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Countries With the Highest Agricultural Land

Every country with a figure for agricultural land, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Tuvalu (100%), Lesotho (92.9%) and Uruguay (87.4%). The middle country of the 210 has 37.7%.

What this measures

Agricultural land (% of land area). Source: Food and Agriculture Organization. For this measure, no agreed better direction.

The full ranking

Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.

RankCountryAgricultural landYearRegion
1Tuvalu100%2024East Asia & Pacific
2Lesotho92.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
3Uruguay87.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
4Turkmenistan84.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
5Cote d'Ivoire83.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
6Saudi Arabia81.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7Uganda80.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
8South Africa79.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
9Kazakhstan79.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
10Comoros78.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
11Nigeria77.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
12Gambia, The76.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
13Rwanda75.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
14Burundi74.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
15Syrian Arab Republic74.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
16Djibouti73.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
17Moldova73.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
18Guinea73.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
19Bangladesh72.2%2024South Asia
20Ukraine71.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
21Madagascar70.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
22Somalia, Fed. Rep.70.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
23Faroe Islands70.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
24Eswatini69.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
25United Kingdom69.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
26Togo69.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
27Mongolia68.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
28Isle of Man68.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
29Morocco67.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
30Ireland65.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
31Haiti65.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
32Denmark65.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
33Malawi65%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
34West Bank and Gaza64.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
35Lebanon63.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
36Eritrea62.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
37Burkina Faso62.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
38Tunisia62.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
39Cuba61.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
40Sudan60.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
41India59.9%2024South Asia
42Armenia59.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
43Uzbekistan58.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
44Afghanistan58.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
45Azerbaijan57.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
46El Salvador57.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
47Mozambique56.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
48Hungary55.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
49Ghana55.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
50Sierra Leone55.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
51Romania55.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
52Paraguay54.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
53Kyrgyz Republic54%2024Europe & Central Asia
54Netherlands53.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
55France52.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
56Luxembourg51.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
57Dominican Republic51.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
58Mexico50.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
59Turkiye50.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
60Kenya50%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
61Senegal49.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
62Spain49.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
63North Macedonia49.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
64Sri Lanka48.8%2024South Asia
65Tonga48.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
66Zimbabwe48.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
67Germany47.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
68Australia47.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
69Pakistan47.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
70Namibia47.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
71Poland46.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
72Bulgaria46.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
73Sao Tome and Principe46.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
74United States46.1%2024North America
75Guatemala46%2024Latin America & Caribbean
76Czechia45.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
77Lithuania45.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
78Botswana45.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
79Tanzania45.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
80South Sudan44.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
81Yemen, Rep.44.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
82Belgium44.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
83Italy43.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
84Channel Islands43.3%2021Europe & Central Asia
85Thailand43.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
86Benin43.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
87Philippines42.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
88San Marino42.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
89Nicaragua42.3%2023Latin America & Caribbean
90Kiribati41.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
91Andorra41.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
92China41.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
93Portugal41.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
94Albania41.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
95Mauritius40.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
96Marshall Islands40.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
97Chad40%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
98Viet Nam39.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
99Belarus39.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
100Jamaica39%2024Latin America & Caribbean
101Greece38.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
102Mauritania38.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
103Serbia38.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
104Slovak Republic37.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
105British Virgin Islands37.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
106Switzerland37.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
107New Zealand36.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
108Niger36.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
109Colombia36.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
110Angola36.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
111Bolivia36.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
112Cambodia34.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
113Ethiopia34.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
114Mali34.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
115Georgia33.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
116Dominica32.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
117Liechtenstein32.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
118Zambia32.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
119Latvia31.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
120Costa Rica31.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
121Guinea-Bissau31.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
122Congo, Rep.31.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
123Austria31.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
124Slovenia30.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
125Guam29.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
126Argentina29.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
127Iran, Islamic Rep.29%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
128Indonesia28.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
129Honduras28.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
130Brazil28.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
131Tajikistan28%2024Europe & Central Asia
132Croatia26.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
133Nepal26.1%2024South Asia
134Malta25.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
135Malaysia24.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
136Cabo Verde24.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
137Venezuela, RB24.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
138Israel23.8%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
139Grenada23.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
140Barbados23.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
141Panama23.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
142St. Kitts and Nevis23%2024Latin America & Caribbean
143Estonia23%2024Europe & Central Asia
144Timor-Leste23%2024East Asia & Pacific
145Bosnia and Herzegovina22.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
146Iraq21.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
147Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
148Antigua and Barbuda21.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
149Cameroon21.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
150Ecuador20.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
151Liberia20.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
152Myanmar19.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
153Maldives19.8%2024South Asia
154Peru19%2024Latin America & Caribbean
155Puerto Rico (US)18.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
156Montenegro18.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
157St. Vincent and the Grenadines18%2024Latin America & Caribbean
158Samoa17.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
159Algeria17.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
160Fiji17%2024East Asia & Pacific
161St. Lucia16.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
162Iceland16.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
163Congo, Dem. Rep.16.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
164Naoero16.2%2024East Asia & Pacific
165Korea, Rep.16%2024East Asia & Pacific
166Chile14.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
167Bhutan13.8%2024South Asia
168American Samoa13.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
169Cyprus13.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
170Vanuatu13.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
171Russian Federation13.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
172Japan12.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
173Trinidad and Tobago11.6%2024Latin America & Caribbean
174Jordan11.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
175Cayman Islands11.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
176Aruba11.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
177Bahrain10.3%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
178New Caledonia9.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
179Lao PDR9.54%2024East Asia & Pacific
180Palau9.35%2024East Asia & Pacific
181Central African Republic9.34%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
182Libya8.72%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
183Kuwait8.42%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
184Virgin Islands (U.S.)8.28%2024Latin America & Caribbean
185Belize8.15%2024Latin America & Caribbean
186French Polynesia8.14%2024East Asia & Pacific
187Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
188Finland7.43%2024Europe & Central Asia
189Sweden7.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
190Gabon6.88%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
191Canada6.46%2024North America
192Qatar6.44%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
193United Arab Emirates5.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
194Bermuda5.56%2024North America
195Oman4.78%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
196Egypt, Arab Rep.4.25%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
197Solomon Islands4.14%2024East Asia & Pacific
198Hong Kong SAR, China3.81%2024East Asia & Pacific
199Equatorial Guinea3.44%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
200Guyana3.41%2024Latin America & Caribbean
201Seychelles3.37%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
202Papua New Guinea3.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
203Brunei Darussalam2.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
204Norway2.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
205Northern Mariana Islands2.28%2024East Asia & Pacific
206Bahamas, The1.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
207Turks and Caicos Islands1.05%2024Latin America & Caribbean
208Singapore0.911%2024East Asia & Pacific
209Greenland0.592%2024Europe & Central Asia
210Suriname0.473%2024Latin America & Caribbean

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