Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.
Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value
1Djibouti8,394
2Seychelles3,923
3Egypt1,521
4Mauritius806.56
5Burundi708.18
6Sao Tome and Principe706.84
7Rwanda645.59
8Democratic Republic of the Congo620.83
9Eritrea603.10
10Kenya568.01
11Comoros565.41
12Somalia555.84
13Lesotho503.19
14Swaziland487.34
15Uganda485.63
16Ethiopia466.68
17Madagascar446.63
18Mauritania410.58
19Cape Verde404.39
20Liberia381.95
21Malawi379.09
22Sierra Leone376.78
23Ivory Coast372.85
24Guinea-Bissau360.81
25Tanzania343.60
26Botswana309.91
27Mozambique307.09
28Equatorial Guinea300.26
29Guinea288.63
30Ghana282.93
31Republic of the Congo280.07
32Zimbabwe243.36
33Angola235.13
34Senegal230.62
35Burkina Faso229.79
36Nigeria212.28
37Gambia206.21
38Chad184.68
39Benin184.03
40Mali173.90
41Morocco169.59
42Namibia165.73
43Algeria160.54
44Zambia151.51
45Togo150.34
46Central African Republic138.94
47Cameroon137.01
48South Africa131.14
49Tunisia125.73
50Sudan120.20
51Niger80.56
52Libya79.65
53Gabon67.55
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