Permanent crops — 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
220
Highest
26,060 1000 ha
Indonesia
Lowest
0.0109 1000 ha
Andorra
Median
95.09 1000 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,814
What the numbers show
Permanent crops — Area is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 26,060 1000 ha in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.0109 1000 ha in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.09 1000 ha, and the mean is 1,108 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 208.2%), and the largest decrease in United States Virgin Islands (down 80.0%).
Permanent crops — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 26,060 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 2 | OECD | 24,537 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 3 | China | 20,327 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 20,142 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 14,200 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8,488 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 8,088 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 7,852 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 9 | Malaysia | 7,014 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 6,265 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 5,656 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 5,096 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 4,921 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 14 | USSR | 4,520 1000 ha | 1991 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 4,393 1000 ha | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 3,799 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 2,748 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 18 | Ghana | 2,708 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 2,473 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 2,398 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 2,280 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,198 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 23 | Tunisia | 2,119 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 2,094 1000 ha | 2024 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 2,057 1000 ha | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 2,011 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,994 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 1,932 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,891 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 30 | Cameroon | 1,767 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 1,509 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Caribbean | 1,395 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 1,346 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 1,222 1000 ha | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 1,205 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 1,183 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 37 | Melanesia | 1,129 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 1,078 1000 ha | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 1,053 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 40 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,049 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 41 | France | 1,016 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 42 | Algeria | 982.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 955 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 922 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 885 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 880.86 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 853 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 715 1000 ha | 1991 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 706.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 700 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Pakistan | 699 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 680.72 1000 ha | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 668.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia PDR | 655 1000 ha | 1992 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 653 1000 ha | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 56 | Madagascar | 639.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 57 | Rwanda | 511.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 58 | Iraq | 509.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 500.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 499 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 61 | Australia and New Zealand | 459 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 455.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 406 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Australia | 385 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 65 | Mozambique | 381.92 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 377.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 374.27 1000 ha | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Angola | 357.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 69 | Poland | 344 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 70 | Libya | 330 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Mali | 328.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia and Montenegro | 317 1000 ha | 2005 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 73 | Yemen | 311.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 306.22 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 300.23 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 296 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 289 1000 ha | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 288.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 79 | Malawi | 282.19 1000 ha | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 274.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 271 1000 ha | 2024 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 255.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 83 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 252.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 249 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 234.56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 223 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 87 | Sudan | 216 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 88 | Liberia | 212.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 89 | Serbia | 211.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 90 | Czechoslovakia | 208 1000 ha | 1992 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 205 1000 ha | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 203.47 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 203 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 94 | Germany | 198 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 95 | China, Taiwan Province of | 183.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 96 | Canada | 172 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 97 | Gabon | 170 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 150.66 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 148.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 145 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 144.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 102 | Sudan (former) | 141.5 1000 ha | 2011 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 103 | Lebanon | 140.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 137 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 105 | Georgia | 127.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 106 | Niger | 113.64 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 107.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 108 | Congo | 102.51 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 99.68 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Panama | 95.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 111 | Israel | 94.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 112 | Albania | 87.62 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 113 | Jordan | 84.77 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 114 | South Sudan | 83.19 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 115 | Senegal | 82.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | 82.25 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 80.98 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 118 | Timor-Leste | 79.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Croatia | 79 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 120 | Belarus | 78.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 121 | Comoros | 77.19 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Polynesia | 76.59 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 75.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 125 | New Zealand | 74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 126 | Palestine | 71.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 127 | Jamaica | 68.9 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Austria | 63.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 129 | Armenia | 61.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 129 | Fiji | 61.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 131 | Slovenia | 53.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 132 | Micronesia | 48.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 47.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 134 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | 41.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Zambia | 40.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 137 | Czechia | 40.48 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 39.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 140 | Uruguay | 39 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 143 | Chad | 37.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Oman | 35.86 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 145 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 146 | Lithuania | 33 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 147 | Belize | 32 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 32 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Samoa | 31.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 150 | Guyana | 31.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 151 | Somalia | 30.15 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 152 | Denmark | 28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 28 1000 ha | 1990 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 26.99 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 155 | Gambia | 26.41 1000 ha | 2024 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Switzerland | 25.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 157 | French Polynesia | 24.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 158 | Belgium | 23.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.32 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Eswatini | 20.38 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 20 1000 ha | 1999 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 162 | Dominica | 17 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Slovakia | 17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 164 | Bhutan | 14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 165 | Puerto Rico | 13.56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 166 | Namibia | 13.51 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Latvia | 10 1000 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritania | 10 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 9.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 170 | Tonga | 9.11 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 172 | Guam | 7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 6.9 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 6.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 175 | French Guiana | 6.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Kuwait | 6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Lesotho | 6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 178 | Martinique | 5.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 179 | Mongolia | 5.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Finland | 4.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 181 | Mayotte | 4.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 182 | Mauritius | 4.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 183 | Estonia | 4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 183 | Grenada | 4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | Qatar | 3.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 186 | Bahamas | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Norway | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 186 | Suriname | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 191 | Guadeloupe | 2.96 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 192 | Niue | 2.8 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 2.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 194 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 2.5 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Cabo Verde | 2.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 196 | Bahrain | 2.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 197 | Botswana | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 197 | Palau | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | New Caledonia | 1.78 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 1.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 1.51 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 202 | Seychelles | 1.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 203 | Eritrea | 1.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 204 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 205 | Malta | 1.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 206 | Barbados | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Ireland | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 206 | Maldives | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Djibouti | 0.87 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 212 | Tokelau | 0.6 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 213 | Cayman Islands | 0.5 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 214 | Naoero | 0.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 215 | San Marino | 0.3125 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 216 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2 1000 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 217 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 217 | Singapore | 0.1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 219 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Andorra | 0.0109 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 193,909 1000 ha
- Asia 100,624 1000 ha
- South-eastern Asia 52,387 1000 ha
- Africa 45,962 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 43,194 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 39,424 1000 ha
- Americas 29,878 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 26,525 1000 ha
- Western Africa 22,941 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 22,884 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 21,455 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 21,037 1000 ha
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.