economic2023

Share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure (%)

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 Data49 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.5%
Median: 30.5%
Countries Covered
49
with available data
Highest
Malawi
57.8%
Lowest
Pakistan
2.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Malawi57.8%
2Zimbabwe56.4%
3Eswatini56.2%
4Kenya54.5%
5Cambodia52.8%
By Region
Africa43.8%(4 countries)
Other31.4%(39 countries)
South America29.4%(1 countries)
North America18.8%(1 countries)
Asia12.3%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.2%)High (57.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.5%)

Africa (4)
Other (39)
South America (1)
North America (1)
Asia (4)

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
1Malawi57.8%
2Zimbabwe56.4%
3Eswatini56.2%
4Kenya54.5%
5Cambodia52.8%
6Ethiopia50.4%
7Burundi50.3%
8Myanmar50.0%
9United Republic of Tanzania47.9%
10Rwanda45.6%
11Democratic Republic of the Congo43.4%
12Madagascar43.0%
13Comoros41.0%
14Liberia40.8%
15Armenia38.9%
16Ghana38.7%
17Uganda38.7%
18Mozambique38.7%
19Sierra Leone34.6%
20Nepal34.4%
21Lesotho33.9%
22Timor-Leste33.2%
23Papua New Guinea32.7%
24Nigeria31.6%
25Zambia30.5%
26Haiti29.9%
27Peru29.4%
28Namibia27.8%
29Georgia27.7%
30Cameroon25.8%
31Chad25.6%
32Guinea-Bissau24.3%
33Togo22.7%
34Kyrgyzstan20.0%
35Indonesia19.7%
36Guatemala18.8%
37Burkina Faso17.5%
38Mauritania16.7%
39Cote d'Ivoire16.2%
40Afghanistan15.3%
41Benin14.9%
42Niger14.7%
43Honduras13.9%
44India11.9%
45Mali8.6%
46Senegal7.6%
47Oman6.6%
48Republic of The Gambia2.8%
49Pakistan2.2%
Showing 49 of 49 countries

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Data Source

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

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