86.5%
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2023
Agricultural land (% of land area)
Compare 209 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.
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Slovak Republic
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Suriname
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Agricultural land (% of land area) by country in 2023
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| Rank | Country | % of land area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.5% |
| 2 | Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia | 84.2% |
| 3 | Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.9% |
| 4 | Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean | 81.3% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.8% |
| 6 | South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.4% |
| 7 | Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia | 79.4% |
| 8 | Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.8% |
| 9 | Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.3% |
| 10 | Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.2% |
| 11 | Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia | 74.1% |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 74.1% |
| 13 | Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.5% |
| 14 | Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.2% |
| 15 | Bangladesh BGD · South Asia | 72.3% |
| 16 | Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.9% |
| 17 | Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.5% |
| 18 | Ukraine UKR · Europe & Central Asia | 71.3% |
| 19 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.3% |
| 20 | United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia | 70.3% |
| 21 | Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.3% |
| 22 | Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.2% |
| 23 | Faroe Islands FRO · Europe & Central Asia | 70.1% |
| 24 | Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.5% |
| 25 | Isle of Man IMN · Europe & Central Asia | 69.1% |
| 26 | Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific | 69% |
| 27 | Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.7% |
| 28 | Lebanon LBN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.9% |
| 29 | Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia | 65.5% |
| 30 | Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean | 65.1% |
| 31 | West Bank and Gaza PSE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 64.9% |
| 32 | Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.2% |
| 33 | Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.6% |
| 34 | Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.6% |
| 35 | Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.4% |
| 36 | Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean | 61.7% |
| 37 | Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia | 60.8% |
| 38 | Sudan SDN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.3% |
| 39 | India IND · South Asia | 60.1% |
| 40 | Tuvalu TUV · East Asia & Pacific | 60% |
| 41 | Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% |
| 42 | Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.4% |
| 43 | Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia | 58.1% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% |
| 45 | El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean | 57.7% |
| 46 | Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia | 55.7% |
| 47 | China CHN · East Asia & Pacific | 55.4% |
| 48 | Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.4% |
| 49 | Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean | 55.4% |
| 50 | Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia | 55.3% |
| 51 | Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.7% |
| 52 | Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean | 54.1% |
| 53 | Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia | 54% |
| 54 | Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia | 53.5% |
| 55 | Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.4% |
| 56 | Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.8% |
| 57 | France FRA · Europe & Central Asia | 52.5% |
| 58 | Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia | 51.7% |
| 59 | Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean | 50.7% |
| 60 | Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia | 50.1% |
| 61 | North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia | 49.6% |
| 62 | Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia | 49.6% |
| 63 | Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.5% |
| 64 | Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.4% |
| 65 | Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific | 48.6% |
| 66 | Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia | 48.6% |
| 67 | Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia | 47.6% |
| 68 | Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia | 47.5% |
| 69 | Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific | 47.2% |
| 70 | Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.1% |
| 71 | Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 46.7% |
| 72 | British Virgin Islands VGB · Latin America & Caribbean | 46.7% |
| 73 | Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia | 46.1% |
| 74 | United States USA · North America | 46.1% |
| 75 | Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia | 45.9% |
| 76 | Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia | 45.8% |
| 77 | Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.6% |
| 78 | South Sudan SSD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.9% |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.8% |
| 80 | Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.6% |
| 81 | Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.4% |
| 82 | Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia | 44.4% |
| 83 | Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia | 44.3% |
| 84 | Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific | 43.8% |
| 85 | Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia | 43.3% |
| 86 | Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa | 43% |
| 87 | Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean | 43% |
| 88 | Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific | 42.7% |
| 89 | Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean | 42.4% |
| 90 | Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean | 42.3% |
| 91 | Kiribati KIR · East Asia & Pacific | 42% |
| 92 | Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.8% |
| 93 | Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.8% |
| 94 | Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia | 41.7% |
| 95 | Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia | 40.4% |
| 96 | Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 40% |
| 97 | Andorra AND · Europe & Central Asia | 39.9% |
| 98 | Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia | 39.6% |
| 99 | Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific | 39.2% |
| 100 | Marshall Islands MHL · East Asia & Pacific | 38.9% |
| 101 | Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.5% |
| 102 | Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean | 38.5% |
| 103 | San Marino SMR · Europe & Central Asia | 38.3% |
| 104 | Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia | 38.1% |
| 105 | Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia | 38% |
| 106 | Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia | 37.8% |
| 107 | Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa | 37% |
| 108 | New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific | 36.9% |
| 109 | Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.8% |
| 110 | Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean | 36.5% |
| 111 | Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean | 35.8% |
| 112 | Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.5% |
| 113 | Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific | 34.9% |
| 114 | Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia | 34.1% |
| 115 | Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.1% |
| 116 | Dominica DMA · Latin America & Caribbean | 33.3% |
| 117 | Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 33.1% |
| 118 | Liechtenstein LIE · Europe & Central Asia | 32.3% |
| 119 | Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1% |
| 120 | Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean | 32% |
| 121 | Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia | 31.7% |
| 122 | Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia | 31.5% |
| 123 | Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.2% |
| 124 | Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia | 30.4% |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9% |
| 126 | Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific | 29.6% |
| 127 | Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean | 29.5% |
| 128 | Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific | 29.1% |
| 129 | Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29% |
| 130 | Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean | 28.3% |
| 131 | Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia | 27.9% |
| 132 | Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia | 26.6% |
| 133 | Nepal NPL · South Asia | 26.1% |
| 134 | Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific | 26.1% |
| 135 | Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.9% |
| 136 | Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.8% |
| 137 | Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean | 24.4% |
| 138 | Grenada GRD · Latin America & Caribbean | 23.5% |
| 139 | Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean | 23.3% |
| 140 | Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia | 23.1% |
| 141 | St. Kitts and Nevis KNA · Latin America & Caribbean | 23.1% |
| 142 | Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific | 23% |
| 143 | Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.8% |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia | 21.7% |
| 145 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific | 21.6% |
| 146 | Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean | 21.5% |
| 147 | Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.9% |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda ATG · Latin America & Caribbean | 20.4% |
| 149 | Naoero NRU · East Asia & Pacific | 20% |
| 150 | Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa | 20% |
| 151 | Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific | 19.9% |
| 152 | Maldives MDV · South Asia | 19.8% |
| 153 | Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.6% |
| 154 | Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia | 19.6% |
| 155 | Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean | 19.1% |
| 156 | Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean | 19% |
| 157 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean | 17.9% |
| 158 | Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific | 17.6% |
| 159 | Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.4% |
| 160 | Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific | 17.1% |
| 161 | St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 16.3% |
| 162 | Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia | 16.3% |
| 163 | Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific | 16.1% |
| 164 | Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.5% |
| 165 | Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific | 15.3% |
| 166 | American Samoa ASM · East Asia & Pacific | 14.8% |
| 167 | Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean | 14.4% |
| 168 | Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia | 14% |
| 169 | Bhutan BTN · South Asia | 13.8% |
| 170 | Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia | 13.2% |
| 171 | Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific | 12.6% |
| 172 | Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.5% |
| 173 | Cayman Islands CYM · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.3% |
| 174 | Aruba ABW · Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1% |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5% |
| 176 | Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.1% |
| 177 | New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific | 10.1% |
| 178 | Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific | 9.9% |
| 179 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean | 9.4% |
| 180 | Palau PLW · East Asia & Pacific | 9.3% |
| 181 | Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% |
| 182 | Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.7% |
| 183 | French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific | 8.7% |
| 184 | Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.4% |
| 185 | Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.4% |
| 186 | Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean | 8% |
| 187 | Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% |
| 188 | Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia | 7.3% |
| 189 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM · East Asia & Pacific | 7.1% |
| 190 | Canada CAN · North America | 6.5% |
| 191 | Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.4% |
| 192 | Bermuda BMU · North America | 5.6% |
| 193 | United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5% |
| 194 | Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.8% |
| 195 | Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.1% |
| 196 | Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific | 3.9% |
| 197 | Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.7% |
| 199 | Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4% |
| 200 | Seychelles SYC · Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% |
| 201 | Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific | 3.1% |
| 202 | Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% |
| 204 | Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3% |
| 205 | Northern Mariana Islands MNP · East Asia & Pacific | 1.2% |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands TCA · Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1% |
| 207 | Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific | 0.9% |
| 208 | Greenland GRL · Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% |
| 209 | Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5% |
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2023
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209
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5002
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