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Field Listing :: 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 like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each
harvest; permanent crops - land cultivated for crops like citrus,
coffee, and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest;
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.
Country
Land use(%)
Afghanistan
arable land: 12.13%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 87.66% (2005)
Albania
arable land: 20.1%
permanent crops: 4.21%
other: 75.69% (2005)
Algeria
arable land: 3.17%
permanent crops: 0.28%
other: 96.55% (2005)
American Samoa
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 15%
other: 75% (2005)
Andorra
arable land: 2.13%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.87% (2005)