Country area — Area by country
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of...
Countries reporting
267
Highest
4.23 million 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0.04 1000 ha
Holy See
Median
8,807 1000 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
17,412
What the numbers show
Country area — Area is currently reported for 267 countries. The highest value is 4.23 million 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0.04 1000 ha in Holy See.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,807 1000 ha, and the mean is 92,765 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Faroe Islands (up 828.4%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 13.3%).
Country area — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4.23 million 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | USSR | 2.24 million 1000 ha | 1991 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Russia | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.71 million 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 1.56 million 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | United States | 983,151 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | China | 960,001 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | China, mainland | 956,291 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 851,042 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 800,897 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 774,122 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | India | 328,726 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 278,040 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 272,490 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Sudan (former) | 250,581 1000 ha | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Algeria | 238,174 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 234,541 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 214,969 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 195,719 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Indonesia | 191,691 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Sudan | 187,800 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Libya | 175,954 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 174,515 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 156,412 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Peru | 128,522 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Chad | 128,400 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Niger | 126,700 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Angola | 124,670 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Mali | 124,124 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Ethiopia PDR | 122,190 1000 ha | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 121,960 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 114,062 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 112,982 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 109,858 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Mauritania | 103,070 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Egypt | 100,145 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 94,550 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Nigeria | 92,377 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 91,205 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Namibia | 82,429 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | Mozambique | 79,938 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Pakistan | 79,610 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Turkey | 78,535 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 78,535 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Chile | 75,656 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Zambia | 75,261 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Myanmar | 67,658 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 65,287 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 49 | South Sudan | 64,688 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Somalia | 63,766 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Norway | 62,450 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 62,298 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | France | 60,641 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 54 | Ukraine | 60,355 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Kenya | 59,197 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 56 | Madagascar | 59,190 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 57 | Botswana | 58,173 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Melanesia | 54,038 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Sweden | 52,886 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 60 | Yemen | 52,797 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Thailand | 51,312 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Spain | 50,598 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 49,121 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 64 | Cameroon | 47,544 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 46,284 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 44,892 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 67 | Morocco | 44,655 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Iraq | 43,505 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Greenland | 41,045 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 40,675 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 39,076 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Japan | 37,798 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Germany | 35,768 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 74 | Congo | 34,200 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Finland | 33,848 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 76 | Caribbean | 33,179 1000 ha | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 77 | Vietnam | 33,134 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 33,134 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | Malaysia | 33,053 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32,246 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32,246 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Poland | 31,394 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Oman | 30,950 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Italy | 30,207 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 85 | Philippines | 30,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 27,420 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 87 | New Zealand | 26,771 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Gabon | 26,767 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Western Sahara | 26,600 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Ecuador | 25,637 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 91 | Yugoslav SFR | 25,590 1000 ha | 1991 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Guinea | 24,586 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 24,361 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24,361 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Uganda | 24,155 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 96 | Ghana | 23,854 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 97 | Romania | 23,840 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 98 | Laos | 23,680 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23,680 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Guyana | 21,497 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Belarus | 20,763 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,995 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 103 | Senegal | 19,671 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Syria | 18,518 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18,518 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Cambodia | 18,104 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 107 | Uruguay | 17,622 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 108 | Suriname | 16,382 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Tunisia | 16,361 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 14,757 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 111 | Nepal | 14,718 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 14,684 1000 ha | 2024 | up 201.7% | rising |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 14,138 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 114 | Greece | 13,196 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 13,037 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Czechoslovakia | 12,790 1000 ha | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Eritrea | 12,163 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,054 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Malawi | 11,848 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 120 | Benin | 11,476 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Honduras | 11,249 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 122 | Liberia | 11,137 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 11,100 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Cuba | 10,988 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Guatemala | 10,889 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 126 | Iceland | 10,300 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10,217 1000 ha | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Republic of Korea | 10,046 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 9,865 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Hungary | 9,303 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Portugal | 9,223 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 132 | Jordan | 8,932 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 133 | Serbia | 8,849 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 134 | Croatia | 8,807 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 8,660 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Austria | 8,388 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | French Guiana | 8,366 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 138 | Czechia | 7,887 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 139 | Panama | 7,532 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 7,230 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Ireland | 7,028 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Georgia | 6,970 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 6,561 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Lithuania | 6,529 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 145 | Latvia | 6,459 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 146 | Togo | 5,678 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,121 1000 ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 5,110 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Slovakia | 4,903 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Estonia | 4,534 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Denmark | 4,292 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4,154 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Switzerland | 4,129 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Bhutan | 3,839 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,612 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 156 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,596 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Moldova | 3,385 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 157 | Republic of Moldova | 3,385 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 159 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3,312 1000 ha | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Belgium | 3,069 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 161 | Lesotho | 3,036 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Armenia | 2,974 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Albania | 2,875 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 2,845 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,805 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 166 | Burundi | 2,783 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 167 | Haiti | 2,775 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Rwanda | 2,634 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | North Macedonia | 2,571 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 170 | Djibouti | 2,320 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Belize | 2,297 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 172 | Israel | 2,207 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | El Salvador | 2,104 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Slovenia | 2,048 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 1,858 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 176 | Fiji | 1,833 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 177 | Kuwait | 1,782 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Eswatini | 1,736 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 179 | East Timor | 1,487 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Timor-Leste | 1,487 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Montenegro | 1,388 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 182 | Bahamas | 1,388 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 1,296 1000 ha | 2024 | up 828.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 1,219 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 185 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1,217 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 186 | Qatar | 1,164 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 187 | Gambia | 1,130 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 188 | Jamaica | 1,099 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 189 | Lebanon | 1,045 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 190 | Cyprus | 925 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | 887 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Polynesia | 803.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 193 | Palestine | 602.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 193 | Palestine | 602.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 195 | Brunei | 577 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Brunei Darussalam | 577 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Trinidad and Tobago | 512.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 198 | Bermuda | 429 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | Cabo Verde | 403 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | French Polynesia | 352.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 201 | Micronesia | 317.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 202 | Samoa | 284 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Luxembourg | 259 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Reunion | 251 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Réunion | 251 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Mauritius | 201 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 207 | Comoros | 186.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 208 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 180 1000 ha | 1990 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Guadeloupe | 163.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 210 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 111 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 211 | Martinique | 108.74 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 214 | Kiribati | 81.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 215 | Bahrain | 80 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 215 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 80 1000 ha | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Dominica | 75.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 218 | Tonga | 74.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 219 | Singapore | 73.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 220 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 70.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 221 | Saint Lucia | 61.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 222 | Isle of Man | 57.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 223 | Guam | 54.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 224 | Andorra | 46.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 225 | Palau | 46 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Northern Mariana Islands | 45.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 226 | Seychelles | 45.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 228 | Curacao | 44.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 228 | Curaçao | 44.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 230 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 231 | Barbados | 43.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 232 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 38.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 233 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 38.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 234 | Mayotte | 36.63 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 235 | United States Virgin Islands | 34.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 236 | Grenada | 34.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 237 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 32.2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 238 | Malta | 31.52 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 239 | Maldives | 30 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 240 | Cayman Islands | 26.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 241 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 242 | Niue | 25.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 243 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 24.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 244 | Cook Islands | 24 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 245 | American Samoa | 19.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 246 | Channel Islands | 19.8 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 247 | Marshall Islands | 18.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 248 | Aruba | 18 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 249 | Liechtenstein | 16 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 250 | British Virgin Islands | 15.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 251 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 14.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 252 | Montserrat | 10.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 253 | Anguilla | 9.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 254 | Monaco | 7.49 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 255 | San Marino | 6.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 256 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 5.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 257 | Pitcairn | 4.7 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 258 | Norfolk Island | 3.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 259 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 260 | China, Macao SAR | 3.33 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 261 | Tuvalu | 2.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 262 | Nauru | 2.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 262 | Naoero | 2.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 262 | Saint Barthélemy | 2.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 265 | Tokelau | 1.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 266 | Gibraltar | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 267 | Holy See | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 14.09 million 1000 ha
- Chagai 19.8 1000 ha
- Americas 4.65 million 1000 ha
- Asia 3.20 million 1000 ha
- Africa 3.04 million 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.02 million 1000 ha
- Northern America 2.59 million 1000 ha
- Europe 2.35 million 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.25 million 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.08 million 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 2.06 million 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.05 million 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 1.89 million 1000 ha
- South America 1.78 million 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.70 million 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 1.18 million 1000 ha
- United States of America 983,151 1000 ha
- Oceania 856,056 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 789,689 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 705,273 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 688,043 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 661,321 1000 ha
- Western Africa 614,753 1000 ha
- Western Asia 484,480 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 450,768 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 431,318 1000 ha
- Central Asia 400,636 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 267,335 1000 ha
- Central America 247,937 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 214,061 1000 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 135,020 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 129,848 1000 ha
- Western Europe 116,431 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.