# Agricultural land by nation — world ranking

Agricultural land ranked across 177 nations, highest to lowest. Ivory Coast highest at 86.5% (2023). Each figure carries its publisher and observation…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/agricultural-land
Updated: 2026-06-14 (the geography domain's last refresh)

Definition: Share of land used for agriculture — arable land, permanent crops and pasture.
Unit: %. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

## Ranking (177 nations)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 86.5% | 2023 |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 84.2% | 2023 |
| 3 | Burundi | 83.9% | 2023 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 81.4% | 2023 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 80.8% | 2023 |
| 6 | South Africa | 79.4% | 2023 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 79.4% | 2023 |
| 8 | Lesotho | 77.8% | 2023 |
| 9 | Rwanda | 76.3% | 2023 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 76.2% | 2023 |
| 11 | Moldova | 74.1% | 2023 |
| 12 | Syria | 74.1% | 2023 |
| 13 | Djibouti | 73.5% | 2023 |
| 14 | Guinea | 73.2% | 2023 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 72.3% | 2023 |
| 16 | Uganda | 71.9% | 2023 |
| 17 | Comoros | 71.5% | 2023 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 71.3% | 2023 |
| 19 | Somalia | 70.3% | 2023 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 70.3% | 2023 |
| 21 | Madagascar | 70.3% | 2023 |
| 22 | Togo | 70.2% | 2023 |
| 23 | Eswatini | 69.5% | 2023 |
| 24 | Mongolia | 69.0% | 2023 |
| 25 | Morocco | 66.7% | 2023 |
| 26 | Lebanon | 65.9% | 2023 |
| 27 | Denmark | 65.5% | 2023 |
| 28 | Haiti | 65.1% | 2023 |
| 29 | Palestine | 64.9% | 2023 |
| 30 | Malawi | 64.2% | 2023 |
| 31 | Eritrea | 62.7% | 2023 |
| 32 | Gambia | 62.6% | 2023 |
| 33 | Tunisia | 62.4% | 2023 |
| 34 | Cuba | 61.7% | 2023 |
| 35 | Ireland | 60.8% | 2023 |
| 36 | Sudan | 60.3% | 2023 |
| 37 | India | 60.1% | 2023 |
| 38 | Armenia | 58.6% | 2023 |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 58.4% | 2023 |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 58.1% | 2023 |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 57.8% | 2023 |
| 42 | El Salvador | 57.7% | 2023 |
| 43 | Hungary | 55.7% | 2023 |
| 44 | China | 55.4% | 2023 |
| 45 | Ghana | 55.4% | 2023 |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 55.4% | 2023 |
| 47 | Romania | 55.3% | 2023 |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 54.7% | 2023 |
| 49 | Paraguay | 54.1% | 2023 |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.0% | 2023 |
| 51 | Netherlands | 53.5% | 2023 |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 53.4% | 2023 |
| 53 | Mozambique | 52.8% | 2023 |
| 54 | France | 52.5% | 2023 |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 51.7% | 2023 |
| 56 | Mexico | 50.7% | 2023 |
| 57 | Türkiye | 50.1% | 2023 |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 49.6% | 2023 |
| 59 | Spain | 49.6% | 2023 |
| 60 | Kenya | 49.5% | 2023 |
| 61 | Senegal | 49.4% | 2023 |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 48.6% | 2023 |
| 63 | Poland | 47.6% | 2023 |
| 64 | Germany | 47.5% | 2023 |
| 65 | Australia | 47.2% | 2023 |
| 66 | Namibia | 47.1% | 2023 |
| 67 | Pakistan | 46.7% | 2023 |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 46.1% | 2023 |
| 69 | United States | 46.1% | 2023 |
| 70 | Lithuania | 45.9% | 2023 |
| 71 | Czechia | 45.8% | 2023 |
| 72 | Botswana | 45.6% | 2023 |
| 73 | South Sudan | 44.9% | 2023 |
| 74 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 44.8% | 2023 |
| 75 | Tanzania | 44.6% | 2023 |
| 76 | Yemen | 44.4% | 2023 |
| 77 | Belgium | 44.4% | 2023 |
| 78 | Italy | 44.3% | 2023 |
| 79 | Thailand | 43.8% | 2023 |
| 80 | Portugal | 43.3% | 2023 |
| 81 | Mauritius | 43.0% | 2023 |
| 82 | Guatemala | 43.0% | 2023 |
| 83 | Philippines | 42.7% | 2023 |
| 84 | Argentina | 42.4% | 2023 |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 42.3% | 2023 |
| 86 | Benin | 41.8% | 2023 |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 41.8% | 2023 |
| 88 | Greece | 41.7% | 2023 |
| 89 | Serbia | 40.4% | 2023 |
| 90 | Chad | 40.0% | 2023 |
| 91 | Andorra | 39.9% | 2023 |
| 92 | Belarus | 39.6% | 2023 |
| 93 | Vietnam | 39.2% | 2023 |
| 94 | Mauritania | 38.5% | 2023 |
| 95 | Jamaica | 38.5% | 2023 |
| 96 | San Marino | 38.3% | 2023 |
| 97 | Albania | 38.1% | 2023 |
| 98 | Slovakia | 38.0% | 2023 |
| 99 | Switzerland | 37.8% | 2023 |
| 100 | Angola | 36.9% | 2023 |
| 101 | New Zealand | 36.9% | 2023 |
| 102 | Niger | 36.8% | 2023 |
| 103 | Colombia | 36.5% | 2023 |
| 104 | Bolivia | 35.8% | 2023 |
| 105 | Mali | 35.5% | 2023 |
| 106 | Cambodia | 34.9% | 2023 |
| 107 | Georgia | 34.1% | 2023 |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 34.1% | 2023 |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 33.1% | 2023 |
| 110 | Liechtenstein | 32.3% | 2023 |
| 111 | Zambia | 32.1% | 2023 |
| 112 | Honduras | 32.0% | 2023 |
| 113 | Latvia | 31.7% | 2023 |
| 114 | Austria | 31.5% | 2023 |
| 115 | Congo | 31.2% | 2023 |
| 116 | Slovenia | 30.4% | 2023 |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.9% | 2023 |
| 118 | Panama | 29.5% | 2023 |
| 119 | Indonesia | 29.1% | 2023 |
| 120 | Iran | 29.0% | 2023 |
| 121 | Brazil | 28.3% | 2023 |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 27.9% | 2023 |
| 123 | Croatia | 26.6% | 2023 |
| 124 | Nepal | 26.1% | 2023 |
| 125 | Malaysia | 26.1% | 2023 |
| 126 | Malta | 25.9% | 2023 |
| 127 | Venezuela | 24.4% | 2023 |
| 128 | Estonia | 23.1% | 2023 |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | 23.0% | 2023 |
| 130 | Iraq | 21.8% | 2023 |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.7% | 2023 |
| 132 | North Korea | 21.6% | 2023 |
| 133 | Ecuador | 21.5% | 2023 |
| 134 | Cameroon | 20.9% | 2023 |
| 135 | Liberia | 20.0% | 2023 |
| 136 | Myanmar | 19.9% | 2023 |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 19.6% | 2023 |
| 138 | Montenegro | 19.6% | 2023 |
| 139 | Peru | 19.1% | 2023 |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 19.0% | 2023 |
| 141 | Algeria | 17.4% | 2023 |
| 142 | Fiji | 17.1% | 2023 |
| 143 | Iceland | 16.2% | 2023 |
| 144 | South Korea | 16.1% | 2023 |
| 145 | DR Congo | 15.5% | 2023 |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 15.3% | 2023 |
| 147 | Chile | 14.4% | 2023 |
| 148 | Cyprus | 14.0% | 2023 |
| 149 | Bhutan | 13.8% | 2023 |
| 150 | Russia | 13.2% | 2023 |
| 151 | Japan | 12.6% | 2023 |
| 152 | Jordan | 11.5% | 2023 |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5% | 2023 |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 10.1% | 2023 |
| 155 | Laos | 9.9% | 2023 |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 9.1% | 2023 |
| 157 | Libya | 8.7% | 2023 |
| 158 | Kuwait | 8.4% | 2023 |
| 159 | Gabon | 8.4% | 2023 |
| 160 | Belize | 8.0% | 2023 |
| 161 | Finland | 7.4% | 2023 |
| 162 | Sweden | 7.3% | 2023 |
| 163 | Canada | 6.5% | 2023 |
| 164 | Qatar | 6.4% | 2023 |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 5.5% | 2023 |
| 166 | Oman | 4.8% | 2023 |
| 167 | Egypt | 4.1% | 2023 |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 3.9% | 2023 |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.7% | 2023 |
| 170 | Guyana | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 171 | Seychelles | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 173 | Norway | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 174 | Brunei | 2.5% | 2023 |
| 175 | Bahamas | 1.3% | 2023 |
| 176 | Greenland | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 177 | Suriname | 0.4% | 2023 |

## No data (9 nations)

These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked.

- Antarctica — 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 Islands — 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 Lands — 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.
- Kosovo
- Monaco
- Northern Cyprus — 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.
- Somaliland — 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.
- Taiwan — 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 City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://data.worldbank.org

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