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Agricultural land (% of land area)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
37.2%
Median: 38.0%
Countries Covered
209
with available data
Highest
Cote d'Ivoire
86.5%
Lowest
Suriname
0.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Cote d'Ivoire86.5%
2Turkmenistan84.2%
3Burundi83.9%
4Uruguay81.4%
5Saudi Arabia80.8%
By Region
Africa46.6%(9 countries)
Oceania42.1%(2 countries)
Europe40.6%(32 countries)
North America36.6%(4 countries)
Other36.0%(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%)High (86.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.2%)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.5% |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 84.2% |
| 3 | Burundi | 83.9% |
| 4 | Uruguay | 81.4% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 80.8% |
| 6 | South Africa | 79.4% |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 79.4% |
| 8 | Lesotho | 77.8% |
| 9 | Rwanda | 76.3% |
| 10 | Nigeria | 76.2% |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 74.1% |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 74.1% |
| 13 | Djibouti | 73.5% |
| 14 | Guinea | 73.2% |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 72.3% |
| 16 | Uganda | 71.9% |
| 17 | Comoros | 71.5% |
| 18 | Ukraine | 71.3% |
| 19 | Somalia | 70.3% |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 70.3% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 70.3% |
| 22 | Togo | 70.2% |
| 23 | Faroe Islands | 70.1% |
| 24 | Eswatini | 69.5% |
| 25 | Isle of Man | 69.1% |
| 26 | Mongolia | 69.0% |
| 27 | Morocco | 66.7% |
| 28 | Lebanon | 65.9% |
| 29 | Denmark | 65.5% |
| 30 | Haiti | 65.1% |
| 31 | State of Palestine | 64.9% |
| 32 | Malawi | 64.2% |
| 33 | Eritrea | 62.7% |
| 34 | Republic of The Gambia | 62.6% |
| 35 | Tunisia | 62.4% |
| 36 | Cuba | 61.7% |
| 37 | Ireland | 60.8% |
| 38 | Sudan | 60.3% |
| 39 | India | 60.1% |
| 40 | Tuvalu | 60.0% |
| 41 | Armenia | 58.6% |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 58.4% |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 58.1% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 57.8% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 57.7% |
| 46 | Hungary | 55.7% |
| 47 | People's Republic of China | 55.4% |
| 48 | Ghana | 55.4% |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 55.4% |
| 50 | Romania | 55.3% |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 54.7% |
| 52 | Paraguay | 54.1% |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.0% |
| 54 | Netherlands | 53.5% |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 53.4% |
| 56 | Mozambique | 52.8% |
| 57 | France | 52.5% |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 51.7% |
| 59 | Mexico | 50.7% |
| 60 | Türkiye | 50.1% |
| 61 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 49.6% |
| 62 | Spain | 49.6% |
| 63 | Kenya | 49.5% |
| 64 | Senegal | 49.4% |
| 65 | Tonga | 48.6% |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 48.6% |
| 67 | Poland | 47.6% |
| 68 | Germany | 47.5% |
| 69 | Australia | 47.2% |
| 70 | Namibia | 47.1% |
| 71 | Pakistan | 46.7% |
| 72 | Virgin Islands, British | 46.7% |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 46.1% |
| 74 | United States of America | 46.1% |
| 75 | Lithuania | 45.9% |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 45.8% |
| 77 | Botswana | 45.6% |
| 78 | South Sudan | 44.9% |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 44.8% |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 44.6% |
| 81 | Yemen | 44.4% |
| 82 | Belgium | 44.4% |
| 83 | Italy | 44.3% |
| 84 | Thailand | 43.8% |
| 85 | Portugal | 43.3% |
| 86 | Mauritius | 43.0% |
| 87 | Guatemala | 43.0% |
| 88 | Philippines | 42.7% |
| 89 | Argentina | 42.4% |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 42.3% |
| 91 | Kiribati | 42.0% |
| 92 | Benin | 41.8% |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 41.8% |
| 94 | Greece | 41.7% |
| 95 | Serbia | 40.4% |
| 96 | Chad | 40.0% |
| 97 | Andorra | 39.9% |
| 98 | Belarus | 39.6% |
| 99 | Vietnam | 39.2% |
| 100 | Marshall Islands | 38.9% |
| 101 | Mauritania | 38.5% |
| 102 | Jamaica | 38.5% |
| 103 | San Marino | 38.3% |
| 104 | Albania | 38.1% |
| 105 | Slovakia | 38.0% |
| 106 | Switzerland | 37.8% |
| 107 | Angola | 36.9% |
| 108 | New Zealand | 36.9% |
| 109 | Niger | 36.8% |
| 110 | Colombia | 36.5% |
| 111 | Bolivia | 35.8% |
| 112 | Mali | 35.5% |
| 113 | Cambodia | 34.9% |
| 114 | Georgia | 34.1% |
| 115 | Ethiopia | 34.1% |
| 116 | Dominica | 33.3% |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 33.1% |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 32.3% |
| 119 | Zambia | 32.1% |
| 120 | Honduras | 32.0% |
| 121 | Latvia | 31.7% |
| 122 | Austria | 31.5% |
| 123 | Republic of the Congo | 31.2% |
| 124 | Slovenia | 30.4% |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.9% |
| 126 | Guam | 29.6% |
| 127 | Panama | 29.5% |
| 128 | Indonesia | 29.1% |
| 129 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 29.0% |
| 130 | Brazil | 28.3% |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 27.9% |
| 132 | Croatia | 26.6% |
| 133 | Nepal | 26.1% |
| 134 | Malaysia | 26.1% |
| 135 | Malta | 25.9% |
| 136 | Israel | 24.8% |
| 137 | Venezuela | 24.4% |
| 138 | Grenada | 23.5% |
| 139 | Barbados | 23.3% |
| 140 | Estonia | 23.1% |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.1% |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 23.0% |
| 143 | Iraq | 21.8% |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.7% |
| 145 | North Korea | 21.6% |
| 146 | Ecuador | 21.5% |
| 147 | Cameroon | 20.9% |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.5% |
| 149 | Nauru | 20.0% |
| 150 | Liberia | 20.0% |
| 151 | Myanmar | 19.9% |
| 152 | Maldives | 19.8% |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 19.6% |
| 154 | Montenegro | 19.6% |
| 155 | Peru | 19.1% |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 19.0% |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.9% |
| 158 | Samoa | 17.6% |
| 159 | Algeria | 17.4% |
| 160 | Fiji | 17.1% |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 16.3% |
| 162 | Iceland | 16.2% |
| 163 | South Korea | 16.1% |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.5% |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 15.3% |
| 166 | American Samoa | 14.8% |
| 167 | Chile | 14.4% |
| 168 | Cyprus | 14.0% |
| 169 | Bhutan | 13.8% |
| 170 | Russian Federation | 13.2% |
| 171 | Japan | 12.6% |
| 172 | Jordan | 11.5% |
| 173 | Cayman Islands | 11.3% |
| 174 | Aruba | 11.1% |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5% |
| 176 | Bahrain | 10.1% |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 10.1% |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.9% |
| 179 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 9.4% |
| 180 | Palau | 9.3% |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 9.1% |
| 182 | Libya | 8.7% |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 8.7% |
| 184 | Kuwait | 8.4% |
| 185 | Gabon | 8.4% |
| 186 | Belize | 8.0% |
| 187 | Finland | 7.4% |
| 188 | Sweden | 7.3% |
| 189 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.1% |
| 190 | Canada | 6.5% |
| 191 | Qatar | 6.4% |
| 192 | Bermuda | 5.6% |
| 193 | United Arab Emirates | 5.5% |
| 194 | Oman | 4.8% |
| 195 | Egypt | 4.1% |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 3.9% |
| 197 | Hong Kong | 3.8% |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.7% |
| 199 | Guyana | 3.4% |
| 200 | Seychelles | 3.4% |
| 201 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1% |
| 202 | Norway | 2.7% |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.5% |
| 204 | Bahamas | 1.3% |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.2% |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% |
| 207 | Singapore | 0.9% |
| 208 | Greenland | 0.6% |
| 209 | Suriname | 0.4% |
Showing 209 of 209 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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