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environmental2023

Agricultural land use

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•224 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
21,425,442.2hectares
Median: 2,366,324.0hectares
Countries Covered
224
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
520,413,000.0hectares
Lowest
Bermuda
300.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China520,413,000.0hectares
2United States of America421,540,380.0hectares
3Australia363,243,680.0hectares
4Brazil236,758,800.0hectares
5Russian Federation215,701,000.0hectares
By Region
Oceania186,477,340.0hectares(2 countries)
North America145,393,199.0hectares(4 countries)
South America64,007,120.1hectares(7 countries)
Asia50,899,723.6hectares(27 countries)
Africa40,758,057.1hectares(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (300.0hectares)High (520,413,000.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 21,425,442.2hectares)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Other (143)
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 ↕
1People's Republic of China520,413,000.0hectares
2United States of America421,540,380.0hectares
3Australia363,243,680.0hectares
4Brazil236,758,800.0hectares
5Russian Federation215,701,000.0hectares
6Kazakhstan214,265,700.0hectares
7India178,571,000.0hectares
8Saudi Arabia173,637,420.0hectares
9Argentina116,136,344.0hectares
10Sudan112,665,000.0hectares
11Mongolia107,467,240.0hectares
12Mexico98,545,416.0hectares
13South Africa96,341,000.0hectares
14Nigeria69,398,210.0hectares
15Canada56,875,000.0hectares
16Indonesia55,122,204.0hectares
17Chad50,337,300.0hectares
18Islamic Republic of Iran47,067,000.0hectares
19Niger46,598,500.0hectares
20Angola46,063,000.0hectares
21Somalia44,129,200.0hectares
22Mali43,279,490.0hectares
23Mozambique41,512,332.0hectares
24Algeria41,344,700.0hectares
25Ukraine41,311,000.0hectares
26Madagascar40,895,000.0hectares
27Colombia40,483,000.0hectares
28Mauritania39,710,000.0hectares
29Turkmenistan39,578,240.0hectares
30United Republic of Tanzania39,521,200.0hectares
31Bolivia38,815,400.0hectares
32Namibia38,812,000.0hectares
33Türkiye38,588,000.0hectares
34Ethiopia38,456,932.0hectares
35Afghanistan38,116,000.0hectares
36Pakistan35,995,000.0hectares
37Democratic Republic of the Congo35,095,664.0hectares
38Morocco29,788,266.0hectares
39Kenya28,768,666.0hectares
40South Sudan28,347,232.0hectares
41France28,297,244.0hectares
42Cote d'Ivoire27,499,310.0hectares
43Botswana25,862,000.0hectares
44Uzbekistan25,582,000.0hectares
45Spain24,772,662.0hectares
46Peru24,385,560.0hectares
47Zambia23,839,000.0hectares
48Yemen23,452,000.0hectares
49Thailand22,376,000.0hectares
50Venezuela21,500,000.0hectares
51Paraguay21,427,000.0hectares
52Guinea17,993,890.0hectares
53United Kingdom17,009,452.0hectares
54Germany16,586,000.0hectares
55Zimbabwe16,167,122.0hectares
56Libya15,350,000.0hectares
57Burkina Faso14,610,789.0hectares
58Poland14,580,000.0hectares
59Uganda14,415,000.0hectares
60Uruguay14,238,600.0hectares
61Syrian Arab Republic13,606,000.0hectares
62Italy13,087,557.0hectares
63Myanmar12,997,332.0hectares
64Philippines12,722,600.0hectares
65Romania12,715,000.0hectares
66Ghana12,603,740.0hectares
67Vietnam12,291,036.0hectares
68Chile10,697,537.0hectares
69Republic of the Congo10,651,400.0hectares
70Kyrgyzstan10,358,844.0hectares
71Cameroon9,896,900.0hectares
72New Zealand9,711,000.0hectares
73Tunisia9,700,500.0hectares
74Senegal9,511,000.0hectares
75Iraq9,477,400.0hectares
76Bangladesh9,399,000.0hectares
77Malaysia8,571,000.0hectares
78Belarus8,034,000.0hectares
79Eritrea7,592,000.0hectares
80Cuba6,401,000.0hectares
81Cambodia6,154,340.0hectares
82Malawi6,050,000.0hectares
83Central African Republic5,668,800.0hectares
84Greece5,372,038.5hectares
85Ecuador5,350,000.0hectares
86Nicaragua5,091,000.0hectares
87Hungary5,083,046.0hectares
88Western Sahara5,004,000.0hectares
89Bulgaria5,002,990.0hectares
90Azerbaijan4,779,600.0hectares
91Benin4,716,752.5hectares
92Guatemala4,612,000.0hectares
93Japan4,607,000.0hectares
94Ireland4,189,000.0hectares
95Egypt4,058,000.0hectares
96Portugal3,969,959.8hectares
97Sierra Leone3,949,000.0hectares
98Tajikistan3,878,700.0hectares
99Togo3,820,000.0hectares
100Nepal3,744,100.0hectares
101Honduras3,576,000.0hectares
102Czech Republic3,534,414.0hectares
103Serbia3,396,000.0hectares
104Sri Lanka3,006,900.0hectares
105Sweden2,982,000.0hectares
106Lithuania2,873,000.0hectares
107Dominican Republic2,667,909.0hectares
108Denmark2,621,000.0hectares
109Austria2,597,263.0hectares
110North Korea2,595,300.0hectares
111Moldova, Republic of2,440,000.0hectares
112Georgia2,371,900.0hectares
113Lesotho2,360,748.0hectares
114Lao People's Democratic Republic2,287,200.0hectares
115Finland2,262,000.0hectares
116Panama2,189,966.2hectares
117Burundi2,154,206.8hectares
118Gabon2,153,236.0hectares
119Latvia1,971,000.0hectares
120Liberia1,923,040.0hectares
121Rwanda1,883,131.0hectares
122Slovakia1,825,000.0hectares
123Netherlands1,803,000.0hectares
124Haiti1,795,000.0hectares
125Djibouti1,703,900.0hectares
126Costa Rica1,692,332.6hectares
127Armenia1,652,300.0hectares
128Iceland1,638,000.0hectares
129South Korea1,568,000.0hectares
130Switzerland1,493,222.8hectares
131Croatia1,486,000.0hectares
132Oman1,471,730.0hectares
133Papua New Guinea1,405,000.0hectares
134Belgium1,353,300.0hectares
135The Republic of North Macedonia1,251,000.0hectares
136El Salvador1,195,700.0hectares
137Eswatini1,195,000.0hectares
138Falkland Islands (Malvinas)1,134,175.0hectares
139Bosnia and Herzegovina1,113,000.0hectares
140Albania1,044,600.0hectares
141Jordan1,024,000.0hectares
142Estonia988,000.0hectares
143Norway982,000.0hectares
144Guinea-Bissau840,530.5hectares
145Taiwan, Province of China779,000.0hectares
146Guyana720,000.0hectares
147Lebanon674,213.8hectares
148Republic of The Gambia634,000.0hectares
149Slovenia611,200.0hectares
150Israel536,700.0hectares
151Bhutan527,000.0hectares
152Jamaica417,000.0hectares
153United Arab Emirates391,703.7hectares
154State of Palestine391,200.0hectares
155Timor-Leste341,400.0hectares
156Fiji311,600.0hectares
157Montenegro263,520.0hectares
158Greenland243,110.0hectares
159Vanuatu187,000.0hectares
160New Caledonia184,030.0hectares
161Belize182,000.0hectares
162Puerto Rico168,900.0hectares
163Kuwait150,000.0hectares
164Comoros133,000.0hectares
165Luxembourg132,998.2hectares
166Cyprus128,996.3hectares
167Solomon Islands109,200.0hectares
168Equatorial Guinea104,720.0hectares
169Faroe Islands96,070.0hectares
170Mauritius85,957.4hectares
171Cape Verde79,000.0hectares
172Qatar74,000.0hectares
173Suriname71,432.0hectares
174Trinidad and Tobago54,000.0hectares
175Samoa48,830.0hectares
176Guadeloupe46,585.0hectares
177Sao Tome and Principe43,000.0hectares
178French Guiana42,004.0hectares
179Reunion41,627.0hectares
180Isle of Man39,381.2hectares
181Tonga35,000.0hectares
182Kiribati34,000.0hectares
183Martinique31,223.0hectares
184French Polynesia30,065.0hectares
185Dominica25,000.0hectares
186Mayotte19,401.0hectares
187Andorra18,740.8hectares
188Guam16,000.0hectares
189Brunei Darussalam13,400.0hectares
190Bahamas13,000.0hectares
191Saint Helena12,000.0hectares
192Barbados10,000.0hectares
193Saint Lucia9,940.0hectares
194Antigua and Barbuda9,000.0hectares
195Malta8,291.0hectares
196Bahrain8,100.0hectares
197Grenada8,000.0hectares
198Marshall Islands7,000.0hectares
199Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7,000.0hectares
200Virgin Islands, British7,000.0hectares
201Saint Kitts and Nevis6,000.0hectares
202Wallis and Futuna6,000.0hectares
203Maldives5,900.0hectares
204Liechtenstein5,170.0hectares
205Micronesia, Federated States of5,000.0hectares
206Niue4,800.0hectares
207Palau4,300.0hectares
208Hong Kong4,000.0hectares
209Virgin Islands, U.S.3,300.0hectares
210Montserrat3,000.0hectares
211American Samoa2,960.0hectares
212Cayman Islands2,700.0hectares
213San Marino2,300.0hectares
214Aruba2,000.0hectares
215Saint Pierre and Miquelon2,000.0hectares
216Cook Islands1,900.0hectares
217Tuvalu1,800.0hectares
218Seychelles1,550.0hectares
219Turks and Caicos Islands1,000.0hectares
220Singapore660.0hectares
221Tokelau600.0hectares
222Northern Mariana Islands540.0hectares
223Nauru400.0hectares
224Bermuda300.0hectares
Showing 224 of 224 countries

Topics

#environmental#hectares#agricultural#land#use

Data Source

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

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