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SOUTH ASIA: RURAL ENVIRONMENT AND LAND USE
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Rural Population | Rural population density | Land area | Land use | |||||||
| % of Total | Average annual growth (%) | ( people per sq. km on arable land ) | Thousand sq. km. | Arable land % of land area | Permanent crop land % of land area | Other % of land area | |||||
| 1980 | 1999 | 1980-99 | 1998 | 1998 | 1980 | 1998 | 1980 | 1998 | 1980 | 1998 | |
| BANGLADESH | 86 | 76 | 1.4 | 1204 | 130 | 68.3 | 61.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 29.6 | 36 |
| INDIA | 77 | 72 | 1.6 | 438 | 2973 | 54.8 | 54.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 43.4 | 43 |
| NEPAL | 94 | 88 | 2.2 | 700 | 143 | 16.0 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 83.8 | 79.2 |
| PAKISTAN | 72 | 64 | 1.9 | 394 | 771 | 25.9 | 27.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 73.7 | 71.4 |
| SRI LANKA | 78 | 77 | 1.2 | 1664 | 65 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 70.9 | 70.8 |
Source : World Development Indicators : 2001, The World Bank, Washington, 2001. World view : 3.1