD	5 181 755	5 978 396	2 435 367	2 575 456	47.0 %	43.1 %

Table 4. Agricultural land and population

Country	Ratio of agricultural land to agricultural population Unit: ha/caput		Average annual % change
	1989	1999	Agricultural land 89-99	Agricultural population 89-99
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Bangladesh	0.13	0.12	-1.3 %	0.1 %
2. Bhutan	0.08	0.08	2.5 %	2.1 %
3. Cambodia	0.61	0.49	0.0 %	2.2 %
4. China	0.16	0.16	0.4 %	0.3 %
5. Cook Islands	-	-	2.3 %	-
6. DPR Korea	0.26	0.27	0.0 %	-0.6 %
7. Fiji	0.70	0.87	2.2 %	-0.1 %
8. India	0.34	0.29	-0.7 %	1.0 %
9. Indonesia	0.34	0.33	0.1 %	0.1 %
10. Iran	0.91	1.04	1.2 %	0.0 %
11. Laos	0.27	0.24	1.2 %	2.6 %
12. Malaysia	1.40	1.90	1.2 %	-1.6 %
13. Maldives	0.04	0.04	0.0 %	-0.6 %
14. Mongolia	1.94	2.02	-0.5 %	-0.8 %
15. Myanmar	0.34	0.32	0.1 %	0.8 %
16. Nepal	0.14	0.14	3.1 %	2.4 %
17. Pakistan	0.32	0.28	0.6 %	1.8 %
18. Papua New Guinea	0.19	0.18	1.2 %	1.7 %
19. Philippines	0.36	0.34	0.1 %	0.8 %
20. Rep. of Korea	0.29	0.44	-1.2 %	-5.1 %
21. Samoa	-	-	-	-
22. Solomon Islands	0.24	0.19	0.7 %	2.9 %
23. Sri Lanka	0.23	0.22	-0.1 %	0.4 %
24. Thailand	0.65	0.60	-1.4 %	-0.5 %
25. Tonga	-	-	-	-
26. Vanuatu	-	-	-	-
27. Viet Nam	0.14	0.14	1.5 %	1.4 %
AVERAGE	0.25	0.24	-0.1 %	0.6 %
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
28. Australia	51.26	55.37	0.9 %	-0.7 %
29. Japan	0.57	0.91	-0.8 %	-5.4 %
30. New Zealand	11.31	9.62	-1.9 %	0.1 %
AVERAGE	5.44	8.56	0.6 %	-4.6 %
ASIA-PACIFIC	0.28	0.27	0.0 %	0.6 %
REST OF WORLD	1.51	1.43	0.0 %	0.5 %
WORLD	0.62	0.58	0.0 %	0.5 %