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Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area (%)

% · higher is better · 121 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2019
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  1. 1Mexico71.9%
  2. 2Philippines49.4%
  3. 3Benin37.6%
  4. 4Somalia, Fed. Rep.36.9%
  5. 5Gambia, The34.8%
  6. 6Eritrea33.7%
  7. 7Panama32.2%
  8. 8Costa Rica32.1%
  9. 9Madagascar31.9%
  10. 10Dominican Republic31.3%
  11. 11Ukraine30.4%
  12. 12Colombia29.8%
  13. 13Gabon29.4%
  14. 14South Africa29.3%
  15. 15Sao Tome and Principe28.5%
  16. 16Guinea-Bissau27.9%
  17. 17Rwanda27%
  18. 18Paraguay26.9%
  19. 19China26.8%
  20. 20Malawi26.8%
  21. 21Slovenia26.7%
  22. 22Thailand26.2%
  23. 23Uzbekistan26.1%
  24. 24West Bank and Gaza26%
  25. 25Jordan25.6%
  26. 26Eswatini24.1%
  27. 27Guinea23.8%
  28. 28Syrian Arab Republic23.8%
  29. 29Mongolia23.4%
  30. 30Nigeria23.4%
  31. 30Viet Nam23.4%
  32. 31Haiti23%
  33. 32Bangladesh22.3%
  34. 33Kazakhstan21.3%
  35. 34Sierra Leone20.8%
  36. 35Ethiopia19.9%
  37. 36Cambodia19.6%
  38. 37Armenia19.4%
  39. 38Turkmenistan17.7%
  40. 39Senegal17.6%
  41. 40Indonesia17.6%
  42. 41Yemen, Rep.17.5%
  43. 42Ecuador17.5%
  44. 43Botswana17.1%
  45. 44Togo16.9%
  46. 45Ghana16.7%
  47. 46Guyana15.9%
  48. 47Suriname15.5%
  49. 48Malaysia15.2%
  50. 49Hungary14.4%
  51. 50Lithuania14.3%
  52. 51Sri Lanka14.2%
  53. 52Mauritania13.6%
  54. 53Bhutan13.5%
  55. 54Turkiye13.4%
  56. 55Azerbaijan12.8%
  57. 56Italy12.5%
  58. 57Burundi12.1%
  59. 58Cote d'Ivoire11.8%
  60. 59Canada11.7%
  61. 60Slovak Republic11.5%
  62. 61Spain11.1%
  63. 62Lebanon10.8%
  64. 63Palau10.8%
  65. 64Saudi Arabia10.4%
  66. 65Mauritius10.3%
  67. 66Antigua and Barbuda10.3%
  68. 67Bolivia10%
  69. 68Czechia9.9%
  70. 69Kyrgyz Republic9.6%
  71. 70India9.5%
  72. 71Chad9.4%
  73. 72Mali9.3%
  74. 73Zimbabwe9.2%
  75. 74South Sudan9.1%
  76. 75Venezuela, RB9.1%
  77. 76Liberia8.9%
  78. 77Trinidad and Tobago8.9%
  79. 78Lesotho8.8%
  80. 79Latvia8.7%
  81. 80Peru8.5%
  82. 81Nepal8.3%
  83. 82Burkina Faso8.2%
  84. 83Australia8.2%
  85. 84Jamaica7.7%
  86. 85Bulgaria7.5%
  87. 86Estonia7.5%
  88. 87Belize7.5%
  89. 88Bosnia and Herzegovina6.8%
  90. 89Iraq6.7%
  91. 90Montenegro6.7%
  92. 91Georgia6.6%
  93. 92Chile6.4%
  94. 93Portugal6.1%
  95. 93Tunisia6.1%
  96. 94Oman5.9%
  97. 95Greece5.8%
  98. 96Argentina5.5%
  99. 97Sudan5.4%
  100. 97Moldova5.4%
  101. 98Central African Republic5.2%
  102. 99Morocco5.1%
  103. 100Algeria5%
  104. 101Serbia4.2%
  105. 102Qatar4%
  106. 103Niger3.3%
  107. 104Pakistan3.3%
  108. 105Cameroon3.2%
  109. 106New Zealand3.1%
  110. 107Kuwait3%
  111. 108Libya1.5%
  112. 109United Arab Emirates1.5%
  113. 110Namibia1.3%
  114. 111Equatorial Guinea1.1%
  115. 112St. Lucia0.85%
  116. 113St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.54%
  117. 114Finland0.44%
  118. 115Dominica0.4%
  119. 116Poland0.2%

Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area (%)