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Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Unit: % of land area Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 37.18% Countries: 210

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2023.

Agricultural land share, 2021–2023

Top-20 · % of land area

Agricultural land share, 2021–20237075808590Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire: 86.48%86.48TurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 84.22%84.22BurundiBurundi: 83.89%83.89UruguayUruguay: 81.35%81.35Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 80.77%80.77South AfricaSouth Africa: 79.42%79.42KazakhstanKazakhstan: 79.37%79.37LesothoLesotho: 77.76%77.76RwandaRwanda: 76.33%76.33NigeriaNigeria: 76.2%76.2MoldovaMoldova: 74.1%74.1SyriaSyria: 74.09%74.09DjiboutiDjibouti: 73.51%73.51GuineaGuinea: 73.23%73.23BangladeshBangladesh: 72.31%72.31UgandaUganda: 71.89%71.89ComorosComoros: 71.47%71.47UkraineUkraine: 71.3%71.3SomaliaSomalia: 70.34%70.34United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 70.31%70.31

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Agricultural land share — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CI Côte d'Ivoire 86.48 2023 1
2 TM Turkmenistan 84.22 2023 2
3 BI Burundi 83.89 2023 3
4 UY Uruguay 81.35 2023 4
5 SA Saudi Arabia 80.77 2023 5
6 ZA South Africa 79.42 2023 6
7 KZ Kazakhstan 79.37 2023 7
8 LS Lesotho 77.76 2023 8
9 RW Rwanda 76.33 2023 9
10 NG Nigeria 76.2 2023 10
11 MD Moldova 74.1 2023 11
12 SY Syria 74.09 2023 12
13 DJ Djibouti 73.51 2023 13
14 GN Guinea 73.23 2023 14
15 BD Bangladesh 72.31 2023 15
16 UG Uganda 71.89 2023 16
17 KM Comoros 71.47 2023 17
18 UA Ukraine 71.3 2023 18
19 SO Somalia 70.34 2023 19
20 GB United Kingdom 70.31 2023 20
21 MG Madagascar 70.29 2023 21
22 TG Togo 70.23 2023 22
23 FO Faroe Islands 70.12 2023 23
24 SZ Eswatini 69.48 2023 24
25 IM Isle of Man 69.09 2023 25
26 MN Mongolia 68.96 2023 26
27 MA Morocco 66.74 2023 27
28 LB Lebanon 65.91 2023 28
29 DK Denmark 65.53 2023 29
30 HT Haiti 65.13 2023 30
31 PS Palestine 64.93 2023 31
32 MW Malawi 64.17 2023 32
33 ER Eritrea 62.65 2023 33
34 GM Gambia 62.65 2023 34
35 TN Tunisia 62.44 2023 35
36 CU Cuba 61.67 2023 36
37 IE Ireland 60.81 2023 37
38 SD Sudan 60.31 2023 38
39 IN India 60.06 2023 39
40 TV Tuvalu 60 2023 40
41 AM Armenia 58.59 2023 41
42 AF Afghanistan 58.44 2023 42
43 UZ Uzbekistan 58.06 2023 43
44 AZ Azerbaijan 57.83 2023 44
45 SV El Salvador 57.71 2023 45
46 HU Hungary 55.7 2023 46
47 CN China 55.43 2023 47
48 GH Ghana 55.39 2023 48
49 DO Dominican Republic 55.35 2023 49
50 RO Romania 55.26 2023 50
51 SL Sierra Leone 54.71 2023 51
52 PY Paraguay 54.11 2023 52
53 KG Kyrgyzstan 54.01 2023 53
54 NL Netherlands 53.55 2023 54
55 BF Burkina Faso 53.4 2023 55
56 MZ Mozambique 52.79 2023 56
57 FR France 52.5 2023 57
58 LU Luxembourg 51.66 2023 58
59 MX Mexico 50.69 2023 59
60 TR Türkiye 50.14 2023 60
61 MK North Macedonia 49.6 2023 61
62 ES Spain 49.58 2023 62
63 KE Kenya 49.53 2023 63
64 SN Senegal 49.4 2023 64
65 TO Tonga 48.61 2023 65
66 LK Sri Lanka 48.61 2023 66
67 PL Poland 47.61 2023 67
68 DE Germany 47.47 2023 68
69 AU Australia 47.22 2023 69
70 NA Namibia 47.14 2023 70
71 PK Pakistan 46.69 2023 71
72 VG British Virgin Islands 46.67 2023 72
73 BG Bulgaria 46.09 2023 73
74 US United States 46.08 2023 74
75 LT Lithuania 45.89 2023 75
76 CZ Czechia 45.8 2023 76
77 BW Botswana 45.63 2023 77
78 SS South Sudan 44.86 2023 78
79 ST Sao Tome and Principe 44.79 2023 79
80 TZ Tanzania 44.62 2023 80
81 YE Yemen 44.42 2023 81
82 BE Belgium 44.38 2023 82
83 IT Italy 44.26 2023 83
84 TH Thailand 43.8 2023 84
85 PT Portugal 43.34 2023 85
86 JE Channel Islands 43.28 2021 86
87 MU Mauritius 43.04 2023 87
88 GT Guatemala 43.04 2023 88
89 PH Philippines 42.67 2023 89
90 AR Argentina 42.44 2023 90
91 NI Nicaragua 42.31 2023 91
92 KI Kiribati 41.98 2023 92
93 BJ Benin 41.83 2023 93
94 ZW Zimbabwe 41.79 2023 94
95 GR Greece 41.68 2023 95
96 RS Serbia 40.39 2023 96
97 TD Chad 39.98 2023 97
98 AD Andorra 39.87 2023 98
99 BY Belarus 39.58 2023 99
100 VN Vietnam 39.21 2023 100
101 MH Marshall Islands 38.89 2023 101
102 MR Mauritania 38.53 2023 102
103 JM Jamaica 38.5 2023 103
104 SM San Marino 38.33 2023 104
105 AL Albania 38.12 2023 105
106 SK Slovakia 37.96 2023 106
107 CH Switzerland 37.79 2023 107
108 AO Angola 36.95 2023 108
109 NZ New Zealand 36.88 2023 109
110 NE Niger 36.79 2023 110
111 CO Colombia 36.49 2023 111
112 BO Bolivia 35.83 2023 112
113 ML Mali 35.47 2023 113
114 KH Cambodia 34.86 2023 114
115 GE Georgia 34.13 2023 115
116 ET Ethiopia 34.08 2023 116
117 DM Dominica 33.33 2023 117
118 CR Costa Rica 33.14 2023 118
119 LI Liechtenstein 32.31 2023 119
120 ZM Zambia 32.07 2023 120
121 HN Honduras 31.96 2023 121
122 LV Latvia 31.67 2023 122
123 AT Austria 31.47 2023 123
124 CG Republic of the Congo 31.19 2023 124
125 SI Slovenia 30.36 2023 125
126 GW Guinea-Bissau 29.89 2023 126
127 GU Guam 29.63 2023 127
128 PA Panama 29.52 2023 128
129 ID Indonesia 29.13 2023 129
130 IR Iran 29.01 2023 130
131 BR Brazil 28.33 2023 131
132 TJ Tajikistan 27.95 2023 132
133 HR Croatia 26.55 2023 133
134 NP Nepal 26.12 2023 134
135 MY Malaysia 26.09 2023 135
136 MT Malta 25.91 2023 136
137 IL Israel 24.8 2023 137
138 VE Venezuela 24.38 2023 138
139 GD Grenada 23.53 2023 139
140 BB Barbados 23.26 2023 140
141 EE Estonia 23.12 2023 141
142 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.08 2023 142
143 TL Timor-Leste 22.96 2023 143
144 IQ Iraq 21.83 2023 144
145 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.74 2023 145
146 KP North Korea 21.55 2023 146
147 EC Ecuador 21.54 2023 147
148 CM Cameroon 20.94 2023 148
149 AG Antigua and Barbuda 20.45 2023 149
150 NR Nauru 20 2023 150
151 LR Liberia 19.97 2023 151
152 MM Myanmar 19.91 2023 152
153 MV Maldives 19.8 2023 153
154 CV Cabo Verde 19.6 2023 154
155 ME Montenegro 19.59 2023 155
156 PE Peru 19.05 2023 156
157 PR Puerto Rico 19.04 2023 157
158 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.95 2023 158
159 WS Samoa 17.56 2023 159
160 DZ Algeria 17.36 2023 160
161 FJ Fiji 17.06 2023 161
162 LC Saint Lucia 16.3 2023 162
163 IS Iceland 16.25 2023 163
164 KR South Korea 16.07 2023 164
165 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 15.48 2023 165
166 VU Vanuatu 15.34 2023 166
167 AS American Samoa 14.8 2023 167
168 CL Chile 14.4 2023 168
169 CY Cyprus 13.96 2023 169
170 BT Bhutan 13.82 2023 170
171 RU Russia 13.17 2023 171
172 JP Japan 12.64 2023 172
173 JO Jordan 11.53 2023 173
174 KY Cayman Islands 11.25 2023 174
175 AW Aruba 11.11 2023 175
176 TT Trinidad and Tobago 10.53 2023 176
177 BH Bahrain 10.13 2023 177
178 NC New Caledonia 10.07 2023 178
179 LA Laos 9.91 2023 179
180 VI United States Virgin Islands 9.43 2023 180
181 PW Palau 9.35 2023 181
182 CF Central African Republic 9.1 2023 182
183 LY Libya 8.72 2023 183
184 PF French Polynesia 8.66 2023 184
185 KW Kuwait 8.42 2023 185
186 GA Gabon 8.36 2023 186
187 BZ Belize 7.98 2023 187
188 FI Finland 7.44 2023 188
189 SE Sweden 7.32 2023 189
190 FM Micronesia 7.14 2023 190
191 CA Canada 6.47 2023 191
192 QA Qatar 6.44 2023 192
193 BM Bermuda 5.56 2023 193
194 AE United Arab Emirates 5.52 2023 194
195 OM Oman 4.76 2023 195
196 EG Egypt 4.08 2023 196
197 SB Solomon Islands 3.9 2023 197
198 HK Hong Kong 3.81 2023 198
199 GQ Equatorial Guinea 3.73 2023 199
200 GY Guyana 3.41 2023 200
201 SC Seychelles 3.37 2023 201
202 PG Papua New Guinea 3.1 2023 202
203 NO Norway 2.7 2023 203
204 BN Brunei Darussalam 2.54 2023 204
205 BS Bahamas 1.3 2023 205
206 MP Northern Mariana Islands 1.17 2023 206
207 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 2023 207
208 SG Singapore 0.92 2023 208
209 GL Greenland 0.59 2023 209
210 SR Suriname 0.45 2023 210
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Maximum 86.48%
Median 38.04%
Minimum 0.45%
World 36.93%

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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Unit of measurement
% of land area
Observation period
1961–2023
License
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Dataset
FAOSTAT

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