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Arable land, % of land area: ranking of countries
206 countries ranked by their latest value (2022–2024). Bangladesh is highest at 60.5%; Faroe Islands is lowest at 0.1%.
World 10.7% (2023)Median country 10.2%206 countries
Arable land: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 206 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
206 shown
| # | Country | Region | Arable land | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 60.5% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 58.9% | 2024 | |
| 3 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.1% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 56.8% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 56.4% | 2024 | |
| 6 | India | South Asia | 51.7% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.9% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.7% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 45.2% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.7% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.6% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.4% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.8% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 40.5% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.8% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 36.7% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 36.6% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.5% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 36.4% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.3% | 2024 | |
| 21 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.8% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 33.4% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 32.7% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.3% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 32.2% | 2024 | |
| 26 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 30.8% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 30.3% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 29.8% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.6% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 29.0% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.9% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 28.3% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 28.0% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 27.2% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 27.1% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 26.3% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| 39 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.7% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.0% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 23.5% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 22.8% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.9% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.8% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.7% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.7% | 2024 | |
| 54 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 20.5% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.2% | 2024 | |
| 57 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.0% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.0% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 16.9% | 2024 | |
| 65 | United States | North America | 16.6% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 68 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.1% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 16.0% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.8% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.5% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.2% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.6% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 14.2% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.0% | 2024 | |
| 79 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| 80 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.2% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.1% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Maldives | South Asia | 13.1% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Nepal | South Asia | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.5% | 2022 | |
| 85 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.0% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 88 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.3% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.3% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 105 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.7% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 114 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 7.5% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| 121 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.0% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 6.2% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Bermuda | North America | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.5% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Canada | North America | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 144 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| 148 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Bhutan | South Asia | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 168 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0% | 2024 | |
| 170 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.0% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 178 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 180 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 182 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 184 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 186 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 187 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 188 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 191 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 193 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 197 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 201 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 202 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 204 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Arable land (% of land area)