Arable land — Area, per capita by country
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
184
Highest
0.0015 1000 ha per person
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0 1000 ha per person
Singapore
Median
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,922
What the numbers show
Arable land — Area, per capita is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 0.0015 1000 ha per person in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0 1000 ha per person in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, and the mean is 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,989.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 146 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 88.6%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 83.8%).
Arable land — Area, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 2 | Australia | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 3 | Argentina | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 4 | Canada | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 5 | Ukraine | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 10 | Uruguay | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Belarus | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 18 | Finland | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 23 | Mongolia | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 27 | Isle of Man | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 29 | Cuba | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 30 | Namibia | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 32 | Chad | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 33 | Benin | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 34 | Belize | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 36 | Lesotho | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 88.6% | falling |
| 37 | France | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 40 | Mozambique | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 44 | Libya | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 52 | Gambia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 53 | Cameroon | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 54 | Tonga | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 55 | Senegal | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 58 | Myanmar | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 59 | South Sudan | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 60 | Eritrea | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 63 | Malawi | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 65 | Afghanistan | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 66 | Zambia | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 68 | Greece | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 69 | Uganda | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 70 | Algeria | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 71 | Nigeria | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 72 | Mexico | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 73 | Armenia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 74 | Norway | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 75 | Austria | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 77 | Germany | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 78 | Ghana | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 80 | Gabon | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 81 | Bhutan | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 85 | Angola | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 86 | Kenya | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 87 | Italy | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 88 | Peru | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 89 | Guyana | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 90 | El Salvador | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 94 | Iraq | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 95 | India | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 96 | Botswana | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Guatemala | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 98 | New Zealand | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 99 | Honduras | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 103 | Liberia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 104 | Mauritania | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 105 | Congo | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Suriname | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 107 | Haiti | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 109 | Dominica | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 110 | Fiji | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 111 | Rwanda | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 112 | Ireland | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 113 | Portugal | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 115 | Burundi | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 116 | China | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 117 | Belgium | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 119 | Chile | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Cyprus | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Comoros | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 123 | Indonesia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 125 | Nepal | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 126 | Somalia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritius | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 128 | Colombia | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Samoa | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 130 | Ecuador | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 132 | Philippines | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 134 | Switzerland | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 136 | Liechtenstein | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 138 | San Marino | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 139 | American Samoa | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 140 | Costa Rica | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Japan | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 144 | Yemen | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 148 | Grenada | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 149 | Barbados | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 150 | Malaysia | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 152 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 154 | Bahamas | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Lebanon | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Aruba | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Oman | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 88.6% | falling |
| 160 | Jordan | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 162 | Palau | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 163 | Montenegro | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Kiribati | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 169 | Palestine, State of | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Maldives | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 171 | Qatar | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 172 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Guam | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Bermuda | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 176 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Andorra | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Kuwait | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Bahrain | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Faroe Islands | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 183 | Seychelles | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Singapore | 0 1000 ha per person | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0002 1000 ha per person
- Chagai 0 1000 ha per person
- World 0.0002 1000 ha per person
How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.