Dominant Types of Human Land Use (in mha) in the Susceptible Drylands (UNEP, 1992a)
| Region |
Irrigated Croplands |
Rainfed Croplands |
Rangelands |
Total |
| Africa |
10,424 |
79,822 |
1,342,345 |
1,432,591 |
| Asia |
92,021 |
218,174 |
1,571,240 |
1,881,435 |
| Australia |
1,870 |
42,120 |
657,223 |
701,213 |
| Europe |
11,898 |
22,106 |
111,570 |
145,574 |
| N.America |
20,867 |
74,199 |
483,141 |
578,207 |
| S.America |
8,415 |
21,346 |
380,901 |
410,662 |
| World Total |
145,495 |
457,767 |
4,556,420 |
5,159,682 |