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Table 2
Land with rainfed crop production potential (million ha)
Region
Total land
surface
Suitable land (1)
Not usable (2)
Suitable for use (3
= 1-2)
Total (A
+ B)
Prime (A)
Good (B)
World
13,295
4495
1315
3180
1824
2671
Developing countries
7487
2893
816
2077
1227
1666
Sub-Saharan Africa
2281
1073
287
787
438
635
Latin America
2022
1095
307
788
580
515
Near East/North Africa
1159
95
9
86
9
86
South Asia
411
195
78
117
43
152
East Asia
1544
410
126
283
140
270
Other developing countries
70
25
9
15
23
2
Developed countries
5486
1592
496
1095
590
1002
Rest of the world
322
11
3
8
7
4
Source
by author, based on data from GAEZ v3.0