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Agricultural land

How much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Unit: km² Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 228,199 km² 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, 2021–2023

Top-20 · km²

Agricultural land, 2021–202302M4M6MChinaChina: 5,204,130 km²5.2MUnited StatesUnited States: 4,215,404 km²4.22MAustraliaAustralia: 3,632,437 km²3.63MBrazilBrazil: 2,367,588 km²2.37MRussiaRussia: 2,157,010 km²2.16MKazakhstanKazakhstan: 2,142,657 km²2.14MIndiaIndia: 1,785,710 km²1.79MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 1,736,374 km²1.74MArgentinaArgentina: 1,161,363 km²1.16MSudanSudan: 1,126,650 km²1.13MMongoliaMongolia: 1,074,672 km²1.07MMexicoMexico: 985,454 km²985,454South AfricaSouth Africa: 963,410 km²963,410NigeriaNigeria: 693,982 km²693,982CanadaCanada: 568,750 km²568,750IndonesiaIndonesia: 551,222 km²551,222ChadChad: 503,373 km²503,373IranIran: 470,670 km²470,670NigerNiger: 465,985 km²465,985AngolaAngola: 460,630 km²460,630
Agricultural land — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 5.2M 2023 1
2 US United States 4.22M 2023 2
3 AU Australia 3.63M 2023 3
4 BR Brazil 2.37M 2023 4
5 RU Russia 2.16M 2023 5
6 KZ Kazakhstan 2.14M 2023 6
7 IN India 1.79M 2023 7
8 SA Saudi Arabia 1.74M 2023 8
9 AR Argentina 1.16M 2023 9
10 SD Sudan 1.13M 2023 10
11 MN Mongolia 1.07M 2023 11
12 MX Mexico 985,454 2023 12
13 ZA South Africa 963,410 2023 13
14 NG Nigeria 693,982 2023 14
15 CA Canada 568,750 2023 15
16 ID Indonesia 551,222 2023 16
17 TD Chad 503,373 2023 17
18 IR Iran 470,670 2023 18
19 NE Niger 465,985 2023 19
20 AO Angola 460,630 2023 20
21 SO Somalia 441,292 2023 21
22 ML Mali 432,795 2023 22
23 MZ Mozambique 415,123 2023 23
24 DZ Algeria 413,447 2023 24
25 UA Ukraine 413,110 2023 25
26 MG Madagascar 408,950 2023 26
27 CO Colombia 404,830 2023 27
28 MR Mauritania 397,100 2023 28
29 TM Turkmenistan 395,782 2023 29
30 TZ Tanzania 395,212 2023 30
31 BO Bolivia 388,154 2023 31
32 NA Namibia 388,120 2023 32
33 TR Türkiye 385,880 2023 33
34 ET Ethiopia 384,569 2023 34
35 AF Afghanistan 381,160 2023 35
36 PK Pakistan 359,950 2023 36
37 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 350,957 2023 37
38 MA Morocco 297,883 2023 38
39 KE Kenya 287,687 2023 39
40 SS South Sudan 283,472 2023 40
41 FR France 282,972 2023 41
42 CI Côte d'Ivoire 274,993 2023 42
43 BW Botswana 258,620 2023 43
44 UZ Uzbekistan 255,820 2023 44
45 ES Spain 247,727 2023 45
46 PE Peru 243,856 2023 46
47 ZM Zambia 238,390 2023 47
48 YE Yemen 234,520 2023 48
49 TH Thailand 223,760 2023 49
50 VE Venezuela 215,000 2023 50
51 PY Paraguay 214,270 2023 51
52 GN Guinea 179,939 2023 52
53 GB United Kingdom 170,095 2023 53
54 DE Germany 165,860 2023 54
55 ZW Zimbabwe 161,671 2023 55
56 LY Libya 153,500 2023 56
57 BF Burkina Faso 146,108 2023 57
58 PL Poland 145,800 2023 58
59 UG Uganda 144,150 2023 59
60 UY Uruguay 142,386 2023 60
61 SY Syria 136,060 2023 61
62 IT Italy 130,876 2023 62
63 MM Myanmar 129,973 2023 63
64 PH Philippines 127,226 2023 64
65 RO Romania 127,150 2023 65
66 GH Ghana 126,037 2023 66
67 VN Vietnam 122,910 2023 67
68 CL Chile 106,975 2023 68
69 CG Republic of the Congo 106,514 2023 69
70 KG Kyrgyzstan 103,588 2023 70
71 CM Cameroon 98,969 2023 71
72 NZ New Zealand 97,110 2023 72
73 TN Tunisia 97,005 2023 73
74 SN Senegal 95,110 2023 74
75 IQ Iraq 94,774 2023 75
76 BD Bangladesh 93,990 2023 76
77 MY Malaysia 85,710 2023 77
78 BY Belarus 80,340 2023 78
79 ER Eritrea 75,920 2023 79
80 CU Cuba 64,010 2023 80
81 KH Cambodia 61,543 2023 81
82 MW Malawi 60,500 2023 82
83 CF Central African Republic 56,688 2023 83
84 GR Greece 53,720 2023 84
85 EC Ecuador 53,500 2023 85
86 NI Nicaragua 50,910 2023 86
87 HU Hungary 50,830 2023 87
88 BG Bulgaria 50,030 2023 88
89 AZ Azerbaijan 47,796 2023 89
90 BJ Benin 47,168 2023 90
91 GT Guatemala 46,120 2023 91
92 JP Japan 46,070 2023 92
93 IE Ireland 41,890 2023 93
94 EG Egypt 40,580 2023 94
95 PT Portugal 39,700 2023 95
96 SL Sierra Leone 39,490 2023 96
97 TJ Tajikistan 38,787 2023 97
98 TG Togo 38,200 2023 98
99 NP Nepal 37,441 2023 99
100 HN Honduras 35,760 2023 100
101 CZ Czechia 35,344 2023 101
102 RS Serbia 33,960 2023 102
103 LK Sri Lanka 30,069 2023 103
104 SE Sweden 29,820 2023 104
105 LT Lithuania 28,730 2023 105
106 DO Dominican Republic 26,679 2023 106
107 DK Denmark 26,210 2023 107
108 AT Austria 25,973 2023 108
109 KP North Korea 25,953 2023 109
110 MD Moldova 24,400 2023 110
111 GE Georgia 23,719 2023 111
112 LS Lesotho 23,607 2023 112
113 LA Laos 22,872 2023 113
114 FI Finland 22,620 2023 114
115 PA Panama 21,900 2023 115
116 BI Burundi 21,542 2023 116
117 GA Gabon 21,532 2023 117
118 LV Latvia 19,710 2023 118
119 LR Liberia 19,230 2023 119
120 RW Rwanda 18,831 2023 120
121 SK Slovakia 18,250 2023 121
122 NL Netherlands 18,030 2023 122
123 HT Haiti 17,950 2023 123
124 DJ Djibouti 17,039 2023 124
125 CR Costa Rica 16,923 2023 125
126 AM Armenia 16,523 2023 126
127 IS Iceland 16,380 2023 127
128 KR South Korea 15,680 2023 128
129 CH Switzerland 14,932 2023 129
130 HR Croatia 14,860 2023 130
131 OM Oman 14,717 2023 131
132 PG Papua New Guinea 14,050 2023 132
133 BE Belgium 13,533 2023 133
134 MK North Macedonia 12,510 2023 134
135 SV El Salvador 11,957 2023 135
136 SZ Eswatini 11,950 2023 136
137 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,130 2023 137
138 AL Albania 10,446 2023 138
139 JO Jordan 10,240 2023 139
140 EE Estonia 9,880 2023 140
141 NO Norway 9,820 2023 141
142 GW Guinea-Bissau 8,405 2023 142
143 GY Guyana 7,200 2023 143
144 LB Lebanon 6,742 2023 144
145 GM Gambia 6,340 2023 145
146 SI Slovenia 6,112 2023 146
147 IL Israel 5,367 2023 147
148 BT Bhutan 5,270 2023 148
149 JM Jamaica 4,170 2023 149
150 AE United Arab Emirates 3,917 2023 150
151 PS Palestine 3,912 2023 151
152 TL Timor-Leste 3,414 2023 152
153 FJ Fiji 3,116 2023 153
154 ME Montenegro 2,635 2023 154
155 GL Greenland 2,431 2023 155
156 VU Vanuatu 1,870 2023 156
157 NC New Caledonia 1,840 2023 157
158 BZ Belize 1,820 2023 158
159 PR Puerto Rico 1,689 2023 159
160 KW Kuwait 1,500 2023 160
161 KM Comoros 1,330 2023 161
162 LU Luxembourg 1,330 2023 162
163 CY Cyprus 1,290 2023 163
164 SB Solomon Islands 1,092 2023 164
165 GQ Equatorial Guinea 1,047 2023 165
166 FO Faroe Islands 961 2023 166
167 MU Mauritius 860 2023 167
168 CV Cabo Verde 790 2023 168
169 QA Qatar 740 2023 169
170 SR Suriname 714 2023 170
171 TT Trinidad and Tobago 540 2023 171
172 WS Samoa 488 2023 172
173 ST Sao Tome and Principe 430 2023 173
174 IM Isle of Man 394 2023 174
175 TO Tonga 350 2023 175
176 KI Kiribati 340 2023 176
177 PF French Polynesia 301 2023 177
178 DM Dominica 250 2023 178
179 AD Andorra 187 2023 179
180 GU Guam 160 2023 180
181 BN Brunei Darussalam 134 2023 181
182 BS Bahamas 130 2023 182
183 BB Barbados 100 2023 183
184 LC Saint Lucia 99 2023 184
185 AG Antigua and Barbuda 90 2023 185
186 JE Channel Islands 86 2021 186
187 MT Malta 83 2023 187
188 BH Bahrain 81 2023 188
189 GD Grenada 80 2023 189
190 VG British Virgin Islands 70 2023 190
191 MH Marshall Islands 70 2023 190
192 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70 2023 190
193 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 60 2023 193
194 MV Maldives 59 2023 194
195 LI Liechtenstein 52 2023 195
196 FM Micronesia 50 2023 196
197 PW Palau 43 2023 197
198 HK Hong Kong 40 2023 198
199 VI United States Virgin Islands 33 2023 199
200 AS American Samoa 30 2023 200
201 KY Cayman Islands 27 2023 201
202 SM San Marino 23 2023 202
203 AW Aruba 20 2023 203
204 TV Tuvalu 18 2023 204
205 SC Seychelles 16 2023 205
206 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 10 2023 206
207 SG Singapore 7 2023 207
208 MP Northern Mariana Islands 5 2023 208
209 NR Nauru 4 2023 209
210 BM Bermuda 3 2023 210
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Maximum 5.2M km²
Median 27,705 km²
Minimum 3 km²
World 47.92M km²

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
km²
Observation period
1961–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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