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 | Arctic Cordillera | Tundra | Taiga | Hudson Plain | Boreal forests | Northwestern forested mountains | Marine west coast forest | Eastern temperate forests | Great Plains | Deserts and steppes | Mediterranean California | Southern semi-arid highlands | Temperate sierras | Tropical wet forests | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.96% | 6.84% | 22.1% | 11.9% | 32.1% | 29.3% | 5.59% | 34.8% | 38.2% | 26.9% | 39.7% | 6.89% | 11.3% | 14.5% | ||||||||
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