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Agricultural land, % of land area: ranking of countries
210 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2024). Tuvalu is highest at 100.0%; Suriname is lowest at 0.5%.
World 36.9% (2023)Median country 37.7%210 countries
Farmland: 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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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Farmland | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 100.0% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.9% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 87.4% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 84.3% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.9% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 81.7% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.3% | 2024 | |
| 8 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.4% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 79.2% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.9% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.1% | 2024 | |
| 12 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.1% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.7% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.2% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 74.1% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.5% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 73.2% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.2% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 72.2% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 71.3% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.4% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.3% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 70.1% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.6% | 2024 | |
| 25 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 69.2% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.1% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 68.8% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 68.3% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 67.2% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 65.1% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.1% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 65.1% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.0% | 2024 | |
| 34 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 64.9% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.7% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.8% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.6% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.1% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.7% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.3% | 2024 | |
| 41 | India | South Asia | 59.9% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.4% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 58.9% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.4% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% | 2024 | |
| 46 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.3% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.1% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 55.5% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.4% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.2% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 55.2% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.1% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 54.0% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 53.4% | 2024 | |
| 55 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 52.8% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 51.7% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.5% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.6% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 50.2% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.0% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.4% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 49.3% | 2024 | |
| 63 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 49.2% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 48.8% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 48.5% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.1% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 47.4% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 47.3% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.2% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.1% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 46.2% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 46.2% | 2024 | |
| 73 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.1% | 2024 | |
| 74 | United States | North America | 46.1% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.0% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 45.8% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 45.6% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.6% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.1% | 2024 | |
| 80 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.7% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.4% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 44.4% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 43.6% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 43.3% | 2021 | |
| 85 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 43.3% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.1% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 42.7% | 2024 | |
| 88 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 42.3% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.3% | 2023 | |
| 90 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 41.9% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 41.9% | 2024 | |
| 92 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 41.7% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 41.3% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 41.1% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.9% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 40.2% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.0% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 39.2% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 39.1% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.0% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 38.9% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.5% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 38.1% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 37.8% | 2024 | |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.7% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 37.7% | 2024 | |
| 107 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 36.8% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.8% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.5% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.3% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.1% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 34.7% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.2% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 33.7% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.6% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 32.3% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 31.7% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.4% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.4% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.2% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 31.1% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 30.4% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 29.6% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.0% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 28.9% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 28.5% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 28.4% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 28.0% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Nepal | South Asia | 26.1% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.4% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.4% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.2% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 22.4% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.6% | 2024 | |
| 147 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 21.6% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.3% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 19.9% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Maldives | South Asia | 19.8% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.0% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.5% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 18.5% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.0% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 17.0% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.3% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 165 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 16.0% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Bhutan | South Asia | 13.8% | 2024 | |
| 168 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 13.6% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 13.6% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 13.2% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.3% | 2024 | |
| 178 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 9.5% | 2024 | |
| 180 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 182 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 184 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 186 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 187 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| 188 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| 191 | Canada | North America | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| 193 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Bermuda | North America | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 197 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 201 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 204 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 208 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 209 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 210 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Agricultural land (% of land area)