environmental2025
Land use (per capita): Agriculture
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.8hectares per person
Median: 0.4hectares per person
Countries Covered
201
with available data
Highest
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
352.8hectares per person
Lowest
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
0.0hectares per person
Top 5 Countries
1Falkland Islands (Malvinas)352.8hectares per person
2Mongolia33.8hectares per person
3Namibia14.2hectares per person
4Australia12.4hectares per person
5Kazakhstan11.7hectares per person
By Region
Oceania7.1hectares per person(2 countries)
Other4.1hectares per person(121 countries)
South America1.5hectares per person(7 countries)
North America0.9hectares per person(4 countries)
Asia0.7hectares per person(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0hectares per person)High (352.8hectares per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.8hectares per person)
Oceania (2)
Other (121)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
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 2025; 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) | 352.8hectares per person |
| 2 | Mongolia | 33.8hectares per person |
| 3 | Namibia | 14.2hectares per person |
| 4 | Australia | 12.4hectares per person |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 11.7hectares per person |
| 6 | Botswana | 10.4hectares per person |
| 7 | Mauritania | 8.5hectares per person |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 6.7hectares per person |
| 9 | Western Sahara | 6.6hectares per person |
| 10 | Iceland | 4.8hectares per person |
| 11 | Uruguay | 4.1hectares per person |
| 12 | Somalia | 3.6hectares per person |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 3.6hectares per person |
| 14 | Bolivia | 3.3hectares per person |
| 15 | Chad | 2.8hectares per person |
| 16 | Argentina | 2.7hectares per person |
| 17 | Sudan | 2.7hectares per person |
| 18 | Paraguay | 2.1hectares per person |
| 19 | Libya | 1.9hectares per person |
| 20 | Mali | 1.9hectares per person |
| 21 | New Zealand | 1.8hectares per person |
| 22 | Niger | 1.8hectares per person |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 1.7hectares per person |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7hectares per person |
| 25 | South Africa | 1.7hectares per person |
| 26 | Djibouti | 1.6hectares per person |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 1.5hectares per person |
| 28 | Canada | 1.4hectares per person |
| 29 | Madagascar | 1.4hectares per person |
| 30 | Guinea | 1.4hectares per person |
| 31 | Guyana | 1.3hectares per person |
| 32 | Mozambique | 1.3hectares per person |
| 33 | Angola | 1.3hectares per person |
| 34 | Eritrea | 1.3hectares per person |
| 35 | Brazil | 1.3hectares per person |
| 36 | Zambia | 1.2hectares per person |
| 37 | United States of America | 1.2hectares per person |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 1.1hectares per person |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 1.1hectares per person |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.1hectares per person |
| 41 | Ukraine | 1.0hectares per person |
| 42 | Gabon | 1.0hectares per person |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.9hectares per person |
| 44 | Latvia | 0.9hectares per person |
| 45 | Algeria | 0.9hectares per person |
| 46 | Eswatini | 0.9hectares per person |
| 47 | Belarus | 0.9hectares per person |
| 48 | Morocco | 0.9hectares per person |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 0.8hectares per person |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 0.8hectares per person |
| 51 | Tunisia | 0.8hectares per person |
| 52 | Ireland | 0.8hectares per person |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 0.8hectares per person |
| 54 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.8hectares per person |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0.8hectares per person |
| 56 | Estonia | 0.8hectares per person |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.7hectares per person |
| 58 | Mexico | 0.7hectares per person |
| 59 | Peru | 0.7hectares per person |
| 60 | Yemen | 0.6hectares per person |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0.6hectares per person |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6hectares per person |
| 63 | Venezuela | 0.6hectares per person |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.6hectares per person |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 0.6hectares per person |
| 66 | Cuba | 0.6hectares per person |
| 67 | Romania | 0.6hectares per person |
| 68 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.6hectares per person |
| 69 | Montserrat | 0.6hectares per person |
| 70 | Armenia | 0.6hectares per person |
| 71 | Senegal | 0.6hectares per person |
| 72 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.6hectares per person |
| 73 | Spain | 0.5hectares per person |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5hectares per person |
| 75 | Belize | 0.5hectares per person |
| 76 | Panama | 0.5hectares per person |
| 77 | Kenya | 0.5hectares per person |
| 78 | Chile | 0.5hectares per person |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0.5hectares per person |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.5hectares per person |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 0.5hectares per person |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 0.5hectares per person |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 0.5hectares per person |
| 84 | Togo | 0.5hectares per person |
| 85 | Greece | 0.5hectares per person |
| 86 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.5hectares per person |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 0.5hectares per person |
| 88 | Türkiye | 0.5hectares per person |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.5hectares per person |
| 90 | Denmark | 0.4hectares per person |
| 91 | France | 0.4hectares per person |
| 92 | Oman | 0.4hectares per person |
| 93 | Finland | 0.4hectares per person |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0.4hectares per person |
| 95 | Ghana | 0.4hectares per person |
| 96 | Portugal | 0.4hectares per person |
| 97 | Benin | 0.4hectares per person |
| 98 | Honduras | 0.4hectares per person |
| 99 | People's Republic of China | 0.4hectares per person |
| 100 | Poland | 0.4hectares per person |
| 101 | Myanmar | 0.4hectares per person |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.4hectares per person |
| 103 | Cameroon | 0.4hectares per person |
| 104 | Lesotho | 0.3hectares per person |
| 105 | Fiji | 0.3hectares per person |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3hectares per person |
| 107 | Albania | 0.3hectares per person |
| 108 | Croatia | 0.3hectares per person |
| 109 | Tonga | 0.3hectares per person |
| 110 | Slovakia | 0.3hectares per person |
| 111 | Ecuador | 0.3hectares per person |
| 112 | Thailand | 0.3hectares per person |
| 113 | Czech Republic | 0.3hectares per person |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 0.3hectares per person |
| 115 | Nigeria | 0.3hectares per person |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 0.3hectares per person |
| 117 | Slovenia | 0.3hectares per person |
| 118 | Liberia | 0.3hectares per person |
| 119 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3hectares per person |
| 120 | Austria | 0.3hectares per person |
| 121 | Sweden | 0.3hectares per person |
| 122 | Uganda | 0.3hectares per person |
| 123 | Malawi | 0.3hectares per person |
| 124 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.3hectares per person |
| 125 | Guatemala | 0.2hectares per person |
| 126 | Malaysia | 0.2hectares per person |
| 127 | United Kingdom | 0.2hectares per person |
| 128 | Andorra | 0.2hectares per person |
| 129 | Indonesia | 0.2hectares per person |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 0.2hectares per person |
| 131 | Samoa | 0.2hectares per person |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 0.2hectares per person |
| 133 | Iraq | 0.2hectares per person |
| 134 | Italy | 0.2hectares per person |
| 135 | Germany | 0.2hectares per person |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2hectares per person |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0.2hectares per person |
| 138 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2hectares per person |
| 139 | Norway | 0.2hectares per person |
| 140 | Burundi | 0.2hectares per person |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 0.2hectares per person |
| 142 | American Samoa | 0.2hectares per person |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2hectares per person |
| 144 | Pakistan | 0.2hectares per person |
| 145 | El Salvador | 0.1hectares per person |
| 146 | Lebanon | 0.1hectares per person |
| 147 | Jamaica | 0.1hectares per person |
| 148 | Jordan | 0.1hectares per person |
| 149 | Haiti | 0.1hectares per person |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 0.1hectares per person |
| 151 | French Guiana | 0.1hectares per person |
| 152 | Rwanda | 0.1hectares per person |
| 153 | Dominica | 0.1hectares per person |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 0.1hectares per person |
| 155 | Comoros | 0.1hectares per person |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1hectares per person |
| 157 | Vietnam | 0.1hectares per person |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 0.1hectares per person |
| 159 | India | 0.1hectares per person |
| 160 | Philippines | 0.1hectares per person |
| 161 | Suriname | 0.1hectares per person |
| 162 | Netherlands | 0.1hectares per person |
| 163 | North Korea | 0.1hectares per person |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 0.1hectares per person |
| 165 | Nepal | 0.1hectares per person |
| 166 | Guadeloupe | 0.1hectares per person |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1hectares per person |
| 168 | Cyprus | 0.1hectares per person |
| 169 | Belgium | 0.1hectares per person |
| 170 | Grenada | 0.1hectares per person |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1hectares per person |
| 172 | Martinique | 0.1hectares per person |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1hectares per person |
| 174 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.1hectares per person |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 0.1hectares per person |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 0.1hectares per person |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 0.0hectares per person |
| 178 | Israel | 0.0hectares per person |
| 179 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0hectares per person |
| 180 | Egypt | 0.0hectares per person |
| 181 | Reunion | 0.0hectares per person |
| 182 | Kuwait | 0.0hectares per person |
| 183 | Japan | 0.0hectares per person |
| 184 | Barbados | 0.0hectares per person |
| 185 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0hectares per person |
| 186 | Bahamas | 0.0hectares per person |
| 187 | South Korea | 0.0hectares per person |
| 188 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0hectares per person |
| 189 | Qatar | 0.0hectares per person |
| 190 | Aruba | 0.0hectares per person |
| 191 | Mauritius | 0.0hectares per person |
| 192 | Malta | 0.0hectares per person |
| 193 | Bahrain | 0.0hectares per person |
| 194 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0hectares per person |
| 195 | Mayotte | 0.0hectares per person |
| 196 | Faroe Islands | 0.0hectares per person |
| 197 | Greenland | 0.0hectares per person |
| 198 | Hong Kong | 0.0hectares per person |
| 199 | Anguilla | 0.0hectares per person |
| 200 | Singapore | 0.0hectares per person |
| 201 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0.0hectares per person |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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