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Arable land

How much land is under annual crops — the land that is plowed every year.

Unit: hectares Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 6.7M ha Countries: 206

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

Arable land, 2023

Top-20 · hectares

Arable land, 2023050M100M150M200MIndiaIndia: 153,868,700 ha154MUnited StatesUnited States: 151,563,525 ha152MRussiaRussia: 121,649,000 ha122MChinaChina: 108,427,100 ha108MBrazilBrazil: 55,642,000 ha55.64MArgentinaArgentina: 40,387,343 ha40.39MCanadaCanada: 38,151,000 ha38.15MNigeriaNigeria: 36,872,000 ha36.87MUkraineUkraine: 32,924,000 ha32.92MAustraliaAustralia: 30,989,678 ha30.99MPakistanPakistan: 30,260,000 ha30.26MKazakhstanKazakhstan: 29,669,700 ha29.67MSudanSudan: 20,995,000 ha21MTürkiyeTürkiye: 20,277,000 ha20.28MMexicoMexico: 20,023,595 ha20.02MIndonesiaIndonesia: 17,782,903 ha17.78MNigerNiger: 17,700,000 ha17.7MFranceFrance: 16,899,246 ha16.9MEthiopiaEthiopia: 16,399,972 ha16.4MThailandThailand: 15,835,200 ha15.84M
Arable land — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 IN India 154M 2023 1
2 US United States 152M 2023 2
3 RU Russia 122M 2023 3
4 CN China 108M 2023 4
5 BR Brazil 55.64M 2023 5
6 AR Argentina 40.39M 2023 6
7 CA Canada 38.15M 2023 7
8 NG Nigeria 36.87M 2023 8
9 UA Ukraine 32.92M 2023 9
10 AU Australia 30.99M 2023 10
11 PK Pakistan 30.26M 2023 11
12 KZ Kazakhstan 29.67M 2023 12
13 SD Sudan 21M 2023 13
14 TR Türkiye 20.28M 2023 14
15 MX Mexico 20.02M 2023 15
16 ID Indonesia 17.78M 2023 16
17 NE Niger 17.7M 2023 17
18 FR France 16.9M 2023 18
19 ET Ethiopia 16.4M 2023 19
20 TH Thailand 15.84M 2023 20
21 IR Iran 15.7M 2023 21
22 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.9M 2023 22
23 TZ Tanzania 13.5M 2023 23
24 ZA South Africa 12M 2023 24
25 DE Germany 11.68M 2023 25
26 ES Spain 11.5M 2023 26
27 PL Poland 11.2M 2023 27
28 MM Myanmar 11.01M 2023 28
29 RO Romania 8.41M 2023 29
30 ML Mali 8.34M 2023 30
31 BF Burkina Faso 7.91M 2023 31
32 BD Bangladesh 7.88M 2023 32
33 AF Afghanistan 7.85M 2023 33
34 DZ Algeria 7.53M 2023 34
35 IT Italy 7.08M 2023 35
36 UG Uganda 6.9M 2023 36
37 MA Morocco 6.87M 2023 37
38 VN Vietnam 6.73M 2023 38
39 KE Kenya 6.63M 2023 39
40 CM Cameroon 6.2M 2023 40
41 GB United Kingdom 6.04M 2023 41
42 GN Guinea 6M 2023 42
43 MZ Mozambique 5.65M 2023 43
44 PH Philippines 5.59M 2023 44
45 BY Belarus 5.57M 2023 45
46 BO Bolivia 5.56M 2023 46
47 AO Angola 5.39M 2023 47
48 TD Chad 5.3M 2023 48
49 IQ Iraq 4.97M 2023 49
50 CI Côte d'Ivoire 4.8M 2023 50
51 GH Ghana 4.71M 2023 51
52 PY Paraguay 4.56M 2023 52
53 SY Syria 4.4M 2023 53
54 HU Hungary 4.14M 2023 54
55 KH Cambodia 4.12M 2023 55
56 JP Japan 4.04M 2023 56
57 UZ Uzbekistan 4.03M 2023 57
58 ZW Zimbabwe 4.02M 2023 58
59 MW Malawi 4M 2023 59
60 PE Peru 3.92M 2023 60
61 SN Senegal 3.83M 2023 61
62 ZM Zambia 3.8M 2023 62
63 BJ Benin 3.55M 2023 63
64 BG Bulgaria 3.49M 2023 64
65 SA Saudi Arabia 3.43M 2023 65
66 EG Egypt 3.1M 2023 66
67 MG Madagascar 3M 2023 67
68 CU Cuba 2.91M 2023 68
69 TN Tunisia 2.83M 2023 69
70 TG Togo 2.65M 2023 70
71 RS Serbia 2.6M 2023 71
72 VE Venezuela 2.6M 2023 72
73 CO Colombia 2.55M 2023 73
74 SE Sweden 2.53M 2023 74
75 CZ Czechia 2.52M 2023 75
76 SS South Sudan 2.49M 2023 76
77 DK Denmark 2.37M 2023 77
78 LT Lithuania 2.3M 2023 78
79 KP North Korea 2.3M 2023 79
80 FI Finland 2.24M 2023 80
81 UY Uruguay 2.2M 2023 81
82 AZ Azerbaijan 2.09M 2023 82
83 MD Moldova 1.87M 2023 83
84 GR Greece 1.86M 2023 84
85 NP Nepal 1.8M 2023 85
86 CF Central African Republic 1.8M 2023 86
87 LY Libya 1.72M 2023 87
88 TM Turkmenistan 1.59M 2023 88
89 SL Sierra Leone 1.58M 2023 89
90 GT Guatemala 1.55M 2023 90
91 NI Nicaragua 1.5M 2023 91
92 KR South Korea 1.46M 2023 92
93 CL Chile 1.41M 2023 93
94 LK Sri Lanka 1.37M 2023 94
95 LV Latvia 1.36M 2023 95
96 AT Austria 1.32M 2023 96
97 BI Burundi 1.32M 2023 97
98 SK Slovakia 1.31M 2023 98
99 KG Kyrgyzstan 1.29M 2023 99
100 LA Laos 1.22M 2023 100
101 RW Rwanda 1.16M 2023 101
102 YE Yemen 1.16M 2023 102
103 MN Mongolia 1.14M 2023 103
104 SO Somalia 1.1M 2023 104
105 EC Ecuador 1.03M 2023 105
106 HN Honduras 1.02M 2023 106
107 NL Netherlands 1.01M 2023 107
108 HT Haiti 1.01M 2023 108
109 DO Dominican Republic 975,760 2023 109
110 PT Portugal 927,263 2023 110
111 HR Croatia 868,000 2023 111
112 BE Belgium 863,154 2023 112
113 TJ Tajikistan 844,400 2023 113
114 NO Norway 803,000 2023 114
115 NA Namibia 800,000 2023 115
116 MY Malaysia 784,300 2023 116
117 SV El Salvador 721,000 2023 117
118 EE Estonia 711,000 2023 118
119 ER Eritrea 690,000 2023 119
120 AL Albania 590,700 2023 120
121 PA Panama 565,000 2023 121
122 CG Republic of the Congo 550,000 2023 122
123 NZ New Zealand 520,000 2023 123
124 LR Liberia 500,000 2023 124
125 MR Mauritania 450,000 2023 125
126 AM Armenia 441,600 2023 126
127 GM Gambia 440,000 2023 127
128 IE Ireland 439,000 2023 128
129 MK North Macedonia 416,000 2023 129
130 CH Switzerland 396,421 2023 130
131 GW Guinea-Bissau 395,531 2023 131
132 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 370,000 2023 132
133 LS Lesotho 356,748 2023 133
134 PG Papua New Guinea 330,000 2023 134
135 GA Gabon 325,000 2023 135
136 GE Georgia 304,000 2023 136
137 IL Israel 271,400 2023 137
138 BW Botswana 260,000 2023 138
139 JO Jordan 204,000 2023 139
140 SI Slovenia 178,890 2023 140
141 SZ Eswatini 177,000 2023 141
142 CR Costa Rica 167,133 2023 142
143 LB Lebanon 134,214 2023 143
144 IS Iceland 121,000 2023 144
145 JM Jamaica 120,000 2023 145
146 TL Timor-Leste 111,500 2023 146
147 BZ Belize 100,000 2023 147
148 BT Bhutan 100,000 2023 147
149 CY Cyprus 97,873 2023 149
150 GY Guyana 97,000 2023 150
151 OM Oman 87,130 2023 151
152 FJ Fiji 76,800 2023 152
153 MU Mauritius 75,000 2023 153
154 KM Comoros 65,000 2023 154
155 LU Luxembourg 61,326 2023 155
156 GQ Equatorial Guinea 53,000 2023 156
157 SR Suriname 52,965 2023 157
158 AE United Arab Emirates 50,384 2023 158
159 PR Puerto Rico 50,200 2023 159
160 CV Cabo Verde 50,000 2023 160
161 PS Palestine 41,900 2023 161
162 TT Trinidad and Tobago 25,000 2023 162
163 IM Isle of Man 23,440 2023 163
164 SB Solomon Islands 23,000 2023 164
165 QA Qatar 21,000 2023 165
166 TO Tonga 20,000 2023 166
167 VU Vanuatu 20,000 2023 166
168 WS Samoa 10,710 2023 168
169 ME Montenegro 9,050 2023 169
170 BS Bahamas 8,000 2023 170
171 KW Kuwait 8,000 2023 170
172 MT Malta 7,300 2023 172
173 BB Barbados 7,000 2023 173
174 DM Dominica 6,000 2023 174
175 NC New Caledonia 5,970 2023 175
176 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,000 2023 176
177 AG Antigua and Barbuda 4,000 2023 177
178 BN Brunei Darussalam 4,000 2023 177
179 MV Maldives 4,000 2023 177
180 ST Sao Tome and Principe 4,000 2023 177
181 DJ Djibouti 3,000 2023 181
182 GD Grenada 3,000 2023 181
183 LC Saint Lucia 2,670 2023 183
184 PF French Polynesia 2,500 2023 184
185 BH Bahrain 2,100 2023 185
186 AW Aruba 2,000 2023 186
187 HK Hong Kong 2,000 2023 186
188 KI Kiribati 2,000 2023 186
189 FM Micronesia 2,000 2023 186
190 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000 2023 186
191 SM San Marino 1,985 2023 191
192 LI Liechtenstein 1,730 2023 192
193 AS American Samoa 1,030 2023 193
194 VG British Virgin Islands 1,000 2023 194
195 GU Guam 1,000 2023 194
196 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000 2023 194
197 VI United States Virgin Islands 900 2023 197
198 AD Andorra 733 2023 198
199 SG Singapore 560 2023 199
200 MH Marshall Islands 500 2023 200
201 BM Bermuda 300 2023 201
202 PW Palau 300 2023 201
203 KY Cayman Islands 200 2023 203
204 SC Seychelles 150 2023 204
205 MP Northern Mariana Islands 80 2023 205
206 FO Faroe Islands 70 2023 206
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Maximum 154M ha
Median 1.12M ha
Minimum 70 ha
World 1.38B ha

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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

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