Agricultural land as a share of land area
Land that is arable, under permanent crops, or under permanent pastures, as a share of land area.
Highest in 2024
100.0%
Tuvalu
Lowest in 2024
0.5%
Suriname
Countries ranked for 2024
208
Updated by the source on 8 October 2026
208 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | World | United States | China | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 46.1% | 41.7% | 59.9% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | 46.1% | 41.7% | 60.1% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | 46.1% | 41.7% | 60.1% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | 46.2% | 41.8% | 60.1% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | 46.3% | 41.6% | 60.0% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | 46.5% | 41.8% | 60.2% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | 46.6% | 42.2% | 60.2% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | 46.7% | 42.5% | 60.3% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | 46.6% | 42.9% | 60.4% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | 46.5% | 43.2% | 60.4% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | 46.4% | 43.6% | 60.4% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | 46.3% | 43.9% | 60.4% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | 46.2% | 44.3% | 60.4% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | 46.0% | 44.6% | 60.4% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | 45.8% | 45.0% | 60.4% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | 45.6% | 45.3% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | 45.4% | 45.5% | 60.5% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | 45.1% | 45.8% | 60.4% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | 45.1% | 46.0% | 60.5% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | 45.1% | 46.2% | 60.6% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | 45.1% | 46.2% | 60.7% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | 45.1% | 46.2% | 60.6% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | 45.1% | 46.2% | 60.7% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | 45.3% | 46.2% | 60.7% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | 45.2% | 46.2% | 60.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 208 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Tuvalu (100.0%) and the lowest Suriname (0.5%).
- Half of the countries are above 37.3% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 71 countries and fell in 69.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0%
- 2 Lesotho 92.9%
- 3 Uruguay 87.4%
- 4 Turkmenistan 84.3%
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 83.9%
- 6 Saudi Arabia 81.7%
- 7 Uganda 80.3%
- 8 South Africa 79.4%
- 9 Kazakhstan 79.2%
- 10 Comoros 78.9%
- 11 Nigeria 77.1%
- 12 Gambia 76.1%
- 13 Rwanda 75.7%
- 14 Burundi 74.2%
- 15 Syria 74.1%
- 16 Djibouti 73.5%
- 17 Moldova 73.2%
- 18 Guinea 73.2%
- 19 Bangladesh 72.2%
- 20 Ukraine 71.3%
- 21 Madagascar 70.4%
- 22 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 70.3%
- 23 Faroe Islands 70.1%
- 24 Eswatini 69.6%
- 25 United Kingdom 69.2%
- 26 Togo 69.1%
- 27 Mongolia 68.8%
- 28 Isle of Man 68.3%
- 29 Morocco 67.2%
- 30 Ireland 65.1%
- 31 Haiti 65.1%
- 32 Denmark 65.1%
- 33 Malawi 65.0%
- 34 West Bank and Gaza 64.9%
- 35 Lebanon 63.7%
- 36 Eritrea 62.8%
- 37 Burkina Faso 62.6%
- 38 Tunisia 62.1%
- 39 Cuba 61.7%
- 40 Sudan 60.3%
- 41 India 59.9%
- 42 Armenia 59.4%
- 43 Uzbekistan 58.9%
- 44 Afghanistan 58.4%
- 45 Azerbaijan 57.8%
- 46 El Salvador 57.3%
- 47 Mozambique 56.1%
- 48 Hungary 55.5%
- 49 Ghana 55.4%
- 50 Sierra Leone 55.2%
- 51 Romania 55.2%
- 52 Paraguay 54.1%
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 54.0%
- 54 Netherlands 53.4%
- 55 France 52.8%
- 56 Luxembourg 51.7%
- 57 Dominican Republic 51.5%
- 58 Mexico 50.6%
- 59 Türkiye 50.2%
- 60 Kenya 50.0%
- 61 Senegal 49.4%
- 62 Spain 49.3%
- 63 North Macedonia 49.2%
- 64 Sri Lanka 48.8%
- 65 Tonga 48.5%
- 66 Zimbabwe 48.1%
- 67 Germany 47.4%
- 68 Australia 47.3%
- 69 Pakistan 47.2%
- 70 Namibia 47.1%
- 71 Poland 46.2%
- 72 Bulgaria 46.2%
- 73 São Tomé and Príncipe 46.1%
- 74 United States 46.1%
- 75 Guatemala 46.0%
- 76 Czechia 45.8%
- 77 Lithuania 45.6%
- 78 Botswana 45.6%
- 79 Tanzania 45.1%
- 80 South Sudan 44.7%
- 81 Yemen 44.4%
- 82 Belgium 44.4%
- 83 Italy 43.6%
- 84 Thailand 43.3%
- 85 Benin 43.1%
- 86 Philippines 42.7%
- 87 San Marino 42.3%
- 88 Kiribati 41.9%
- 89 Andorra 41.9%
- 90 China 41.7%
- 91 Portugal 41.3%
- 92 Albania 41.1%
- 93 Mauritius 40.9%
- 94 Marshall Islands 40.2%
- 95 Chad 40.0%
- 96 Viet Nam 39.2%
- 97 Belarus 39.1%
- 98 Jamaica 39.0%
- 99 Greece 38.9%
- 100 Mauritania 38.5%
- 101 Serbia 38.1%
- 102 Slovakia 37.8%
- 103 British Virgin Islands 37.7%
- 104 Switzerland 37.7%
- 105 New Zealand 36.8%
- 106 Niger 36.8%
- 107 Colombia 36.5%
- 108 Angola 36.3%
- 109 Bolivia 36.1%
- 110 Cambodia 34.7%
- 111 Ethiopia 34.3%
- 112 Mali 34.2%
- 113 Georgia 33.7%
- 114 Dominica 32.6%
- 115 Liechtenstein 32.3%
- 116 Zambia 32.1%
- 117 Latvia 31.7%
- 118 Costa Rica 31.4%
- 119 Guinea-Bissau 31.4%
- 120 Republic of the Congo 31.2%
- 121 Austria 31.1%
- 122 Slovenia 30.4%
- 123 Guam 29.6%
- 124 Argentina 29.5%
- 125 Iran 29.0%
- 126 Indonesia 28.9%
- 127 Honduras 28.5%
- 128 Brazil 28.4%
- 129 Tajikistan 28.0%
- 130 Croatia 26.2%
- 131 Nepal 26.1%
- 132 Malta 25.4%
- 133 Malaysia 24.8%
- 134 Cabo Verde 24.8%
- 135 Venezuela 24.4%
- 136 Israel 23.8%
- 137 Grenada 23.3%
- 138 Barbados 23.2%
- 139 Panama 23.1%
- 140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.0%
- 141 Estonia 23.0%
- 142 Timor-Leste 23.0%
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.4%
- 144 Iraq 21.6%
- 145 North Korea 21.6%
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 21.1%
- 147 Cameroon 21.1%
- 148 Ecuador 20.3%
- 149 Liberia 20.1%
- 150 Myanmar 19.9%
- 151 Maldives 19.8%
- 152 Peru 19.0%
- 153 Puerto Rico (US) 18.5%
- 154 Montenegro 18.5%
- 155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.0%
- 156 Samoa 17.8%
- 157 Algeria 17.3%
- 158 Fiji 17.0%
- 159 Saint Lucia 16.3%
- 160 Iceland 16.2%
- 161 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.2%
- 162 Naoero 16.2%
- 163 South Korea 16.0%
- 164 Chile 14.4%
- 165 Bhutan 13.8%
- 166 American Samoa 13.6%
- 167 Cyprus 13.6%
- 168 Vanuatu 13.3%
- 169 Russia 13.2%
- 170 Japan 12.6%
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago 11.6%
- 172 Jordan 11.6%
- 173 Cayman Islands 11.3%
- 174 Aruba 11.1%
- 175 Bahrain 10.3%
- 176 New Caledonia 9.8%
- 177 Laos 9.5%
- 178 Palau 9.3%
- 179 Central African Republic 9.3%
- 180 Libya 8.7%
- 181 Kuwait 8.4%
- 182 US Virgin Islands 8.3%
- 183 Belize 8.2%
- 184 French Polynesia 8.1%
- 185 Micronesia 7.7%
- 186 Finland 7.4%
- 187 Sweden 7.3%
- 188 Gabon 6.9%
- 189 Canada 6.5%
- 190 Qatar 6.4%
- 191 United Arab Emirates 5.6%
- 192 Bermuda 5.6%
- 193 Oman 4.8%
- 194 Egypt 4.2%
- 195 Solomon Islands 4.1%
- 196 Hong Kong SAR, China 3.8%
- 197 Equatorial Guinea 3.4%
- 198 Guyana 3.4%
- 199 Seychelles 3.4%
- 200 Papua New Guinea 3.1%
- 201 Brunei 2.9%
- 202 Norway 2.7%
- 203 Northern Mariana Islands 2.3%
- 204 Bahamas 1.3%
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1%
- 206 Singapore 0.9%
- 207 Greenland 0.6%
- 208 Suriname 0.5%
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