Rankings · food
Countries by arable land
Arable land as a share of land area. 205 countries ranked for 2024 (%).
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| 1 |  Bangladesh | 60.5% | +2.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 58.9% | -3.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 3 |  Gambia | 58.1% | +26.6% | ▲ 6 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 56.8% | +0.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 5 |  Moldova | 56.4% | +7.2% | = |
| 6 |  India | 51.7% | -1.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 7 |  Rwanda | 48.9% | -6.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 8 |  Togo | 48.7% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 9 |  Hungary | 45.2% | -4.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 10 |  Burundi | 43.7% | +3.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 11 |  Uganda | 43.6% | +4.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 12 |  Malawi | 42.4% | +11.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 13 |  Nigeria | 40.8% | +3.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 |  Isle of Man | 40.5% | -6.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 15 |  Pakistan | 39.8% | +0.8% | = |
| 16 |  Lithuania | 36.7% | -2.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 17 |  Poland | 36.6% | +2.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 18 |  Haiti | 36.5% | -14.7% | ▼ 7 |
| 19 |  Romania | 36.4% | -4.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 20 |  Mauritius | 35.3% | +0.0% | = |
| 21 |  El Salvador | 34.8% | +4.8% | ▲ 4 |
| 22 |  Germany | 33.4% | -1.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 23 |  Czechia | 32.7% | +1.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 24 |  Benin | 32.3% | +35.1% | ▲ 18 |
| 25 |  Bulgaria | 32.2% | +0.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 26 |  France | 31.3% | -7.9% | ▼ 4 |
| 27 |  Thailand | 30.8% | -7.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 28 |  Tonga | 30.3% | +11.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 29 |  Netherlands | 29.8% | -3.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 30 |  Comoros | 29.6% | -12.7% | ▼ 7 |
| 31 |  Republic of Serbia | 29% | -2.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 32 |  Burkina Faso | 28.9% | +14.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 33 |  Belgium | 28.3% | +5.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 34 |  Cuba | 28% | -5.7% | ▼ 4 |
| 35 |  Belarus | 27.2% | -2.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 36 |  Slovakia | 27.1% | -4.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 37 |  Turkey | 26.3% | -2.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 38 |  Azerbaijan | 25.3% | +8.6% | ▲ 5 |
| 39 |  United Kingdom | 25.3% | -1.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 40 |  Guinea | 24.7% | +37.2% | ▲ 18 |
| 41 |  Syria | 24% | -5.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 42 |  Luxembourg | 23.8% | -2.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 43 |  Italy | 23.5% | +3.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 44 |  Cambodia | 23.3% | +5.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 45 |  Spain | 22.8% | -6.9% | ▼ 5 |
| 46 |  Sri Lanka | 22.2% | +7.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 47 |  Malta | 22.2% | -20.7% | ▼ 15 |
| 48 |  Sierra Leone | 21.9% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 49 |  Latvia | 21.8% | +12.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 50 |  Dominican Republic | 21.7% | +26.9% | ▲ 10 |
| 51 |  Albania | 21.5% | -4.4% | ▼ 6 |
| 52 |  Vietnam | 21.5% | +4.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 53 |  Ghana | 20.7% | +6.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 54 |  San Marino | 20.5% | +20.6% | ▲ 9 |
| 55 |  Senegal | 19.9% | +16.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 56 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.2% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 57 |  North Korea | 19.1% | -1.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 58 |  Lesotho | 19% | +111.1% | ▲ 57 |
| 59 |  Philippines | 18.7% | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 60 |  Cabo Verde | 18% | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 61 |  Tunisia | 17.8% | +6.6% | ▲ 4 |
| 62 |  Guatemala | 17.5% | +18.2% | ▲ 11 |
| 63 |  Argentina | 17.1% | +17.1% | ▲ 11 |
| 64 |  Myanmar | 16.9% | +1.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 65 |  United States | 16.6% | -2.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 66 |  Estonia | 16.5% | +10.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 67 |  Barbados | 16.2% | -22.5% | ▼ 19 |
| 68 |  North Macedonia | 16.2% | -0.6% | = |
| 69 |  Guinea-Bissau | 16.1% | +50.5% | ▲ 29 |
| 70 |  Austria | 16% | -2.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 71 |  Morocco | 15.8% | -7.1% | ▼ 9 |
| 72 |  Armenia | 15.7% | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 73 |  Ivory Coast | 15.7% | +42.7% | ▲ 23 |
| 74 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 15.5% | +9.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 75 |  Croatia | 15.2% | +4.8% | = |
| 76 |  Ethiopia | 14.6% | +5.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 77 |  Greece | 14.2% | -17.9% | ▼ 18 |
| 78 |  Niger | 14% | +3.7% | ▲ 3 |
| 79 |  South Korea | 13.3% | -11.9% | ▼ 8 |
| 80 |  British Virgin Islands | 13.2% | -0.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 81 |  Cameroon | 13.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 82 |  Maldives | 13.1% | +0.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 83 |  Nepal | 12.6% | -12.5% | ▼ 7 |
| 84 |  Uruguay | 12.4% | -10.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 85 |  Afghanistan | 12% | +0.8% | ▲ 4 |
| 86 |  Israel | 11.9% | -14.4% | ▼ 7 |
| 87 |  China | 11.6% | -5.7% | = |
| 88 |  Jamaica | 11.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 89 |  Kenya | 11.5% | +11.7% | ▲ 12 |
| 90 |  Paraguay | 11.5% | +11.7% | ▲ 12 |
| 91 |  Iraq | 11.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 92 |  Kazakhstan | 11.3% | +3.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 93 |  Sudan | 11.2% | +5.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 94 |  Aruba | 11.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 95 |  Japan | 11% | -5.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 96 |  Lebanon | 10.8% | -12.9% | ▼ 10 |
| 97 |  Liechtenstein | 10.8% | -6.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 98 |  Mozambique | 10.5% | +14.1% | ▲ 11 |
| 99 |  Cyprus | 10.4% | +19.5% | ▲ 18 |
| 100 |  Zimbabwe | 10.4% | -1.0% | = |
| 101 |  Mexico | 10.3% | -9.6% | ▼ 8 |
| 102 |  Eswatini | 10.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 103 |  Switzerland | 10.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 104 |  South Africa | 9.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 105 |  Iran | 9.7% | +7.8% | ▲ 9 |
| 106 |  Indonesia | 9.3% | -2.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 107 |  Portugal | 9.3% | -23.8% | ▼ 19 |
| 108 |  Uzbekistan | 9.2% | -1.1% | = |
| 109 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 9.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 110 |  Honduras | 9.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 111 |  Slovenia | 8.8% | -3.3% | ▲ 2 |
| 112 |  Grenada | 8.7% | -1.1% | ▲ 4 |
| 113 |  American Samoa | 8.4% | -47.5% | ▼ 44 |
| 114 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8% | -59.2% | ▼ 63 |
| 115 |  Timor-Leste | 7.5% | -2.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 116 |  Finland | 7.4% | +1.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 117 |  Russia | 7.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 118 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.3% | +23.7% | ▲ 11 |
| 119 |  Dominica | 7.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 120 |  Palestine | 7% | -23.1% | ▼ 8 |
| 121 |  Brazil | 6.7% | +4.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 122 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 123 |  Panama | 6.7% | -11.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 124 |  Puerto Rico | 6.6% | -7.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 125 |  Ireland | 6.3% | -7.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 126 |  Sweden | 6.2% | -1.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 127 |  Tajikistan | 6.1% | +8.9% | ▲ 6 |
| 128 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 129 |  Eritrea | 5.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 130 |  Bermuda | 5.6% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 131 |  Bolivia | 5.6% | +21.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 132 |  Mali | 5.5% | +12.2% | ▲ 7 |
| 133 |  Laos | 5.3% | -18.5% | ▼ 7 |
| 134 |  Liberia | 5.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 135 |  Madagascar | 5.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 136 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 137 |  Zambia | 5.1% | +2.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 138 |  Belize | 4.6% | +35.3% | ▲ 14 |
| 139 |  Saint Lucia | 4.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 140 |  Canada | 4.3% | +2.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 141 |  Fiji | 4.2% | -12.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 142 |  São Tomé and Principe | 4.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 143 |  Chad | 4.2% | +2.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 144 |  Australia | 4.1% | -2.4% | = |
| 145 |  Samoa | 4.1% | -58.6% | ▼ 40 |
| 146 |  Georgia | 3.9% | -26.4% | ▼ 12 |
| 147 |  South Sudan | 3.8% | -7.3% | = |
| 148 |  Angola | 3.7% | +5.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 149 |  Ecuador | 3.7% | -5.1% | = |
| 150 |  Turkmenistan | 3.5% | +6.1% | ▲ 3 |
| 151 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 3.4% | -2.9% | = |
| 152 |  Costa Rica | 3.3% | -26.7% | ▼ 10 |
| 153 |  Egypt | 3.3% | +22.2% | ▲ 9 |
| 154 |  Algeria | 3.2% | +3.2% | = |
| 155 |  Peru | 3.1% | +3.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 156 |  Central African Republic | 2.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 157 |  Venezuela | 2.9% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 158 |  Marshall Islands | 2.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 159 |  Colombia | 2.7% | +80.0% | ▲ 20 |
| 160 |  Bahrain | 2.6% | -3.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 161 |  Bhutan | 2.6% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 162 |  Malaysia | 2.6% | +4.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 163 |  Kiribati | 2.5% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 164 |  Jordan | 2.3% | -14.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 165 |  Norway | 2.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 166 |  United States Virgin Islands | 2.2% | -24.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 167 |  Yemen | 2.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 168 |  New Zealand | 2% | -9.1% | = |
| 169 |  Saudi Arabia | 2% | +25.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 170 |  Chile | 1.9% | -5.0% | = |
| 171 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.9% | +0.0% | = |
| 172 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 1.9% | -36.7% | ▼ 17 |
| 173 |  Guam | 1.8% | -5.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 174 |  Qatar | 1.8% | +12.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 175 |  Somalia | 1.8% | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 176 |  Republic of the Congo | 1.6% | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 177 |  Vanuatu | 1.6% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 178 |  Gabon | 1.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 179 |  Iceland | 1.2% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 180 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 181 |  Libya | 1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 182 |  Namibia | 1% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 183 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.8% | +33.3% | ▲ 12 |
| 184 |  The Bahamas | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 185 |  Brunei | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 186 |  Cayman Islands | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 187 |  Singapore | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 188 |  Solomon Islands | 0.8% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 189 |  Montenegro | 0.7% | +16.7% | ▲ 7 |
| 190 |  Mongolia | 0.7% | -12.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 191 |  Palau | 0.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 192 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 193 |  French Polynesia | 0.7% | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 194 |  Botswana | 0.5% | -28.6% | ▼ 3 |
| 195 |  Guyana | 0.4% | -20.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 196 |  Kuwait | 0.4% | -20.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 197 |  Mauritania | 0.4% | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 198 |  Andorra | 0.3% | -82.4% | ▼ 24 |
| 199 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0.3% | -40.0% | = |
| 200 |  New Caledonia | 0.3% | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 201 |  Oman | 0.3% | +200.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 202 |  Suriname | 0.3% | -25.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 203 |  Seychelles | 0.3% | +0.0% | = |
| 204 |  Djibouti | 0.2% | +100.0% | = |
| 205 |  Faroe Islands | 0.1% | – | ▲ 1 |
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