* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Percent agricultural land, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 193 countries was 38.17 percent. The highest value was in Burundi: 81.89 percent and the lowest value was in Suriname: 0.5 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
| Countries | Percent agricultural land, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 81.89 | 1 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Rwanda | 81.25 | 2 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 80.77 | 3 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Uruguay | 80.39 | 4 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Lesotho | 80.14 | 5 | 1961 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 79.42 | 6 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 79.19 | 7 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 77.35 | 8 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Syria | 75.77 | 9 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Nigeria | 75.37 | 10 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 73.9 | 11 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Djibouti | 73.51 | 12 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 72.32 | 13 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Turkmenistan | 72.01 | 14 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Uganda | 71.89 | 15 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Comoros | 71.47 | 16 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Ukraine | 71.3 | 17 | 1992 - 2021 |
| UK | 71.16 | 18 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Somalia | 70.34 | 19 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 70.29 | 20 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Togo | 70.23 | 21 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Faroe Isl. | 70.12 | 22 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Swaziland | 69.48 | 23 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 69 | 24 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Morocco | 67.87 | 25 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Lebanon | 66.4 | 26 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 65.45 | 27 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Haiti | 65.13 | 28 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Palestine | 64.93 | 29 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Malawi | 64.17 | 30 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 62.96 | 31 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Eritrea | 62.72 | 32 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 62.65 | 33 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Tunisia | 62.44 | 34 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Sudan | 60.31 | 35 | 1961 - 2021 |
| India | 60.05 | 36 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Tuvalu | 60 | 37 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Guinea | 59.57 | 38 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 58.83 | 39 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Afghanistan | 58.74 | 40 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 58.3 | 41 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 57.84 | 42 | 1992 - 2021 |
| El Salvador | 57.71 | 43 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Romania | 56.85 | 44 | 1961 - 2021 |
| China | 55.46 | 45 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Ghana | 55.39 | 46 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 55.27 | 47 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | 54.71 | 48 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 54.05 | 49 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 53.82 | 50 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Mozambique | 52.66 | 51 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Spain | 52.48 | 52 | 1961 - 2021 |
| France | 52.15 | 53 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 51.59 | 54 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Domin. Rep. | 51.1 | 55 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Mexico | 49.96 | 56 | 1961 - 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 49.96 | 57 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 49.49 | 58 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Senegal | 49.4 | 59 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Kenya | 48.69 | 60 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Tonga | 48.61 | 61 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Germany | 47.49 | 62 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Poland | 47.37 | 63 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Australia | 47.26 | 64 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 47.14 | 65 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Pakistan | 47.09 | 66 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 46.92 | 67 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 46.56 | 68 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 46.49 | 69 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 46 | 70 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 45.73 | 71 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Botswana | 45.63 | 72 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Greece | 45.52 | 73 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 45.46 | 74 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 45.1 | 75 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Tanzania | 44.62 | 76 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Yemen | 44.42 | 77 | 1961 - 2021 |
| USA | 44.36 | 78 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 44.2 | 79 | 1992 - 2021 |
| S.T.&Principe | 43.75 | 80 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 43.25 | 81 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Argentina | 43.1 | 82 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Mauritius | 43.06 | 83 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Guatemala | 43.04 | 84 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Philippines | 42.54 | 85 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Nicaragua | 42.31 | 86 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Paraguay | 42.31 | 87 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Kiribati | 41.98 | 88 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Italy | 41.94 | 89 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 41.88 | 90 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Albania | 41.47 | 91 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 41.44 | 92 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Belarus | 40.28 | 93 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Chad | 39.98 | 94 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Andorra | 39.91 | 95 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Vietnam | 39.43 | 96 | 1961 - 2021 |
| New Zealand | 38.64 | 97 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 38.6 | 98 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Mauritania | 38.53 | 99 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Colombia | 38.5 | 100 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Jamaica | 38.5 | 101 | 1961 - 2021 |
| San Marino | 38.33 | 102 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Switzerland | 37.95 | 103 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Angola | 36.81 | 104 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Niger | 36.78 | 105 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 35.47 | 106 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Tajikistan | 35.43 | 107 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Mali | 35.35 | 108 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bolivia | 35.19 | 109 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Benin | 35.03 | 110 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 34.55 | 111 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 34.25 | 112 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Ethiopia | 34.2 | 113 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Indonesia | 34.13 | 114 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Dominica | 33.33 | 115 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Liechtenstein | 32.31 | 116 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Zambia | 32.07 | 117 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Honduras | 31.96 | 118 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 31.66 | 119 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Austria | 31.48 | 120 | 1961 - 2021 |
| R. of Congo | 31.27 | 121 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 30.34 | 122 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Israel | 29.74 | 123 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Panama | 29.41 | 124 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Iran | 29.01 | 125 | 1961 - 2021 |
| G.-Bissau | 28.99 | 126 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 28.75 | 127 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Brazil | 28.64 | 128 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Malta | 27.34 | 129 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 26.38 | 130 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Malaysia | 26.09 | 131 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Venezuela | 24.38 | 132 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Grenada | 23.53 | 133 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Barbados | 23.26 | 134 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 23.09 | 135 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Ecuador | 22.02 | 136 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Iraq | 21.71 | 137 | 1961 - 2021 |
| North Korea | 21.55 | 138 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Cameroon | 20.63 | 139 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 20.45 | 140 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Liberia | 19.97 | 141 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Peru | 19.93 | 142 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Burma | 19.89 | 143 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 19.67 | 144 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Cape Verde | 19.6 | 145 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Puerto Rico | 19.04 | 146 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Montenegro | 19 | 147 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Iceland | 18.57 | 148 | 1961 - 2021 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 17.95 | 149 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Samoa | 17.77 | 150 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Algeria | 17.35 | 151 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Fiji | 17.06 | 152 | 1961 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 16.42 | 153 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Saint Lucia | 16.3 | 154 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Vanuatu | 15.34 | 155 | 1961 - 2021 |
| DR Congo | 14.95 | 156 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Chile | 14.25 | 157 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | 13.45 | 158 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 13.33 | 159 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Russia | 13.16 | 160 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Japan | 12.78 | 161 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Jordan | 11.52 | 162 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Aruba | 11.11 | 163 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 10.53 | 164 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bahrain | 10.25 | 165 | 1961 - 2021 |
| N. Caledonia | 10.07 | 166 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Palau | 9.35 | 167 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Laos | 8.8 | 168 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Libya | 8.72 | 169 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Kuwait | 8.42 | 170 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Gabon | 8.36 | 171 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Belize | 7.98 | 172 | 1961 - 2021 |
| C.A. Republic | 7.88 | 173 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Finland | 7.46 | 174 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 7.37 | 175 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Micronesia | 7.14 | 176 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Canada | 6.48 | 177 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Qatar | 6.44 | 178 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bermuda | 5.56 | 179 | 1961 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 5.51 | 180 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Guyana | 5.3 | 181 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Oman | 4.74 | 182 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Solomon Isl. | 4.29 | 183 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Egypt | 4.05 | 184 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 3.81 | 185 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Eq. Guinea | 3.74 | 186 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Seychelles | 3.37 | 187 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Papua N.G. | 3.18 | 188 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Norway | 2.7 | 189 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 2.54 | 190 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Bahamas | 1.3 | 191 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Singapore | 0.92 | 192 | 1961 - 2021 |
| Suriname | 0.5 | 193 | 1961 - 2021 |
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. Burundi
2. Rwanda
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Uruguay
5. Lesotho
6. South Africa
7. Kazakhstan
8. Bangladesh
9. Syria
10. Nigeria
11. Ivory Coast
12. Djibouti
13. Mongolia
14. Turkmenistan
15. Uganda
16. Comoros
17. Ukraine
18. UK
19. Somalia
20. Madagascar
21. Togo
22. Faroe Isl.
23. Swaziland
24. Moldova
25. Morocco
26. Lebanon
27. Denmark
28. Haiti
29. Palestine
30. Malawi
31. Ireland
32. Eritrea
33. Gambia
34. Tunisia
35. Sudan
36. India
37. Tuvalu
38. Guinea
39. Armenia
40. Afghanistan
41. Uzbekistan
42. Azerbaijan
43. El Salvador
44. Romania
45. China
46. Ghana
47. Hungary
48. Sierra Leone
49. Kyrgyzstan
50. Netherlands
51. Mozambique
52. Spain
53. France
54. Luxembourg
55. Domin. Rep.
56. Mexico
57. North Macedonia
58. Turkey
59. Senegal
60. Kenya
61. Tonga
62. Germany
63. Poland
64. Australia
65. Namibia
66. Pakistan
67. Lithuania
68. Burkina Faso
69. Bulgaria
70. Thailand
71. Czechia
72. Botswana
73. Greece
74. Sri Lanka
75. Belgium
76. Tanzania
77. Yemen
78. USA
79. Bosnia & Herz.
80. S.T.&Principe
81. Portugal
82. Argentina
83. Mauritius
84. Guatemala
85. Philippines
86. Nicaragua
87. Paraguay
88. Kiribati
89. Italy
90. Zimbabwe
91. Albania
92. Serbia
93. Belarus
94. Chad
95. Andorra
96. Vietnam
97. New Zealand
98. Slovakia
99. Mauritania
100. Colombia
101. Jamaica
102. San Marino
103. Switzerland
104. Angola
105. Niger
106. Costa Rica
107. Tajikistan
108. Mali
109. Bolivia
110. Benin
111. Cambodia
112. Georgia
113. Ethiopia
114. Indonesia
115. Dominica
116. Liechtenstein
117. Zambia
118. Honduras
119. Latvia
120. Austria
121. R. of Congo
122. Slovenia
123. Israel
124. Panama
125. Iran
126. G.-Bissau
127. Nepal
128. Brazil
129. Malta
130. Croatia
131. Malaysia
132. Venezuela
133. Grenada
134. Barbados
135. Estonia
136. Ecuador
137. Iraq
138. North Korea
139. Cameroon
140. Ant.& Barb.
141. Liberia
142. Peru
143. Burma
144. Maldives
145. Cape Verde
146. Puerto Rico
147. Montenegro
148. Iceland
149. St. Vincent & ...
150. Samoa
151. Algeria
152. Fiji
153. South Korea
154. Saint Lucia
155. Vanuatu
156. DR Congo
157. Chile
158. Bhutan
159. Cyprus
160. Russia
161. Japan
162. Jordan
163. Aruba
164. Tr.&Tobago
165. Bahrain
166. N. Caledonia
167. Palau
168. Laos
169. Libya
170. Kuwait
171. Gabon
172. Belize
173. C.A. Republic
174. Finland
175. Sweden
176. Micronesia
177. Canada
178. Qatar
179. Bermuda
180. UA Emirates
181. Guyana
182. Oman
183. Solomon Isl.
184. Egypt
185. Hong Kong
186. Eq. Guinea
187. Seychelles
188. Papua N.G.
189. Norway
190. Brunei
191. Bahamas
193. Suriname
81.89
81.25
80.77
80.39
80.14
79.42
79.19
77.35
75.77
75.37
73.90
73.51
72.32
72.01
71.89
71.47
71.30
71.16
70.34
70.29
70.23
70.12
69.48
69.00
67.87
66.40
65.45
65.13
64.93
64.17
62.96
62.72
62.65
62.44
60.31
60.05
60.00
59.57
58.83
58.74
58.30
57.84
57.71
56.85
55.46
55.39
55.27
54.71
54.05
53.82
52.66
52.48
52.15
51.59
51.10
49.96
49.96
49.49
49.40
48.69
48.61
47.49
47.37
47.26
47.14
47.09
46.92
46.56
46.49
46.00
45.73
45.63
45.52
45.46
45.10
44.62
44.42
44.36
44.20
43.75
43.25
43.10
43.06
43.04
42.54
42.31
42.31
41.98
41.94
41.88
41.47
41.44
40.28
39.98
39.91
39.43
38.64
38.60
38.53
38.50
38.50
38.33
37.95
36.81
36.78
35.47
35.43
35.35
35.19
35.03
34.55
34.25
34.20
34.13
33.33
32.31
32.07
31.96
31.66
31.48
31.27
30.34
29.74
29.41
29.01
28.99
28.75
28.64
27.34
26.38
26.09
24.38
23.53
23.26
23.09
22.02
21.71
21.55
20.63
20.45
19.97
19.93
19.89
19.67
19.60
19.04
19.00
18.57
17.95
17.77
17.35
17.06
16.42
16.30
15.34
14.95
14.25
13.45
13.33
13.16
12.78
11.52
11.11
10.53
10.25
10.07
9.35
8.80
8.72
8.42
8.36
7.98
7.88
7.46
7.37
7.14
6.48
6.44
5.56
5.51
5.30
4.74
4.29
4.05
3.81
3.74
3.37
3.18
2.70
2.54
1.30
0.92
0.50
20.5
40.9
61.4
81.89
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