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Arable land share

The part of the territory under annual crops, temporary meadows and fallow.

Unit: % of land area Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 13.93% Countries: 206

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Arable land share, 2023

Top-20 · % of land area

Arable land share, 20233040506070BangladeshBangladesh: 60.63%60.63DenmarkDenmark: 59.13%59.13UkraineUkraine: 56.82%56.82MoldovaMoldova: 56.82%56.82IndiaIndia: 51.75%51.75BurundiBurundi: 51.45%51.45TogoTogo: 48.72%48.72RwandaRwanda: 46.98%46.98HungaryHungary: 45.41%45.41GambiaGambia: 43.48%43.48MalawiMalawi: 42.43%42.43Isle of ManIsle of Man: 41.12%41.12NigeriaNigeria: 40.48%40.48PakistanPakistan: 39.25%39.25MauritiusMauritius: 37.56%37.56LithuaniaLithuania: 36.79%36.79PolandPoland: 36.58%36.58RomaniaRomania: 36.54%36.54HaitiHaiti: 36.47%36.47ComorosComoros: 34.93%34.93

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.

Arable land share — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 BD Bangladesh 60.63 2023 1
2 DK Denmark 59.13 2023 2
3 UA Ukraine 56.82 2023 3
4 MD Moldova 56.82 2023 4
5 IN India 51.75 2023 5
6 BI Burundi 51.45 2023 6
7 TG Togo 48.72 2023 7
8 RW Rwanda 46.98 2023 8
9 HU Hungary 45.41 2023 9
10 GM Gambia 43.48 2023 10
11 MW Malawi 42.43 2023 11
12 IM Isle of Man 41.12 2023 12
13 NG Nigeria 40.48 2023 13
14 PK Pakistan 39.25 2023 14
15 MU Mauritius 37.56 2023 15
16 LT Lithuania 36.79 2023 16
17 PL Poland 36.58 2023 17
18 RO Romania 36.54 2023 18
19 HT Haiti 36.47 2023 19
20 KM Comoros 34.93 2023 20
21 SV El Salvador 34.8 2023 21
22 UG Uganda 34.41 2023 22
23 DE Germany 33.43 2023 23
24 SM San Marino 33.08 2023 24
25 CZ Czechia 32.71 2023 25
26 BG Bulgaria 32.12 2023 26
27 BJ Benin 31.45 2023 27
28 FR France 31.36 2023 28
29 TH Thailand 31 2023 29
30 RS Serbia 30.95 2023 30
31 NL Netherlands 29.97 2023 31
32 BF Burkina Faso 28.9 2023 32
33 BE Belgium 28.31 2023 33
34 CU Cuba 28.02 2023 34
35 TO Tonga 27.78 2023 35
36 BY Belarus 27.43 2023 36
37 SK Slovakia 27.18 2023 37
38 TR Türkiye 26.35 2023 38
39 AZ Azerbaijan 25.31 2023 39
40 GB United Kingdom 24.98 2023 40
41 GN Guinea 24.42 2023 41
42 SY Syria 23.96 2023 42
43 IT Italy 23.96 2023 43
44 LU Luxembourg 23.82 2023 44
45 KH Cambodia 23.34 2023 45
46 ES Spain 23.01 2023 46
47 MT Malta 22.81 2023 47
48 LK Sri Lanka 22.18 2023 48
49 SL Sierra Leone 21.95 2023 49
50 LV Latvia 21.85 2023 50
51 AL Albania 21.56 2023 51
52 VN Vietnam 21.47 2023 52
53 GH Ghana 20.7 2023 53
54 DO Dominican Republic 20.24 2023 54
55 SN Senegal 19.89 2023 55
56 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.23 2023 56
57 KP North Korea 19.06 2023 57
58 PH Philippines 18.75 2023 58
59 TN Tunisia 18.22 2023 59
60 MM Myanmar 16.87 2023 60
61 EE Estonia 16.64 2023 61
62 US United States 16.57 2023 62
63 MK North Macedonia 16.49 2023 63
64 BB Barbados 16.28 2023 64
65 AT Austria 16.02 2023 65
66 AM Armenia 15.66 2023 66
67 HR Croatia 15.51 2023 67
68 MA Morocco 15.4 2023 68
69 TZ Tanzania 15.24 2023 69
70 CI Côte d'Ivoire 15.1 2023 70
71 KR South Korea 14.92 2023 71
72 AR Argentina 14.76 2023 72
73 ET Ethiopia 14.53 2023 73
74 GT Guatemala 14.5 2023 74
75 GR Greece 14.44 2023 75
76 GW Guinea-Bissau 14.07 2023 76
77 NE Niger 13.97 2023 77
78 MV Maldives 13.42 2023 78
79 LB Lebanon 13.12 2023 79
80 CM Cameroon 13.12 2023 80
81 NP Nepal 12.58 2023 81
82 UY Uruguay 12.57 2023 82
83 IL Israel 12.54 2023 83
84 NI Nicaragua 12.49 2023 84
85 CV Cabo Verde 12.41 2023 85
86 AF Afghanistan 12.03 2023 86
87 LS Lesotho 11.75 2023 87
88 CN China 11.55 2023 88
89 PY Paraguay 11.52 2023 89
90 IQ Iraq 11.45 2023 90
91 KE Kenya 11.42 2023 91
92 SD Sudan 11.24 2023 92
93 AW Aruba 11.11 2023 93
94 JP Japan 11.09 2023 94
95 JM Jamaica 11.08 2023 95
96 KZ Kazakhstan 10.99 2023 96
97 LI Liechtenstein 10.81 2023 97
98 CY Cyprus 10.59 2023 98
99 ZW Zimbabwe 10.39 2023 99
100 MX Mexico 10.3 2023 100
101 SZ Eswatini 10.29 2023 101
102 PT Portugal 10.12 2023 102
103 CH Switzerland 10.03 2023 103
104 ZA South Africa 9.89 2023 104
105 IR Iran 9.68 2023 105
106 ID Indonesia 9.4 2023 106
107 UZ Uzbekistan 9.14 2023 107
108 HN Honduras 9.1 2023 108
109 AG Antigua and Barbuda 9.09 2023 109
110 SI Slovenia 8.88 2023 110
111 GD Grenada 8.82 2023 111
112 DM Dominica 8 2023 112
113 PA Panama 7.62 2023 113
114 TL Timor-Leste 7.5 2023 114
115 RU Russia 7.43 2023 115
116 FI Finland 7.38 2023 116
117 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.23 2023 117
118 MZ Mozambique 7.18 2023 118
119 PS Palestine 6.95 2023 119
120 ML Mali 6.84 2023 120
121 KG Kyrgyzstan 6.71 2023 121
122 VG British Virgin Islands 6.67 2023 122
123 BR Brazil 6.66 2023 123
124 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.57 2023 124
125 IE Ireland 6.37 2023 125
126 SE Sweden 6.2 2023 126
127 TJ Tajikistan 6.08 2023 127
128 ER Eritrea 5.69 2023 128
129 PR Puerto Rico 5.66 2023 129
130 BM Bermuda 5.56 2023 130
131 LA Laos 5.3 2023 131
132 LR Liberia 5.19 2023 132
133 MG Madagascar 5.16 2023 133
134 AS American Samoa 5.15 2023 134
135 BO Bolivia 5.13 2023 135
136 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.13 2023 136
137 ZM Zambia 5.11 2023 137
138 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.87 2023 138
139 BZ Belize 4.38 2023 139
140 LC Saint Lucia 4.38 2023 140
141 GE Georgia 4.37 2023 141
142 CA Canada 4.34 2023 142
143 AO Angola 4.32 2023 143
144 TD Chad 4.21 2023 144
145 FJ Fiji 4.2 2023 145
146 ST Sao Tome and Principe 4.17 2023 146
147 EC Ecuador 4.14 2023 147
148 AU Australia 4.03 2023 148
149 SS South Sudan 3.94 2023 149
150 WS Samoa 3.85 2023 150
151 TM Turkmenistan 3.39 2023 151
152 CR Costa Rica 3.27 2023 152
153 DZ Algeria 3.16 2023 153
154 EG Egypt 3.12 2023 154
155 PE Peru 3.06 2023 155
156 VE Venezuela 2.95 2023 156
157 CF Central African Republic 2.89 2023 157
158 FM Micronesia 2.86 2023 158
159 MH Marshall Islands 2.78 2023 159
160 BH Bahrain 2.63 2023 160
161 BT Bhutan 2.62 2023 161
162 VI United States Virgin Islands 2.57 2023 162
163 KI Kiribati 2.47 2023 163
164 MY Malaysia 2.39 2023 164
165 CO Colombia 2.3 2023 165
166 JO Jordan 2.3 2023 166
167 NO Norway 2.2 2023 167
168 YE Yemen 2.19 2023 168
169 NZ New Zealand 1.97 2023 169
170 HK Hong Kong 1.9 2023 170
171 CL Chile 1.89 2023 171
172 GQ Equatorial Guinea 1.89 2023 172
173 GU Guam 1.85 2023 173
174 QA Qatar 1.83 2023 174
175 SO Somalia 1.75 2023 175
176 VU Vanuatu 1.64 2023 176
177 CG Republic of the Congo 1.61 2023 177
178 SA Saudi Arabia 1.6 2023 178
179 AD Andorra 1.56 2023 179
180 GA Gabon 1.26 2023 180
181 IS Iceland 1.2 2023 181
182 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 2023 182
183 LY Libya 0.98 2023 183
184 NA Namibia 0.97 2023 184
185 KY Cayman Islands 0.83 2023 185
186 SB Solomon Islands 0.82 2023 186
187 BS Bahamas 0.8 2023 187
188 SG Singapore 0.78 2023 188
189 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.76 2023 189
190 MN Mongolia 0.73 2023 190
191 PG Papua New Guinea 0.73 2023 191
192 PF French Polynesia 0.72 2023 192
193 AE United Arab Emirates 0.71 2023 193
194 ME Montenegro 0.67 2023 194
195 PW Palau 0.65 2023 195
196 GY Guyana 0.46 2023 196
197 BW Botswana 0.46 2023 197
198 KW Kuwait 0.45 2023 198
199 MR Mauritania 0.44 2023 199
200 SR Suriname 0.33 2023 200
201 NC New Caledonia 0.33 2023 201
202 SC Seychelles 0.33 2023 202
203 OM Oman 0.28 2023 203
204 MP Northern Mariana Islands 0.17 2023 204
205 DJ Djibouti 0.13 2023 205
206 FO Faroe Islands 0.05 2023 206
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Maximum 60.63%
Median 9.96%
Minimum 0.05%
World 10.67%

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

Updates
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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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