Percent agricultural land - Country rankings

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Percent agricultural land, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 193 countries was 38.2 percent. The highest value was in Lesotho: 85.64 percent and the lowest value was in Suriname: 0.54 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Percent agricultural land, 2020 Global rank Available data
Lesotho 85.64 1 1961 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 80.75 2 1961 - 2020
Uruguay 80.35 3 1961 - 2020
South Africa 79.42 4 1961 - 2020
Kazakhstan 79.27 5 1961 - 2020
Burundi 79.17 6 1961 - 2020
Nigeria 76.25 7 1961 - 2020
Bangladesh 76.06 8 1961 - 2020
Syria 75.81 9 1961 - 2020
Palestine 73.9 10 1961 - 2020
Rwanda 73.44 11 1961 - 2020
Djibouti 73.43 12 1961 - 2020
Mongolia 72.36 13 1961 - 2020
Turkmenistan 72.01 14 1961 - 2020
Uganda 71.89 15 1961 - 2020
UK 71.34 16 1961 - 2020
Ukraine 71.3 17 1961 - 2020
Swaziland 71.05 18 1961 - 2020
Comoros 70.39 19 1961 - 2020
Somalia 70.34 20 1961 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 70.33 21 1961 - 2020
Madagascar 70.29 22 1961 - 2020
Togo 70.23 23 1961 - 2020
Moldova 68.87 24 1961 - 2020
Morocco 68.08 25 1961 - 2020
Haiti 66.76 26 1961 - 2020
Ivory Coast 66.67 27 1961 - 2020
Denmark 65.5 28 1961 - 2020
Ireland 65.5 29 1961 - 2020
Lebanon 65.46 30 1961 - 2020
Eritrea 62.72 31 1993 - 2020
Tunisia 62.64 32 1961 - 2020
India 60.22 33 1961 - 2020
Tuvalu 60 34 1961 - 2020
Malawi 59.93 35 1961 - 2020
Gambia 59.78 36 1961 - 2020
Romania 59.07 37 1961 - 2020
Guinea 59.01 38 1961 - 2020
Armenia 58.87 39 1961 - 2020
Afghanistan 58.81 40 1961 - 2020
Uzbekistan 58.28 41 1961 - 2020
Azerbaijan 57.84 42 1961 - 2020
El Salvador 57.71 43 1961 - 2020
China 56.08 44 1961 - 2020
Ghana 55.39 45 1961 - 2020
Sierra Leone 54.71 46 1961 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 54.06 47 1961 - 2020
Netherlands 53.89 48 1961 - 2020
Hungary 53.73 49 1961 - 2020
Mozambique 52.66 50 1961 - 2020
Spain 52.33 51 1961 - 2020
France 52.15 52 1961 - 2020
Luxembourg 51.33 53 2000 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 50.28 54 1961 - 2020
North Macedonia 50.04 55 1961 - 2020
Mexico 49.97 56 1961 - 2020
Turkey 49.07 57 1961 - 2020
Tonga 48.61 58 1961 - 2020
Kenya 48.55 59 1961 - 2020
Pakistan 47.64 60 1961 - 2020
Germany 47.5 61 1961 - 2020
Poland 47.24 62 1961 - 2020
Namibia 47.14 63 1961 - 2020
Lithuania 46.99 64 1961 - 2020
Bulgaria 46.49 65 1961 - 2020
Australia 46.25 66 1961 - 2020
Senegal 46.11 67 1961 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 45.83 68 1961 - 2020
Angola 45.68 69 1961 - 2020
Czechia 45.65 70 1961 - 2020
Botswana 45.63 71 1961 - 2020
Greece 45.52 72 1961 - 2020
Sri Lanka 45.46 73 1961 - 2020
Belgium 45.07 74 1961 - 2020
Thailand 45.04 75 1961 - 2020
Tanzania 44.62 76 1961 - 2020
Yemen 44.42 77 1961 - 2020
Burkina Faso 44.38 78 1961 - 2020
USA 44.36 79 1961 - 2020
Italy 43.96 80 1961 - 2020
Colombia 43.48 81 1961 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 43.28 82 1961 - 2020
Albania 42.54 83 1961 - 2020
Philippines 42.51 84 1961 - 2020
Mauritius 42.36 85 1961 - 2020
Paraguay 42.31 86 1961 - 2020
Portugal 42.28 87 1961 - 2020
Nicaragua 42.09 88 1961 - 2020
Kiribati 41.98 89 1961 - 2020
Zimbabwe 41.88 90 1961 - 2020
Jamaica 41 91 1961 - 2020
Belarus 40.8 92 1961 - 2020
Serbia 40.06 93 1961 - 2020
Chad 39.9 94 1961 - 2020
Andorra 39.83 95 1961 - 2020
Argentina 39.6 96 1961 - 2020
Vietnam 39.43 97 1961 - 2020
Slovakia 39.16 98 1961 - 2020
New Zealand 38.56 99 1961 - 2020
Mauritania 38.48 100 1961 - 2020
San Marino 38.33 101 1961 - 2020
Switzerland 38.07 102 1961 - 2020
Sudan 37.16 103 1961 - 2020
Niger 36.79 104 1961 - 2020
Guatemala 35.98 105 1961 - 2020
Tajikistan 35.42 106 1961 - 2020
Benin 35.03 107 1961 - 2020
Bolivia 34.88 108 1961 - 2020
Costa Rica 34.5 109 1961 - 2020
Georgia 34.22 110 1961 - 2020
Ethiopia 34.09 111 1961 - 2020
Mali 33.77 112 1961 - 2020
Dominica 33.33 113 1961 - 2020
Liechtenstein 33.25 114 1961 - 2020
Indonesia 33.18 115 1961 - 2020
Cambodia 32.8 116 1961 - 2020
Malta 32.44 117 1961 - 2020
Austria 32.07 118 1961 - 2020
Zambia 32.06 119 1961 - 2020
Latvia 31.64 120 1961 - 2020
Micronesia 31.43 121 1961 - 2020
Honduras 31.38 122 1961 - 2020
R. of Congo 31.12 123 1961 - 2020
Slovenia 30.32 124 1961 - 2020
Israel 29.87 125 1961 - 2020
Panama 29.31 126 1961 - 2020
G.-Bissau 28.99 127 1961 - 2020
Iran 28.98 128 1961 - 2020
Nepal 28.75 129 1961 - 2020
Brazil 28.34 130 1961 - 2020
Croatia 26.89 131 1961 - 2020
Malaysia 26.09 132 1961 - 2020
Venezuela 24.38 133 1961 - 2020
Grenada 23.53 134 1961 - 2020
Barbados 23.26 135 1961 - 2020
Estonia 23.04 136 1961 - 2020
Ecuador 21.82 137 1961 - 2020
North Korea 21.51 138 1961 - 2020
Maldives 21.33 139 1961 - 2020
Iraq 21.31 140 1961 - 2020
Chile 21.13 141 1961 - 2020
Cameroon 20.63 142 1961 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 20.45 143 1961 - 2020
Liberia 20.29 144 1961 - 2020
Burma 19.93 145 1961 - 2020
Cape Verde 19.6 146 1961 - 2020
Montenegro 19.18 147 1961 - 2020
Peru 19.12 148 1961 - 2020
Puerto Rico 18.93 149 1961 - 2020
Iceland 18.57 150 1961 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 17.95 151 1961 - 2020
Samoa 17.77 152 1961 - 2020
Algeria 17.36 153 1961 - 2020
Fiji 17.06 154 1961 - 2020
South Korea 16.61 155 1961 - 2020
Saint Lucia 16.3 156 1961 - 2020
Vanuatu 15.34 157 1961 - 2020
DR Congo 14.81 158 1961 - 2020
Cyprus 14.52 159 1961 - 2020
Bhutan 13.45 160 1961 - 2020
Russia 13.16 161 1961 - 2020
Japan 11.99 162 1961 - 2020
Jordan 11.59 163 1961 - 2020
Aruba 11.11 164 1961 - 2020
Bahrain 10.96 165 1961 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 10.53 166 1961 - 2020
N. Caledonia 10.07 167 1961 - 2020
Palau 9.35 168 1961 - 2020
Laos 8.79 169 1961 - 2020
Libya 8.72 170 1961 - 2020
Gabon 8.59 171 1961 - 2020
Kuwait 8.42 172 1961 - 2020
C.A. Republic 8.15 173 1961 - 2020
Belize 7.54 174 1961 - 2020
Finland 7.47 175 1961 - 2020
Sweden 7.38 176 1961 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 6.72 177 1961 - 2020
Canada 6.44 178 1961 - 2020
Qatar 6.44 179 1961 - 2020
Guyana 6.31 180 1961 - 2020
Bermuda 5.56 181 1961 - 2020
UA Emirates 5.49 182 1961 - 2020
Oman 4.71 183 1961 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 4.18 184 1961 - 2020
Egypt 3.99 185 1961 - 2020
Hong Kong 3.81 186 1961 - 2020
Seychelles 3.37 187 1961 - 2020
Norway 2.71 188 1961 - 2020
Papua N.G. 2.63 189 1961 - 2020
Brunei 2.54 190 1961 - 2020
Bahamas 1.4 191 1961 - 2020
Singapore 0.92 192 1961 - 2020
Suriname 0.54 193 1961 - 2020


Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
1. Lesotho
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Uruguay
4. South Africa
5. Kazakhstan
6. Burundi
7. Nigeria
8. Bangladesh
9. Syria
10. Palestine
11. Rwanda
12. Djibouti
13. Mongolia
14. Turkmenistan
15. Uganda
16. UK
17. Ukraine
18. Swaziland
19. Comoros
20. Somalia
21. Faroe Isl.
22. Madagascar
23. Togo
24. Moldova
25. Morocco
26. Haiti
27. Ivory Coast
28. Denmark
29. Ireland
30. Lebanon
31. Eritrea
32. Tunisia
33. India
34. Tuvalu
35. Malawi
36. Gambia
37. Romania
38. Guinea
39. Armenia
40. Afghanistan
41. Uzbekistan
42. Azerbaijan
43. El Salvador
44. China
45. Ghana
46. Sierra Leone
47. Kyrgyzstan
48. Netherlands
49. Hungary
50. Mozambique
51. Spain
52. France
53. Luxembourg
54. Domin. Rep.
55. North Macedonia
56. Mexico
57. Turkey
58. Tonga
59. Kenya
60. Pakistan
61. Germany
62. Poland
63. Namibia
64. Lithuania
65. Bulgaria
66. Australia
67. Senegal
68. S.T.&Principe
69. Angola
70. Czechia
71. Botswana
72. Greece
73. Sri Lanka
74. Belgium
75. Thailand
76. Tanzania
77. Yemen
78. Burkina Faso
79. USA
80. Italy
81. Colombia
82. Bosnia & Herz.
83. Albania
84. Philippines
85. Mauritius
86. Paraguay
87. Portugal
88. Nicaragua
89. Kiribati
90. Zimbabwe
91. Jamaica
92. Belarus
93. Serbia
94. Chad
95. Andorra
96. Argentina
97. Vietnam
98. Slovakia
99. New Zealand
100. Mauritania
101. San Marino
102. Switzerland
103. Sudan
104. Niger
105. Guatemala
106. Tajikistan
107. Benin
108. Bolivia
109. Costa Rica
110. Georgia
111. Ethiopia
112. Mali
113. Dominica
114. Liechtenstein
115. Indonesia
116. Cambodia
117. Malta
118. Austria
119. Zambia
120. Latvia
121. Micronesia
122. Honduras
123. R. of Congo
124. Slovenia
125. Israel
126. Panama
127. G.-Bissau
128. Iran
129. Nepal
130. Brazil
131. Croatia
132. Malaysia
133. Venezuela
134. Grenada
135. Barbados
136. Estonia
137. Ecuador
138. North Korea
139. Maldives
140. Iraq
141. Chile
142. Cameroon
143. Ant.& Barb.
144. Liberia
145. Burma
146. Cape Verde
147. Montenegro
148. Peru
149. Puerto Rico
150. Iceland
151. St. Vincent & ...
152. Samoa
153. Algeria
154. Fiji
155. South Korea
156. Saint Lucia
157. Vanuatu
158. DR Congo
159. Cyprus
160. Bhutan
161. Russia
162. Japan
163. Jordan
164. Aruba
165. Bahrain
166. Tr.&Tobago
167. N. Caledonia
168. Palau
169. Laos
170. Libya
171. Gabon
172. Kuwait
173. C.A. Republic
174. Belize
175. Finland
176. Sweden
177. Eq. Guinea
178. Canada
179. Qatar
180. Guyana
181. Bermuda
182. UA Emirates
183. Oman
184. Solomon Isl.
185. Egypt
186. Hong Kong
187. Seychelles
188. Norway
189. Papua N.G.
190. Brunei
191. Bahamas
192. Singapore
193. Suriname
85.64
80.75
80.35
79.42
79.27
79.17
76.25
76.06
75.81
73.90
73.44
73.43
72.36
72.01
71.89
71.34
71.30
71.05
70.39
70.34
70.33
70.29
70.23
68.87
68.08
66.76
66.67
65.50
65.50
65.46
62.72
62.64
60.22
60.00
59.93
59.78
59.07
59.01
58.87
58.81
58.28
57.84
57.71
56.08
55.39
54.71
54.06
53.89
53.73
52.66
52.33
52.15
51.33
50.28
50.04
49.97
49.07
48.61
48.55
47.64
47.50
47.24
47.14
46.99
46.49
46.25
46.11
45.83
45.68
45.65
45.63
45.52
45.46
45.07
45.04
44.62
44.42
44.38
44.36
43.96
43.48
43.28
42.54
42.51
42.36
42.31
42.28
42.09
41.98
41.88
41.00
40.80
40.06
39.90
39.83
39.60
39.43
39.16
38.56
38.48
38.33
38.07
37.16
36.79
35.98
35.42
35.03
34.88
34.50
34.22
34.09
33.77
33.33
33.25
33.18
32.80
32.44
32.07
32.06
31.64
31.43
31.38
31.12
30.32
29.87
29.31
28.99
28.98
28.75
28.34
26.89
26.09
24.38
23.53
23.26
23.04
21.82
21.51
21.33
21.31
21.13
20.63
20.45
20.29
19.93
19.60
19.18
19.12
18.93
18.57
17.95
17.77
17.36
17.06
16.61
16.30
15.34
14.81
14.52
13.45
13.16
11.99
11.59
11.11
10.96
10.53
10.07
9.35
8.79
8.72
8.59
8.42
8.15
7.54
7.47
7.38
6.72
6.44
6.44
6.31
5.56
5.49
4.71
4.18
3.99
3.81
3.37
2.71
2.63
2.54
1.40
0.92
0.54
0
21.4
42.8
64.2
85.64
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