Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
168,323 Hectares
India
Lowest
8.61 Hectares
Malta
Median
4,058 Hectares
Years covered
42
1984–2025
Data points
2,040
What the numbers show
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 168,323 Hectares in India; the lowest is 8.61 Hectares in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,058 Hectares, and the mean is 20,210 Hectares.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,550.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 44.9%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 53.0%).
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 168,323 Hectares | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 2 | China | 128,362 Hectares | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 123,649 Hectares | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 63,398 Hectares | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 44,122 Hectares | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 41,455 Hectares | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 37,986 Hectares | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 37,065 Hectares | 2022 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 33,777 Hectares | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 29,802 Hectares | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 24,446 Hectares | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | France | 17,976 Hectares | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 16,463 Hectares | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 14 | South Africa | 12,413 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 11,855 Hectares | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Philippines | 11,223 Hectares | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 9,328 Hectares | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 8,689 Hectares | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 6,199 Hectares | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 4,995 Hectares | 2023 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 4,274 Hectares | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 4,058 Hectares | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 3,709 Hectares | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 3,616 Hectares | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 2,746 Hectares | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 2,566 Hectares | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 2,521 Hectares | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 2,374 Hectares | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 2,244 Hectares | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Chile | 1,914 Hectares | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 1,735 Hectares | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 1,385 Hectares | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 33 | Belgium | 886.63 Hectares | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 807.94 Hectares | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 35 | New Zealand | 674.6 Hectares | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 544.35 Hectares | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 441.07 Hectares | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 423.55 Hectares | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | Israel | 263.97 Hectares | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 123.36 Hectares | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 123.11 Hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 63.19 Hectares | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 8.61 Hectares | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 156,748 Hectares
- European Union (28 countries) 117,713 Hectares
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 108,723 Hectares
- Türkiye 24,002 Hectares
- Viet Nam 11,649 Hectares
- Poland 11,541 Hectares
- United Kingdom 6,125 Hectares
- Lithuania 2,323 Hectares
- Korea 1,606 Hectares
- Latvia 1,366 Hectares
- Slovak Republic 1,320 Hectares
- Netherlands 1,037 Hectares
- Croatia 930.34 Hectares
- Estonia 707.98 Hectares
- Slovenia 201.99 Hectares