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Arable land (hectares)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•206 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6,697,696.4hectares
Median: 1,121,634.3hectares
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
India
153,868,700.0hectares
Lowest
Faroe Islands
70.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1India153,868,700.0hectares
2United States of America151,563,525.1hectares
3Russian Federation121,649,000.0hectares
4People's Republic of China108,427,100.0hectares
5Brazil55,642,000.0hectares
By Region
North America52,823,029.9hectares(4 countries)
Asia16,057,413.8hectares(26 countries)
Oceania15,754,839.1hectares(2 countries)
South America15,304,510.6hectares(7 countries)
Africa11,056,342.5hectares(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (70.0hectares)High (153,868,700.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6,697,696.4hectares)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (126)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 ↕
1India153,868,700.0hectares
2United States of America151,563,525.1hectares
3Russian Federation121,649,000.0hectares
4People's Republic of China108,427,100.0hectares
5Brazil55,642,000.0hectares
6Argentina40,387,343.1hectares
7Canada38,151,000.0hectares
8Nigeria36,872,000.0hectares
9Ukraine32,924,000.0hectares
10Australia30,989,678.2hectares
11Pakistan30,260,000.0hectares
12Kazakhstan29,669,700.0hectares
13Sudan20,995,000.0hectares
14Türkiye20,277,000.0hectares
15Mexico20,023,594.6hectares
16Indonesia17,782,903.0hectares
17Niger17,700,000.0hectares
18France16,899,246.0hectares
19Ethiopia16,399,972.0hectares
20Thailand15,835,200.0hectares
21Islamic Republic of Iran15,699,000.0hectares
22Democratic Republic of the Congo14,897,863.8hectares
23United Republic of Tanzania13,502,500.0hectares
24South Africa12,000,000.0hectares
25Germany11,681,000.0hectares
26Spain11,496,755.0hectares
27Poland11,202,000.0hectares
28Myanmar11,007,332.0hectares
29Romania8,407,000.0hectares
30Mali8,341,000.0hectares
31Burkina Faso7,907,388.7hectares
32Bangladesh7,880,400.0hectares
33Afghanistan7,846,000.0hectares
34Algeria7,531,000.0hectares
35Italy7,084,477.0hectares
36Uganda6,900,000.0hectares
37Morocco6,874,051.8hectares
38Vietnam6,728,480.0hectares
39Kenya6,632,158.9hectares
40Cameroon6,200,000.0hectares
41United Kingdom6,043,691.6hectares
42Guinea6,000,091.0hectares
43Mozambique5,650,000.0hectares
44Philippines5,590,000.0hectares
45Belarus5,567,800.0hectares
46Bolivia5,562,567.6hectares
47Angola5,385,000.0hectares
48Chad5,300,000.0hectares
49Iraq4,969,000.0hectares
50Cote d'Ivoire4,803,009.7hectares
51Ghana4,709,900.0hectares
52Paraguay4,561,000.0hectares
53Syrian Arab Republic4,400,000.0hectares
54Hungary4,144,147.0hectares
55Cambodia4,120,139.7hectares
56Japan4,044,000.0hectares
57Uzbekistan4,029,000.0hectares
58Zimbabwe4,020,407.7hectares
59Malawi4,000,000.0hectares
60Peru3,918,431.0hectares
61Senegal3,830,000.0hectares
62Zambia3,800,000.0hectares
63Benin3,545,952.3hectares
64Bulgaria3,486,550.0hectares
65Saudi Arabia3,430,417.0hectares
66Egypt3,103,000.0hectares
67Madagascar3,000,000.0hectares
68Cuba2,908,600.0hectares
69Tunisia2,831,300.0hectares
70Togo2,650,000.0hectares
71Serbia2,603,000.0hectares
72Venezuela2,600,000.0hectares
73Colombia2,549,300.0hectares
74Sweden2,526,000.0hectares
75Czech Republic2,524,276.0hectares
76South Sudan2,489,233.3hectares
77Denmark2,365,000.0hectares
78Lithuania2,303,000.0hectares
79North Korea2,295,000.0hectares
80Finland2,244,000.0hectares
81Uruguay2,199,600.0hectares
82Azerbaijan2,091,700.0hectares
83Moldova, Republic of1,871,000.0hectares
84Greece1,861,153.1hectares
85Nepal1,803,800.0hectares
86Central African Republic1,800,000.0hectares
87Libya1,720,000.0hectares
88Turkmenistan1,591,539.2hectares
89Sierra Leone1,584,000.0hectares
90Guatemala1,554,000.0hectares
91Nicaragua1,503,000.0hectares
92South Korea1,456,000.0hectares
93Chile1,406,900.0hectares
94Sri Lanka1,372,000.0hectares
95Latvia1,360,000.0hectares
96Austria1,321,781.6hectares
97Burundi1,321,206.8hectares
98Slovakia1,307,000.0hectares
99Kyrgyzstan1,286,385.0hectares
100Lao People's Democratic Republic1,224,000.0hectares
101Rwanda1,159,071.0hectares
102Yemen1,158,000.0hectares
103Mongolia1,143,268.5hectares
104Somalia1,100,000.0hectares
105Ecuador1,028,000.0hectares
106Honduras1,018,000.0hectares
107Netherlands1,009,000.0hectares
108Haiti1,005,000.0hectares
109Dominican Republic975,759.7hectares
110Portugal927,262.8hectares
111Croatia868,000.0hectares
112Belgium863,153.6hectares
113Tajikistan844,400.0hectares
114Norway803,000.0hectares
115Namibia800,000.0hectares
116Malaysia784,300.0hectares
117El Salvador721,000.0hectares
118Estonia711,000.0hectares
119Eritrea690,000.0hectares
120Albania590,700.0hectares
121Panama565,000.0hectares
122Republic of the Congo550,000.0hectares
123New Zealand520,000.0hectares
124Liberia500,000.0hectares
125Mauritania450,000.0hectares
126Armenia441,600.0hectares
127Republic of The Gambia440,000.0hectares
128Ireland439,000.0hectares
129The Republic of North Macedonia416,000.0hectares
130Switzerland396,420.9hectares
131Guinea-Bissau395,530.5hectares
132Bosnia and Herzegovina370,000.0hectares
133Lesotho356,748.0hectares
134Papua New Guinea330,000.0hectares
135Gabon325,000.0hectares
136Georgia304,000.0hectares
137Israel271,400.0hectares
138Botswana260,000.0hectares
139Jordan204,000.0hectares
140Slovenia178,890.0hectares
141Eswatini177,000.0hectares
142Costa Rica167,133.4hectares
143Lebanon134,213.8hectares
144Iceland121,000.0hectares
145Jamaica120,000.0hectares
146Timor-Leste111,500.0hectares
147Bhutan100,000.0hectares
148Belize100,000.0hectares
149Cyprus97,873.3hectares
150Guyana97,000.0hectares
151Oman87,130.0hectares
152Fiji76,800.0hectares
153Mauritius75,000.0hectares
154Comoros65,000.0hectares
155Luxembourg61,326.0hectares
156Equatorial Guinea53,000.0hectares
157Suriname52,965.0hectares
158United Arab Emirates50,384.0hectares
159Puerto Rico50,200.0hectares
160Cape Verde50,000.0hectares
161State of Palestine41,900.0hectares
162Trinidad and Tobago25,000.0hectares
163Isle of Man23,439.9hectares
164Solomon Islands23,000.0hectares
165Qatar21,000.0hectares
166Vanuatu20,000.0hectares
167Tonga20,000.0hectares
168Samoa10,710.0hectares
169Montenegro9,050.0hectares
170Kuwait8,000.0hectares
171Bahamas8,000.0hectares
172Malta7,300.0hectares
173Barbados7,000.0hectares
174Dominica6,000.0hectares
175New Caledonia5,970.0hectares
176Saint Kitts and Nevis5,000.0hectares
177Maldives4,000.0hectares
178Sao Tome and Principe4,000.0hectares
179Antigua and Barbuda4,000.0hectares
180Brunei Darussalam4,000.0hectares
181Djibouti3,000.0hectares
182Grenada3,000.0hectares
183Saint Lucia2,670.0hectares
184French Polynesia2,500.0hectares
185Bahrain2,100.0hectares
186Kiribati2,000.0hectares
187Hong Kong2,000.0hectares
188Aruba2,000.0hectares
189Micronesia, Federated States of2,000.0hectares
190Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,000.0hectares
191San Marino1,985.0hectares
192Liechtenstein1,730.0hectares
193American Samoa1,030.0hectares
194Guam1,000.0hectares
195Turks and Caicos Islands1,000.0hectares
196Virgin Islands, British1,000.0hectares
197Virgin Islands, U.S.900.0hectares
198Andorra732.5hectares
199Singapore560.0hectares
200Marshall Islands500.0hectares
201Palau300.0hectares
202Bermuda300.0hectares
203Cayman Islands200.0hectares
204Seychelles150.0hectares
205Northern Mariana Islands80.0hectares
206Faroe Islands70.0hectares
Showing 206 of 206 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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