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TABLE 4.1
Land Use for Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries

Area and Population Land Use Classification

Global
Land
Area

Sparsely
Vegetated,
Barren

Land
Area

Global
Population

Grassland,
Woodland

Settlement or
Infrastructure

Inland
Water

Cultivated Forest

Category Mha % Mha

Low income 2862 22 38 1020 744 441 564 52 41

Mid income 6856 53 47 2266 1422 735 2285 69 79

High income 3305 25 15 1299 592 380 880 31 123

Global total 13,023 100 100 4585 2758 1556 3729 152 243

Source: Adapted from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 2011. The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW)—
Managing Systems at Risk. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome and Earthscan, London.