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Share of habitable land needed for agriculture

% · higher is better · 169 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2011
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League table

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  1. 1New Zealand191.2%
  2. 2Argentina161.8%
  3. 3Australia158%
  4. 4Bermuda156%
  5. 5Mongolia139.8%
  6. 6United States137.6%
  7. 7Denmark136.1%
  8. 8Canada129.8%
  9. 9Luxembourg126.5%
  10. 10Sweden126.4%
  11. 11Brazil124.2%
  12. 12Turkmenistan124%
  13. 13France122.1%
  14. 14French Polynesia121.8%
  15. 15Iceland119.7%
  16. 16Italy116.6%
  17. 17Greece114.2%
  18. 18Austria112.3%
  19. 19Switzerland111.5%
  20. 20Kazakhstan108.5%
  21. 21Finland108.4%
  22. 22Norway106.8%
  23. 23Ireland105.8%
  24. 24Uruguay104.6%
  25. 25Israel104.5%
  26. 25Belgium104.5%
  27. 26Slovenia100.3%
  28. 27Netherlands99.9%
  29. 28Malta99.3%
  30. 29Germany98.7%
  31. 30Portugal96.1%
  32. 31United Kingdom94.7%
  33. 32Uzbekistan92.6%
  34. 33Albania91.1%
  35. 34Venezuela, RB88%
  36. 35Russian Federation81.7%
  37. 36Belarus81.5%
  38. 37Armenia79.6%
  39. 38Spain79.4%
  40. 39New Caledonia77.9%
  41. 40Montenegro76.9%
  42. 41Chile76.8%
  43. 42Panama75.7%
  44. 43Ecuador75.4%
  45. 44Costa Rica75.2%
  46. 44Kyrgyz Republic75.2%
  47. 44Oman75.2%
  48. 45Central African Republic74.5%
  49. 45Estonia74.5%
  50. 46Czechia73.8%
  51. 47Bahamas, The71.6%
  52. 48Latvia70.7%
  53. 49Bolivia70.5%
  54. 50Paraguay70.4%
  55. 51Lithuania69.4%
  56. 52Azerbaijan68.3%
  57. 52Lebanon68.3%
  58. 53Croatia68%
  59. 54Barbados67%
  60. 55Kuwait66.7%
  61. 56Mauritania66.2%
  62. 57Mexico65.3%
  63. 58Romania65.2%
  64. 59Antigua and Barbuda64.9%
  65. 60Colombia63.1%
  66. 61Mali62.2%
  67. 62Hungary62.1%
  68. 63Niger61.7%
  69. 64Turkiye60.9%
  70. 65South Africa60.3%
  71. 66Gabon58.7%
  72. 67Korea, Rep.58.2%
  73. 68Dominica57.2%
  74. 69Brunei Darussalam56.8%
  75. 70St. Vincent and the Grenadines56.4%
  76. 70Poland56.4%
  77. 71St. Kitts and Nevis56.2%
  78. 72Cyprus56.1%
  79. 72Botswana56.1%
  80. 73Slovak Republic55.8%
  81. 74Fiji55.3%
  82. 74North Macedonia55.3%
  83. 75Serbia55.2%
  84. 76United Arab Emirates55%
  85. 77Namibia53.9%
  86. 78Egypt, Arab Rep.53.4%
  87. 79Bosnia and Herzegovina53.3%
  88. 80Samoa52.7%
  89. 81Ukraine52.5%
  90. 82Pakistan50.2%
  91. 82Eswatini50.2%
  92. 83Cuba49.6%
  93. 84Algeria49%
  94. 85Kenya48.8%
  95. 86Burkina Faso47.4%
  96. 87Bulgaria46.9%
  97. 87Saudi Arabia46.9%
  98. 88Tunisia46.8%
  99. 89Jordan46.5%
  100. 90Suriname45.7%
  101. 91Mauritius45.6%
  102. 92Dominican Republic45.5%
  103. 93Morocco45.4%
  104. 94St. Lucia44.8%
  105. 95Georgia44.2%
  106. 96Japan42.7%
  107. 97Grenada42%
  108. 98Iran, Islamic Rep.41.6%
  109. 99El Salvador41.2%
  110. 100Djibouti41%
  111. 101Trinidad and Tobago40.9%
  112. 102China40.2%
  113. 103Chad39.7%
  114. 104Timor-Leste39.6%
  115. 105Vanuatu39.5%
  116. 106Honduras39.4%
  117. 107Maldives38.9%
  118. 108Belize37.7%
  119. 109Jamaica37.6%
  120. 110Nepal37.5%
  121. 111Viet Nam36.9%
  122. 112Lesotho36.7%
  123. 113Cameroon35.4%
  124. 114Afghanistan33.6%
  125. 115Zimbabwe33%
  126. 116Senegal32.1%
  127. 117Malaysia32%
  128. 118Nicaragua31.8%
  129. 119Uganda31.5%
  130. 120Myanmar30.7%
  131. 121Guatemala30.2%
  132. 121Congo, Rep.30.2%
  133. 122Guyana30.1%
  134. 123Lao PDR30%
  135. 124Madagascar29.9%
  136. 125Angola29.7%
  137. 126Tanzania29.6%
  138. 127Moldova29.2%
  139. 127Tajikistan29.2%
  140. 128Kiribati29.1%
  141. 129Peru28.5%
  142. 130Yemen, Rep.28.1%
  143. 131Gambia, The28%
  144. 132Philippines27.9%
  145. 133Cote d'Ivoire27.4%
  146. 134Ethiopia26.9%
  147. 135Sao Tome and Principe26.8%
  148. 136Solomon Islands26.7%
  149. 136Rwanda26.7%
  150. 137Ghana26.3%
  151. 138Nigeria25.7%
  152. 139Haiti24%
  153. 140Guinea23.9%
  154. 141Guinea-Bissau23.6%
  155. 142Cambodia22.6%
  156. 143Zambia22.5%
  157. 144India22.2%
  158. 145Benin22.1%
  159. 146Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21.2%
  160. 147Iraq20.9%
  161. 147Thailand20.9%
  162. 148Indonesia18.3%
  163. 149Malawi18.1%
  164. 150Sierra Leone18%
  165. 151Togo17.7%
  166. 152Sri Lanka16.2%
  167. 153Bangladesh14.9%
  168. 154Liberia13.4%
  169. 155Mozambique13.3%

Share of habitable land needed for agriculture