Edward B. Barbier

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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2000 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 (2000)	Rural population (2000)	Rural population on less favored agricultural land (2000)	Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land (2000)	Rural population in less favored agricultural areas (2000)	Share (%) of rural population in less favored agricultural areas (2000)	Rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2000)	Share (%) of rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2000)	Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land located on remote less favored agricultural land (2000)
Afghanistan	21,851,400	20,014,100	4,826,080	24.1%	4,870,910	24.3%	1,551,390	7.8%	32.1%
Albania	3,143,050	2,791,030	2,146,230	76.9%	2,146,230	76.9%	346,887	12.4%	16.2%
Algeria	30,302,500	23,256,200	10,870,900	46.7%	10,870,900	46.7%	1,527,320	6.6%	14.0%
American Samoa	67,622	14,830	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Andorra	81,955	18,007	3,307	18.4%	3,307	18.4%	0	0.0%	0.0%
Angola	13,164,100	12,679,000	2,147,670	16.9%	2,273,390	17.9%	1,327,850	10.5%	61.8%
Antigua and Barbuda	64,848	7,547	928	12.3%	1,431	19.0%	206	2.7%	22.2%
Argentina	37,136,000	19,706,000	4,296,720	21.8%	4,940,030	25.1%	823,371	4.2%	19.2%
Armenia	3,769,010	2,356,470	1,243,590	52.8%	1,243,590	52.8%	332,457	14.1%	26.7%
Aruba	100,572	10,446	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Australia	19,137,000	6,374,300	503,344	7.9%	551,287	8.6%	61,825	1.0%	12.3%
Austria	8,098,140	4,603,490	2,958,550	64.3%	2,963,370	64.4%	251,521	5.5%	8.5%
Azerbaijan	8,022,690	5,156,790	1,756,600	34.1%	1,900,770	36.9%	446,196	8.7%	25.4%
Bahrain	639,751	91,324	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Bangladesh	136,947,000	110,292,000	10,386,400	9.4%	14,290,300	13.0%	804,871	0.7%	7.7%
Barbados	267,498	12,370	5,735	46.4%	5,735	46.4%	0	0.0%	0.0%
Belarus	10,162,900	7,678,660	2,021,770	26.3%	2,091,910	27.2%	56,318	0.7%	2.8%
Belgium	10,291,900	2,550,790	1,249,070	49.0%	1,249,070	49.0%	5,828	0.2%	0.5%
Belize	229,856	216,357	61,359	28.4%	63,342	29.3%	21,587	10.0%	35.2%
Benin	6,268,570	5,160,700	596,406	11.6%	1,062,390	20.6%	71,257	1.4%	11.9%
Bermuda	62,960	16,422	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Bhutan	2,146,260	2,111,800	477,988	22.6%	503,924	23.9%	369,577	17.5%	77.3%
Bolivia	8,332,110	7,329,870	457,405	6.2%	570,280	7.8%	363,173	5.0%	79.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,967,450	3,815,680	3,497,590	91.7%	3,501,230	91.8%	626,827	16.4%	17.9%
Botswana	1,541,980	1,466,320	500,186	34.1%	500,611	34.1%	199,205	13.6%	39.8%
Brazil	170,360,000	95,522,600	47,430,100	49.7%	47,819,700	50.1%	3,163,550	3.3%	6.7%
Brunei Darussalam	317,451	111,744	19,734	17.7%	23,532	21.1%	10,598	9.5%	53.7%
Bulgaria	7,959,600	5,872,200	4,956,090	84.4%	4,958,450	84.4%	343,312	5.8%	6.9%
Burkina Faso	11,537,600	10,775,100	2,847,330	26.4%	3,717,010	34.5%	788,421	7.3%	27.7%
Burundi	6,344,620	5,912,870	4,500,200	76.1%	4,540,930	76.8%	646,868	10.9%	14.4%
Cambodia	13,144,700	11,518,500	6,107,580	53.0%	6,611,730	57.4%	696,778	6.0%	11.4%
Cameroon	14,876,800	13,828,100	3,743,400	27.1%	3,841,160	27.8%	883,355	6.4%	23.6%
Canada	30,740,400	6,792,610	1,403,350	20.7%	1,493,700	22.0%	140,467	2.1%	10.0%
Cape Verde	426,953	354,525	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Cayman Islands	38,229	7,295	27	0.4%	470	6.4%	16	0.2%	58.8%
Central African Republic	3,721,960	3,146,590	97,489	3.1%	116,433	3.7%	56,421	1.8%	57.9%
Chad	7,897,650	7,857,510	1,427,780	18.2%	1,659,010	21.1%	880,772	11.2%	61.7%
Chile	15,203,600	10,935,900	3,611,960	33.0%	3,639,370	33.3%	749,887	6.9%	20.8%
China	1,253,670,000	1,003,800,000	468,660,000	46.7%	490,384,000	48.9%	124,688,000	12.4%	26.6%
Colombia	42,092,600	27,628,600	8,059,050	29.2%	8,209,470	29.7%	1,930,910	7.0%	24.0%
Comoros	705,928	543,909	138,098	25.4%	138,348	25.4%	132,492	24.4%	95.9%
Congo, Dem. Rep.	50,845,700	45,927,000	9,590,990	20.9%	10,271,100	22.4%	3,420,440	7.4%	35.7%
Congo, Rep.	3,129,230	2,912,300	459,352	15.8%	569,615	19.6%	192,128	6.6%	41.8%
Costa Rica	4,027,860	2,202,550	416,735	18.9%	434,793	19.7%	177,275	8.0%	42.5%
Cote d'Ivoire	16,003,400	13,160,300	6,039,650	45.9%	6,605,460	50.2%	1,381,900	10.5%	22.9%
Croatia	4,457,950	3,987,350	3,007,200	75.4%	3,022,580	75.8%	290,446	7.3%	9.7%
Cuba	11,199,100	9,801,690	2,321,480	23.7%	2,331,590	23.8%	35,137	0.4%	1.5%
Cyprus	783,645	184,352	136,783	74.2%	136,783	74.2%	794	0.4%	0.6%
Czech Republic	10,293,700	4,650,300	3,507,310	75.4%	3,507,380	75.4%	37,725	0.8%	1.1%
Denmark	5,322,340	2,283,610	763,070	33.4%	780,382	34.2%	1,628	0.1%	0.2%
Djibouti	631,518	566,086	24	0.0%	24	0.0%	6	0.0%	25.0%
Dominica	70,559	33,227	5,520	16.6%	8,877	26.7%	0	0.0%	0.0%
Dominican Republic	8,392,520	5,997,730	613,057	10.2%	613,552	10.2%	145,328	2.4%	23.7%
Ecuador	12,648,800	7,739,830	1,893,970	24.5%	2,108,390	27.2%	459,918	5.9%	24.3%
Egypt, Arab Rep.	67,969,000	27,063,900	459,209	1.7%	511,250	1.9%	6,123	0.0%	1.3%
El Salvador	6,258,170	3,113,700	1,673,290	53.7%	1,673,290	53.7%	22,142	0.7%	1.3%
Equatorial Guinea	453,214	434,225	13,533	3.1%	14,393	3.3%	3,310	0.8%	24.5%
Eritrea	3,669,630	3,607,380	191,876	5.3%	191,876	5.3%	62,996	1.7%	32.8%
Estonia	1,391,650	511,160	225,877	44.2%	240,411	47.0%	13,004	2.5%	5.8%
Ethiopia	62,917,100	59,279,500	21,969,200	37.1%	22,503,900	38.0%	12,343,200	20.8%	56.2%
Faeroe Islands	46,224	29,683	12,417	41.8%	12,421	41.8%	12,050	40.6%	97.0%
Fiji	813,599	640,316	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Finland	5,169,130	2,483,150	137,854	5.6%	138,397	5.6%	5,929	0.2%	4.3%
France	59,209,100	18,287,300	10,330,100	56.5%	10,341,600	56.6%	239,324	1.3%	2.3%
French Polynesia	233,321	164,036	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Gabon	1,233,490	743,320	33,652	4.5%	39,306	5.3%	31,306	4.2%	93.0%
Gambia, The	1,281,020	859,249	256,767	29.9%	456,005	53.1%	80,356	9.4%	31.3%
Georgia	5,270,910	3,168,830	1,314,720	41.5%	1,341,630	42.3%	309,025	9.8%	23.5%
Germany	82,016,400	45,032,500	31,514,400	70.0%	31,524,400	70.0%	298,941	0.7%	0.9%
Ghana	19,334,500	14,940,300	6,136,310	41.1%	6,834,900	45.7%	714,233	4.8%	11.6%
Greece	10,627,000	3,939,130	2,445,130	62.1%	2,448,960	62.2%	306,127	7.8%	12.5%
Greenland	56,215	38,204	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Grenada	93,502	41,697	14,763	35.4%	14,763	35.4%	14,008	33.6%	94.9%
Guam	155,092	12,279	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Guatemala	11,377,000	8,228,620	3,242,140	39.4%	3,317,860	40.3%	430,274	5.2%	13.3%
Guinea	8,127,610	7,854,100	3,494,480	44.5%	3,679,390	46.8%	887,633	11.3%	25.4%
Guinea-Bissau	1,205,180	1,005,080	219,294	21.8%	240,050	23.9%	68,233	6.8%	31.1%
Guyana	760,166	732,576	189,855	25.9%	200,121	27.3%	155,199	21.2%	81.7%
Haiti	8,122,560	6,256,670	2,295,250	36.7%	2,296,280	36.7%	280,923	4.5%	12.2%
Honduras	6,437,950	4,004,350	1,598,770	39.9%	1,605,680	40.1%	154,074	3.8%	9.6%
Hong Kong SAR, China	6,804,010	1,027,380	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Hungary	9,970,610	5,661,940	2,240,660	39.6%	2,249,510	39.7%	46,470	0.8%	2.1%
Iceland	279,231	155,113	1,102	0.7%	1,342	0.9%	81	0.1%	7.3%
India	1,009,460,000	809,030,000	224,081,000	27.7%	238,749,000	29.5%	31,415,400	3.9%	14.0%
Indonesia	212,060,000	135,453,000	69,703,800	51.5%	70,588,900	52.1%	16,141,300	11.9%	23.2%
Iran, Islamic Rep.	70,294,900	55,977,500	10,604,800	18.9%	10,630,100	19.0%	2,655,650	4.7%	25.0%
Iraq	22,949,100	19,438,600	2,951,610	15.2%	3,079,510	15.8%	340,518	1.8%	11.5%
Ireland	3,810,010	1,632,080	696,160	42.7%	701,905	43.0%	28,095	1.7%	4.0%
Isle of Man	75,133	19,571	9,151	46.8%	9,151	46.8%	2,619	13.4%	28.6%
Israel	6,114,570	1,739,900	1,201,780	69.1%	1,203,830	69.2%	9,152	0.5%	0.8%
Italy	57,499,400	20,453,400	10,302,300	50.4%	10,302,300	50.4%	596,723	2.9%	5.8%
Jamaica	2,576,080	1,439,730	81,846	5.7%	81,846	5.7%	3,864	0.3%	4.7%
Japan	127,095,000	26,555,500	5,609,010	21.1%	5,614,510	21.1%	278,961	1.1%	5.0%
Jordan	4,902,700	2,350,800	769,930	32.8%	775,992	33.0%	3,603	0.2%	0.5%
Kazakhstan	16,251,300	10,244,500	5,600,640	54.7%	5,733,490	56.0%	2,328,690	22.7%	41.6%
Kenya	30,659,800	25,001,300	9,705,180	38.8%	10,483,700	41.9%	2,273,570	9.1%	23.4%
Kiribati	82,915	31,091	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Korea, Dem. Rep.	22,235,300	20,303,000	11,845,700	58.3%	11,863,600	58.4%	2,117,590	10.4%	17.9%
Korea, Rep.	46,751,100	13,456,300	7,643,690	56.8%	7,647,790	56.8%	544,094	4.0%	7.1%
Kuwait	1,910,990	696,479	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Kyrgyz Republic	5,001,850	3,437,200	1,425,300	41.5%	1,436,400	41.8%	492,186	14.3%	34.5%
Lao PDR	5,275,180	5,061,620	1,103,740	21.8%	1,132,060	22.4%	265,157	5.2%	24.0%
Latvia	2,425,390	861,889	425,893	49.4%	432,255	50.2%	8,013	0.9%	1.9%
Lebanon	3,481,310	1,567,090	1,013,140	64.7%	1,013,140	64.7%	18,180	1.2%	1.8%
Lesotho	2,009,410	1,954,470	1,296,530	66.3%	1,296,530	66.3%	773,717	39.6%	59.7%
Liberia	2,932,950	2,788,970	1,062,110	38.1%	1,280,590	45.9%	659,281	23.6%	62.1%
Libya	5,289,890	4,294,660	464,113	10.8%	469,048	10.9%	10,034	0.2%	2.2%
Liechtenstein	36,279	11,840	3,328	28.1%	3,328	28.1%	189	1.6%	5.7%
Lithuania	3,699,540	2,079,570	841,295	40.5%	848,434	40.8%	6,874	0.3%	0.8%
Luxembourg	437,500	125,246	125,246	100.0%	125,246	100.0%	1,095	0.9%	0.9%
Macao SAR, China	237,600	41,130	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Macedonia, FYR	2,038,880	1,216,060	1,044,190	85.9%	1,044,190	85.9%	137,208	11.3%	13.1%
Madagascar	15,969,800	14,521,100	2,898,580	20.0%	3,070,200	21.1%	590,910	4.1%	20.4%
Malawi	11,235,400	9,419,080	2,876,400	30.5%	2,986,840	31.7%	614,502	6.5%	21.4%
Malaysia	22,334,300	11,773,000	5,990,230	50.9%	6,154,240	52.3%	1,733,480	14.7%	28.9%
Maldives	290,948	0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
Mali	11,348,800	11,073,700	3,268,930	29.5%	3,627,750	32.8%	916,582	8.3%	28.0%
Malta	389,910	37,166	3,141	8.5%	5,077	13.7%	-	0.0%	0.0%
Marshall Islands	51,123	37,166	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Mauritania	2,663,840	2,475,910	32,882	1.3%	32,978	1.3%	8,052	0.3%	24.5%
Mauritius	1,161,290	170,825	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Mexico	98,868,800	56,539,100	10,017,900	17.7%	10,214,400	18.1%	1,679,050	3.0%	16.8%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	122,723	44,921	6,590	14.7%	6,598	14.7%	5,990	13.3%	90.9%
Moldova	4,279,040	2,775,840	2,416,580	87.1%	2,418,900	87.1%	34,725	1.3%	1.4%
Monaco	31,658	2,533	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Mongolia	2,539,570	2,428,510	180,465	7.4%	180,969	7.5%	110,753	4.6%	61.4%
Morocco	29,914,100	23,687,900	10,099,300	42.6%	10,183,100	43.0%	1,375,820	5.8%	13.6%
Mozambique	18,388,400	16,814,100	5,186,580	30.8%	7,037,780	41.9%	1,728,110	10.3%	33.3%
Myanmar	47,833,100	42,400,100	10,108,200	23.8%	11,850,700	27.9%	1,483,520	3.5%	14.7%
Namibia	1,741,550	1,458,040	362,925	24.9%	368,500	25.3%	328,180	22.5%	90.4%
Nepal	23,147,400	21,314,200	8,318,860	39.0%	8,885,660	41.7%	3,131,820	14.7%	37.6%
Netherlands	15,847,400	5,269,960	1,892,220	35.9%	1,892,500	35.9%	6,663	0.1%	0.4%
New Caledonia	215,289	147,843	46,330	31.3%	46,993	31.8%	25,650	17.3%	55.4%
New Zealand	3,777,820	1,256,160	342,574	27.3%	343,871	27.4%	19,353	1.5%	5.6%
Nicaragua	5,069,790	3,909,760	2,059,910	52.7%	2,096,200	53.6%	175,508	4.5%	8.5%
Niger	10,840,400	10,748,400	696,271	6.5%	815,348	7.6%	136,215	1.3%	19.6%
Nigeria	113,842,000	95,816,400	21,009,500	21.9%	23,211,200	24.2%	2,226,130	2.3%	10.6%
Northern Mariana Islands	72,751	15,195	1,749	11.5%	1,906	12.5%	0	0.0%	0.0%
Norway	4,467,490	2,195,570	309,356	14.1%	309,959	14.1%	32,557	1.5%	10.5%
Oman	2,546,930	1,826,252	47,638	2.6%	48,490	2.7%	458	0.0%	1.0%
Pakistan	140,964,000	114,031,000	13,778,100	12.1%	16,019,800	14.0%	4,114,930	3.6%	29.9%
Palau	19,176	7,206	1,863	25.9%	2,410	33.4%	1,841	25.6%	98.8%
Panama	2,850,680	1,977,980	513,981	26.0%	534,307	27.0%	140,870	7.1%	27.4%
Papua New Guinea	4,808,900	4,509,420	317,847	7.0%	328,714	7.3%	302,146	6.7%	95.1%
Paraguay	5,438,240	3,131,110	977,636	31.2%	1,028,730	32.9%	339,599	10.8%	34.7%
Peru	25,656,400	14,859,700	2,564,900	17.3%	2,573,750	17.3%	1,185,320	8.0%	46.2%
Philippines	75,652,500	51,922,900	32,952,800	63.5%	33,331,600	64.2%	9,987,180	19.2%	30.3%
Poland	38,600,100	18,806,300	7,034,680	37.4%	7,049,420	37.5%	76,393	0.4%	1.1%
Portugal	10,011,800	3,407,150	2,076,370	60.9%	2,078,840	61.0%	112,002	3.3%	5.4%
Puerto Rico	3,914,680	118,506	17,058	14.4%	17,058	14.4%	-	0.0%	0.0%
Qatar	565,719	134,129	5	0.0%	5	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%
Romania	22,436,400	13,414,300	8,073,760	60.2%	8,080,320	60.2%	450,647	3.4%	5.6%
Russian Federation	145,517,000	65,250,500	23,822,400	36.5%	24,714,300	37.9%	2,487,380	3.8%	10.4%
Rwanda	7,598,890	7,119,080	5,213,320	73.2%	5,213,320	73.2%	1,052,100	14.8%	20.2%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	38,473	6,465	60	0.9%	398	6.2%	-	0.0%	0.0%
Saint Lucia	147,783	61,405	22,381	36.4%	22,381	36.4%	-	0.0%	0.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	113,279	69,662	21,959	31.5%	21,959	31.5%	15,387	22.1%	70.1%
Samoa	158,632	112,938	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
San Marino	23,856	0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	137,706	117,090	14,073	12.0%	14,073	12.0%	1,640	1.4%	11.7%
Saudi Arabia	20,365,600	19,481,300	19,529	0.1%	23,958	0.1%	8,304	0.0%	42.5%
Senegal	9,446,550	6,994,910	2,728,840	39.0%	2,871,280	41.0%	289,295	4.1%	10.6%
Serbia and Montenegro	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n
Seychelles	80,410	20,560	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Sierra Leone	4,409,270	4,190,120	1,743,580	41.6%	1,811,820	43.2%	179,281	4.3%	10.3%
Singapore	3,923,170	329,296	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Slovak Republic	5,400,410	3,046,170	2,046,710	67.2%	2,049,810	67.3%	103,503	3.4%	5.1%
Slovenia	2,221,490	1,183,450	1,078,520	91.1%	1,079,800	91.2%	82,889	7.0%	7.7%
Solomon Islands	447,423	369,622	67,741	18.3%	75,802	20.5%	61,884	16.7%	91.4%
Somalia	8,772,080	8,333,020	1,095,790	13.1%	1,098,880	13.2%	228,101	2.7%	20.8%
South Africa	43,295,100	16,608,100	8,172,940	49.2%	8,197,970	49.4%	2,609,780	15.7%	31.9%
Spain	39,841,500	12,000,100	7,555,140	63.0%	7,583,030	63.2%	373,039	3.1%	4.9%
Sri Lanka	18,923,600	13,574,400	7,131,460	52.5%	7,664,320	56.5%	1,195,290	8.8%	16.8%
Sudan	31,074,100	29,487,200	4,033,770	13.7%	4,324,950	14.7%	1,866,730	6.3%	46.3%
Suriname	418,090	197,992	41,492	21.0%	43,839	22.1%	11,356	5.7%	27.4%
Swaziland	922,385	873,509	528,989	60.6%	530,593	60.7%	172,866	19.8%	32.7%
Sweden	8,843,140	5,015,070	2,161,880	43.1%	2,210,530	44.1%	22,573	0.5%	1.0%
Switzerland	7,144,990	2,354,410	1,789,100	76.0%	1,792,070	76.1%	31,041	1.3%	1.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	16,176,300	14,570,600	4,012,350	27.5%	4,060,420	27.9%	114,642	0.8%	2.9%
Tajikistan	6,072,390	4,367,150	2,036,520	46.6%	2,055,910	47.1%	511,500	11.7%	25.1%
Tanzania	35,112,700	33,227,500	12,129,700	36.5%	14,755,700	44.4%	4,182,240	12.6%	34.5%
Thailand	62,769,600	46,507,900	18,863,900	40.6%	20,056,700	43.1%	4,632,270	10.0%	24.6%
The Bahamas	304,225	95,293	25,522	26.8%	32,165	33.8%	17,210	18.1%	67.4%
Timor-Leste	739,187	690,063	447,179	64.8%	455,499	66.0%	446,308	64.7%	99.8%
Togo	4,504,860	3,702,790	992,427	26.8%	1,318,340	35.6%	269,595	7.3%	27.2%
Tonga	99,037	39,063	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Trinidad and Tobago	1,294,350	287,696	31,683	11.0%	31,683	11.0%	3,128	1.1%	9.9%
Tunisia	9,458,730	7,046,340	2,966,430	42.1%	2,967,510	42.1%	301,167	4.3%	10.2%
Turkey	66,689,900	58,121,600	39,095,700	67.3%	39,126,300	67.3%	4,450,240	7.7%	11.4%
Turkmenistan	4,797,120	3,880,010	125,314	3.2%	175,848	4.5%	42,808	1.1%	34.2%
Turks and Caicos Islands	16,699	11,609	1,126	9.7%	1,351	11.6%	1,024	8.8%	90.9%
Tuvalu	10,170	3,228	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Uganda	23,296,700	20,950,500	7,944,040	37.9%	8,047,550	38.4%	1,130,260	5.4%	14.2%
Ukraine	49,575,800	26,083,900	13,902,700	53.3%	13,964,600	53.5%	380,281	1.5%	2.7%
United Arab Emirates	2,595,780	1,861,230	160	0.0%	160	0.0%	50	0.0%	30.9%
United Kingdom	59,404,900	16,693,500	7,982,920	47.8%	7,991,960	47.9%	102,602	0.6%	1.3%
United States	283,221,000	59,540,300	23,717,700	39.8%	24,215,700	40.7%	2,517,450	4.2%	10.6%
Uruguay	3,338,940	1,895,720	1,084,230	57.2%	1,242,170	65.5%	296,105	15.6%	27.3%
Uzbekistan	24,696,900	13,751,100	3,495,840	25.4%	3,648,780	26.5%	627,151	4.6%	17.9%
Vanuatu	196,801	175,758	24,121	13.7%	25,412	14.5%	22,780	13.0%	94.4%
Venezuela, RB	24,177,900	13,309,700	3,997,900	30.0%	4,132,220	31.0%	1,060,830	8.0%	26.5%
Vietnam	78,113,800	60,568,700	18,646,200	30.8%	19,877,400	32.8%	2,039,940	3.4%	10.9%
Virgin Islands (U.S.)	120,881	16,087	2,195	13.6%	2,195	13.6%	-	0.0%	0.0%
Yemen, Rep.	18,348,300	15,759,900	686,893	4.4%	687,413	4.4%	442,557	2.8%	64.4%
Zambia	10,421,000	8,898,370	3,016,100	33.9%	3,856,200	43.3%	1,771,880	19.9%	58.7%
Zimbabwe	12,607,500	9,854,720	3,896,640	39.5%	3,967,540	40.3%	1,131,140	11.5%	29.0%
Region	Total population (2000)	Rural population (2000)	Rural population on less favored agricultural land (2000)	Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land (2000)	Rural population in less favored agricultural areas (2000)	Share (%) of rural population in less favored agricultural areas (2000)	Rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2000)	Share (%) of rural population located on remote less favored agricultural land (2000)	Share (%) of rural population on less favored agricultural land located on remote less favored agricultural land (2000)
World	6,018,854,810	4,111,548,192	1,486,284,562	36.1%	1,556,449,347	37.9%	298,401,513	7.3%	20.1%
High Income: non-OECD	208,223,779	101,379,963	29,582,156	29.2%	30,681,729	30.3%	3,174,423	3.1%	10.7%
High Income: OECD	978,269,211	303,329,919	142,216,473	46.9%	143,072,740	47.2%	7,050,470	2.3%	5.0%
Low income	646,555,818	569,576,288	161,389,348	28.3%	178,253,290	31.3%	45,601,554	8.0%	28.3%
Lower middle income	2,040,283,669	1,552,163,639	465,788,639	30.0%	491,480,805	31.7%	82,023,317	5.3%	17.6%
Upper middle income	2,145,522,334	1,585,098,383	687,307,946	43.4%	712,960,784	45.0%	160,551,749	10.1%	23.4%
East Asia and Pacific (all income levels)	2,011,964,962	1,447,904,014	659,194,386	45.5%	687,156,223	47.5%	165,677,399	11.4%	25.1%
Europe and Central Asia (all income levels)	857,569,367	422,955,708	222,838,632	52.7%	224,663,298	53.1%	17,500,574	4.1%	7.9%
Latin America & Carribean (all income levels)	517,558,790	307,457,141	99,649,893	32.4%	101,931,676	33.2%	13,856,229	4.5%	13.9%
Middle East and North Africa (all income levels)	314,847,598	221,447,355	46,170,952	20.8%	46,529,928	21.0%	6,813,584	3.1%	14.8%
North America	314,024,360	66,349,332	25,121,050	37.9%	25,709,400	38.7%	2,657,917	4.0%	10.6%
South Asia (all income levels)	1,353,730,608	1,090,367,500	268,999,888	24.7%	290,983,914	26.7%	42,583,278	3.9%	15.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)	649,159,126	555,067,142	164,309,761	29.6%	179,474,909	32.3%	49,312,532	8.9%	30.0%
East Asia and Pacific (developing only)	1,803,245,358	1,398,412,852	645,027,955	46.1%	672,926,333	48.1%	164,736,917	11.8%	25.5%
Europe and Central Asia (developing only)	254,105,800	173,793,260	96,393,794	55.5%	97,118,058	55.9%	11,962,928	6.9%	12.4%
Latin America & Carribean (developing only)	492,855,795	294,052,206	94,869,369	32.3%	96,957,650	33.0%	12,788,653	4.3%	13.5%
Middle East and North Africa (developing only)	279,718,348	195,579,576	44,898,699	23.0%	45,248,407	23.1%	6,795,621	3.5%	15.1%
South Asia (developing only)	1,353,730,608	1,090,367,500	268,999,888	24.7%	290,983,914	26.7%	42,583,278	3.9%	15.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)	648,705,912	554,632,917	164,296,228	29.6%	179,460,516	32.4%	49,309,222	8.9%	30.0%
All Developing Countries	4,832,361,821	3,706,838,310	1,314,485,933	35.5%	1,382,694,878	37.3%	288,176,619	7.8%	21.9%
All Developed Countries	1,186,492,990	404,709,882	171,798,630	42.4%	173,754,469	42.9%	10,224,893	2.5%	6.0%
Number of countries with data	205	205	184	184	184	184	184	184	184
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.