Land Degradation, Less Favored Lands and the Rural Poor:
A Spatial and Economic Analysis
A Report for the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative
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2010 Less Favored Agricultural Land/Areas

Suggested citation: Based on Appendix data/tables from Edward B. Barbier and Jacob P. Hochard. Land Degradation, Less Favored Lands and the Rural Poor: A Spatial and Economic Analysis. A Report for the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative. Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming. Available at http://www.edwardbbarbier.com/Projects/ELD/Economics_of_Land_Degradation.html (Accessed on.)
Country Total population (2010) Rural population (2010) Rural population on less favored agricultural land (2010) Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land (2010) Rural population in less favored agricultural areas (2010) Share (%) of rural population located in less favored agricultural areas (2010) Rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2010) Share (%) of rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2010)Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land located on remote less favored agricultural land (2010)
Afghanistan 31,401,100 28,760,300 6,917,257 24.1% 7,029,914 24.4% 2,237,476 7.8%32.3%
Albania 3,326,360 2,887,150 2,295,859 79.5% 2,298,809 79.6% 325,173 11.3%14.2%
Algeria 35,646,000 27,105,700 12,636,127 46.6% 12,648,016 46.7% 1,669,250 6.2%13.2%
American Samoa 91,450 19,503 x x x x x x x
Andorra 119,842 26,305 5,813 22.1% 5,813 22.1%0 0.0%0.0%
Angola 17,807,900 17,150,900 2,962,380 17.3% 3,133,220 18.3% 1,829,992 10.7%61.8%
Antigua and Barbuda 66,843 7,780 1,466 18.8% 1,475 19.0% 212 2.7%14.5%
Argentina 41,592,700 22,645,200 5,624,920 24.8% 6,475,984 28.6% 1,095,935 4.8%19.5%
Armenia 3,788,470 2,449,240 1,698,333 69.3% 1,699,238 69.4% 352,532 14.4%20.8%
Aruba 137,911 14,325 x x x x x x x
Australia 21,028,000 6,986,880 476,012 6.8% 522,680 7.5% 58,385 0.8%12.3%
Austria 7,967,490 4,588,740 2,745,093 59.8% 2,749,381 59.9% 231,131 5.0%8.4%
Azerbaijan 8,476,570 5,447,980 1,860,833 34.2% 2,017,565 37.0% 473,340 8.7%25.4%
Bahrain 743,574 98,819 x x x x x x x
Bangladesh 167,276,000 132,512,000 12,307,144 9.3% 16,734,861 12.6% 926,898 0.7%7.5%
Barbados 276,784 12,800 4,615 36.1% 4,615 36.1%0 0.0%0.0%
Belarus 9,794,610 7,338,290 1,850,039 25.2% 1,912,947 26.1% 49,767 0.7%2.7%
Belgium 10,340,400 2,627,770 1,265,109 48.1% 1,265,519 48.2% 5,781 0.2%0.5%
Belize 272,410 257,161 76,349 29.7% 78,691 30.6% 27,280 10.6%35.7%
Benin 8,273,270 6,810,930 842,791 12.4% 1,488,024 21.8% 99,788 1.5%11.8%
Bermuda 66,966 17,467 x x x x x x x
Bhutan 2,768,980 2,726,670 629,697 23.1% 659,437 24.2% 486,965 17.9%77.3%
Bolivia 10,233,300 8,961,110 531,771 5.9% 676,009 7.5% 424,178 4.7%79.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,255,110 4,095,950 3,778,574 92.3% 3,782,207 92.3% 681,223 16.6%18.0%
Botswana 1,630,870 1,545,880 522,961 33.8% 524,965 34.0% 209,500 13.6%40.1%
Brazil 191,390,000 105,720,000 54,386,937 51.4% 54,812,853 51.8% 3,636,228 3.4%6.7%
Brunei Darussalam 374,813 121,145 24,656 20.4% 29,693 24.5% 12,923 10.7%52.4%
Bulgaria 7,198,840 5,270,000 4,104,996 77.9% 4,104,996 77.9% 287,362 5.5%7.0%
Burkina Faso 15,763,200 14,775,000 4,763,178 32.2% 6,221,386 42.1% 1,310,079 8.9%27.5%
Burundi 8,642,830 8,003,690 6,027,630 75.3% 6,099,640 76.2% 886,854 11.1%14.7%
Cambodia 16,670,600 14,607,000 9,191,224 62.9% 9,940,304 68.1% 1,046,572 7.2%11.4%
Cameroon 18,354,300 17,060,700 4,840,381 28.4% 4,966,879 29.1% 1,142,463 6.7%23.6%
Canada 33,197,400 6,960,690 1,339,670 19.2% 1,423,363 20.4% 131,000 1.9%9.8%
Cape Verde 522,245 436,968 x x x x x x x
Cayman Islands 51,864 9,803 66 0.7% 661 6.7% 49 0.5%73.5%
Central African Republic 4,438,390 3,752,620 114,698 3.1% 137,069 3.7% 66,377 1.8%57.9%
Chad 10,701,000 10,646,700 1,970,514 18.5% 2,289,136 21.5% 1,215,250 11.4%61.7%
Chile 17,002,700 12,037,500 4,134,668 34.3% 4,165,144 34.6% 842,741 7.0%20.4%
China 1,343,240,000 1,052,070,000 481,097,987 45.7% 503,608,448 47.9% 124,299,127 11.8%25.8%
Colombia 49,140,700 32,539,100 8,883,088 27.3% 9,056,752 27.8% 2,158,170 6.6%24.3%
Comoros 938,596 723,291 185,950 25.7% 186,305 25.8% 168,225 23.3%90.5%
Congo, Dem. Rep. 71,116,800 64,238,200 13,466,543 21.0% 14,453,775 22.5% 4,814,594 7.5%35.8%
Congo, Rep. 4,239,490 3,941,970 622,865 15.8% 772,310 19.6% 260,479 6.6%41.8%
Costa Rica 4,860,980 2,673,730 491,315 18.4% 511,779 19.1% 200,405 7.5%40.8%
Cote d'Ivoire 19,609,200 16,381,200 7,993,306 48.8% 8,702,438 53.1% 2,005,402 12.2%25.1%
Croatia 4,455,310 3,985,150 3,425,065 85.9% 3,443,840 86.4% 296,572 7.4%8.7%
Cuba 11,513,700 10,051,000 2,438,047 24.3% 2,443,216 24.3% 35,721 0.4%1.5%
Cyprus 840,556 186,019 111,071 59.7% 111,071 59.7% 665 0.4%0.6%
Czech Republic 10,155,100 4,640,860 3,463,095 74.6% 3,463,926 74.6% 37,328 0.8%1.1%
Denmark 5,376,390 2,293,910 760,250 33.1% 776,642 33.9% 1,575 0.1%0.2%
Djibouti 679,023 608,748 27 0.0% 27 0.0% 7 0.0%25.0%
Dominica 70,139 32,617 5,571 17.1% 10,334 31.7%0 0.0%0.0%
Dominican Republic 9,646,160 6,736,740 601,630 8.9% 602,158 8.9% 145,966 2.2%24.3%
Ecuador 14,903,300 9,043,640 2,002,749 22.1% 2,225,625 24.6% 493,399 5.5%24.6%
Egypt, Arab Rep. 79,379,000 31,778,900 587,014 1.8% 655,786 2.1% 8,055 0.0%1.4%
El Salvador 7,418,840 3,528,820 1,932,627 54.8% 1,932,627 54.8% 24,769 0.7%1.3%
Equatorial Guinea 600,798 575,144 16,563 2.9% 17,601 3.1% 4,021 0.7%24.3%
Eritrea 5,108,730 5,022,010 268,937 5.4% 268,937 5.4% 88,170 1.8%32.8%
Estonia 1,251,260 461,318 197,780 42.9% 210,411 45.6% 11,659 2.5%5.9%
Ethiopia 79,864,700 75,247,200 31,871,698 42.4% 32,593,373 43.3% 16,405,100 21.8%51.5%
Faeroe Islands 50,555 32,465 13,580 41.8% 13,585 41.8% 13,179 40.6%97.0%
Fiji 896,146 705,281 x x x x x x x
Finland 5,184,750 2,428,580 134,849 5.6% 134,849 5.6% 5,608 0.2%4.2%
France 61,174,300 18,921,600 10,451,155 55.2% 10,460,575 55.3% 239,040 1.3%2.3%
French Polynesia 270,618 190,531 x x x x x x x
Gabon 1,572,580 947,745 42,913 4.5% 50,125 5.3% 39,921 4.2%93.0%
Gambia, The 1,601,680 1,063,670 361,477 34.0% 592,571 55.7% 96,067 9.0%26.6%
Georgia 4,969,850 3,029,550 1,011,723 33.4% 1,039,222 34.3% 236,035 7.8%23.3%
Germany 81,354,700 45,459,200 31,079,525 68.4% 31,091,573 68.4% 293,191 0.6%0.9%
Ghana 23,988,300 18,463,100 8,367,803 45.3% 9,358,626 50.7% 987,111 5.3%11.8%
Greece 10,592,600 3,708,070 2,202,044 59.4% 2,207,033 59.5% 275,486 7.4%12.5%
Greenland 57,152 38,390 x x x x x x x
Grenada 96,121 42,865 13,912 32.5% 13,912 32.5% 13,912 32.5%100.0%
Guam 190,810 15,107 x x x x x x x
Guatemala 14,616,700 10,635,300 4,112,952 38.7% 4,217,074 39.7% 555,982 5.2%13.5%
Guinea 9,961,960 9,704,590 4,555,860 46.9% 4,818,734 49.7% 1,183,433 12.2%26.0%
Guinea-Bissau 1,538,910 1,283,440 283,634 22.1% 306,955 23.9% 87,305 6.8%30.8%
Guyana 763,064 735,189 187,768 25.5% 197,621 26.9% 153,015 20.8%81.5%
Haiti 9,474,870 7,107,520 2,762,048 38.9% 2,763,358 38.9% 333,316 4.7%12.1%
Honduras 7,988,550 4,825,760 2,066,812 42.8% 2,066,812 42.8% 195,993 4.1%9.5%
Hong Kong SAR, China 7,573,070 1,155,690 x x x x x x x
Hungary 9,495,200 5,442,890 1,939,961 35.6% 1,945,545 35.7% 39,936 0.7%2.1%
Iceland 296,904 165,750 1,480 0.9% 1,614 1.0% 275 0.2%18.6%
India 1,164,770,000 932,620,000 253,889,539 27.2% 270,712,192 29.0% 35,725,050 3.8%14.1%
Indonesia 237,677,000 152,912,000 94,053,003 61.5% 95,392,752 62.4% 19,760,700 12.9%21.0%
Iran, Islamic Rep. 80,772,700 64,177,600 9,176,634 14.3% 9,198,412 14.3% 2,287,385 3.6%24.9%
Iraq 29,917,500 25,340,500 3,826,360 15.1% 3,998,019 15.8% 441,737 1.7%11.5%
Ireland 4,212,550 1,741,560 754,155 43.3% 759,901 43.6% 27,608 1.6%3.7%
Isle of Man 81,223 21,456 9,904 46.2% 9,904 46.2% 2,897 13.5%29.2%
Israel 7,375,750 2,171,710 1,363,047 62.8% 1,363,605 62.8% 10,042 0.5%0.7%
Italy 56,363,800 20,065,100 9,199,104 45.8% 9,199,104 45.8% 523,214 2.6%5.7%
Jamaica 2,820,560 1,588,240 81,825 5.2% 81,825 5.2% 3,764 0.2%4.6%
Japan 128,219,000 25,573,300 4,765,137 18.6% 4,765,137 18.6% 230,177 0.9%4.8%
Jordan 6,408,600 3,072,600 937,661 30.5% 939,730 30.6% 4,389 0.1%0.5%
Kazakhstan 15,870,800 10,006,700 5,513,931 55.1% 5,647,788 56.4% 2,297,001 23.0%41.7%
Kenya 36,930,000 29,599,100 11,654,234 39.4% 12,596,371 42.6% 2,753,285 9.3%23.6%
Kiribati 94,488 35,353 x x x x x x x
Korea, Dem. Rep. 23,651,900 21,595,900 12,635,226 58.5% 12,644,845 58.6% 2,257,859 10.5%17.9%
Korea, Rep. 49,633,900 13,534,800 7,158,742 52.9% 7,158,742 52.9% 443,575 3.3%6.2%
Kuwait 2,468,500 928,427 x x x x x x x
Kyrgyz Republic 5,614,830 4,081,930 1,739,662 42.6% 1,746,061 42.8% 582,069 14.3%33.5%
Lao PDR 6,587,550 6,298,850 1,783,319 28.3% 1,832,783 29.1% 356,016 5.7%20.0%
Latvia 2,292,770 834,775 466,090 55.8% 473,665 56.7% 8,868 1.1%1.9%
Lebanon 4,000,540 1,800,780 1,255,282 69.7% 1,255,282 69.7% 21,419 1.2%1.7%
Lesotho 2,099,650 2,039,140 1,338,227 65.6% 1,338,227 65.6% 787,591 38.6%58.9%
Liberia 4,710,570 4,479,220 1,733,454 38.7% 2,089,327 46.6% 1,076,188 24.0%62.1%
Libya 6,530,950 5,302,190 578,129 10.9% 584,171 11.0% 12,497 0.2%2.2%
Liechtenstein 39,558 12,970 3,734 28.8% 3,734 28.8% 194 1.5%5.2%
Lithuania 3,597,750 2,041,620 670,716 32.9% 679,846 33.3% 6,152 0.3%0.9%
Luxembourg 489,390 144,645 x x x x x x x
Macao SAR, China 257,911 44,639 x x x x x x x
Macedonia, FYR 2,077,640 1,226,210 961,208 78.4% 962,706 78.5% 124,453 10.1%12.9%
Madagascar 21,095,800 19,217,500 3,864,453 20.1% 4,104,841 21.4% 796,817 4.1%20.6%
Malawi 13,942,800 11,575,900 4,116,870 35.6% 4,285,097 37.0% 886,502 7.7%21.5%
Malaysia 26,285,600 13,317,700 6,718,746 50.4% 6,947,006 52.2% 1,938,115 14.6%28.8%
Maldives 392,567 000.0%00.0%00.0%0.0%
Mali 15,228,700 14,855,500 4,528,729 30.5% 5,053,313 34.0% 1,243,984 8.4%27.5%
Malta 404,708 36,981 3,834 10.4% 3,834 10.4%0 0.0%0.0%
Marshall Islands 58,087 15,682 x x x x x x x
Mauritania 3,572,760 3,325,360 46,494 1.4% 46,494 1.4% 13,261 0.4%28.5%
Mauritius 1,255,950 184,754 x x x x x x x
Mexico 112,868,000 64,038,100 10,672,069 16.7% 10,859,053 17.0% 1,741,340 2.7%16.3%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 154,896 57,113 8,174 14.3% 8,174 14.3% 7,631 13.4%93.4%
Moldova 4,172,670 2,692,210 2,268,286 84.3% 2,268,286 84.3% 32,685 1.2%1.4%
Monaco 34,051 2,724 x x x x x x x
Mongolia 2,875,450 2,732,100 182,577 6.7% 183,811 6.7% 106,455 3.9%58.3%
Morocco 35,361,600 27,913,500 11,689,195 41.9% 11,782,432 42.2% 1,582,428 5.7%13.5%
Mozambique 21,749,300 19,721,300 6,607,319 33.5% 8,656,316 43.9% 2,105,610 10.7%31.9%
Myanmar 53,103,000 47,024,700 13,028,127 27.7% 15,227,954 32.4% 1,908,693 4.1%14.7%
Namibia 2,077,800 1,697,180 436,932 25.7% 441,919 26.0% 392,634 23.1%89.9%
Nepal 29,023,200 26,454,500 10,170,593 38.4% 10,909,290 41.2% 3,764,583 14.2%37.0%
Netherlands 16,299,900 5,495,970 1,858,457 33.8% 1,858,457 33.8% 6,283 0.1%0.3%
New Caledonia 257,904 179,530 60,012 33.4% 60,012 33.4% 32,591 18.2%54.3%
New Zealand 4,040,610 1,298,410 262,405 20.2% 262,967 20.3% 14,652 1.1%5.6%
Nicaragua 6,489,030 4,932,030 2,621,318 53.1% 2,663,666 54.0% 234,760 4.8%9.0%
Niger 15,556,400 15,461,400 1,077,027 7.0% 1,267,808 8.2% 208,488 1.3%19.4%
Nigeria 146,913,000 123,652,000 28,695,213 23.2% 31,767,711 25.7% 3,046,473 2.5%10.6%
Northern Mariana Islands 106,256 22,192 1,282 5.8% 1,559 7.0% 1 0.0%0.0%
Norway 4,612,180 2,193,220 305,753 13.9% 305,753 13.9% 30,313 1.4%9.9%
Oman 3,525,140 2,511,690 109,734 4.4% 109,734 4.4% 643 0.0%0.6%
Pakistan 181,001,000 146,268,000 17,313,698 11.8% 20,145,110 13.8% 5,125,107 3.5%29.6%
Palau 23,446 8,973 2,527 28.2% 3,100 34.5% 2,395 26.7%94.8%
Panama 3,261,540 2,223,570 576,487 25.9% 601,669 27.1% 153,996 6.9%26.7%
Papua New Guinea 5,989,040 5,616,060 468,699 8.3% 484,740 8.6% 389,617 6.9%83.1%
Paraguay 6,916,050 3,684,000 1,181,533 32.1% 1,246,821 33.8% 397,180 10.8%33.6%
Peru 29,877,700 17,584,000 3,053,534 17.4% 3,074,127 17.5% 1,429,982 8.1%46.8%
Philippines 89,887,300 61,418,000 41,882,296 68.2% 42,201,073 68.7% 12,229,500 19.9%29.2%
Poland 38,246,300 18,754,400 5,574,198 29.7% 5,586,895 29.8% 62,538 0.3%1.1%
Portugal 10,078,800 3,206,060 1,861,912 58.1% 1,863,909 58.1% 89,395 2.8%4.8%
Puerto Rico 4,249,850 124,033 13,759 11.1% 13,759 11.1%0 0.0%0.0%
Qatar 653,008 162,617 7 0.0% 7 0.0%0 0.0%0.0%
Romania 21,814,000 13,053,700 7,472,221 57.2% 7,476,302 57.3% 415,363 3.2%5.6%
Russian Federation 137,002,000 60,271,000 22,561,432 37.4% 23,384,637 38.8% 2,335,884 3.9%10.4%
Rwanda 9,417,910 8,822,920 7,393,127 83.8% 7,428,319 84.2% 1,303,210 14.8%17.6%
Saint Kitts and Nevis 36,103 6,067 17 0.3% 224 3.7%0 0.0%0.0%
Saint Lucia 163,228 67,822 16,995 25.1% 16,995 25.1%0 0.0%0.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120,149 73,887 23,290 31.5% 23,290 31.5% 16,320 22.1%70.1%
Samoa 168,025 119,626 x x x x x x x
San Marino 25,496 000.0%00.0%00.0%0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe 163,740 139,227 16,046 11.5% 16,563 11.9% 1,950 1.4%12.2%
Saudi Arabia 27,613,900 26,388,700 26,397 0.1% 32,851 0.1% 11,328 0.0%42.9%
Senegal 12,081,800 8,945,690 3,747,380 41.9% 3,747,380 41.9% 401,423 4.5%10.7%
Serbia and Montenegro n n n n n n n n n
Seychelles 91,361 23,360 x x x x x x x
Sierra Leone 6,288,030 5,956,430 2,949,968 49.5% 3,065,609 51.5% 295,821 5.0%10.0%
Singapore 4,492,500 376,771 x x x x x x x
Slovak Republic 5,433,620 3,149,160 1,686,370 53.5% 1,687,550 53.6% 83,828 2.7%5.0%
Slovenia 2,187,100 1,179,320 1,005,553 85.3% 1,006,654 85.4% 76,473 6.5%7.6%
Solomon Islands 618,678 506,094 110,760 21.9% 124,561 24.6% 96,199 19.0%86.9%
Somalia 13,059,500 12,406,700 2,056,730 16.6% 2,056,730 16.6% 407,277 3.3%19.8%
South Africa 45,124,300 16,641,200 8,077,130 48.5% 8,112,707 48.8% 2,589,076 15.6%32.1%
Spain 39,498,000 11,731,900 6,808,109 58.0% 6,817,413 58.1% 334,016 2.8%4.9%
Sri Lanka 20,698,800 14,685,100 8,445,810 57.5% 9,144,012 62.3% 1,393,104 9.5%16.5%
Sudan 38,644,500 36,671,200 5,203,156 14.2% 5,569,337 15.2% 2,403,939 6.6%46.2%
Suriname 434,393 193,354 36,972 19.1% 38,935 20.1% 9,635 5.0%26.1%
Swaziland 986,116 930,650 564,252 60.6% 566,095 60.8% 185,266 19.9%32.8%
Sweden 8,704,050 4,759,060 2,004,086 42.1% 2,049,211 43.1% 20,252 0.4%1.0%
Switzerland 7,049,430 2,327,300 1,772,759 76.2% 1,774,748 76.3% 29,142 1.3%1.6%
Syrian Arab Republic 20,751,200 18,690,400 5,216,344 27.9% 5,281,286 28.3% 148,696 0.8%2.9%
Tajikistan 6,611,000 4,756,200 2,352,089 49.5% 2,370,011 49.8% 572,957 12.0%24.4%
Tanzania 44,059,300 41,487,100 16,544,086 39.9% 20,306,778 48.9% 5,822,014 14.0%35.2%
Thailand 69,652,400 50,387,300 21,524,968 42.7% 22,847,031 45.3% 5,376,883 10.7%25.0%
The Bahamas 341,146 99,526 30,040 30.2% 37,736 37.9% 18,809 18.9%62.6%
Timor-Leste 668,750 624,823 441,608 70.7% 448,624 71.8% 414,504 66.3%93.9%
Togo 5,795,110 4,763,170 1,296,875 27.2% 1,728,073 36.3% 353,016 7.4%27.2%
Tonga 102,873 40,501 x x x x x x x
Trinidad and Tobago 1,358,430 301,257 27,118 9.0% 27,177 9.0% 3,252 1.1%12.0%
Tunisia 10,631,300 7,901,960 3,502,181 44.3% 3,502,685 44.3% 339,689 4.3%9.7%
Turkey 75,178,000 64,950,800 42,311,429 65.1% 42,313,260 65.1% 4,774,973 7.4%11.3%
Turkmenistan 5,719,290 4,625,360 150,288 3.2% 210,765 4.6% 51,271 1.1%34.1%
Turks and Caicos Islands 22,570 15,690 1,522 9.7% 1,827 11.6% 1,384 8.8%90.9%
Tuvalu 11,563 3,680 x x x x x x x
Uganda 32,577,800 29,082,800 12,277,614 42.2% 12,436,306 42.8% 1,734,280 6.0%14.1%
Ukraine 45,252,500 23,547,700 12,517,089 53.2% 12,572,106 53.4% 355,856 1.5%2.8%
United Arab Emirates 3,044,670 2,183,440 136 0.0% 136 0.0% 42 0.0%30.9%
United Kingdom 60,247,500 17,188,000 8,368,819 48.7% 8,374,383 48.7% 103,205 0.6%1.2%
United States 308,568,000 64,382,200 25,150,807 39.1% 25,678,101 39.9% 2,637,990 4.1%10.5%
Uruguay 3,567,990 2,073,400 1,135,460 54.8% 1,294,068 62.4% 305,534 14.7%26.9%
Uzbekistan 28,327,900 15,771,900 3,912,613 24.8% 4,082,512 25.9% 701,249 4.4%17.9%
Vanuatu 251,851 224,387 32,392 14.4% 34,279 15.3% 30,689 13.7%94.7%
Venezuela, RB 28,728,400 16,217,500 4,830,400 29.8% 5,000,211 30.8% 1,271,196 7.8%26.3%
Vietnam 88,657,300 68,743,700 26,256,797 38.2% 27,753,628 40.4% 2,845,824 4.1%10.8%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 134,219 17,862 1,392 7.8% 1,392 7.8%0 0.0%0.0%
Yemen, Rep. 27,357,000 23,497,600 1,027,418 4.4% 1,027,418 4.4% 657,360 2.8%64.0%
Zambia 12,992,600 11,031,700 3,932,100 35.6% 5,060,931 45.9% 2,373,658 21.5%60.4%
Zimbabwe 15,009,000 11,529,700 5,011,064 43.5% 5,079,269 44.1% 1,454,250 12.6%29.0%
Region Total population (2010) Rural population (2010) Rural population on less favored agricultural land (2010) Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land (2010) Rural population in less favored agricultural areas (2010) Share (%) of rural population located in less favored agricultural areas (2010) Rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2010) Share (%) of rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2010)Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land located on remote less favored agricultural land (2010)
World 6,784,554,418 4,663,874,681 1,666,586,219 35.7% 1,748,568,603 37.5% 332,447,782 7.1%19.9%
High Income: non-OECD 211,485,119 105,144,305 28,725,480 27.3% 29,764,454 28.3% 3,055,199 2.9%10.6%
High Income: OECD 1,016,181,874 310,176,983 138,150,145 44.5% 138,985,241 44.8% 6,855,900 2.2%5.0%
Low income 816,196,786 717,130,131 216,927,832 30.2% 238,976,663 33.3% 60,492,406 8.4%27.9%
Lower middle income 2,391,501,556 1,825,888,738 563,428,414 30.9% 594,447,111 32.6% 98,637,157 5.4%17.5%
Upper middle income 2,349,189,083 1,705,534,524 719,354,349 42.2% 746,395,134 43.8% 163,407,120 9.6%22.7%
East Asia and Pacific (all income levels) 2,183,862,785 1,548,583,319 722,166,678 46.6% 752,483,904 48.6% 173,859,081 11.2%24.1%
Europe and Central Asia (all income levels) 857,656,417 425,358,127 218,506,193 51.4% 220,221,923 51.8% 17,504,996 4.1%8.0%
Latin America & Carribean (all income levels) 592,906,994 350,858,297 114,563,045 32.7% 117,239,474 33.4% 15,924,423 4.5%13.9%
Middle East and North Africa (all income levels) 383,264,663 271,672,862 51,935,529 19.1% 52,383,431 19.3% 7,194,967 2.6%13.9%
North America 341,832,366 71,360,357 26,490,477 37.1% 27,101,464 38.0% 2,768,990 3.9%10.5%
South Asia (all income levels) 1,597,331,647 1,284,026,570 309,673,737 24.1% 335,334,815 26.1% 49,659,183 3.9%16.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) 827,699,546 712,015,149 223,250,561 31.4% 243,803,592 34.2% 65,536,142 9.2%29.4%
East Asia and Pacific (developing only) 1,967,417,393 1,499,084,325 709,418,431 47.3% 739,683,114 49.3% 173,066,778 11.5%24.4%
Europe and Central Asia (developing only) 261,943,640 180,673,760 97,739,133 54.1% 98,450,327 54.5% 12,353,246 6.8%12.6%
Latin America & Carribean (developing only) 565,660,584 336,138,255 109,212,920 32.5% 111,691,396 33.2% 14,752,441 4.4%13.5%
Middle East and North Africa (developing only) 337,435,413 237,190,478 50,432,374 21.3% 50,873,265 21.4% 7,172,912 3.0%14.2%
South Asia (developing only) 1,597,331,647 1,284,026,570 309,673,737 24.1% 335,334,815 26.1% 49,659,183 3.9%16.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) 827,098,748 711,440,005 223,233,998 31.4% 243,785,991 34.3% 65,532,122 9.2%29.4%
All Developing Countries 5,556,887,425 4,248,553,393 1,499,710,594 35.3% 1,579,818,908 37.2% 322,536,682 7.6%21.5%
All Developed Countries 1,227,666,993 415,321,288 166,875,624 40.2% 168,749,695 40.6% 9,911,099 2.4%5.9%
Number of countries with data 205 205 183 183 183 183 183 183 183
x = missing data or insufficient spatial resolution denoting agricultural land
n = unable to determine due to a change in political boundaries		 Less Favored Agricultural Land (LFAL)
Less Favored Agricultural Areas (LFAA)		 Less favored agricultural land (LFAL) consists of irrigated land on terrain greater than 8% median slope; rainfed land with a length of growing period (LGP) of more than 120 days but either on terrain greater than 8% median slope or with poor soil quality; semi-arid land (land with LGP 60-119 days); and arid land (land with LGP < 60 days)
Less favored agricultural areas (LFAA) include less favored agricultural land as well as favored agricultural land located in remote areas.