Agricultural Land (%) by Country
As of 2024, Tuvalu leads globally in agricultural land (%) at 100.0%, followed by Lesotho, Uruguay, Turkmenistan. At the lower end, Suriname, Greenland, Singapore rank among the lowest. The global median is 37.7% (Switzerland). This indicator falls under the "Agriculture" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 211 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Agricultural Land (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Lesotho | 92.9% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 87.4% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 83.9% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia | 81.7% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Uganda | 80.3% | 2024 |
| 8 |  South Africa | 79.4% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | 79.2% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Comoros | 78.9% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Nigeria | 77.1% | 2024 |
| 12 |  The Gambia | 76.1% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Rwanda | 75.7% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Burundi | 74.2% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Syria | 74.1% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Djibouti | 73.5% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Moldova | 73.2% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Guinea | 73.2% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Bangladesh | 72.2% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Ukraine | 71.3% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Madagascar | 70.4% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Somalia | 70.3% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Faroe Islands | 70.1% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Eswatini | 69.6% | 2024 |
| 25 |  United Kingdom | 69.2% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Togo | 69.1% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Mongolia | 68.8% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Isle of Man | 68.3% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Morocco | 67.2% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Ireland | 65.1% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Haiti | 65.1% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Denmark | 65.1% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Malawi | 65.0% | 2024 |
| 34 |  West Bank and Gaza | 64.9% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Lebanon | 63.7% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Eritrea | 62.8% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Burkina Faso | 62.6% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Tunisia | 62.1% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Cuba | 61.7% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Sudan | 60.3% | 2024 |
| 41 |  India | 59.9% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Armenia | 59.4% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Uzbekistan | 58.9% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Afghanistan | 58.4% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Azerbaijan | 57.8% | 2024 |
| 46 |  El Salvador | 57.3% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Mozambique | 56.1% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Hungary | 55.5% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Ghana | 55.4% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Sierra Leone | 55.2% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Romania | 55.2% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Paraguay | 54.1% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Kyrgyzstan | 54.0% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Netherlands | 53.4% | 2024 |
| 55 |  France | 52.8% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Luxembourg | 51.7% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Dominican Republic | 51.5% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Mexico | 50.6% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Türkiye | 50.2% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Kenya | 50.0% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Senegal | 49.4% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Spain | 49.3% | 2024 |
| 63 |  North Macedonia | 49.2% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Sri Lanka | 48.8% | 2024 |
| 65 |  Tonga | 48.5% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Zimbabwe | 48.1% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Germany | 47.4% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Australia | 47.3% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Pakistan | 47.2% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Namibia | 47.1% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Poland | 46.2% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Bulgaria | 46.2% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 46.1% | 2024 |
| 74 |  United States | 46.1% | 2024 |
| 75 |  Guatemala | 46.0% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Czechia | 45.8% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Lithuania | 45.6% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Botswana | 45.6% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Tanzania | 45.1% | 2024 |
| 80 |  South Sudan | 44.7% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Yemen | 44.4% | 2024 |
| 82 |  Belgium | 44.4% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Italy | 43.6% | 2024 |
| 84 | Channel Islands | 43.3% | 2021 |
| 85 |  Thailand | 43.3% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Benin | 43.1% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Philippines | 42.7% | 2024 |
| 88 |  San Marino | 42.3% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Nicaragua | 42.3% | 2023 |
| 90 |  Kiribati | 41.9% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Andorra | 41.9% | 2024 |
| 92 |  China | 41.7% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Portugal | 41.3% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Albania | 41.1% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Mauritius | 40.9% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Marshall Islands | 40.2% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Chad | 40.0% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Vietnam | 39.2% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Belarus | 39.1% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Jamaica | 39.0% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Greece | 38.9% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Mauritania | 38.5% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Serbia | 38.1% | 2024 |
| 104 |  Slovakia | 37.8% | 2024 |
| 105 |  British Virgin Islands | 37.7% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Switzerland | 37.7% | 2024 |
| 107 | World | 36.9% | 2023 |
| 108 |  New Zealand | 36.8% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Niger | 36.8% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Colombia | 36.5% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Angola | 36.3% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Bolivia | 36.1% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Cambodia | 34.7% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Ethiopia | 34.3% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Mali | 34.2% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Georgia | 33.7% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Dominica | 32.6% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Liechtenstein | 32.3% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Zambia | 32.1% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Latvia | 31.7% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Costa Rica | 31.4% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Guinea-Bissau | 31.4% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Republic of the Congo | 31.2% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Austria | 31.1% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Slovenia | 30.4% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Guam | 29.6% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Argentina | 29.5% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Iran | 29.0% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Indonesia | 28.9% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Honduras | 28.5% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Brazil | 28.4% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Tajikistan | 28.0% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Croatia | 26.2% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Nepal | 26.1% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Malta | 25.4% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Malaysia | 24.8% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Cabo Verde | 24.8% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Venezuela | 24.4% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Israel | 23.8% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Grenada | 23.3% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Barbados | 23.2% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Panama | 23.1% | 2024 |
| 143 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 23.0% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Estonia | 23.0% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Timor-Leste | 23.0% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.4% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Iraq | 21.6% | 2024 |
| 148 |  North Korea | 21.6% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Cameroon | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Ecuador | 20.3% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Liberia | 20.1% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Myanmar | 19.9% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Maldives | 19.8% | 2024 |
| 155 |  Peru | 19.0% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Puerto Rico | 18.5% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Montenegro | 18.5% | 2024 |
| 158 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.0% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Samoa | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Algeria | 17.3% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Fiji | 17.0% | 2024 |
| 162 |  St. Lucia | 16.3% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Iceland | 16.2% | 2024 |
| 164 |  DR Congo | 16.2% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Nauru | 16.2% | 2024 |
| 166 |  South Korea | 16.0% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Chile | 14.4% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Bhutan | 13.8% | 2024 |
| 169 |  American Samoa | 13.6% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Cyprus | 13.6% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Vanuatu | 13.3% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Russia | 13.2% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Japan | 12.6% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 175 |  Jordan | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Cayman Islands | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Aruba | 11.1% | 2024 |
| 178 |  Bahrain | 10.3% | 2024 |
| 179 |  New Caledonia | 9.8% | 2024 |
| 180 |  Laos | 9.5% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Palau | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Central African Republic | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 183 |  Libya | 8.7% | 2024 |
| 184 |  Kuwait | 8.4% | 2024 |
| 185 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 8.3% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Belize | 8.2% | 2024 |
| 187 |  French Polynesia | 8.1% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Micronesia | 7.7% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Finland | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Sweden | 7.3% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Gabon | 6.9% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Canada | 6.5% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Qatar | 6.4% | 2024 |
| 194 |  United Arab Emirates | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Bermuda | 5.6% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Oman | 4.8% | 2024 |
| 197 |  Egypt | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 198 |  Solomon Islands | 4.1% | 2024 |
| 199 |  Hong Kong | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 200 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 201 |  Guyana | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 202 |  Seychelles | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 203 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 204 |  Brunei | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 205 |  Norway | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 206 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 207 |  Bahamas | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 208 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 209 |  Singapore | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 210 |  Greenland | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 211 |  Suriname | 0.5% | 2024 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest agricultural land (%) in 2024?
Tuvalu ranks #1 with agricultural land (%) of 100.0% as of 2024, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest agricultural land (%)?
Suriname ranks last (#211) with 0.5% as of 2024.
What is the global median for agricultural land (%)?
The median value is 37.7% (Switzerland, ranked #106 out of 211 countries).
How many countries report data for agricultural land (%)?
211 countries have available data for agricultural land (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does agricultural land (%) belong to?
Agricultural Land (%) is classified under the "Agriculture" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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