Cropland — Area per capita 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
232
Highest
2.09 ha/cap
Niue
Lowest
0 ha/cap
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
0.15 ha/cap
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,610
What the numbers show
Cropland — Area per capita is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 2.09 ha/cap in Niue; the lowest is 0 ha/cap in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.15 ha/cap, and the mean is 0.2216 ha/cap.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 139 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 92.3%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Cropland — Area per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue | 2.09 ha/cap | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 1.49 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 3 | Australia | 1.18 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 4 | Argentina | 1.07 ha/cap | 2024 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.01 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 6 | Canada | 0.96 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0.89 ha/cap | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 0.85 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Lithuania | 0.81 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | USSR | 0.78 ha/cap | 1991 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 11 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.76 ha/cap | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 0.73 ha/cap | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 0.69 ha/cap | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 0.67 ha/cap | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | Niger | 0.66 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 0.65 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 17 | Belarus | 0.62 ha/cap | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 0.54 ha/cap | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 0.52 ha/cap | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 20 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.51 ha/cap | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 0.49 ha/cap | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.47 ha/cap | 2005 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 0.46 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Montserrat | 0.46 ha/cap | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 0.44 ha/cap | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 26 | Sudan (former) | 0.43 ha/cap | 2011 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 0.42 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.42 ha/cap | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 0.41 ha/cap | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 0.4 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 0.4 ha/cap | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 30 | Tunisia | 0.4 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 0.37 ha/cap | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0.36 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 34 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.36 ha/cap | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 36 | Yugoslav SFR | 0.35 ha/cap | 1991 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Dominica | 0.34 ha/cap | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 0.34 ha/cap | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 39 | Belize | 0.33 ha/cap | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 0.33 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 41 | Cuba | 0.32 ha/cap | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 0.32 ha/cap | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 0.32 ha/cap | 1992 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.31 ha/cap | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 0.31 ha/cap | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 44 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.31 ha/cap | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 47 | Benin | 0.3 ha/cap | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.3 ha/cap | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 0.3 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 0.3 ha/cap | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Tonga | 0.3 ha/cap | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 0.29 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 0.29 ha/cap | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 54 | Isle of Man | 0.28 ha/cap | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 54 | Libya | 0.28 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 56 | Cameroon | 0.27 ha/cap | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 56 | France | 0.27 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 56 | Namibia | 0.27 ha/cap | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 0.27 ha/cap | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 0.27 ha/cap | 2024 | up 68.8% | falling |
| 56 | Türkiye | 0.27 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 62 | Cambodia | 0.26 ha/cap | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 62 | Chad | 0.26 ha/cap | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 64 | Kiribati | 0.25 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 64 | Lesotho | 0.25 ha/cap | 2024 | up 92.3% | falling |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 0.25 ha/cap | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 64 | Mozambique | 0.25 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 64 | Cook Islands | 0.25 ha/cap | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Czechia | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Croatia | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 69 | Morocco | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Slovakia | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 69 | Tokelau | 0.24 ha/cap | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0.23 ha/cap | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 77 | Myanmar | 0.23 ha/cap | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 77 | Uganda | 0.23 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 77 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.23 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 81 | Ghana | 0.22 ha/cap | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 81 | Gambia | 0.22 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Malaysia | 0.22 ha/cap | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 0.22 ha/cap | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.22 ha/cap | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.21 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 0.21 ha/cap | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 86 | South Sudan | 0.21 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 86 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.21 ha/cap | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 86 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.21 ha/cap | 1992 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 91 | Eritrea | 0.2 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 91 | Malawi | 0.2 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 91 | Samoa | 0.2 ha/cap | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 94 | Gabon | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 94 | Nigeria | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.19 ha/cap | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 101 | Algeria | 0.18 ha/cap | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 0.18 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.18 ha/cap | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 101 | Zambia | 0.18 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 105 | Armenia | 0.17 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Guatemala | 0.17 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 105 | Portugal | 0.17 ha/cap | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 105 | Polynesia | 0.17 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.17 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 0.16 ha/cap | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 110 | Italy | 0.16 ha/cap | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 0.16 ha/cap | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 110 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 0.16 ha/cap | 1990 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 114 | Austria | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 114 | Comoros | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 114 | Fiji | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 114 | Guyana | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 114 | Indonesia | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 114 | Norway | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 114 | Caribbean | 0.15 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 122 | Bhutan | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 122 | Germany | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 122 | Kenya | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 122 | Cabo Verde | 0.14 ha/cap | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 130 | Angola | 0.13 ha/cap | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Ecuador | 0.13 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 130 | Liberia | 0.13 ha/cap | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 130 | Panama | 0.13 ha/cap | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 130 | Palau | 0.13 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 0.13 ha/cap | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 136 | India | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 136 | Iraq | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Pakistan | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 136 | Melanesia | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 136 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 136 | Viet Nam | 0.12 ha/cap | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 145 | Costa Rica | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 145 | Georgia | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 145 | Haiti | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 145 | New Zealand | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.11 ha/cap | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 154 | Burundi | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 154 | Botswana | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Chile | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Congo | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 154 | Colombia | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 154 | Philippines | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 154 | Micronesia | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 154 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.1 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | China | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | Cyprus | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 164 | Suriname | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 164 | China, mainland | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.09 ha/cap | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 171 | Belgium | 0.08 ha/cap | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 171 | Ireland | 0.08 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 0.08 ha/cap | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 171 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.08 ha/cap | 1999 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Jamaica | 0.07 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Nepal | 0.07 ha/cap | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Grenada | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Mauritius | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Somalia | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 177 | French Guiana | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Mayotte | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.06 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Bangladesh | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Switzerland | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Guam | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | San Marino | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Martinique | 0.05 ha/cap | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 193 | Egypt | 0.04 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Israel | 0.04 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 193 | Lebanon | 0.04 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 0.04 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 193 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.04 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Yemen | 0.04 ha/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Bahamas | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 199 | Barbados | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 199 | Japan | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 199 | Montenegro | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 199 | New Caledonia | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 199 | Republic of Korea | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 199 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 199 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.03 ha/cap | 2010 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 199 | Naoero | 0.03 ha/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 209 | Aruba | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 209 | Jordan | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Oman | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 209 | Puerto Rico | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 209 | Palestine | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.02 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 216 | United Arab Emirates | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | Cayman Islands | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | Maldives | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 216 | Malta | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | Qatar | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 216 | Seychelles | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Western Sahara | 0.01 ha/cap | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 225 | Andorra | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Bahrain | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Bermuda | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Djibouti | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Faroe Islands | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | flat |
| 225 | Kuwait | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Singapore | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 0.74 ha/cap
- Eastern Europe 0.69 ha/cap
- Central African Republic 0.53 ha/cap
- Northern America 0.5 ha/cap
- Central Asia 0.48 ha/cap
- United States of America 0.45 ha/cap
- Europe 0.38 ha/cap
- Americas 0.36 ha/cap
- South America 0.33 ha/cap
- Western Africa 0.27 ha/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.27 ha/cap
- European Union (27) 0.24 ha/cap
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.