Arable land, percent of land area - Country rankings
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Arable land, percent of total land area, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 12.5 percent. The highest value was in Bangladesh: 60.6 percent and the lowest value was in Oman: 0.3 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 | Arable land, percent of land area, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 60.6 | 1 | 1961 - 2023 |
| India | 51.8 | 2 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 39.3 | 3 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 31 | 4 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 25.3 | 5 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Syria | 24 | 6 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 23.3 | 7 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.2 | 8 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 21.5 | 9 | 1961 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 19.1 | 10 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 18.7 | 11 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Burma | 16.9 | 12 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 15.7 | 13 | 1992 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 14.9 | 14 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 13.4 | 15 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 13.1 | 16 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 12.6 | 17 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Israel | 12.5 | 18 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 19 | 1961 - 2023 |
| China | 11.5 | 20 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 11.4 | 21 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Japan | 11.1 | 22 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 23 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Iran | 9.7 | 24 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 9.4 | 25 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 9.1 | 26 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 7 | 27 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6.7 | 28 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 6.1 | 29 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Laos | 5.3 | 30 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 4.4 | 31 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 3.4 | 32 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 2.6 | 33 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 2.6 | 34 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 2.4 | 35 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 2.3 | 36 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 2.2 | 37 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 1.9 | 38 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 1.8 | 39 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.6 | 40 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 0.8 | 41 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 0.8 | 42 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 0.7 | 43 | 1961 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 0.7 | 44 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 0.4 | 45 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Oman | 0.3 | 46 | 1961 - 2023 |
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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