Cropland — Share in Land 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
234
Highest
99.96 %
Tuvalu
Lowest
0.02 %
Western Sahara
Median
13.91 %
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,866
What the numbers show
Cropland — Share in Land area is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 99.96 % in Tuvalu; the lowest is 0.02 % in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.91 %, and the mean is 18.63 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,998.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 111.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 81.8%).
Cropland — Share in Land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 99.96 % | 2024 | up 66.6% | flat |
| 2 | Comoros | 70.89 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 70.43 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 67.6 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 63.16 % | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 6 | Gambia | 60.71 % | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Denmark | 59.58 % | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 58.3 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 57.35 % | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | India | 56.51 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Burundi | 55.58 % | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mayotte | 52.94 % | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 13 | Togo | 50.69 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Tokelau | 50 % | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 49.45 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 16 | Haiti | 47.36 % | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 46.82 % | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 45.42 % | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.06 % | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 20 | Tonga | 42.92 % | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 42.35 % | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 42.23 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 42.07 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kiribati | 41.92 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 41.66 % | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 40.72 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Isle of Man | 40.48 % | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 28 | Marshall Islands | 40.14 % | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Czechoslovakia | 40.1 % | 1992 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 30 | Benin | 38.26 % | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 38.19 % | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 37.72 % | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 37.67 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.47 % | 2005 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritius | 37.36 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 37.21 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 37.17 % | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 38 | Cuba | 34.31 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Germany | 33.93 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 33.43 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 41 | Czechia | 33.26 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 42 | France | 33.21 % | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 32.98 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 44 | Ghana | 32.6 % | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 31.61 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 46 | Tunisia | 31.48 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 31.42 % | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 31.39 % | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 49 | Türkiye | 31.21 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 30.83 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 51 | Dominica | 29.96 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | Yugoslav SFR | 29.94 % | 1991 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 53 | Caribbean | 29.81 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 54 | Guinea | 29.68 % | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.67 % | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium | 29.08 % | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 28.65 % | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 28.55 % | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 27.65 % | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 27.58 % | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 61 | Slovakia | 27.45 % | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 27.21 % | 1999 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 63 | Cambodia | 26.18 % | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 64 | San Marino | 25.65 % | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.49 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 66 | Malta | 25.45 % | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 24.76 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 24.72 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 69 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 24.65 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 70 | Lebanon | 24.56 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.46 % | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 24.39 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 73 | Malaysia | 23.94 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 74 | Indonesia | 23.12 % | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 22.4 % | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 76 | Latvia | 21.95 % | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 77 | China, Taiwan Province of | 21.94 % | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 78 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21.16 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 79 | Grenada | 20.35 % | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 80 | Senegal | 20.32 % | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 20.17 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 82 | British Virgin Islands | 19.87 % | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 83 | Montserrat | 19.61 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.54 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 85 | Myanmar | 19.21 % | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 86 | Lesotho | 19.2 % | 2024 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 87 | Portugal | 18.94 % | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 88 | Palestine | 18.79 % | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 89 | Cabo Verde | 18.59 % | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | Barbados | 18.56 % | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 91 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.99 % | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 92 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 17.94 % | 1990 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Jamaica | 17.9 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Argentina | 17.88 % | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 95 | Armenia | 17.85 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 17.72 % | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 97 | Channel Islands | 17.44 % | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 98 | Micronesia | 17.19 % | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 99 | Cameroon | 16.85 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 100 | Austria | 16.78 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 16.64 % | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 102 | Estonia | 16.59 % | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 16.45 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 104 | Maldives | 16.44 % | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 105 | Israel | 16.28 % | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 106 | Naoero | 16.05 % | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 107 | Martinique | 15.98 % | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 15.67 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 109 | Samoa | 15.47 % | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 15.42 % | 2024 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 15.42 % | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 14.95 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Polynesia | 14.8 % | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 114 | Guam | 14.79 % | 2024 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 115 | Niue | 14.67 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 116 | Cook Islands | 14.23 % | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 117 | Niger | 14.08 % | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 118 | China | 13.73 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 119 | China, mainland | 13.7 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 120 | Nepal | 13.59 % | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 121 | Kenya | 13.37 % | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 122 | Cyprus | 13.34 % | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Guadeloupe | 13.34 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 124 | Timor-Leste | 12.87 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.85 % | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 126 | Uruguay | 12.62 % | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 127 | Mexico | 12.55 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 128 | Iraq | 12.47 % | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 12.39 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.03 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 131 | Paraguay | 11.73 % | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Japan | 11.72 % | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 133 | Eswatini | 11.48 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 134 | Slovenia | 11.45 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 11.37 % | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 136 | Sudan | 11.35 % | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 137 | OECD | 11.21 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 138 | Aruba | 11.11 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Mozambique | 11.01 % | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 140 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.84 % | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 141 | Liechtenstein | 10.81 % | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 10.77 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 143 | Switzerland | 10.73 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 10.51 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 145 | USSR | 10.44 % | 1991 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.4 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 147 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 10.27 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 147 | Ethiopia PDR | 10.27 % | 1992 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 10 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 149 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 10 % | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 9.82 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5 % | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 153 | Ecuador | 9.16 % | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 154 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.7 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Sudan (former) | 8.43 % | 2011 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.16 % | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 157 | Puerto Rico | 8.15 % | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Panama | 8 % | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 7.69 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 160 | Brazil | 7.62 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 7.57 % | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 162 | Fiji | 7.56 % | 2024 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 163 | Russian Federation | 7.55 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 164 | Liberia | 7.4 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 165 | Finland | 7.39 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.11 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 167 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.92 % | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 168 | Ireland | 6.3 % | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 169 | Madagascar | 6.26 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 170 | Sweden | 6.19 % | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 171 | Belize | 5.96 % | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 172 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.8 % | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 173 | Georgia | 5.79 % | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 174 | Mali | 5.77 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Eritrea | 5.72 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Bermuda | 5.56 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Bahrain | 5.29 % | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 178 | Zambia | 5.17 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 179 | Palau | 5 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Colombia | 4.88 % | 2024 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 181 | Peru | 4.84 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 182 | Canada | 4.35 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 183 | Egypt | 4.25 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 4.24 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 185 | Australia | 4.12 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 186 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.06 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 187 | Angola | 3.95 % | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 188 | South Sudan | 3.92 % | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 189 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.74 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 3.73 % | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 191 | Algeria | 3.57 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 191 | Turkmenistan | 3.57 % | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 193 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3.43 % | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 194 | Seychelles | 3.38 % | 2024 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.27 % | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 196 | Jordan | 3.21 % | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 197 | Bhutan | 2.99 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 197 | Melanesia | 2.99 % | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 2.92 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.86 % | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 201 | Yemen | 2.75 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 202 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.74 % | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 2.68 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 204 | Chile | 2.57 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 205 | New Zealand | 2.26 % | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.26 % | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 207 | Norway | 2.22 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Saudi Arabia | 2.14 % | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 209 | Qatar | 2.09 % | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Gabon | 1.92 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 211 | Congo | 1.91 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 212 | Somalia | 1.8 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 213 | Montenegro | 1.42 % | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 214 | United Arab Emirates | 1.37 % | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Iceland | 1.2 % | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 216 | Libya | 1.17 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Bahamas | 1.1 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 218 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.05 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Namibia | 0.99 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 220 | Singapore | 0.91 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Kuwait | 0.79 % | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Mongolia | 0.72 % | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 223 | Guyana | 0.6 % | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 224 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.49 % | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Botswana | 0.46 % | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 226 | Mauritania | 0.45 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 227 | New Caledonia | 0.42 % | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 227 | Oman | 0.42 % | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 229 | Suriname | 0.36 % | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 230 | Andorra | 0.31 % | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 231 | French Guiana | 0.21 % | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 232 | Djibouti | 0.19 % | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 233 | Faroe Islands | 0.05 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 234 | Western Sahara | 0.02 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 37.31 %
- Western Europe 31.14 %
- Southern Europe 27.74 %
- European Union (27) 27.32 %
- South-eastern Asia 26 %
- Western Africa 20.12 %
- Asia 18.55 %
- United States of America 16.92 %
- Central America 13.51 %
- American Samoa 13.41 %
- Europe 12.92 %
- Eastern Africa 12.54 %
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.