Agricultural land
percent · OBSERVED 2023
Share of land used for agriculture — arable land, permanent crops and pasture.
- Nations ranked
- 177
- Highest
- 86.5%
- Lowest
- 0.4%
- Observed
- 2023
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- Observed 2023 · World Bank01 Ivory Coast86.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank02 Turkmenistan84.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank03 Burundi83.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank04 Uruguay81.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank05 Saudi Arabia80.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank06 South Africa79.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank07 Kazakhstan79.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank08 Lesotho77.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank09 Rwanda76.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank10 Nigeria76.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank11 Moldova74.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank12 Syria74.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank13 Djibouti73.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank14 Guinea73.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank15 Bangladesh72.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank16 Uganda71.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank17 Comoros71.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank18 Ukraine71.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank19 Somalia70.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank70.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank21 Madagascar70.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank22 Togo70.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank23 Eswatini69.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank24 Mongolia69.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank25 Morocco66.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank26 Lebanon65.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank27 Denmark65.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank28 Haiti65.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank29 Palestine64.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank30 Malawi64.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank31 Eritrea62.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank32 Gambia62.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank33 Tunisia62.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank34 Cuba61.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank35 Ireland60.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank36 Sudan60.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank37 India60.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank38 Armenia58.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank39 Afghanistan58.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank40 Uzbekistan58.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank41 Azerbaijan57.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank42 El Salvador57.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank43 Hungary55.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank44 China55.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank45 Ghana55.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank55.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank47 Romania55.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank48 Sierra Leone54.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank49 Paraguay54.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank50 Kyrgyzstan54.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank51 Netherlands53.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank52 Burkina Faso53.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank53 Mozambique52.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank54 France52.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank55 Luxembourg51.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank56 Mexico50.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank57 Türkiye50.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank49.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank59 Spain49.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank60 Kenya49.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank61 Senegal49.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank62 Sri Lanka48.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank63 Poland47.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank64 Germany47.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank65 Australia47.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank66 Namibia47.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank67 Pakistan46.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank68 Bulgaria46.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank46.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank70 Lithuania45.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank71 Czechia45.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank72 Botswana45.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank73 South Sudan44.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank44.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank75 Tanzania44.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank76 Yemen44.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank77 Belgium44.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank78 Italy44.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank79 Thailand43.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank80 Portugal43.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank81 Mauritius43.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank82 Guatemala43.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank83 Philippines42.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank84 Argentina42.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank85 Nicaragua42.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank86 Benin41.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank87 Zimbabwe41.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank88 Greece41.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank89 Serbia40.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank90 Chad40.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank91 Andorra39.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank92 Belarus39.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank93 Vietnam39.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank94 Mauritania38.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank95 Jamaica38.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank96 San Marino38.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank97 Albania38.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank98 Slovakia38.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank99 Switzerland37.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank100 Angola36.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank101 New Zealand36.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank102 Niger36.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank103 Colombia36.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank104 Bolivia35.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank105 Mali35.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank106 Cambodia34.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank107 Georgia34.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank108 Ethiopia34.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank109 Costa Rica33.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank110 Liechtenstein32.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank111 Zambia32.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank112 Honduras32.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank113 Latvia31.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank114 Austria31.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank115 Congo31.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank116 Slovenia30.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank117 Guinea-Bissau29.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank118 Panama29.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank119 Indonesia29.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank120 Iran29.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank121 Brazil28.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank122 Tajikistan27.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank123 Croatia26.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank124 Nepal26.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank125 Malaysia26.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank126 Malta25.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank127 Venezuela24.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank128 Estonia23.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank129 Timor-Leste23.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank130 Iraq21.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank21.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank132 North Korea21.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank133 Ecuador21.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank134 Cameroon20.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank135 Liberia20.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank136 Myanmar19.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank137 Cape Verde19.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank138 Montenegro19.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank139 Peru19.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank140 Puerto Rico19.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank141 Algeria17.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank142 Fiji17.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank143 Iceland16.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank144 South Korea16.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank145 DR Congo15.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank146 Vanuatu15.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank147 Chile14.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank148 Cyprus14.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank149 Bhutan13.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank150 Russia13.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank151 Japan12.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank152 Jordan11.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank10.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank154 New Caledonia10.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank155 Laos9.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank9.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank157 Libya8.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank158 Kuwait8.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank159 Gabon8.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank160 Belize8.0% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank161 Finland7.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank162 Sweden7.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank163 Canada6.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank164 Qatar6.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank5.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank166 Oman4.8% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank167 Egypt4.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank168 Solomon Islands3.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank3.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank170 Guyana3.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank171 Seychelles3.4% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank172 Papua New Guinea3.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank173 Norway2.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank174 Brunei2.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank175 Bahamas1.3% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank176 Greenland0.6% 2023
- Observed 2023 · World Bank177 Suriname0.4% 2023
Not observed
9 nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world’s statistical apparatus, not a zero — these nations hold their place as hatched gaps, and a gap has no underside to turn over.
- AntarcticaNOT OBSERVED
Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.
- Falkland IslandsNOT OBSERVED
The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.
- French Southern and Antarctic LandsNOT OBSERVED
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.
- KosovoNOT OBSERVED
- MonacoNOT OBSERVED
- Northern CyprusNOT OBSERVED
Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.
- SomalilandNOT OBSERVED
Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.
- TaiwanNOT OBSERVED
Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.
- Vatican CityNOT OBSERVED
Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.