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Agricultural land (% of land area) — series 3

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•209 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
37.2% of land area
Median: 38.0% of land area
Countries Covered
209
with available data
Highest
Cote d'Ivoire
86.5% of land area
Lowest
Suriname
0.4% of land area
Top 5 Countries
1Cote d'Ivoire86.5% of land area
2Turkmenistan84.2% of land area
3Burundi83.9% of land area
4Uruguay81.4% of land area
5Saudi Arabia80.8% of land area
By Region
Africa46.6% of land area(9 countries)
Oceania42.1% of land area(2 countries)
Europe40.6% of land area(32 countries)
North America36.6% of land area(4 countries)
Other36.0% of land area(129 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4% of land area)High (86.5% of land area)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.2% of land area)

Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Other (129)
Asia (26)
South America (7)

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 ↕
1Cote d'Ivoire86.5% of land area
2Turkmenistan84.2% of land area
3Burundi83.9% of land area
4Uruguay81.4% of land area
5Saudi Arabia80.8% of land area
6South Africa79.4% of land area
7Kazakhstan79.4% of land area
8Lesotho77.8% of land area
9Rwanda76.3% of land area
10Nigeria76.2% of land area
11Moldova, Republic of74.1% of land area
12Syrian Arab Republic74.1% of land area
13Djibouti73.5% of land area
14Guinea73.2% of land area
15Bangladesh72.3% of land area
16Uganda71.9% of land area
17Comoros71.5% of land area
18Ukraine71.3% of land area
19Somalia70.3% of land area
20United Kingdom70.3% of land area
21Madagascar70.3% of land area
22Togo70.2% of land area
23Faroe Islands70.1% of land area
24Eswatini69.5% of land area
25Isle of Man69.1% of land area
26Mongolia69.0% of land area
27Morocco66.7% of land area
28Lebanon65.9% of land area
29Denmark65.5% of land area
30Haiti65.1% of land area
31State of Palestine64.9% of land area
32Malawi64.2% of land area
33Eritrea62.7% of land area
34Republic of The Gambia62.6% of land area
35Tunisia62.4% of land area
36Cuba61.7% of land area
37Ireland60.8% of land area
38Sudan60.3% of land area
39India60.1% of land area
40Tuvalu60.0% of land area
41Armenia58.6% of land area
42Afghanistan58.4% of land area
43Uzbekistan58.1% of land area
44Azerbaijan57.8% of land area
45El Salvador57.7% of land area
46Hungary55.7% of land area
47People's Republic of China55.4% of land area
48Ghana55.4% of land area
49Dominican Republic55.4% of land area
50Romania55.3% of land area
51Sierra Leone54.7% of land area
52Paraguay54.1% of land area
53Kyrgyzstan54.0% of land area
54Netherlands53.5% of land area
55Burkina Faso53.4% of land area
56Mozambique52.8% of land area
57France52.5% of land area
58Luxembourg51.7% of land area
59Mexico50.7% of land area
60Türkiye50.1% of land area
61The Republic of North Macedonia49.6% of land area
62Spain49.6% of land area
63Kenya49.5% of land area
64Senegal49.4% of land area
65Tonga48.6% of land area
66Sri Lanka48.6% of land area
67Poland47.6% of land area
68Germany47.5% of land area
69Australia47.2% of land area
70Namibia47.1% of land area
71Pakistan46.7% of land area
72Virgin Islands, British46.7% of land area
73Bulgaria46.1% of land area
74United States of America46.1% of land area
75Lithuania45.9% of land area
76Czech Republic45.8% of land area
77Botswana45.6% of land area
78South Sudan44.9% of land area
79Sao Tome and Principe44.8% of land area
80United Republic of Tanzania44.6% of land area
81Yemen44.4% of land area
82Belgium44.4% of land area
83Italy44.3% of land area
84Thailand43.8% of land area
85Portugal43.3% of land area
86Mauritius43.0% of land area
87Guatemala43.0% of land area
88Philippines42.7% of land area
89Argentina42.4% of land area
90Nicaragua42.3% of land area
91Kiribati42.0% of land area
92Benin41.8% of land area
93Zimbabwe41.8% of land area
94Greece41.7% of land area
95Serbia40.4% of land area
96Chad40.0% of land area
97Andorra39.9% of land area
98Belarus39.6% of land area
99Vietnam39.2% of land area
100Marshall Islands38.9% of land area
101Mauritania38.5% of land area
102Jamaica38.5% of land area
103San Marino38.3% of land area
104Albania38.1% of land area
105Slovakia38.0% of land area
106Switzerland37.8% of land area
107Angola36.9% of land area
108New Zealand36.9% of land area
109Niger36.8% of land area
110Colombia36.5% of land area
111Bolivia35.8% of land area
112Mali35.5% of land area
113Cambodia34.9% of land area
114Georgia34.1% of land area
115Ethiopia34.1% of land area
116Dominica33.3% of land area
117Costa Rica33.1% of land area
118Liechtenstein32.3% of land area
119Zambia32.1% of land area
120Honduras32.0% of land area
121Latvia31.7% of land area
122Austria31.5% of land area
123Republic of the Congo31.2% of land area
124Slovenia30.4% of land area
125Guinea-Bissau29.9% of land area
126Guam29.6% of land area
127Panama29.5% of land area
128Indonesia29.1% of land area
129Islamic Republic of Iran29.0% of land area
130Brazil28.3% of land area
131Tajikistan27.9% of land area
132Croatia26.6% of land area
133Nepal26.1% of land area
134Malaysia26.1% of land area
135Malta25.9% of land area
136Israel24.8% of land area
137Venezuela24.4% of land area
138Grenada23.5% of land area
139Barbados23.3% of land area
140Estonia23.1% of land area
141Saint Kitts and Nevis23.1% of land area
142Timor-Leste23.0% of land area
143Iraq21.8% of land area
144Bosnia and Herzegovina21.7% of land area
145North Korea21.6% of land area
146Ecuador21.5% of land area
147Cameroon20.9% of land area
148Antigua and Barbuda20.5% of land area
149Nauru20.0% of land area
150Liberia20.0% of land area
151Myanmar19.9% of land area
152Maldives19.8% of land area
153Cape Verde19.6% of land area
154Montenegro19.6% of land area
155Peru19.1% of land area
156Puerto Rico19.0% of land area
157Saint Vincent and the Grenadines17.9% of land area
158Samoa17.6% of land area
159Algeria17.4% of land area
160Fiji17.1% of land area
161Saint Lucia16.3% of land area
162Iceland16.2% of land area
163South Korea16.1% of land area
164Democratic Republic of the Congo15.5% of land area
165Vanuatu15.3% of land area
166American Samoa14.8% of land area
167Chile14.4% of land area
168Cyprus14.0% of land area
169Bhutan13.8% of land area
170Russian Federation13.2% of land area
171Japan12.6% of land area
172Jordan11.5% of land area
173Cayman Islands11.3% of land area
174Aruba11.1% of land area
175Trinidad and Tobago10.5% of land area
176Bahrain10.1% of land area
177New Caledonia10.1% of land area
178Lao People's Democratic Republic9.9% of land area
179Virgin Islands, U.S.9.4% of land area
180Palau9.3% of land area
181Central African Republic9.1% of land area
182Libya8.7% of land area
183French Polynesia8.7% of land area
184Kuwait8.4% of land area
185Gabon8.4% of land area
186Belize8.0% of land area
187Finland7.4% of land area
188Sweden7.3% of land area
189Micronesia, Federated States of7.1% of land area
190Canada6.5% of land area
191Qatar6.4% of land area
192Bermuda5.6% of land area
193United Arab Emirates5.5% of land area
194Oman4.8% of land area
195Egypt4.1% of land area
196Solomon Islands3.9% of land area
197Hong Kong3.8% of land area
198Equatorial Guinea3.7% of land area
199Guyana3.4% of land area
200Seychelles3.4% of land area
201Papua New Guinea3.1% of land area
202Norway2.7% of land area
203Brunei Darussalam2.5% of land area
204Bahamas1.3% of land area
205Northern Mariana Islands1.2% of land area
206Turks and Caicos Islands1.1% of land area
207Singapore0.9% of land area
208Greenland0.6% of land area
209Suriname0.4% of land area
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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