Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly...
Countries reporting
224
Highest
199,613 1000 ha
India
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Median
396.32 1000 ha
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
6,390
What the numbers show
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 199,613 1000 ha in India; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
The median across all reporting countries is 396.32 1000 ha, and the mean is 5,856 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 1,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (down 100.0%).
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 199,613 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 139,619 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 20,942 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 139,102 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 113,149 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6,968 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 48,971 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 5,737 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 42,871 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,215 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 39,775 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,159 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 37,784 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 2,838 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Argentina | 36,041 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,641 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 31,240 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,771 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 31,075 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 881.55 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 12 | France | 21,125 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 586 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 20,866 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Melanesia | 176.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 18,144 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 137.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 16,063 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 56.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 14,594 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 16 | Micronesia | 20.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 14,019 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 17 | Polynesia | 7.91 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 18 | Myanmar | 13,817 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 13,503 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 13,190 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 20 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 12,888 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 10,859 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 23 | Chad | 10,706 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 10,218 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 24 | Caribbean | 3,756 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 9,853 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 268.13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan (former) | 9,129 1000 ha | 2011 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 33.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 8,189 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 7,512 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 29 | Sudan | 7,388 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 30 | Uganda | 7,224 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 6,431 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 5,951 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,749 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 34 | Belarus | 5,695 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 5,674 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 36 | Cambodia | 5,013 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 4,865 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 38 | Iraq | 4,743 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 4,550 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 40 | Niger | 4,417 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 41 | Algeria | 4,132 1000 ha | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 4,066 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 43 | Philippines | 3,688 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 44 | Czechia | 3,672 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 45 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,668 1000 ha | 2005 | — | flat |
| 46 | Serbia | 3,304 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 47 | Japan | 3,078 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Egypt | 2,970 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 2,927 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 2,843 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 51 | Denmark | 2,790 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 52 | Senegal | 2,735 1000 ha | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 53 | Kenya | 2,721 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 54 | Ghana | 2,698 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 55 | Malawi | 2,472 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 56 | Cuba | 2,359 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 57 | Tunisia | 2,130 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 2,091 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 59 | Nepal | 2,070 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 1,980 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 1,964 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 62 | Mali | 1,861 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 1,844 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 1,824 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 65 | South Sudan | 1,628 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 66 | Portugal | 1,611 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 67 | Slovakia | 1,554 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 68 | Austria | 1,489 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Guinea | 1,410 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 70 | Sweden | 1,365 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 71 | Peru | 1,314 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 1,282 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,238 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 1,197 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 75 | Burundi | 1,139 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 76 | Belgium | 1,123 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 77 | Rwanda | 985.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 981.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 79 | Libya | 979.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 80 | Mozambique | 961.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 81 | Latvia | 930.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 82 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 929.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 839.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 84 | Uruguay | 833.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Haiti | 829.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 787.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 715.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 88 | Chile | 668.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 89 | Colombia | 612.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.6% | flat |
| 90 | Yemen | 558.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 543.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 92 | Malaysia | 531.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 93 | Gambia | 526.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 94 | China, Taiwan Province of | 515.63 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 95 | Guatemala | 508.58 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 96 | Eritrea | 503.77 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 97 | Madagascar | 499.94 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 98 | Angola | 463.08 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 430.04 1000 ha | 2022 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 100 | Israel | 405.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 404.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 102 | Ireland | 388.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 375.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 370.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 105 | Albania | 310.51 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 106 | Switzerland | 301.97 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 107 | Togo | 301.55 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 108 | Zambia | 298.55 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 285.86 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 110 | Armenia | 280.21 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 111 | Lebanon | 276.59 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 265.86 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 113 | Jordan | 263.64 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 114 | Cyprus | 260.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 258 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 116 | Georgia | 233.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 117 | Honduras | 226.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 118 | Palestine | 212.13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 119 | Guyana | 203.19 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 120 | Norway | 187.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 121 | New Zealand | 164.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 122 | Slovenia | 162.16 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 87.33 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 124 | Namibia | 81.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 125 | Mauritius | 80.69 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 75.74 1000 ha | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Fiji | 73.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 73.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini | 63.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 130 | Jamaica | 59.93 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 131 | Lesotho | 56.39 1000 ha | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 132 | Somalia | 53.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 133 | Mongolia | 50.23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 44.92 1000 ha | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 135 | Panama | 42.68 1000 ha | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 136 | Suriname | 36.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 35.69 1000 ha | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 138 | Congo | 28.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Guadeloupe | 26.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 140 | Guam | 18.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 141 | Réunion | 17.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 14.57 1000 ha | 2024 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 143 | Malta | 14.15 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritania | 13.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 249.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Barbados | 12.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 146 | Liberia | 12.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 147 | Oman | 12.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 148 | Belize | 9.64 1000 ha | 2024 | up 70.0% | falling |
| 148 | Bhutan | 9.64 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 103.5% | falling |
| 151 | Finland | 6.46 1000 ha | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.25 1000 ha | 2024 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | 5.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Martinique | 5.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 155 | Montenegro | 4.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 156 | Isle of Man | 4.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 157 | French Polynesia | 4.25 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 158 | United States Virgin Islands | 3.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 183.2% | rising |
| 159 | Botswana | 3.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | 3.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 161 | Tonga | 2.64 1000 ha | 2024 | up 47.5% | falling |
| 162 | Anguilla | 2.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 215.0% | rising |
| 164 | San Marino | 1.51 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 1.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 166 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 1.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 168 | Mayotte | 1.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 169 | Kuwait | 1.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 1.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 0.84 1000 ha | 2024 | up 342.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 173 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 173 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 711.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | 0.68 1000 ha | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 176 | Grenada | 0.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 0.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 179 | American Samoa | 0.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 181 | Aruba | 0.28 1000 ha | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 0.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.19 1000 ha | 2024 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Montserrat | 0.15 1000 ha | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Bermuda | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Iceland | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Dominica | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Seychelles | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | French Guiana | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Kiribati | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Maldives | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Qatar | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Norfolk Island | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | French Southern Territories | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.27 million 1000 ha
- Asia 500,591 1000 ha
- Americas 304,126 1000 ha
- Europe 287,061 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 17,846 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 237,031 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 200,658 1000 ha
- Northern America 194,587 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 147,886 1000 ha
- Africa 146,512 1000 ha
- United States of America 145,616 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 115,186 1000 ha
- South America 89,745 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 60,148 1000 ha
- Western Africa 59,152 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 38,246 1000 ha
- Western Europe 38,203 1000 ha
- Western Asia 34,779 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 34,405 1000 ha
- Oceania 31,444 1000 ha
- Chagai 5.26 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 23,550 1000 ha
- Central Asia 20,746 1000 ha
- Central America 16,039 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 13,794 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 7,717 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.