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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Arable land by country

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...

Countries reporting
172
Highest
1.14 million Hectares
World outside Africa
Lowest
0.15 Hectares
Seychelles
Median
1,544 Hectares
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
5,064

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Arable land is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 1.14 million Hectares in World outside Africa; the lowest is 0.15 Hectares in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,544 Hectares, and the mean is 18,857 Hectares.

Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 176.7%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 94.7%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 World outside Africa 1.14 million Hectares 2020 up 0.4% flat
2 OECD 371,504 Hectares 2020 up 0.3% falling
3 Resource-rich countries 213,301 Hectares 2020 up 3.1% flat
4 United States 157,737 Hectares 2020 up 0.0% falling
5 India 155,369 Hectares 2020 down 1.0% flat
6 Africa, fragile states 152,892 Hectares 2020 up 8.0% rising
7 Russia 121,649 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
8 China (People’s Republic of) 119,473 Hectares 2020 down 1.6% flat
9 Brazil 55,762 Hectares 2020 up 8.5% rising
10 East African Community 44,426 Hectares 2020 up 26.5% rising
11 Canada 38,235 Hectares 2020 up 1.5% falling
12 Nigeria 35,000 Hectares 2020 up 6.1% flat
13 Ukraine 32,924 Hectares 2020 up 1.4% flat
14 Argentina 32,633 Hectares 2020 down 14.1% rising
15 Pakistan 30,930 Hectares 2020 up 5.2% flat
16 Australia 30,644 Hectares 2020 up 19.7% rising
17 Kazakhstan, Republic of 29,553 Hectares 2020 up 3.0% flat
18 Indonesia 26,300 Hectares 2020 up 11.4% rising
19 Sudan 20,995 Hectares 2020 up 5.6% rising
20 Mexico 20,071 Hectares 2020 down 12.5% falling
21 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 19,869 Hectares 2020 down 1.7% falling
22 France 17,957 Hectares 2020 down 1.9% flat
23 Niger 17,700 Hectares 2020 up 17.2% rising
24 Thailand 16,810 Hectares 2020 up 6.7% rising
25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15,645 Hectares 2020 up 1.7% falling
26 Tanzania, United Republic of 13,502 Hectares 2020 up 15.5% rising
27 South Africa 12,000 Hectares 2020 down 4.3% falling
28 Germany 11,664 Hectares 2020 down 1.5% flat
29 Spain 11,639 Hectares 2020 down 7.1% falling
30 Myanmar 11,018 Hectares 2020 up 1.9% rising
31 Romania 8,915 Hectares 2020 down 2.5% falling
32 Bangladesh 8,000 Hectares 2020 up 2.7% falling
33 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 7,829 Hectares 2020 up 0.5% flat
34 Morocco 7,649 Hectares 2020 down 1.0% falling
35 Algeria 7,505 Hectares 2020 up 0.0% flat
36 Uganda 6,900 Hectares 2020 up 2.2% rising
37 Italy 6,831 Hectares 2020 down 3.0% falling
38 Mali 6,411 Hectares 2020 up 2.4% rising
39 Cameroon 6,200 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
40 Burkina Faso 6,000 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
41 United Kingdom 5,978 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% rising
42 Kenya 5,800 Hectares 2020 up 5.5% rising
43 Belarus, Republic of 5,660 Hectares 2020 up 2.3% flat
44 Mozambique, Republic of 5,650 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
45 Philippines 5,590 Hectares 2020 up 5.5% rising
46 Chad 5,200 Hectares 2020 up 23.8% rising
47 Iraq 5,000 Hectares 2020 up 25.0% rising
48 Angola 4,900 Hectares 2020 up 19.5% rising
49 Colombia 4,878 Hectares 2020 up 176.7% volatile
50 Paraguay 4,734 Hectares 2020 up 19.1% rising
51 Bolivia 4,540 Hectares 2020 up 5.7% rising
52 Japan 4,104 Hectares 2020 down 4.2% falling
53 Uzbekistan, Republic of 4,023 Hectares 2020 down 3.6% falling
54 Hungary 4,012 Hectares 2020 down 8.7% falling
55 Zimbabwe 4,000 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
56 Cambodia 3,876 Hectares 2020 up 2.0% rising
57 Zambia 3,800 Hectares 2020 up 11.8% rising
58 Malawi 3,600 Hectares 2020 down 2.7% rising
59 Peru 3,580 Hectares 2020 down 26.3% falling
60 Côte d’Ivoire 3,500 Hectares 2020 up 20.7% rising
61 Bulgaria 3,492 Hectares 2020 up 9.6% rising
62 Saudi Arabia 3,430 Hectares 2020 up 7.9% falling
63 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3,365 Hectares 2020 up 17.1% rising
64 Senegal 3,200 Hectares 2020 down 15.8% flat
65 Guinea 3,100 Hectares 2020 up 6.9% rising
66 Cuba 2,909 Hectares 2020 down 14.0% falling
67 Benin 2,800 Hectares 2020 up 12.0% rising
68 Togo 2,650 Hectares 2020 up 7.7% rising
69 Serbia, Republic of 2,604 Hectares 2020 down 1.9% falling
70 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 2,600 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
71 Tunisia 2,595 Hectares 2020 down 8.1% falling
72 Sweden 2,539 Hectares 2020 down 3.1% flat
73 Ghana 2,513 Hectares 2020 down 15.8% falling
74 Czechia 2,484 Hectares 2020 down 2.5% falling
75 South Sudan, Republic of 2,395 Hectares 2020 down 9.9% falling
76 Denmark 2,371 Hectares 2020 down 2.1% rising
77 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2,280 Hectares 2020 down 5.0% flat
78 Finland 2,243 Hectares 2020 down 0.5% flat
79 Greece 2,132 Hectares 2020 down 16.9% falling
80 Nepal 2,114 Hectares 2020 down 3.0% falling
81 Azerbaijan, Republic of 2,084 Hectares 2020 up 10.6% rising
82 Uruguay 2,024 Hectares 2020 down 0.4% rising
83 Turkmenistan 1,940 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
84 Central African Republic 1,800 Hectares 2020 down 1.9% falling
85 Libya 1,720 Hectares 2020 up 0.2% falling
86 Sierra Leone 1,584 Hectares 2020 up 0.2% rising
87 Nicaragua 1,504 Hectares 2020 down 1.8% falling
88 Sri Lanka 1,372 Hectares 2020 up 14.3% rising
89 Mongolia 1,340 Hectares 2020 up 8.5% rising
90 Austria 1,321 Hectares 2020 down 3.1% falling
91 Kyrgyz Republic 1,287 Hectares 2020 up 0.9% flat
92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,224 Hectares 2020 down 12.6% rising
93 Burundi 1,200 Hectares 2020 up 26.3% rising
94 Chile 1,197 Hectares 2020 down 5.8% falling
95 Yemen, Republic of 1,158 Hectares 2020 down 10.3% falling
96 Rwanda 1,152 Hectares 2020 up 2.5% rising
97 Somalia 1,100 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
98 Haiti 1,070 Hectares 2020 down 2.7% rising
99 Ecuador 1,038 Hectares 2020 down 12.5% falling
100 Honduras 1,020 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,015 Hectares 2020 up 1.1% flat
102 Portugal 951.53 Hectares 2020 down 17.1% falling
103 Dominican Republic 877 Hectares 2020 up 9.6% flat
104 Belgium 864.88 Hectares 2020 up 3.7% flat
105 Guatemala 862 Hectares 2020 down 27.9% falling
106 Tajikistan, Republic of 839.4 Hectares 2020 up 12.4% rising
107 Malaysia 826 Hectares 2020 down 3.3% falling
108 Norway 804.5 Hectares 2020 down 2.6% falling
109 Namibia 800 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
110 El Salvador 721 Hectares 2020 up 10.0% rising
111 Eritrea, The State of 690 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
112 Albania 599.6 Hectares 2020 down 4.2% rising
113 Panama 565 Hectares 2020 down 0.7% flat
114 Congo, Republic of 550 Hectares 2020 up 7.8% rising
115 New Zealand 527 Hectares 2020 up 5.6% volatile
116 Liberia 500 Hectares 2020 up 4.2% rising
117 Armenia, Republic of 444 Hectares 2020 down 1.0% flat
117 Ireland 444 Hectares 2020 up 1.2% falling
119 Gambia, The 440 Hectares 2020 down 2.2% rising
120 Guyana 420 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
121 North Macedonia, Republic of 416 Hectares 2020 up 0.5% falling
122 Switzerland 399.84 Hectares 2020 down 1.2% flat
123 Israel 380 Hectares 2020 up 29.4% rising
124 Gabon 325 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
125 Georgia 310 Hectares 2020 down 21.5% falling
126 Guinea-Bissau 300 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
126 Papua New Guinea 300 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
128 Botswana 260 Hectares 2020 up 0.4% rising
129 Costa Rica 244.5 Hectares 2020 up 8.7% rising
130 Jordan 206 Hectares 2020 up 16.0% rising
131 Lebanon 135.3 Hectares 2020 up 18.7% flat
132 Iceland 121 Hectares 2020 down 1.6% falling
133 Jamaica 120 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
134 Cyprus 102.4 Hectares 2020 up 24.0% falling
135 Bhutan 94 Hectares 2020 down 6.6% falling
136 Belize 90 Hectares 2020 up 20.0% rising
137 Mauritius 75 Hectares 2020 down 6.2% falling
138 Oman 74.66 Hectares 2020 up 117.7% rising
139 Comoros, Union of the 66 Hectares 2020 up 1.5% flat
140 Luxembourg 62.13 Hectares 2020 up 0.3% flat
141 Suriname 62 Hectares 2020 up 12.7% rising
142 United Arab Emirates 49 Hectares 2020 down 3.2% falling
143 Trinidad and Tobago 25 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
144 Qatar 21 Hectares 2020 up 37.0% rising
145 Solomon Islands 20 Hectares 2020 up 5.3% rising
145 Tonga 20 Hectares 2020 up 17.6% rising
145 Vanuatu 20 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
148 Samoa 11.29 Hectares 2020 down 5.9% rising
149 Montenegro 9.1 Hectares 2020 down 94.7% volatile
150 Malta 9.07 Hectares 2020 down 0.1% rising
151 Bahamas, The 8 Hectares 2020 down 11.1% rising
151 Kuwait 8 Hectares 2020 down 20.0% falling
153 Barbados 7 Hectares 2020 down 41.7% falling
154 Dominica 6 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
155 St. Kitts and Nevis 5 Hectares 2020 up 11.1% falling
156 Antigua and Barbuda 4 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
156 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 4 Hectares 2020 down 33.3% falling
156 Brunei Darussalam 4 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
159 Maldives 3.9 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
160 Grenada 3 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
161 St. Lucia 2.67 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
162 Djibouti 2 Hectares 2020 up 25.0% rising
162 Kiribati 2 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
162 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 2 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
162 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
166 San Marino, Republic of 1.99 Hectares 2020 up 98.5% rising
167 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.6 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
168 Liechtenstein, Principality of 1.41 Hectares 2020 down 39.5% falling
169 Andorra, Principality of 0.72 Hectares 2020 down 6.5% falling
170 Singapore 0.56 Hectares 2020 down 12.5% falling
171 Palau, Republic of 0.3 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
172 Seychelles 0.15 Hectares 2020 down 83.3% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Arable land
Unit
Hectares
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
242 places, 5,064 data points, 2000–2020
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 23 shows indicators of ecological sustainability, in terms of land use. This includes number of hectars of land allocated to different kinds of use, carbon stock in living biomass, and fertiliser use, and wood production.