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.
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Country Rankings
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Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.5hectares per capita)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 324.2hectares per capita |
| 2 | Mongolia | 31.3hectares per capita |
| 3 | Australia | 13.7hectares per capita |
| 4 | Namibia | 13.1hectares per capita |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 10.5hectares per capita |
| 6 | Botswana | 10.4hectares per capita |
| 7 | Western Sahara | 8.6hectares per capita |
| 8 | Mauritania | 7.9hectares per capita |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 5.4hectares per capita |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 5.2hectares per capita |
| 11 | Greenland | 4.3hectares per capita |
| 12 | Iceland | 4.2hectares per capita |
| 13 | Uruguay | 4.2hectares per capita |
| 14 | Bolivia | 3.2hectares per capita |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3.1hectares per capita |
| 16 | Niue | 2.6hectares per capita |
| 17 | Chad | 2.6hectares per capita |
| 18 | Argentina | 2.6hectares per capita |
| 19 | South Sudan | 2.5hectares per capita |
| 20 | Somalia | 2.4hectares per capita |
| 21 | Saint Helena | 2.3hectares per capita |
| 22 | Sudan | 2.3hectares per capita |
| 23 | Eritrea | 2.2hectares per capita |
| 24 | Libya | 2.1hectares per capita |
| 25 | New Zealand | 1.9hectares per capita |
| 26 | Mali | 1.8hectares per capita |
| 27 | Niger | 1.8hectares per capita |
| 28 | Faroe Islands | 1.8hectares per capita |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 1.7hectares per capita |
| 30 | South Africa | 1.5hectares per capita |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 1.5hectares per capita |
| 32 | Djibouti | 1.5hectares per capita |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5hectares per capita |
| 34 | Canada | 1.4hectares per capita |
| 35 | Madagascar | 1.3hectares per capita |
| 36 | Angola | 1.3hectares per capita |
| 37 | Guinea | 1.2hectares per capita |
| 38 | Mozambique | 1.2hectares per capita |
| 39 | United States of America | 1.2hectares per capita |
| 40 | Zambia | 1.2hectares per capita |
| 41 | Brazil | 1.1hectares per capita |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 1.1hectares per capita |
| 43 | Ukraine | 1.1hectares per capita |
| 44 | Latvia | 1.0hectares per capita |
| 45 | Lesotho | 1.0hectares per capita |
| 46 | Lithuania | 1.0hectares per capita |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 1.0hectares per capita |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1.0hectares per capita |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 0.9hectares per capita |
| 50 | Algeria | 0.9hectares per capita |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9hectares per capita |
| 52 | Belarus | 0.9hectares per capita |
| 53 | Guyana | 0.9hectares per capita |
| 54 | Gabon | 0.9hectares per capita |
| 55 | Ireland | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 56 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 58 | Morocco | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 59 | Colombia | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 60 | Venezuela | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 61 | Mexico | 0.8hectares per capita |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 64 | Estonia | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 65 | Peru | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 67 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 68 | Montserrat | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 69 | Bhutan | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 70 | Romania | 0.7hectares per capita |
| 71 | New Caledonia | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 73 | Georgia | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 74 | Yemen | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 77 | Cuba | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 79 | Armenia | 0.6hectares per capita |
| 80 | Chile | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 81 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 82 | Senegal | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 83 | Hungary | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 84 | Greece | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 85 | Kenya | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 86 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 87 | Spain | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 88 | Serbia | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 89 | Panama | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 90 | Isle of Man | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 92 | Togo | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 0.5hectares per capita |
| 94 | Belize | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 95 | Türkiye | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 96 | Denmark | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 97 | France | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 98 | Montenegro | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 99 | Finland | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 101 | Croatia | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 102 | Portugal | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 103 | Poland | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 104 | Dominica | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 106 | Ghana | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 107 | Albania | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 108 | People's Republic of China | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 109 | Cambodia | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 110 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 111 | Liberia | 0.4hectares per capita |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 113 | Cameroon | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 114 | Fiji | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 115 | Honduras | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 116 | Tonga | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 117 | Benin | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 120 | Slovakia | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 121 | Czech Republic | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 122 | Thailand | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 123 | Nigeria | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 126 | Ecuador | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 127 | Uganda | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 128 | Oman | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 129 | Slovenia | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 130 | Malawi | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 131 | Austria | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 132 | Sweden | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 133 | Kiribati | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 134 | Guatemala | 0.3hectares per capita |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 136 | Tokelau | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 138 | Malaysia | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 139 | Palau | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 140 | Myanmar | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 142 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 143 | Andorra | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 144 | Samoa | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 145 | Italy | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 146 | Iraq | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 148 | Germany | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 149 | Indonesia | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 150 | El Salvador | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 154 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 155 | Norway | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 156 | Switzerland | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 157 | Burundi | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 158 | Comoros | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 159 | Haiti | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 0.2hectares per capita |
| 161 | Jamaica | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 162 | Pakistan | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 163 | French Guiana | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 166 | Rwanda | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 167 | Cook Islands | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 171 | Nepal | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 172 | India | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 173 | Guadeloupe | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 174 | Vietnam | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 175 | Lebanon | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 176 | Belgium | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 177 | Suriname | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 178 | Philippines | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 180 | Netherlands | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 181 | North Korea | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 183 | Guam | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 184 | Cyprus | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 185 | Martinique | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 186 | Jordan | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 187 | State of Palestine | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 189 | Grenada | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 190 | San Marino | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 191 | Mauritius | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 192 | American Samoa | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 193 | Mayotte | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 194 | Israel | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 196 | Saint Lucia | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 197 | Bangladesh | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 198 | Puerto Rico | 0.1hectares per capita |
| 199 | Reunion | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 200 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 201 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 202 | Japan | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 203 | Cayman Islands | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 204 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 205 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 206 | Egypt | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 207 | Barbados | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 208 | Nauru | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 209 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 210 | Bahamas | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 211 | Kuwait | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 212 | South Korea | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 213 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 214 | Qatar | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 216 | Aruba | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 217 | Malta | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 218 | Seychelles | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 219 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 220 | Maldives | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 221 | Bahrain | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 222 | Bermuda | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 223 | Hong Kong | 0.0hectares per capita |
| 224 | Singapore | 0.0hectares per capita |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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