Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 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
180
Highest
242,338 1000 ha
China
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Hungary
Median
8.38 1000 ha
Years covered
5
2015–2019
Data points
1,060
What the numbers show
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 242,338 1000 ha in China; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.38 1000 ha, and the mean is 12,471 1000 ha.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 242,338 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 1 | China, mainland | 242,338 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 101,745 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 3 | Algeria | 210,020 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 186,930 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9,252 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 5 | Libya | 157,304 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,965 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 6 | Sudan | 111,643 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 637.76 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Egypt | 92,282 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 170.85 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 8 | Mauritania | 84,386 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 153.07 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 84,256 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 21.71 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 10 | Mali | 70,270 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 10 | Melanesia | 15.43 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 67,078 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.44 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 56,047 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.67 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 50,176 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 3.39 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 14 | Yemen | 38,651 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.86 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 38,206 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 15 | Polynesia | 0.05 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 35,310 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Micronesia | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 31,089 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 18 | Oman | 30,044 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 19 | Western Sahara | 26,469 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 20 | Iraq | 24,142 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 21 | Namibia | 22,429 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 20,507 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 23 | Morocco | 18,793 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 24 | Canada | 17,561 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 78.15 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 16,712 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 25 | Caribbean | 5.86 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 15,813 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.15 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 27 | Somalia | 14,220 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 12,383 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 11,290 1000 ha | 2019 | — | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 11,169 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 31 | Australia | 10,888 1000 ha | 2019 | — | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 8,374 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 33 | Jordan | 7,878 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 6,899 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 6,767 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | India | 6,649 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 37 | Eritrea | 5,581 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 4,802 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 39 | Mexico | 3,305 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 2,639 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 41 | Kenya | 2,278 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 2,239 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 43 | Greenland | 2,187 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 44 | Djibouti | 2,018 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 45 | Angola | 1,747 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,710 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kuwait | 1,623 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 48 | Norway | 1,163 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 49 | Nepal | 1,158 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 50 | Qatar | 1,081 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 51 | Israel | 1,021 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 52 | Botswana | 533.04 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 53 | New Zealand | 402.26 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 54 | Brazil | 334.88 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 289.06 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 56 | Ecuador | 240.61 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 57 | Sweden | 184.96 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 58 | Bhutan | 168.97 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 167.31 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 60 | Switzerland | 163.48 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 61 | Spain | 159.91 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 62 | Italy | 136.13 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Austria | 103.59 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 64 | Myanmar | 102.69 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 65 | France | 102.64 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 102.36 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 67 | Georgia | 92.4 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 68 | Colombia | 89.15 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 69 | Madagascar | 83.79 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 70 | Senegal | 66.13 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 71 | Palestine | 62.23 1000 ha | 2019 | — | rising |
| 72 | Bahrain | 42.88 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 73 | Nigeria | 40.6 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 32.79 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 75 | Lebanon | 25.61 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 76 | Philippines | 25.2 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 16.19 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 78 | Mozambique | 14.15 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 79 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 11.3 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 80 | Ireland | 9.76 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 81 | Finland | 9.16 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 7.59 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 83 | South Sudan | 7.47 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 84 | Greece | 6.77 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 85 | Armenia | 6.75 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 86 | Cambodia | 4.97 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.77 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 4.69 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 89 | Japan | 4.14 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 90 | Zambia | 4.05 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 91 | Thailand | 3.6 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 3.44 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 93 | Guinea | 3.25 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 3.03 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 2.93 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 96 | Uruguay | 2.75 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 2.73 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 98 | Cameroon | 2.66 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 99 | Gambia | 2.65 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 100 | Cyprus | 2.47 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 2.46 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 102 | Albania | 2.29 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 103 | Guyana | 2.24 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 104 | Germany | 2.14 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 105 | Haiti | 1.93 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 106 | Suriname | 1.83 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 107 | Fiji | 1.68 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 108 | Republic of Korea | 1.42 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 1.09 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 1.03 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 111 | Portugal | 0.91 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 111 | Slovenia | 0.91 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 113 | Estonia | 0.87 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 114 | Paraguay | 0.53 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 0.5 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.46 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 117 | Aruba | 0.43 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 118 | French Guiana | 0.42 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 0.37 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 120 | Denmark | 0.26 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 121 | Seychelles | 0.25 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 122 | Lesotho | 0.24 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 123 | Romania | 0.2 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Lithuania | 0.19 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.18 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 126 | Congo | 0.16 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Montenegro | 0.14 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 128 | Malawi | 0.12 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 128 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.12 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 130 | Andorra | 0.11 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 130 | French Southern Territories | 0.11 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 132 | Benin | 0.09 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Togo | 0.09 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 0.08 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 134 | Poland | 0.08 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.07 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 136 | Slovakia | 0.07 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 138 | Belize | 0.06 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 139 | Isle of Man | 0.05 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 139 | Jamaica | 0.05 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 139 | Tonga | 0.05 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.04 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.04 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 142 | Latvia | 0.04 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 0.04 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 146 | Faroe Islands | 0.03 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 146 | Gabon | 0.03 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Liberia | 0.03 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 149 | Belgium | 0.02 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 149 | Honduras | 0.02 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Liechtenstein | 0.02 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 0.02 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 0.02 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.02 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 155 | Mauritius | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | flat |
| 155 | Singapore | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 155 | Serbia | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 155 | Eswatini | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Uganda | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | falling |
| 155 | Réunion | 0.01 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 0 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Hungary | 0 1000 ha | 2019 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.01 million 1000 ha
- Asia 847,624 1000 ha
- Africa 999,717 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 624,886 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 68,831 1000 ha
- Western Asia 306,140 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 298,393 1000 ha
- Western Africa 239,397 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 183,343 1000 ha
- Americas 149,203 1000 ha
- South America 102,541 1000 ha
- Central Asia 59,545 1000 ha
- Northern America 43,351 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 35,345 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 31,258 1000 ha
- United States of America 23,603 1000 ha
- Oceania 11,306 1000 ha
- Europe 6,949 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 3,613 1000 ha
- Central America 3,305 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 2,657 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 722.59 1000 ha
- Western Europe 372.36 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 307.25 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 203.38 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.