Physiological Density
WorldPopulationAgriculturePhysiological population density, or the number of persons per unit area of arable land, by country.
FAOA world map showing physiological density. Dark red (more than 2,500): Egypt, Yemen, South Korea, Greenland, Guinea. Red to light red (500 t0 2,500): China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, India, Iran. Very light red (less than 500): Canada, U S A, Russia.
Class | Rank | People per square kilometer | Class | Rank | Kilograms per day | Specialty crop or livestock farming | Mixed farming | Commercial wheat and other small grain farming | Dairy farming | General farming | Livestock ranching | Irrigated agriculture | Mediterranean agriculture (with irrigation) | Nonfarming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.3% | 21.9% | 22.8% | 19.7% | 16.2% | 48.0% | 3.25% | 42.1% | 2.53% | |||||||
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