Arable land, percent of land area - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Arable land, percent of total land area, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 192 countries was 14.4 percent. The highest value was in Bangladesh: 60.5 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 0.1 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Arable land, percent of land area, 2021 Global rank Available data
Bangladesh 60.5 1 1961 - 2022
Denmark 58.9 2 1961 - 2022
Ukraine 56.8 3 1992 - 2022
India 51.9 4 1961 - 2022
Moldova 51.9 5 1992 - 2022
Rwanda 51.4 6 1961 - 2022
Burundi 49.5 7 1961 - 2022
Togo 48.7 8 1961 - 2022
Hungary 45.4 9 1961 - 2022
Gambia 43.5 10 1961 - 2022
Malawi 42.4 11 1961 - 2022
Nigeria 40.5 12 1961 - 2022
Pakistan 39.3 13 1961 - 2022
Mauritius 37.6 14 1961 - 2022
Romania 37.3 15 1961 - 2022
Haiti 36.5 16 1961 - 2022
Lithuania 36.4 17 1992 - 2022
Poland 36.2 18 1961 - 2022
Comoros 34.9 19 1961 - 2022
El Salvador 34.8 20 1961 - 2022
Uganda 34.4 21 1961 - 2022
France 34.3 22 1961 - 2022
Thailand 33.6 23 1961 - 2022
Germany 33.4 24 1961 - 2022
San Marino 33.1 25 1961 - 2022
Bulgaria 32.2 26 1961 - 2022
Czechia 32.1 27 1993 - 2022
Serbia 31.1 28 2006 - 2022
Benin 30.9 29 1961 - 2022
Netherlands 29.8 30 1961 - 2022
Belgium 28.4 31 2000 - 2022
Burkina Faso 28.4 32 1961 - 2022
Tonga 27.8 33 1961 - 2022
Belarus 27.7 34 1992 - 2022
Slovakia 27.6 35 1993 - 2022
Turkey 25.8 36 1961 - 2022
Azerbaijan 25.3 37 1992 - 2022
UK 24.8 38 1961 - 2022
Syria 24.7 39 1961 - 2022
Malta 24.4 40 1961 - 2022
Italy 24.3 41 1961 - 2022
Luxembourg 24.3 42 2000 - 2022
Cambodia 23.3 43 1961 - 2022
Spain 23.1 44 1961 - 2022
Sri Lanka 22.2 45 1961 - 2022
Albania 21.9 46 1961 - 2022
Latvia 21.9 47 1992 - 2022
Sierra Leone 21.9 48 1961 - 2022
Vietnam 21.6 49 1961 - 2022
Ghana 20.7 50 1961 - 2022
Guinea 20.3 51 1961 - 2022
Senegal 19.9 52 1961 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 19.7 53 1992 - 2022
North Korea 19.1 54 1961 - 2022
Philippines 18.7 55 1961 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 18.2 56 1961 - 2022
Tunisia 18.2 57 1961 - 2022
Israel 17.4 58 1961 - 2021
Burma 16.8 59 1961 - 2022
Morocco 16.8 60 1961 - 2022
USA 16.7 61 1961 - 2022
North Macedonia 16.5 62 1992 - 2022
Estonia 16.4 63 1992 - 2022
Barbados 16.3 64 1961 - 2022
Austria 16 65 1961 - 2022
Armenia 15.6 66 1992 - 2022
Argentina 15.4 67 1961 - 2022
Croatia 15.3 68 1992 - 2022
Tanzania 15.2 69 1961 - 2022
Ethiopia 14.6 70 1993 - 2022
Guatemala 14.5 71 1961 - 2022
Greece 14.1 72 1961 - 2022
Niger 14 73 1961 - 2022
G.-Bissau 13.9 74 1961 - 2022
South Korea 13.8 75 1961 - 2022
Lebanon 13.6 76 1961 - 2022
Ivory Coast 13.4 77 1961 - 2022
Cameroon 13.1 78 1961 - 2022
Maldives 13 79 1961 - 2022
Nepal 12.8 80 1961 - 2022
Nicaragua 12.5 81 1961 - 2022
Cape Verde 12.4 82 1961 - 2022
Afghanistan 12 83 1961 - 2022
Uruguay 11.6 84 1961 - 2022
China 11.5 85 1961 - 2022
Iraq 11.4 86 1961 - 2022
Kenya 11.3 87 1961 - 2022
Japan 11.2 88 1961 - 2022
Paraguay 11.2 89 1961 - 2022
Sudan 11.2 90 2012 - 2022
Aruba 11.1 91 1961 - 2022
Jamaica 11.1 92 1961 - 2022
Kazakhstan 11 93 1992 - 2022
Liechtenstein 10.8 94 1961 - 2022
Portugal 10.6 95 1961 - 2022
Mexico 10.3 96 1961 - 2022
Swaziland 10.3 97 1961 - 2022
Cyprus 10.1 98 1961 - 2022
Switzerland 10 99 1961 - 2022
South Africa 9.9 100 1961 - 2022
Iran 9.7 101 1961 - 2022
Indonesia 9.5 102 1961 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 9.1 103 1961 - 2022
Honduras 9.1 104 1961 - 2022
Uzbekistan 9.1 105 1992 - 2022
Slovenia 8.9 106 1992 - 2022
Grenada 8.8 107 1961 - 2022
Dominica 8 108 1961 - 2022
Zimbabwe 8 109 1961 - 2022
Panama 7.6 110 1961 - 2022
Finland 7.4 111 1961 - 2022
Russia 7.4 112 1992 - 2022
Lesotho 7.2 113 1961 - 2022
Mozambique 7.2 114 1961 - 2022
Palestine 7 115 1961 - 2021
Mali 6.8 116 1961 - 2022
Brazil 6.7 117 1961 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 6.7 118 1992 - 2022
Ireland 6.3 119 1961 - 2022
DR Congo 6.2 120 1961 - 2022
Sweden 6.2 121 1961 - 2022
Tajikistan 6 122 1992 - 2022
Eritrea 5.7 123 1993 - 2022
Puerto Rico 5.7 124 1961 - 2022
Bermuda 5.6 125 1961 - 2022
Laos 5.3 126 1961 - 2022
Liberia 5.2 127 1961 - 2022
Madagascar 5.2 128 1961 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 5.1 129 1961 - 2022
Zambia 5.1 130 1961 - 2022
Bolivia 5 131 1961 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 4.9 132 1961 - 2022
Georgia 4.5 133 1992 - 2022
Belize 4.4 134 1961 - 2022
Canada 4.4 135 1961 - 2022
Saint Lucia 4.4 136 1961 - 2022
Angola 4.3 137 1961 - 2022
Chad 4.2 138 1961 - 2022
Fiji 4.2 139 1961 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 4.2 140 1961 - 2022
Australia 4.1 141 1961 - 2022
Ecuador 4.1 142 1961 - 2022
Samoa 4.1 143 1961 - 2022
Costa Rica 3.9 144 1961 - 2022
Peru 3.4 145 1961 - 2022
Turkmenistan 3.4 146 1992 - 2022
Algeria 3.2 147 1961 - 2022
Egypt 3.1 148 1961 - 2022
C.A. Republic 2.9 149 1961 - 2022
Micronesia 2.9 150 1991 - 2022
Venezuela 2.9 151 1961 - 2022
Bahrain 2.7 152 1961 - 2022
Kiribati 2.5 153 1961 - 2022
Malaysia 2.5 154 1961 - 2022
New Zealand 2.3 155 1961 - 2022
Jordan 2.2 156 1961 - 2022
Norway 2.2 157 1961 - 2022
Yemen 2.2 158 1961 - 2022
Colombia 2.1 159 1961 - 2022
Guyana 2.1 160 1961 - 2022
Chile 2 161 1961 - 2022
Bhutan 1.9 162 1961 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 1.9 163 1961 - 2022
Hong Kong 1.9 164 1961 - 2021
Qatar 1.8 165 1961 - 2022
Somalia 1.8 166 1961 - 2022
Andorra 1.6 167 1961 - 2022
R. of Congo 1.6 168 1961 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 1.6 169 1961 - 2022
Vanuatu 1.6 170 1961 - 2022
Gabon 1.3 171 1961 - 2022
Iceland 1.2 172 1961 - 2022
Libya 1 173 1961 - 2022
Namibia 1 174 1961 - 2022
Bahamas 0.8 175 1961 - 2022
Brunei 0.8 176 1961 - 2022
Singapore 0.8 177 1961 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.8 178 1961 - 2022
Mongolia 0.7 179 1961 - 2022
Montenegro 0.7 180 2006 - 2022
Palau 0.7 181 1991 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.7 182 1961 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.7 183 1961 - 2022
Botswana 0.5 184 1961 - 2022
Kuwait 0.4 185 1961 - 2022
Mauritania 0.4 186 1961 - 2022
Suriname 0.4 187 1961 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.3 188 1961 - 2022
Seychelles 0.3 189 1961 - 2022
Oman 0.2 190 1961 - 2022
Djibouti 0.1 191 1961 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.1 192 1961 - 2022


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Definition: 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.

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1. Bangladesh
2. Denmark
3. Ukraine
4. India
5. Moldova
6. Rwanda
7. Burundi
8. Togo
9. Hungary
10. Gambia
11. Malawi
12. Nigeria
13. Pakistan
14. Mauritius
15. Romania
16. Haiti
17. Lithuania
18. Poland
19. Comoros
20. El Salvador
21. Uganda
22. France
23. Thailand
24. Germany
25. San Marino
26. Bulgaria
27. Czechia
28. Serbia
29. Benin
30. Netherlands
31. Belgium
32. Burkina Faso
33. Tonga
34. Belarus
35. Slovakia
36. Turkey
37. Azerbaijan
38. UK
39. Syria
40. Malta
41. Italy
42. Luxembourg
43. Cambodia
44. Spain
45. Sri Lanka
46. Albania
47. Latvia
48. Sierra Leone
49. Vietnam
50. Ghana
51. Guinea
52. Senegal
53. Bosnia & Herz.
54. North Korea
55. Philippines
56. Domin. Rep.
57. Tunisia
58. Israel
59. Burma
60. Morocco
61. USA
62. North Macedonia
63. Estonia
64. Barbados
65. Austria
66. Armenia
67. Argentina
68. Croatia
69. Tanzania
70. Ethiopia
71. Guatemala
72. Greece
73. Niger
74. G.-Bissau
75. South Korea
76. Lebanon
77. Ivory Coast
78. Cameroon
79. Maldives
80. Nepal
81. Nicaragua
82. Cape Verde
83. Afghanistan
84. Uruguay
85. China
86. Iraq
87. Kenya
88. Japan
89. Paraguay
90. Sudan
91. Aruba
92. Jamaica
93. Kazakhstan
94. Liechtenstein
95. Portugal
96. Mexico
97. Swaziland
98. Cyprus
99. Switzerland
100. South Africa
101. Iran
102. Indonesia
103. Ant.& Barb.
104. Honduras
105. Uzbekistan
106. Slovenia
107. Grenada
108. Dominica
109. Zimbabwe
110. Panama
111. Finland
112. Russia
113. Lesotho
114. Mozambique
115. Palestine
116. Mali
117. Brazil
118. Kyrgyzstan
119. Ireland
120. DR Congo
121. Sweden
122. Tajikistan
123. Eritrea
124. Puerto Rico
125. Bermuda
126. Laos
127. Liberia
128. Madagascar
129. St. Vincent & ...
130. Zambia
131. Bolivia
132. Tr.&Tobago
133. Georgia
134. Belize
135. Canada
136. Saint Lucia
137. Angola
138. Chad
139. Fiji
140. S.T.&Principe
141. Australia
142. Ecuador
143. Samoa
144. Costa Rica
145. Peru
146. Turkmenistan
147. Algeria
148. Egypt
149. C.A. Republic
150. Micronesia
151. Venezuela
152. Bahrain
153. Kiribati
154. Malaysia
155. New Zealand
156. Jordan
157. Norway
158. Yemen
159. Colombia
160. Guyana
161. Chile
162. Bhutan
163. Eq. Guinea
164. Hong Kong
165. Qatar
166. Somalia
167. Andorra
168. R. of Congo
169. Saudi Arabia
170. Vanuatu
171. Gabon
172. Iceland
173. Libya
174. Namibia
175. Bahamas
176. Brunei
177. Singapore
178. Solomon Isl.
179. Mongolia
180. Montenegro
181. Palau
182. Papua N.G.
183. UA Emirates
184. Botswana
185. Kuwait
186. Mauritania
187. Suriname
188. N. Caledonia
189. Seychelles
190. Oman
191. Djibouti
192. Faroe Isl.
60.5
58.9
56.8
51.9
51.9
51.4
49.5
48.7
45.4
43.5
42.4
40.5
39.3
37.6
37.3
36.5
36.4
36.2
34.9
34.8
34.4
34.3
33.6
33.4
33.1
32.2
32.1
31.1
30.9
29.8
28.4
28.4
27.8
27.7
27.6
25.8
25.3
24.8
24.7
24.4
24.3
24.3
23.3
23.1
22.2
21.9
21.9
21.9
21.6
20.7
20.3
19.9
19.7
19.1
18.7
18.2
18.2
17.4
16.8
16.8
16.7
16.5
16.4
16.3
16.0
15.6
15.4
15.3
15.2
14.6
14.5
14.1
14.0
13.9
13.8
13.6
13.4
13.1
13.0
12.8
12.5
12.4
12.0
11.6
11.5
11.4
11.3
11.2
11.2
11.2
11.1
11.1
11.0
10.8
10.6
10.3
10.3
10.1
10.0
9.9
9.7
9.5
9.1
9.1
9.1
8.9
8.8
8.0
8.0
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.2
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.7
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.0
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
3.9
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0
15.1
30.3
45.4
60.5


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