environmental2023

Agricultural land use per capita

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data224 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.5hectares per capita
Median: 0.3hectares per capita
Countries Covered
224
with available data
Highest
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
324.2hectares per capita
Lowest
Singapore
0.0hectares per capita
Top 5 Countries
1Falkland Islands (Malvinas)324.2hectares per capita
2Mongolia31.3hectares per capita
3Australia13.7hectares per capita
4Namibia13.1hectares per capita
5Kazakhstan10.5hectares per capita
By Region
Oceania7.8hectares per capita(2 countries)
Other3.4hectares per capita(143 countries)
South America1.5hectares per capita(7 countries)
North America0.9hectares per capita(4 countries)
Asia0.8hectares per capita(27 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares per capita)High (324.2hectares per capita)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.5hectares per capita)

Oceania (2)
Other (143)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Falkland Islands (Malvinas)324.2hectares per capita
2Mongolia31.3hectares per capita
3Australia13.7hectares per capita
4Namibia13.1hectares per capita
5Kazakhstan10.5hectares per capita
6Botswana10.4hectares per capita
7Western Sahara8.6hectares per capita
8Mauritania7.9hectares per capita
9Turkmenistan5.4hectares per capita
10Saudi Arabia5.2hectares per capita
11Greenland4.3hectares per capita
12Iceland4.2hectares per capita
13Uruguay4.2hectares per capita
14Bolivia3.2hectares per capita
15Paraguay3.1hectares per capita
16Niue2.6hectares per capita
17Chad2.6hectares per capita
18Argentina2.6hectares per capita
19South Sudan2.5hectares per capita
20Somalia2.4hectares per capita
21Saint Helena2.3hectares per capita
22Sudan2.3hectares per capita
23Eritrea2.2hectares per capita
24Libya2.1hectares per capita
25New Zealand1.9hectares per capita
26Mali1.8hectares per capita
27Niger1.8hectares per capita
28Faroe Islands1.8hectares per capita
29Republic of the Congo1.7hectares per capita
30South Africa1.5hectares per capita
31Russian Federation1.5hectares per capita
32Djibouti1.5hectares per capita
33Kyrgyzstan1.5hectares per capita
34Canada1.4hectares per capita
35Madagascar1.3hectares per capita
36Angola1.3hectares per capita
37Guinea1.2hectares per capita
38Mozambique1.2hectares per capita
39United States of America1.2hectares per capita
40Zambia1.2hectares per capita
41Brazil1.1hectares per capita
42Central African Republic1.1hectares per capita
43Ukraine1.1hectares per capita
44Latvia1.0hectares per capita
45Lesotho1.0hectares per capita
46Lithuania1.0hectares per capita
47Zimbabwe1.0hectares per capita
48Eswatini1.0hectares per capita
49Afghanistan0.9hectares per capita
50Algeria0.9hectares per capita
51Cote d'Ivoire0.9hectares per capita
52Belarus0.9hectares per capita
53Guyana0.9hectares per capita
54Gabon0.9hectares per capita
55Ireland0.8hectares per capita
56Moldova, Republic of0.8hectares per capita
57Tunisia0.8hectares per capita
58Morocco0.8hectares per capita
59Colombia0.8hectares per capita
60Venezuela0.8hectares per capita
61Mexico0.8hectares per capita
62Nicaragua0.7hectares per capita
63Bulgaria0.7hectares per capita
64Estonia0.7hectares per capita
65Peru0.7hectares per capita
66Uzbekistan0.7hectares per capita
67The Republic of North Macedonia0.7hectares per capita
68Montserrat0.7hectares per capita
69Bhutan0.7hectares per capita
70Romania0.7hectares per capita
71New Caledonia0.6hectares per capita
72Burkina Faso0.6hectares per capita
73Georgia0.6hectares per capita
74Yemen0.6hectares per capita
75United Republic of Tanzania0.6hectares per capita
76Vanuatu0.6hectares per capita
77Cuba0.6hectares per capita
78Syrian Arab Republic0.6hectares per capita
79Armenia0.6hectares per capita
80Chile0.5hectares per capita
81Wallis and Futuna0.5hectares per capita
82Senegal0.5hectares per capita
83Hungary0.5hectares per capita
84Greece0.5hectares per capita
85Kenya0.5hectares per capita
86Islamic Republic of Iran0.5hectares per capita
87Spain0.5hectares per capita
88Serbia0.5hectares per capita
89Panama0.5hectares per capita
90Isle of Man0.5hectares per capita
91Sierra Leone0.5hectares per capita
92Togo0.5hectares per capita
93Azerbaijan0.5hectares per capita
94Belize0.4hectares per capita
95Türkiye0.4hectares per capita
96Denmark0.4hectares per capita
97France0.4hectares per capita
98Montenegro0.4hectares per capita
99Finland0.4hectares per capita
100Guinea-Bissau0.4hectares per capita
101Croatia0.4hectares per capita
102Portugal0.4hectares per capita
103Poland0.4hectares per capita
104Dominica0.4hectares per capita
105Tajikistan0.4hectares per capita
106Ghana0.4hectares per capita
107Albania0.4hectares per capita
108People's Republic of China0.4hectares per capita
109Cambodia0.4hectares per capita
110Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.4hectares per capita
111Liberia0.4hectares per capita
112Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3hectares per capita
113Cameroon0.3hectares per capita
114Fiji0.3hectares per capita
115Honduras0.3hectares per capita
116Tonga0.3hectares per capita
117Benin0.3hectares per capita
118Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3hectares per capita
119Costa Rica0.3hectares per capita
120Slovakia0.3hectares per capita
121Czech Republic0.3hectares per capita
122Thailand0.3hectares per capita
123Nigeria0.3hectares per capita
124Ethiopia0.3hectares per capita
125Lao People's Democratic Republic0.3hectares per capita
126Ecuador0.3hectares per capita
127Uganda0.3hectares per capita
128Oman0.3hectares per capita
129Slovenia0.3hectares per capita
130Malawi0.3hectares per capita
131Austria0.3hectares per capita
132Sweden0.3hectares per capita
133Kiribati0.3hectares per capita
134Guatemala0.3hectares per capita
135United Kingdom0.2hectares per capita
136Tokelau0.2hectares per capita
137Timor-Leste0.2hectares per capita
138Malaysia0.2hectares per capita
139Palau0.2hectares per capita
140Myanmar0.2hectares per capita
141Dominican Republic0.2hectares per capita
142Republic of The Gambia0.2hectares per capita
143Andorra0.2hectares per capita
144Samoa0.2hectares per capita
145Italy0.2hectares per capita
146Iraq0.2hectares per capita
147Luxembourg0.2hectares per capita
148Germany0.2hectares per capita
149Indonesia0.2hectares per capita
150El Salvador0.2hectares per capita
151Sao Tome and Principe0.2hectares per capita
152Tuvalu0.2hectares per capita
153Marshall Islands0.2hectares per capita
154Virgin Islands, British0.2hectares per capita
155Norway0.2hectares per capita
156Switzerland0.2hectares per capita
157Burundi0.2hectares per capita
158Comoros0.2hectares per capita
159Haiti0.2hectares per capita
160Cape Verde0.2hectares per capita
161Jamaica0.1hectares per capita
162Pakistan0.1hectares per capita
163French Guiana0.1hectares per capita
164Solomon Islands0.1hectares per capita
165Papua New Guinea0.1hectares per capita
166Rwanda0.1hectares per capita
167Cook Islands0.1hectares per capita
168Sri Lanka0.1hectares per capita
169Liechtenstein0.1hectares per capita
170Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1hectares per capita
171Nepal0.1hectares per capita
172India0.1hectares per capita
173Guadeloupe0.1hectares per capita
174Vietnam0.1hectares per capita
175Lebanon0.1hectares per capita
176Belgium0.1hectares per capita
177Suriname0.1hectares per capita
178Philippines0.1hectares per capita
179French Polynesia0.1hectares per capita
180Netherlands0.1hectares per capita
181North Korea0.1hectares per capita
182Antigua and Barbuda0.1hectares per capita
183Guam0.1hectares per capita
184Cyprus0.1hectares per capita
185Martinique0.1hectares per capita
186Jordan0.1hectares per capita
187State of Palestine0.1hectares per capita
188Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1hectares per capita
189Grenada0.1hectares per capita
190San Marino0.1hectares per capita
191Mauritius0.1hectares per capita
192American Samoa0.1hectares per capita
193Mayotte0.1hectares per capita
194Israel0.1hectares per capita
195Equatorial Guinea0.1hectares per capita
196Saint Lucia0.1hectares per capita
197Bangladesh0.1hectares per capita
198Puerto Rico0.1hectares per capita
199Reunion0.0hectares per capita
200Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares per capita
201Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0hectares per capita
202Japan0.0hectares per capita
203Cayman Islands0.0hectares per capita
204United Arab Emirates0.0hectares per capita
205Trinidad and Tobago0.0hectares per capita
206Egypt0.0hectares per capita
207Barbados0.0hectares per capita
208Nauru0.0hectares per capita
209Taiwan, Province of China0.0hectares per capita
210Bahamas0.0hectares per capita
211Kuwait0.0hectares per capita
212South Korea0.0hectares per capita
213Brunei Darussalam0.0hectares per capita
214Qatar0.0hectares per capita
215Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares per capita
216Aruba0.0hectares per capita
217Malta0.0hectares per capita
218Seychelles0.0hectares per capita
219Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares per capita
220Maldives0.0hectares per capita
221Bahrain0.0hectares per capita
222Bermuda0.0hectares per capita
223Hong Kong0.0hectares per capita
224Singapore0.0hectares per capita
Showing 224 of 224 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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