Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 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
241
Highest
207,359 1000 ha
Algeria
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Naoero
Median
3.54 1000 ha
Years covered
31
1992–2022
Data points
8,231
What the numbers show
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 207,359 1000 ha in Algeria; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.54 1000 ha, and the mean is 9,050 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 207.7%), and the largest decrease in China, Hong Kong SAR (down 100.0%).
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 207,359 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 180,329 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | China | 164,736 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 3 | China, mainland | 164,736 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 5 | Libya | 154,984 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 105,383 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Sudan (former) | 99,540 1000 ha | 2011 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Sudan | 97,030 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 9 | Egypt | 89,696 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mauritania | 83,374 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Niger | 78,000 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 12 | Mali | 68,464 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 66,361 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Chad | 62,733 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 15 | Canada | 40,380 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Yemen | 35,398 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 33,050 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 32,677 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 19 | Iraq | 32,538 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 32,432 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 32,341 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 22 | Australia | 32,055 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 23 | Oman | 28,353 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Western Sahara | 26,864 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 25,009 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 24,778 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Pakistan | 21,385 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 18,108 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 14,936 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Chile | 12,321 1000 ha | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 12,131 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11,505 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 9,046 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 34 | Tunisia | 8,559 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 35 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8,300 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 36 | Jordan | 8,077 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 6,970 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 6,212 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 39 | Somalia | 4,935 1000 ha | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 40 | Eritrea | 4,639 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 3,602 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 42 | Angola | 3,057 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 2,828 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 2,334 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 2,043 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Djibouti | 1,875 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 47 | Kenya | 1,812 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,681 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | Kuwait | 1,621 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 50 | Türkiye | 1,447 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 51 | India | 1,257 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Israel | 1,170 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 53 | Qatar | 1,050 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 54 | New Zealand | 994.34 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Botswana | 901.39 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 56 | Greenland | 690.01 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Italy | 609.51 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 58 | Mozambique | 602.77 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 59 | French Southern Territories | 523.57 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Spain | 488.5 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 385.03 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 62 | Brazil | 370.13 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 63 | Ecuador | 356 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Madagascar | 350.74 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Sweden | 270.31 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Switzerland | 265.88 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | Greece | 253.97 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 247.65 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 69 | France | 225.83 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 70 | Austria | 207.39 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Nepal | 180.33 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | 143.33 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 73 | Georgia | 121.22 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 120.28 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 75 | Palestine | 111.87 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 104.22 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 89.93 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.81 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 79 | Cyprus | 66.45 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 55.11 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 81 | Albania | 48.36 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 82 | Lebanon | 43.98 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 83 | Finland | 42.28 1000 ha | 2022 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 84 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 40.06 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 85 | Bahrain | 38.39 1000 ha | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 86 | Armenia | 37.88 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 37.7 1000 ha | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.17 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 89 | Portugal | 36.43 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 90 | Colombia | 30.66 1000 ha | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 30.11 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 28.99 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 93 | South Sudan | 26.78 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 94 | Eswatini | 25.91 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Ukraine | 20.73 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 96 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 19.93 1000 ha | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 97 | Nigeria | 19.33 1000 ha | 2022 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 98 | Viet Nam | 18.54 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 99 | Germany | 15.94 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 100 | Malawi | 12.8 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 101 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10 1000 ha | 2005 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 102 | Croatia | 9.41 1000 ha | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 103 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 8.98 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 8.47 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 8.14 1000 ha | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 106 | Ghana | 8.02 1000 ha | 2022 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Romania | 7.34 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 108 | Serbia | 7.31 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Bhutan | 7.26 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 110 | Slovenia | 7.21 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 111 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.16 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 112 | Panama | 6.12 1000 ha | 2022 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 4.78 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.53 1000 ha | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 115 | Caribbean | 4.31 1000 ha | 2022 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 116 | Malta | 3.97 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 117 | Zambia | 3.93 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 118 | Guyana | 3.82 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 119 | Montenegro | 3.73 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 120 | Uruguay | 3.55 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 121 | Slovakia | 3.54 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 122 | Melanesia | 3.42 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 123 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 3.35 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Japan | 3.26 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 125 | Poland | 2.85 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 2.8 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 2.76 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 128 | Cuba | 2.65 1000 ha | 2022 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Myanmar | 2.55 1000 ha | 2022 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 2.49 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 2.41 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Guatemala | 2.39 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 133 | Andorra | 2.33 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 134 | Cambodia | 2.25 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea | 2.24 1000 ha | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 1.68 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.64 1000 ha | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 138 | Gambia | 1.63 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 139 | Estonia | 1.45 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 140 | Cameroon | 1.43 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 1.34 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Lithuania | 1.07 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 143 | Hungary | 1.06 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 144 | Isle of Man | 1 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 1 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Latvia | 0.91 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 0.88 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 148 | Honduras | 0.79 1000 ha | 2022 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 149 | Paraguay | 0.69 1000 ha | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.66 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Belgium | 0.61 1000 ha | 2022 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 152 | Faroe Islands | 0.58 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Lesotho | 0.56 1000 ha | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 154 | Bahamas | 0.48 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Seychelles | 0.48 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.48 1000 ha | 1999 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 157 | Congo | 0.4 1000 ha | 2022 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Czechia | 0.39 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 159 | Dominican Republic | 0.37 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 0.24 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Liechtenstein | 0.22 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 162 | Uganda | 0.21 1000 ha | 2022 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 163 | Benin | 0.2 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 164 | San Marino | 0.18 1000 ha | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.18 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 166 | Mauritius | 0.1 1000 ha | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 167 | Belarus | 0.08 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Norfolk Island | 0.08 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Thailand | 0.07 1000 ha | 2022 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 170 | Haiti | 0.05 1000 ha | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 0.05 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Togo | 0.04 1000 ha | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Anguilla | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Micronesia | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Republic of Moldova | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Rwanda | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Aruba | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Burundi | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Bermuda | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Barbados | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Channel Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Comoros | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Dominica | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Fiji | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Gabon | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Gibraltar | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Grenada | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Guam | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Indonesia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Jamaica | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Kiribati | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Liberia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Monaco | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Malaysia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Philippines | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Palau | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Singapore | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Suriname | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Tonga | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | British Virgin Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Samoa | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | French Guiana | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Martinique | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Mayotte | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Cook Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Montserrat | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Niue | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Tokelau | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Antarctica | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Pitcairn | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Polynesia | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 180 | Naoero | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.90 million 1000 ha
- Africa 937,204 1000 ha
- Asia 786,504 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 602,600 1000 ha
- Western Asia 308,504 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 231,158 1000 ha
- Western Africa 230,154 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 153,021 1000 ha
- Americas 105,175 1000 ha
- Central Asia 93,796 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 65,830 1000 ha
- Northern America 59,609 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.