Maptheory
social2023

Area of arable land

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•219 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6,303,245.6hectares
Median: 927,262.8hectares
Countries Covered
219
with available data
Highest
India
153,868,700.0hectares
Lowest
Faroe Islands
70.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1India153,868,700.0hectares
2United States of America151,563,540.0hectares
3Russian Federation121,649,000.0hectares
4People's Republic of China108,427,100.0hectares
5Brazil55,642,000.0hectares
By Region
North America52,823,033.5hectares(4 countries)
Oceania15,754,839.0hectares(2 countries)
Asia15,484,509.5hectares(27 countries)
South America15,304,510.7hectares(7 countries)
Africa11,056,342.6hectares(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (70.0hectares)High (153,868,700.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6,303,245.6hectares)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (138)

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 ↕
1India153,868,700.0hectares
2United States of America151,563,540.0hectares
3Russian Federation121,649,000.0hectares
4People's Republic of China108,427,100.0hectares
5Brazil55,642,000.0hectares
6Argentina40,387,344.0hectares
7Canada38,151,000.0hectares
8Nigeria36,872,000.0hectares
9Ukraine32,924,000.0hectares
10Australia30,989,678.0hectares
11Pakistan30,260,000.0hectares
12Kazakhstan29,669,700.0hectares
13Sudan20,995,000.0hectares
14Türkiye20,277,000.0hectares
15Mexico20,023,594.0hectares
16Indonesia17,782,902.0hectares
17Niger17,700,000.0hectares
18France16,899,246.0hectares
19Ethiopia16,399,973.0hectares
20Thailand15,835,200.0hectares
21Islamic Republic of Iran15,699,000.0hectares
22Democratic Republic of the Congo14,897,864.0hectares
23United Republic of Tanzania13,502,500.0hectares
24South Africa12,000,000.0hectares
25Germany11,681,000.0hectares
26Spain11,496,755.0hectares
27Poland11,202,000.0hectares
28Myanmar11,007,332.0hectares
29Romania8,407,000.0hectares
30Mali8,341,000.0hectares
31Burkina Faso7,907,388.5hectares
32Bangladesh7,880,400.0hectares
33Afghanistan7,846,000.0hectares
34Algeria7,531,000.0hectares
35Italy7,084,477.0hectares
36Uganda6,900,000.0hectares
37Morocco6,874,052.0hectares
38Vietnam6,728,480.0hectares
39Kenya6,632,158.5hectares
40Cameroon6,200,000.0hectares
41United Kingdom6,043,691.5hectares
42Guinea6,000,091.0hectares
43Mozambique5,650,000.0hectares
44Philippines5,590,000.0hectares
45Belarus5,567,800.0hectares
46Bolivia5,562,567.5hectares
47Angola5,385,000.0hectares
48Chad5,300,000.0hectares
49Iraq4,969,000.0hectares
50Cote d'Ivoire4,803,010.0hectares
51Ghana4,709,900.0hectares
52Paraguay4,561,000.0hectares
53Syrian Arab Republic4,400,000.0hectares
54Hungary4,144,147.0hectares
55Cambodia4,120,139.8hectares
56Japan4,044,000.0hectares
57Uzbekistan4,029,000.0hectares
58Zimbabwe4,020,407.8hectares
59Malawi4,000,000.0hectares
60Peru3,918,431.0hectares
61Senegal3,830,000.0hectares
62Zambia3,800,000.0hectares
63Benin3,545,952.5hectares
64Bulgaria3,486,550.0hectares
65Saudi Arabia3,430,417.0hectares
66Egypt3,103,000.0hectares
67Madagascar3,000,000.0hectares
68Cuba2,908,600.0hectares
69Tunisia2,831,300.0hectares
70Togo2,650,000.0hectares
71Serbia2,603,000.0hectares
72Venezuela2,600,000.0hectares
73Colombia2,549,300.0hectares
74Sweden2,526,000.0hectares
75Czech Republic2,524,276.0hectares
76South Sudan2,489,233.5hectares
77Denmark2,365,000.0hectares
78Lithuania2,303,000.0hectares
79North Korea2,295,000.0hectares
80Finland2,244,000.0hectares
81Uruguay2,199,600.0hectares
82Azerbaijan2,091,700.0hectares
83Moldova, Republic of1,871,000.0hectares
84Greece1,861,153.1hectares
85Nepal1,803,800.0hectares
86Central African Republic1,800,000.0hectares
87Libya1,720,000.0hectares
88Turkmenistan1,591,539.1hectares
89Sierra Leone1,584,000.0hectares
90Guatemala1,554,000.0hectares
91Nicaragua1,503,000.0hectares
92South Korea1,456,000.0hectares
93Chile1,406,900.0hectares
94Sri Lanka1,372,000.0hectares
95Latvia1,360,000.0hectares
96Austria1,321,781.6hectares
97Burundi1,321,206.8hectares
98Slovakia1,307,000.0hectares
99Kyrgyzstan1,286,385.0hectares
100Lao People's Democratic Republic1,224,000.0hectares
101Rwanda1,159,071.0hectares
102Yemen1,158,000.0hectares
103Mongolia1,143,268.5hectares
104Somalia1,100,000.0hectares
105Ecuador1,028,000.0hectares
106Honduras1,018,000.0hectares
107Netherlands1,009,000.0hectares
108Haiti1,005,000.0hectares
109Dominican Republic975,759.7hectares
110Portugal927,262.8hectares
111Croatia868,000.0hectares
112Belgium863,153.6hectares
113Tajikistan844,400.0hectares
114Norway803,000.0hectares
115Namibia800,000.0hectares
116Malaysia784,300.0hectares
117El Salvador721,000.0hectares
118Estonia711,000.0hectares
119Eritrea690,000.0hectares
120Albania590,700.0hectares
121Taiwan, Province of China589,000.0hectares
122Panama565,000.0hectares
123Republic of the Congo550,000.0hectares
124New Zealand520,000.0hectares
125Liberia500,000.0hectares
126Mauritania450,000.0hectares
127Armenia441,600.0hectares
128Republic of The Gambia440,000.0hectares
129Ireland439,000.0hectares
130The Republic of North Macedonia416,000.0hectares
131Switzerland396,420.9hectares
132Guinea-Bissau395,530.5hectares
133Bosnia and Herzegovina370,000.0hectares
134Lesotho356,748.0hectares
135Papua New Guinea330,000.0hectares
136Gabon325,000.0hectares
137Georgia304,000.0hectares
138Israel271,400.0hectares
139Botswana260,000.0hectares
140Jordan204,000.0hectares
141Slovenia178,890.0hectares
142Eswatini177,000.0hectares
143Costa Rica167,133.4hectares
144Lebanon134,213.8hectares
145Iceland121,000.0hectares
146Jamaica120,000.0hectares
147Timor-Leste111,500.0hectares
148Bhutan100,000.0hectares
149Belize100,000.0hectares
150Cyprus97,873.3hectares
151Guyana97,000.0hectares
152Oman87,130.0hectares
153Fiji76,800.0hectares
154Mauritius75,000.0hectares
155Comoros65,000.0hectares
156Luxembourg61,326.0hectares
157Equatorial Guinea53,000.0hectares
158Suriname52,965.0hectares
159United Arab Emirates50,384.0hectares
160Puerto Rico50,200.0hectares
161Cape Verde50,000.0hectares
162State of Palestine41,900.0hectares
163Reunion25,538.0hectares
164Trinidad and Tobago25,000.0hectares
165Isle of Man23,439.9hectares
166Solomon Islands23,000.0hectares
167Qatar21,000.0hectares
168Vanuatu20,000.0hectares
169Tonga20,000.0hectares
170Guadeloupe19,452.0hectares
171Mayotte15,223.0hectares
172Martinique11,061.0hectares
173Samoa10,710.0hectares
174French Guiana10,549.0hectares
175Montenegro9,050.0hectares
176Kuwait8,000.0hectares
177Bahamas8,000.0hectares
178Malta7,300.0hectares
179Barbados7,000.0hectares
180Dominica6,000.0hectares
181New Caledonia5,970.0hectares
182Saint Kitts and Nevis5,000.0hectares
183Maldives4,000.0hectares
184Saint Helena4,000.0hectares
185Sao Tome and Principe4,000.0hectares
186Western Sahara4,000.0hectares
187Antigua and Barbuda4,000.0hectares
188Brunei Darussalam4,000.0hectares
189Djibouti3,000.0hectares
190Grenada3,000.0hectares
191Saint Lucia2,670.0hectares
192French Polynesia2,500.0hectares
193Bahrain2,100.0hectares
194Kiribati2,000.0hectares
195Hong Kong2,000.0hectares
196Montserrat2,000.0hectares
197Aruba2,000.0hectares
198Micronesia, Federated States of2,000.0hectares
199Saint Pierre and Miquelon2,000.0hectares
200Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,000.0hectares
201San Marino1,985.0hectares
202Liechtenstein1,730.0hectares
203American Samoa1,030.0hectares
204Guam1,000.0hectares
205Niue1,000.0hectares
206Turks and Caicos Islands1,000.0hectares
207Wallis and Futuna1,000.0hectares
208Virgin Islands, British1,000.0hectares
209Virgin Islands, U.S.900.0hectares
210Andorra732.5hectares
211Singapore560.0hectares
212Cook Islands500.0hectares
213Marshall Islands500.0hectares
214Palau300.0hectares
215Bermuda300.0hectares
216Cayman Islands200.0hectares
217Seychelles150.0hectares
218Northern Mariana Islands80.0hectares
219Faroe Islands70.0hectares
Showing 219 of 219 countries

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Data Source

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

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