Table A2.8 Wheat—Potential for Land/Yield Expansion for Key Producers and Countries with Uncultivated Land 2008 production
Land availability (thousand ha) Population < 25/km2
Population < 10/km2
Population < 5/km2
Area
Yield
1,000 ha
t/ha
Total
<6h
>6h
<6h
>6h
<6h
>6h
Countries with land available Russian Federation
26,070
2.45
35,722
29,510
6,218
17,219
5,991
8,610
5,593
China
23,617
4.76
1,622
533
1,120
268
925
125
667
United States
22,542
3.02
3,877
3,586
284
2,852
269
2,162
250
Australia
13,552
1.58
1,402
1,005
121
937
128
855
135
Kazakhstan
12,906
0.97
2,948
2,376
574
1,963
525
1,491
498
Canada
10,032
2.85
8,639
4,214
4,425
3,844
4,419
3,182
4,407
Turkey
7,583
2.35
1,626
1,585
41
408
9
64
4
Ukraine
7,054
3.67
2,430
2,418
12
296
1
50
0
Argentina
4,284
1.97
6,472
5,472
979
4,072
965
2,550
902
Brazil
2,374
2.48
1,345
1,329
16
905
16
431
14
Belarus
514
3.98
3,219
3,202
15
703
7
163
2
Uruguay
460
2.80
2,736
2,225
510
2,047
503
1,679
480
42
8.11
1,064
1,047
17
876
15
638
15
New Zealand
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