Percent agricultural land - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent agricultural land, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was 38.14 percent. The highest value was in the Ivory Coast: 86.48 percent and the lowest value was in Suriname: 0.45 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Ivory Coast 86.48 1 1961 - 2023
Turkmenistan 84.22 2 1992 - 2023
Burundi 83.89 3 1961 - 2023
Uruguay 81.35 4 1961 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 80.77 5 1961 - 2023
South Africa 79.42 6 1961 - 2023
Kazakhstan 79.37 7 1992 - 2023
Lesotho 77.76 8 1961 - 2023
Rwanda 76.33 9 1961 - 2023
Nigeria 76.2 10 1961 - 2023
Moldova 74.1 11 1992 - 2023
Syria 74.09 12 1961 - 2023
Djibouti 73.51 13 1961 - 2023
Guinea 73.23 14 1961 - 2023
Bangladesh 72.31 15 1961 - 2023
Uganda 71.89 16 1961 - 2023
Comoros 71.47 17 1961 - 2023
Ukraine 71.3 18 1992 - 2023
Somalia 70.34 19 1961 - 2023
UK 70.31 20 1961 - 2023
Madagascar 70.29 21 1961 - 2023
Togo 70.23 22 1961 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 70.12 23 1961 - 2023
Swaziland 69.48 24 1961 - 2023
Mongolia 68.96 25 1961 - 2023
Morocco 66.74 26 1961 - 2023
Lebanon 65.91 27 1961 - 2023
Denmark 65.53 28 1961 - 2023
Haiti 65.13 29 1961 - 2023
Palestine 64.93 30 1961 - 2023
Malawi 64.17 31 1961 - 2023
Eritrea 62.65 32 1993 - 2023
Gambia 62.65 33 1961 - 2023
Tunisia 62.44 34 1961 - 2023
Ireland 60.81 35 1961 - 2023
Sudan 60.31 36 2012 - 2023
India 60.06 37 1961 - 2023
Tuvalu 60 38 1961 - 2023
Armenia 58.59 39 1992 - 2023
Afghanistan 58.44 40 1961 - 2023
Uzbekistan 58.06 41 1992 - 2023
Azerbaijan 57.83 42 1992 - 2023
El Salvador 57.71 43 1961 - 2023
Hungary 55.7 44 1961 - 2023
China 55.43 45 1961 - 2023
Ghana 55.39 46 1961 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 55.35 47 1961 - 2023
Romania 55.26 48 1961 - 2023
Sierra Leone 54.71 49 1961 - 2023
Paraguay 54.11 50 1961 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 54.01 51 1992 - 2023
Netherlands 53.55 52 1961 - 2023
Burkina Faso 53.4 53 1961 - 2023
Mozambique 52.79 54 1961 - 2023
France 52.5 55 1961 - 2023
Luxembourg 51.66 56 2000 - 2023
Mexico 50.69 57 1961 - 2023
Turkey 50.14 58 1961 - 2023
North Macedonia 49.6 59 1992 - 2023
Spain 49.58 60 1961 - 2023
Kenya 49.53 61 1961 - 2023
Senegal 49.4 62 1961 - 2023
Sri Lanka 48.61 63 1961 - 2023
Tonga 48.61 64 1961 - 2023
Poland 47.61 65 1961 - 2023
Germany 47.47 66 1961 - 2023
Australia 47.22 67 1961 - 2023
Namibia 47.14 68 1961 - 2023
Pakistan 46.69 69 1961 - 2023
Bulgaria 46.09 70 1961 - 2023
USA 46.08 71 1961 - 2023
Lithuania 45.89 72 1992 - 2023
Czechia 45.8 73 1993 - 2023
Botswana 45.63 74 1961 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 44.79 75 1961 - 2023
Tanzania 44.62 76 1961 - 2023
Yemen 44.42 77 1961 - 2023
Belgium 44.38 78 2000 - 2023
Italy 44.26 79 1961 - 2023
Thailand 43.8 80 1961 - 2023
Portugal 43.34 81 1961 - 2023
Guatemala 43.04 82 1961 - 2023
Mauritius 43.04 83 1961 - 2023
Philippines 42.67 84 1961 - 2023
Argentina 42.44 85 1961 - 2023
Nicaragua 42.31 86 1961 - 2023
Kiribati 41.98 87 1961 - 2023
Benin 41.83 88 1961 - 2023
Zimbabwe 41.79 89 1961 - 2023
Greece 41.68 90 1961 - 2023
Serbia 40.39 91 2006 - 2023
Chad 39.98 92 1961 - 2023
Andorra 39.87 93 1961 - 2023
Belarus 39.58 94 1992 - 2023
Vietnam 39.21 95 1961 - 2023
Mauritania 38.53 96 1961 - 2023
Jamaica 38.5 97 1961 - 2023
San Marino 38.33 98 1961 - 2023
Albania 38.12 99 1961 - 2023
Slovakia 37.96 100 1993 - 2023
Switzerland 37.79 101 1961 - 2023
Angola 36.95 102 1961 - 2023
New Zealand 36.88 103 1961 - 2023
Niger 36.79 104 1961 - 2023
Colombia 36.49 105 1961 - 2023
Bolivia 35.83 106 1961 - 2023
Mali 35.47 107 1961 - 2023
Cambodia 34.86 108 1961 - 2023
Georgia 34.13 109 1992 - 2023
Ethiopia 34.08 110 1993 - 2023
Dominica 33.33 111 1961 - 2023
Costa Rica 33.14 112 1961 - 2023
Liechtenstein 32.31 113 1961 - 2023
Zambia 32.07 114 1961 - 2023
Honduras 31.96 115 1961 - 2023
Latvia 31.67 116 1992 - 2023
Austria 31.47 117 1961 - 2023
R. of Congo 31.19 118 1961 - 2023
Slovenia 30.36 119 1992 - 2023
G.-Bissau 29.89 120 1961 - 2023
Panama 29.52 121 1961 - 2023
Indonesia 29.13 122 1961 - 2023
Iran 29.01 123 1961 - 2023
Brazil 28.33 124 1961 - 2023
Tajikistan 27.95 125 1992 - 2023
Croatia 26.55 126 1992 - 2023
Nepal 26.12 127 1961 - 2023
Malaysia 26.09 128 1961 - 2023
Malta 25.91 129 1961 - 2023
Israel 24.8 130 1961 - 2023
Venezuela 24.38 131 1961 - 2023
Grenada 23.53 132 1961 - 2023
Barbados 23.26 133 1961 - 2023
Estonia 23.12 134 1992 - 2023
Iraq 21.83 135 1961 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 21.74 136 1992 - 2023
North Korea 21.55 137 1961 - 2023
Ecuador 21.54 138 1961 - 2023
Cameroon 20.94 139 1961 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 20.45 140 1961 - 2023
Liberia 19.97 141 1961 - 2023
Burma 19.91 142 1961 - 2023
Maldives 19.8 143 1961 - 2023
Cape Verde 19.6 144 1961 - 2023
Montenegro 19.59 145 2006 - 2023
Peru 19.05 146 1961 - 2023
Puerto Rico 19.04 147 1961 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 17.95 148 1961 - 2023
Samoa 17.56 149 1961 - 2023
Algeria 17.36 150 1961 - 2023
Fiji 17.06 151 1961 - 2023
Saint Lucia 16.3 152 1961 - 2023
Iceland 16.25 153 1961 - 2023
South Korea 16.07 154 1961 - 2023
DR Congo 15.48 155 1961 - 2023
Vanuatu 15.34 156 1961 - 2023
Chile 14.4 157 1961 - 2023
Cyprus 13.96 158 1961 - 2023
Bhutan 13.82 159 1961 - 2023
Russia 13.17 160 1992 - 2023
Japan 12.64 161 1961 - 2023
Jordan 11.53 162 1961 - 2023
Aruba 11.11 163 1961 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 10.53 164 1961 - 2023
Bahrain 10.13 165 1961 - 2023
N. Caledonia 10.07 166 1961 - 2023
Laos 9.91 167 1961 - 2023
Palau 9.35 168 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 9.1 169 1961 - 2023
Libya 8.72 170 1961 - 2023
Kuwait 8.42 171 1961 - 2023
Gabon 8.36 172 1961 - 2023
Belize 7.98 173 1961 - 2023
Finland 7.44 174 1961 - 2023
Sweden 7.32 175 1961 - 2023
Micronesia 7.14 176 1991 - 2023
Canada 6.47 177 1961 - 2023
Qatar 6.44 178 1961 - 2023
Bermuda 5.56 179 1961 - 2023
UA Emirates 5.52 180 1961 - 2023
Oman 4.76 181 1961 - 2023
Egypt 4.08 182 1961 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 3.9 183 1961 - 2023
Hong Kong 3.81 184 1961 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.73 185 1961 - 2023
Guyana 3.41 186 1961 - 2023
Seychelles 3.37 187 1961 - 2023
Papua N.G. 3.1 188 1961 - 2023
Norway 2.7 189 1961 - 2023
Brunei 2.54 190 1961 - 2023
Bahamas 1.3 191 1961 - 2023
Singapore 0.92 192 1961 - 2023
Suriname 0.45 193 1961 - 2023


New - World map: Percent agricultural land




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.

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1. Ivory Coast
2. Turkmenistan
3. Burundi
4. Uruguay
5. Saudi Arabia
6. South Africa
7. Kazakhstan
8. Lesotho
9. Rwanda
10. Nigeria
11. Moldova
12. Syria
13. Djibouti
14. Guinea
15. Bangladesh
16. Uganda
17. Comoros
18. Ukraine
19. Somalia
20. UK
21. Madagascar
22. Togo
23. Faroe Isl.
24. Swaziland
25. Mongolia
26. Morocco
27. Lebanon
28. Denmark
29. Haiti
30. Palestine
31. Malawi
32. Eritrea
33. Gambia
34. Tunisia
35. Ireland
36. Sudan
37. India
38. Tuvalu
39. Armenia
40. Afghanistan
41. Uzbekistan
42. Azerbaijan
43. El Salvador
44. Hungary
45. China
46. Ghana
47. Domin. Rep.
48. Romania
49. Sierra Leone
50. Paraguay
51. Kyrgyzstan
52. Netherlands
53. Burkina Faso
54. Mozambique
55. France
56. Luxembourg
57. Mexico
58. Turkey
59. North Macedonia
60. Spain
61. Kenya
62. Senegal
63. Sri Lanka
64. Tonga
65. Poland
66. Germany
67. Australia
68. Namibia
69. Pakistan
70. Bulgaria
71. USA
72. Lithuania
73. Czechia
74. Botswana
75. S.T.&Principe
76. Tanzania
77. Yemen
78. Belgium
79. Italy
80. Thailand
81. Portugal
82. Guatemala
83. Mauritius
84. Philippines
85. Argentina
86. Nicaragua
87. Kiribati
88. Benin
89. Zimbabwe
90. Greece
91. Serbia
92. Chad
93. Andorra
94. Belarus
95. Vietnam
96. Mauritania
97. Jamaica
98. San Marino
99. Albania
100. Slovakia
101. Switzerland
102. Angola
103. New Zealand
104. Niger
105. Colombia
106. Bolivia
107. Mali
108. Cambodia
109. Georgia
110. Ethiopia
111. Dominica
112. Costa Rica
113. Liechtenstein
114. Zambia
115. Honduras
116. Latvia
117. Austria
118. R. of Congo
119. Slovenia
120. G.-Bissau
121. Panama
122. Indonesia
123. Iran
124. Brazil
125. Tajikistan
126. Croatia
127. Nepal
128. Malaysia
129. Malta
130. Israel
131. Venezuela
132. Grenada
133. Barbados
134. Estonia
135. Iraq
136. Bosnia & Herz.
137. North Korea
138. Ecuador
139. Cameroon
140. Ant.& Barb.
141. Liberia
142. Burma
143. Maldives
144. Cape Verde
145. Montenegro
146. Peru
147. Puerto Rico
148. St. Vincent & ...
149. Samoa
150. Algeria
151. Fiji
152. Saint Lucia
153. Iceland
154. South Korea
155. DR Congo
156. Vanuatu
157. Chile
158. Cyprus
159. Bhutan
160. Russia
161. Japan
162. Jordan
163. Aruba
164. Tr.&Tobago
165. Bahrain
166. N. Caledonia
167. Laos
168. Palau
169. C.A. Republic
170. Libya
171. Kuwait
172. Gabon
173. Belize
174. Finland
175. Sweden
176. Micronesia
177. Canada
178. Qatar
179. Bermuda
180. UA Emirates
181. Oman
182. Egypt
183. Solomon Isl.
184. Hong Kong
185. Eq. Guinea
186. Guyana
187. Seychelles
188. Papua N.G.
189. Norway
190. Brunei
191. Bahamas
192. Singapore
193. Suriname
86.48
84.22
83.89
81.35
80.77
79.42
79.37
77.76
76.33
76.20
74.10
74.09
73.51
73.23
72.31
71.89
71.47
71.30
70.34
70.31
70.29
70.23
70.12
69.48
68.96
66.74
65.91
65.53
65.13
64.93
64.17
62.65
62.65
62.44
60.81
60.31
60.06
60.00
58.59
58.44
58.06
57.83
57.71
55.70
55.43
55.39
55.35
55.26
54.71
54.11
54.01
53.55
53.40
52.79
52.50
51.66
50.69
50.14
49.60
49.58
49.53
49.40
48.61
48.61
47.61
47.47
47.22
47.14
46.69
46.09
46.08
45.89
45.80
45.63
44.79
44.62
44.42
44.38
44.26
43.80
43.34
43.04
43.04
42.67
42.44
42.31
41.98
41.83
41.79
41.68
40.39
39.98
39.87
39.58
39.21
38.53
38.50
38.33
38.12
37.96
37.79
36.95
36.88
36.79
36.49
35.83
35.47
34.86
34.13
34.08
33.33
33.14
32.31
32.07
31.96
31.67
31.47
31.19
30.36
29.89
29.52
29.13
29.01
28.33
27.95
26.55
26.12
26.09
25.91
24.80
24.38
23.53
23.26
23.12
21.83
21.74
21.55
21.54
20.94
20.45
19.97
19.91
19.80
19.60
19.59
19.05
19.04
17.95
17.56
17.36
17.06
16.30
16.25
16.07
15.48
15.34
14.40
13.96
13.82
13.17
12.64
11.53
11.11
10.53
10.13
10.07
9.91
9.35
9.10
8.72
8.42
8.36
7.98
7.44
7.32
7.14
6.47
6.44
5.56
5.52
4.76
4.08
3.90
3.81
3.73
3.41
3.37
3.10
2.70
2.54
1.30
0.92
0.45
0
21.6
43.2
64.9
86.48


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