Land 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
248
Highest
3.41 million 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0.04 1000 ha
Holy See
Median
7,984 1000 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,501

What the numbers show

Land area — Area is currently reported for 248 countries. The highest value is 3.41 million 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0.04 1000 ha in Holy See.

The median across all reporting countries is 7,984 1000 ha, and the mean is 79,567 1000 ha.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 20.0%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 13.3%).

Land area — Area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 3.41 million 1000 ha 2024 down 0.5% flat
2 USSR 2.19 million 1000 ha 1991 unchanged flat
3 Russian Federation 1.64 million 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
4 China 942,470 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
5 China, mainland 938,821 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
6 Canada 878,870 1000 ha 2024 down 2.0% flat
7 Brazil 835,814 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
8 Australia and New Zealand 795,163 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
9 Australia 768,829 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
10 India 297,319 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
11 Argentina 273,669 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
12 Kazakhstan 269,970 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
13 Algeria 238,174 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
14 Sudan (former) 237,600 1000 ha 2011 unchanged flat
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 226,705 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
16 Saudi Arabia 214,969 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
17 Mexico 194,395 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
18 Indonesia 189,241 1000 ha 2024 up 0.8% rising
19 Sudan 186,800 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
20 Libya 175,954 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 162,250 1000 ha 2024 down 0.4% flat
22 Mongolia 155,850 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
23 Peru 128,000 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
24 Niger 126,670 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
25 Chad 125,920 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
26 Angola 124,670 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
27 Mali 122,019 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
28 Ethiopia 112,213 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% rising
29 Colombia 110,950 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
30 Ethiopia PDR 110,100 1000 ha 1992 unchanged flat
31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108,796 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% flat
32 Mauritania 103,070 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
33 Egypt 99,545 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
34 Nigeria 91,077 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
35 United Republic of Tanzania 88,400 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
36 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 88,205 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
37 Namibia 82,329 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
38 Mozambique 78,638 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
39 Pakistan 77,088 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
40 Türkiye 76,963 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
41 Zambia 74,339 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
42 Chile 74,203 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
43 Myanmar 65,267 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
44 Afghanistan 65,223 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
45 South Sudan 63,193 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
46 Somalia 62,734 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
47 Madagascar 58,180 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
48 Kenya 58,088 1000 ha 2024 up 2.1% flat
49 Ukraine 57,940 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
50 Botswana 56,673 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
51 France 53,895 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
52 Melanesia 52,995 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
53 Yemen 52,797 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
54 Thailand 51,089 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
55 Spain 49,969 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
56 Cameroon 47,271 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
57 Turkmenistan 46,993 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
58 Papua New Guinea 45,286 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
59 Morocco 44,630 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
60 Uzbekistan 43,851 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% flat
61 Iraq 43,413 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
62 Greenland 41,045 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% rising
63 Sweden 40,727 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
64 Paraguay 39,601 1000 ha 2024 down 0.3% flat
65 Zimbabwe 38,685 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
66 Japan 36,450 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
67 Norway 36,427 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
68 Germany 34,943 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
69 Congo 34,150 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
70 Malaysia 32,855 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
71 Côte d'Ivoire 31,800 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
72 Viet Nam 31,343 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% falling
73 Oman 30,950 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
74 Poland 30,607 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
75 Finland 30,400 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
76 Philippines 29,817 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
77 Italy 29,572 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
78 Burkina Faso 27,360 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
79 Western Sahara 26,600 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
80 New Zealand 26,331 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
81 Gabon 25,767 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
82 Yugoslav SFR 25,469 1000 ha 1991 unchanged flat
83 Ecuador 24,836 1000 ha 2024 unchanged falling
84 Guinea 24,572 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
85 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,193 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,080 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
87 Romania 23,008 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
88 Ghana 22,753 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
89 Caribbean 22,277 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
90 Guyana 21,114 1000 ha 2024 up 7.3% flat
91 Belarus 20,298 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
92 Uganda 20,052 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
93 Senegal 19,253 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
94 Kyrgyzstan 19,180 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
95 Syrian Arab Republic 18,363 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
96 Cambodia 17,652 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
97 Uruguay 17,502 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
98 Suriname 16,051 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
99 Tunisia 15,536 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
100 Nepal 14,335 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
101 Tajikistan 13,879 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
102 Bangladesh 13,017 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
103 Greece 12,890 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
104 Czechoslovakia 12,536 1000 ha 1992 down 0.1% flat
105 Eritrea 12,080 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% rising
106 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12,041 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
107 Nicaragua 12,034 1000 ha 2022 unchanged flat
108 Benin 11,276 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
109 Honduras 11,189 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
110 Bulgaria 10,856 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
111 Guatemala 10,716 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
112 Cuba 10,380 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
113 Serbia and Montenegro 10,200 1000 ha 2005 unchanged flat
114 Iceland 10,083 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% flat
115 Republic of Korea 9,760 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
116 Liberia 9,632 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
117 Malawi 9,428 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
118 Portugal 9,161 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
119 Hungary 9,126 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
120 Jordan 8,879 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
121 Serbia 8,759 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
122 French Guiana 8,287 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
123 Azerbaijan 8,265 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
124 Austria 8,252 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
125 Czechia 7,716 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
126 Panama 7,418 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
127 Sierra Leone 7,218 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
128 United Arab Emirates 7,102 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
129 Georgia 6,949 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
130 Ireland 6,889 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
131 Lithuania 6,259 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
132 Latvia 6,223 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
133 Sri Lanka 6,186 1000 ha 2024 down 1.4% flat
134 Croatia 5,596 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
135 Togo 5,439 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,120 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
137 Costa Rica 5,056 1000 ha 2024 down 1.0% flat
138 Dominican Republic 4,820 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
139 Slovakia 4,808 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
140 Estonia 4,273 1000 ha 2024 down 1.7% flat
141 Denmark 4,000 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
142 Switzerland 3,951 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
143 Bhutan 3,814 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% falling
144 China, Taiwan Province of 3,541 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
145 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,367 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
146 Republic of Moldova 3,293 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
147 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,282 1000 ha 1999 unchanged flat
148 Belgium 3,049 1000 ha 2024 up 0.5% flat
149 Lesotho 3,036 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
150 Armenia 2,820 1000 ha 2024 down 1.0% flat
151 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
152 Equatorial Guinea 2,805 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
153 Solomon Islands 2,799 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
154 Haiti 2,756 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
155 Albania 2,740 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
156 Burundi 2,568 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
157 North Macedonia 2,522 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
158 Rwanda 2,376 1000 ha 2024 down 3.7% flat
159 Djibouti 2,318 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
160 Belize 2,281 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
161 Israel 2,164 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
162 El Salvador 2,072 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
163 Slovenia 2,013 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
164 New Caledonia 1,858 1000 ha 2024 up 1.6% flat
165 Fiji 1,833 1000 ha 2024 up 0.3% flat
166 Kuwait 1,782 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
167 Eswatini 1,720 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
168 Timor-Leste 1,487 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
169 Montenegro 1,345 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
170 Vanuatu 1,219 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
171 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1,217 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
172 Qatar 1,149 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
173 Jamaica 1,083 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
174 Lebanon 1,023 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
175 Gambia 1,012 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
176 Bahamas 1,001 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
177 Cyprus 924 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
178 Puerto Rico 887 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
179 Polynesia 794.6 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
180 Palestine 602.5 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
181 Brunei Darussalam 527 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
182 Trinidad and Tobago 512.8 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
183 Cabo Verde 403 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
184 French Polynesia 352.1 1000 ha 2024 up 1.4% falling
185 Micronesia 317.2 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
186 Samoa 278 1000 ha 2024 down 1.8% flat
187 Luxembourg 257.45 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
188 Mauritius 200 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
189 Comoros 186.97 1000 ha 2024 up 0.5% flat
190 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 180 1000 ha 1990 unchanged flat
191 Guadeloupe 162 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
192 Faroe Islands 137 1000 ha 2024 down 1.9% flat
193 Martinique 106 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
194 China, Hong Kong SAR 105 1000 ha 2024 unchanged rising
195 Sao Tome and Principe 96 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
196 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.82 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
197 Kiribati 81.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
198 Bahrain 80 1000 ha 2024 up 3.8% rising
198 Netherlands Antilles (former) 80 1000 ha 2010 unchanged flat
200 Dominica 75.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
201 Singapore 72.48 1000 ha 2024 up 2.3% rising
202 Tonga 72 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
203 Micronesia (Federated States of) 70.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
204 Saint Lucia 61 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
205 Isle of Man 57.24 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% flat
206 Guam 54.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
207 Andorra 46.8 1000 ha 2024 down 0.4% flat
208 Palau 46 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
209 Northern Mariana Islands 45.7 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% flat
209 Seychelles 45.7 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% flat
211 Curaçao 44.4 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
212 Antigua and Barbuda 44.03 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
213 Barbados 43.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
214 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 38.94 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
215 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 38.9 1000 ha 2024 down 0.3% flat
216 Mayotte 36.63 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
217 United States Virgin Islands 34.8 1000 ha 2024 down 0.6% flat
218 Grenada 34.4 1000 ha 2024 up 1.2% flat
219 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
220 Malta 31.52 1000 ha 2024 down 1.5% flat
221 Maldives 29.8 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% flat
222 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% falling
223 Niue 25.9 1000 ha 2024 down 0.4% flat
224 Cayman Islands 24 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
224 Cook Islands 24 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
226 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
227 Channel Islands 19.8 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
228 Marshall Islands 18.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% flat
229 Aruba 18 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
230 Liechtenstein 16 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
231 British Virgin Islands 15.1 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% flat
232 Wallis and Futuna Islands 14.2 1000 ha 2024 up 1.4% flat
233 Montserrat 10.2 1000 ha 2024 up 2.0% flat
234 Anguilla 9.06 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% flat
235 San Marino 6.12 1000 ha 2024 up 2.0% flat
236 Bermuda 5.4 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
237 Saint Martin (French part) 5.3 1000 ha 2024 up 6.0% rising
238 Pitcairn 4.7 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
239 Norfolk Island 3.6 1000 ha 2024 down 10.0% flat
240 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.4 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
241 China, Macao SAR 3.33 1000 ha 2024 up 9.9% rising
242 Tuvalu 2.6 1000 ha 2024 down 13.3% flat
243 Naoero 2.1 1000 ha 2024 up 5.0% flat
243 Saint Barthélemy 2.1 1000 ha 2024 up 5.0% flat
245 Tokelau 1.2 1000 ha 2024 up 20.0% flat
246 Gibraltar 1 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
247 Monaco 0.2084 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% flat
248 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.

About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.