Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 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
252
Highest
100 %
Aruba
Lowest
0.07 %
Faroe Islands
Median
57.15 %
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,764
What the numbers show
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 100 % in Aruba; the lowest is 0.07 % in Faroe Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.15 %, and the mean is 55 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,429.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 86.4%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 82.6%).
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China, Taiwan Province of | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 100 % | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Mayotte | 99.94 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 99.48 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 20 | American Samoa | 98.74 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 98.4 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 98.08 % | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.74 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Thailand | 97.61 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Malaysia | 96.55 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 96.41 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Myanmar | 96.35 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 96.27 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 94.91 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Vietnam | 94.78 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 94.78 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | French Polynesia | 94.54 % | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 33 | India | 94.27 % | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 93.62 % | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Japan | 93.23 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 93.08 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 37 | Dominica | 91.84 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 91.61 % | 1990 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 91.48 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 40 | Mauritius | 91.43 % | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 90.02 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 42 | Comoros | 89.83 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | Polynesia | 89.76 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 89.58 % | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 45 | Cook Islands | 89.56 % | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 46 | Benin | 88.69 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 47 | Tonga | 88.54 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 88.23 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 49 | Grenada | 87.5 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Samoa | 87.03 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 86.48 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 52 | Moldova | 86.26 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 52 | Pakistan | 86.26 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Republic of Moldova | 86.26 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 85.42 % | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 85 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 84.74 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 58 | Bahamas | 84.62 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Hungary | 84.33 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 60 | Maldives | 83.05 % | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 61 | Serbia | 82.48 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 62 | Norway | 82.22 % | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 63 | Ukraine | 81.76 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Poland | 81.54 % | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 65 | Lithuania | 81.52 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 66 | Barbados | 80 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 67 | Cameroon | 79.93 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 68 | Indonesia | 79.91 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | Micronesia | 79.78 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 70 | Gambia | 79.76 % | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Niue | 79.17 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 77.91 % | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 73 | Brunei | 77.77 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 73 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.77 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 75.49 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 76 | Suriname | 75 % | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 76 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 75 % | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 78 | Cabo Verde | 74.98 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 79 | Burundi | 74.9 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 80 | Czechoslovakia | 74.7 % | 1992 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 74.02 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 73.47 % | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 73.38 % | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 84 | Belize | 73.12 % | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 85 | Melanesia | 72.85 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 86 | Haiti | 72.71 % | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 87 | Laos | 72.61 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.61 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 89 | Czechia | 72.59 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 90 | Slovakia | 72.57 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 91 | Italy | 72.45 % | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 72.38 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 93 | Estonia | 72.2 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 94 | Germany | 71.55 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 71.44 % | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.43 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Reunion | 70.71 % | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 97 | Réunion | 70.71 % | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 99 | Belarus | 70.6 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 100 | Malawi | 69.83 % | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 101 | Latvia | 69.3 % | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 102 | Romania | 69.24 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 103 | Israel | 68.42 % | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 104 | Serbia and Montenegro | 68.37 % | 2005 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 105 | Canada | 67.32 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 106 | Spain | 66.9 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 107 | Montserrat | 66.67 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Belgium | 65.47 % | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 109 | Nigeria | 64.15 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 110 | Croatia | 63.46 % | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 111 | France | 62.93 % | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 112 | Turkey | 62.17 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 112 | Türkiye | 62.17 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 114 | Guatemala | 62 % | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 115 | San Marino | 60.59 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 116 | Argentina | 60.56 % | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 60.13 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 118 | Isle of Man | 59.3 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 119 | Ghana | 58.86 % | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 120 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 58.71 % | 1999 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 121 | Caribbean | 57.71 % | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 122 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 57.7 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 123 | Iraq | 57.6 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 124 | Greece | 57.59 % | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 125 | Russia | 57.33 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 57.33 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 56.97 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | East Timor | 56.06 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 56.06 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 130 | Cuba | 55.64 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 131 | Yugoslav SFR | 54.58 % | 1991 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Honduras | 54.11 % | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 133 | Martinique | 54.09 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 134 | Austria | 53.95 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 53.71 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 136 | Palau | 53.49 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 52.63 % | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 138 | Nepal | 52.05 % | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 139 | Bahrain | 51.4 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 140 | Tunisia | 50.7 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.5 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.5 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50.42 % | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 50.16 % | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 145 | Guam | 50 % | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 49.6 % | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 48.62 % | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 47.99 % | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 47.21 % | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 46.56 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 151 | Jamaica | 45.85 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Portugal | 45.82 % | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 153 | Ecuador | 45.15 % | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 44.83 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 44.49 % | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 156 | Fiji | 44.48 % | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 157 | Puerto Rico | 43.98 % | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 158 | French Guiana | 43.95 % | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.36 % | 2024 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 160 | USSR | 41.22 % | 1991 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 161 | Senegal | 41.13 % | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea | 40.53 % | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 163 | Channel Islands | 40.29 % | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 164 | Syria | 40.03 % | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 164 | Syrian Arab Republic | 40.03 % | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 39.87 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 167 | Lebanon | 38.58 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 168 | Niger | 38.26 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 169 | Slovenia | 37.71 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 170 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 37.37 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 171 | United Kingdom | 36.83 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 171 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 36.83 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 173 | Liberia | 36.82 % | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 174 | United States | 36.71 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 36.02 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 176 | Nicaragua | 35.34 % | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 177 | Panama | 34.66 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 178 | Costa Rica | 34.25 % | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 179 | Liechtenstein | 33.46 % | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 180 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 33.33 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | United States Virgin Islands | 33.04 % | 2024 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 182 | China | 32.96 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 183 | OECD | 32.83 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 184 | China, mainland | 32.82 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 185 | Qatar | 32.43 % | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Armenia | 30.07 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 187 | Morocco | 30 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 188 | Palestine | 28.94 % | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 188 | Palestine | 28.94 % | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 190 | Switzerland | 28.44 % | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 191 | Gabon | 27.92 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 192 | Jordan | 27.75 % | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 193 | Tajikistan | 27.02 % | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 194 | Brazil | 26.88 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 195 | Kenya | 26.72 % | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 25.93 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Peru | 25.5 % | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 198 | Mexico | 24.78 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 199 | United Arab Emirates | 24.56 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Zimbabwe | 21.88 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 201 | Paraguay | 21.67 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 202 | Bhutan | 21.63 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 21.51 % | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 204 | Afghanistan | 21.22 % | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 205 | Lesotho | 20.67 % | 2024 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 206 | Algeria | 20.6 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 207 | Ethiopia PDR | 20.15 % | 1992 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 208 | Mozambique | 19.63 % | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 209 | Sudan | 18.83 % | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 210 | Chile | 17.85 % | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 211 | Guyana | 17.5 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 212 | Georgia | 17.18 % | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 213 | Uzbekistan | 16.96 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 214 | Mali | 16.88 % | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 215 | Eswatini | 16.48 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 216 | Zambia | 16.11 % | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 217 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 16.05 % | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 218 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15.32 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 219 | Sudan (former) | 14.59 % | 2011 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 220 | Uruguay | 14.44 % | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 221 | Kazakhstan | 14.36 % | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 222 | Colombia | 13.36 % | 2024 | up 64.1% | falling |
| 222 | Libya | 13.36 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 224 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.17 % | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 225 | South Africa | 12.88 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Angola | 10.87 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 227 | Chad | 10.6 % | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 228 | Ireland | 9.67 % | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 229 | Kuwait | 9.33 % | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 230 | Eritrea | 9.11 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 231 | Madagascar | 8.89 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 232 | South Sudan | 8.77 % | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 233 | Oman | 8.73 % | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 234 | Australia | 8.71 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 235 | Australia and New Zealand | 8.64 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 236 | Montenegro | 7.67 % | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 237 | Iceland | 7.39 % | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 238 | Yemen | 6.19 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 239 | New Zealand | 6.15 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 240 | Congo | 6.13 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 241 | New Caledonia | 4.26 % | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 242 | Turkmenistan | 4.24 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 243 | Saudi Arabia | 2.61 % | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 244 | Somalia | 2.56 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 245 | Namibia | 2.09 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 246 | Mauritania | 1.16 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 247 | Mongolia | 1.05 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 248 | Botswana | 1.01 % | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 249 | Andorra | 0.74 % | 2024 | down 82.6% | falling |
| 250 | Djibouti | 0.26 % | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 251 | Western Sahara | 0.08 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 252 | Faroe Islands | 0.07 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South-Eastern Asia 87.34 %
- Chagai 40.29 %
- Southern Asia 75.37 %
- European Union (27) 68.18 %
- Southern Europe 64.82 %
- Western Europe 64.08 %
- Eastern Europe 63.7 %
- Europe 62.81 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 60.27 %
- Northern Europe 50.77 %
- Western Africa 40.88 %
- Northern America 40.32 %
- Asia 37.86 %
- United States of America 36.71 %
- Americas 34.21 %
- World 34.18 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 29.54 %
- South America 29.14 %
- Central America 28.48 %
- Eastern Asia 27.3 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 27.19 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 26.79 %
- Africa 26.39 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 26.26 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 25.98 %
- Middle Africa 25.42 %
- Eastern Africa 25.02 %
- Northern Africa 22.87 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 18.84 %
- Western Asia 16.62 %
- Central Asia 13.35 %
- Oceania 9.05 %
- Southern Africa 8.64 %
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.