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Agricultural land (% of land area)

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League table

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  1. 1Cote d'Ivoire86.5%
  2. 2Turkmenistan84.2%
  3. 3Burundi83.9%
  4. 4Uruguay81.4%
  5. 5Saudi Arabia80.8%
  6. 6South Africa79.4%
  7. 7Kazakhstan79.4%
  8. 8Lesotho77.8%
  9. 9Rwanda76.3%
  10. 10Nigeria76.2%
  11. 11Moldova74.1%
  12. 12Syrian Arab Republic74.1%
  13. 13Djibouti73.5%
  14. 14Guinea73.2%
  15. 15Bangladesh72.3%
  16. 16Uganda71.9%
  17. 17Comoros71.5%
  18. 18Ukraine71.3%
  19. 19Somalia, Fed. Rep.70.3%
  20. 20United Kingdom70.3%
  21. 21Madagascar70.3%
  22. 22Togo70.2%
  23. 23Faroe Islands70.1%
  24. 24Eswatini69.5%
  25. 25Isle of Man69.1%
  26. 26Mongolia69%
  27. 27Morocco66.7%
  28. 28Lebanon65.9%
  29. 29Denmark65.5%
  30. 30Haiti65.1%
  31. 31West Bank and Gaza64.9%
  32. 32Malawi64.2%
  33. 33Eritrea62.7%
  34. 34Gambia, The62.6%
  35. 35Tunisia62.4%
  36. 36Cuba61.7%
  37. 37Ireland60.8%
  38. 38Sudan60.3%
  39. 39India60.1%
  40. 40Tuvalu60%
  41. 41Armenia58.6%
  42. 42Afghanistan58.4%
  43. 43Uzbekistan58.1%
  44. 44Azerbaijan57.8%
  45. 45El Salvador57.7%
  46. 46Hungary55.7%
  47. 47China55.4%
  48. 48Ghana55.4%
  49. 49Dominican Republic55.4%
  50. 50Romania55.3%
  51. 51Sierra Leone54.7%
  52. 52Paraguay54.1%
  53. 53Kyrgyz Republic54%
  54. 54Netherlands53.5%
  55. 55Burkina Faso53.4%
  56. 56Mozambique52.8%
  57. 57France52.5%
  58. 58Luxembourg51.7%
  59. 59Mexico50.7%
  60. 60Turkiye50.1%
  61. 61North Macedonia49.6%
  62. 62Spain49.6%
  63. 63Kenya49.5%
  64. 64Senegal49.4%
  65. 65Tonga48.6%
  66. 66Sri Lanka48.6%
  67. 67Poland47.6%
  68. 68Germany47.5%
  69. 69Australia47.2%
  70. 70Namibia47.1%
  71. 71Pakistan46.7%
  72. 72British Virgin Islands46.7%
  73. 73Bulgaria46.1%
  74. 74United States46.1%
  75. 75Lithuania45.9%
  76. 76Czechia45.8%
  77. 77Botswana45.6%
  78. 78South Sudan44.9%
  79. 79Sao Tome and Principe44.8%
  80. 80Tanzania44.6%
  81. 81Yemen, Rep.44.4%
  82. 82Belgium44.4%
  83. 83Italy44.3%
  84. 84Thailand43.8%
  85. 85Portugal43.3%
  86. 86Mauritius43%
  87. 87Guatemala43%
  88. 88Philippines42.7%
  89. 89Argentina42.4%
  90. 90Nicaragua42.3%
  91. 91Kiribati42%
  92. 92Benin41.8%
  93. 93Zimbabwe41.8%
  94. 94Greece41.7%
  95. 95Serbia40.4%
  96. 96Chad40%
  97. 97Andorra39.9%
  98. 98Belarus39.6%
  99. 99Viet Nam39.2%
  100. 100Marshall Islands38.9%
  101. 101Mauritania38.5%
  102. 102Jamaica38.5%
  103. 103San Marino38.3%
  104. 104Albania38.1%
  105. 105Slovak Republic38%
  106. 106Switzerland37.8%
  107. 107Angola36.9%
  108. 108New Zealand36.9%
  109. 109Niger36.8%
  110. 110Colombia36.5%
  111. 111Bolivia35.8%
  112. 112Mali35.5%
  113. 113Cambodia34.9%
  114. 114Georgia34.1%
  115. 115Ethiopia34.1%
  116. 116Dominica33.3%
  117. 117Costa Rica33.1%
  118. 118Liechtenstein32.3%
  119. 119Zambia32.1%
  120. 120Honduras32%
  121. 121Latvia31.7%
  122. 122Austria31.5%
  123. 123Congo, Rep.31.2%
  124. 124Slovenia30.4%
  125. 125Guinea-Bissau29.9%
  126. 126Guam29.6%
  127. 127Panama29.5%
  128. 128Indonesia29.1%
  129. 129Iran, Islamic Rep.29%
  130. 130Brazil28.3%
  131. 131Tajikistan27.9%
  132. 132Croatia26.6%
  133. 133Nepal26.1%
  134. 134Malaysia26.1%
  135. 135Malta25.9%
  136. 136Israel24.8%
  137. 137Venezuela, RB24.4%
  138. 138Grenada23.5%
  139. 139Barbados23.3%
  140. 140Estonia23.1%
  141. 141St. Kitts and Nevis23.1%
  142. 142Timor-Leste23%
  143. 143Iraq21.8%
  144. 144Bosnia and Herzegovina21.7%
  145. 145Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21.6%
  146. 146Ecuador21.5%
  147. 147Cameroon20.9%
  148. 148Antigua and Barbuda20.5%
  149. 149Naoero20%
  150. 150Liberia20%
  151. 151Myanmar19.9%
  152. 152Maldives19.8%
  153. 153Cabo Verde19.6%
  154. 154Montenegro19.6%
  155. 155Peru19.1%
  156. 156Puerto Rico (US)19%
  157. 157St. Vincent and the Grenadines17.9%
  158. 158Samoa17.6%
  159. 159Algeria17.4%
  160. 160Fiji17.1%
  161. 161St. Lucia16.3%
  162. 162Iceland16.2%
  163. 163Korea, Rep.16.1%
  164. 164Congo, Dem. Rep.15.5%
  165. 165Vanuatu15.3%
  166. 166American Samoa14.8%
  167. 167Chile14.4%
  168. 168Cyprus14%
  169. 169Bhutan13.8%
  170. 170Russian Federation13.2%
  171. 171Japan12.6%
  172. 172Jordan11.5%
  173. 173Cayman Islands11.3%
  174. 174Aruba11.1%
  175. 175Trinidad and Tobago10.5%
  176. 176Bahrain10.1%
  177. 177New Caledonia10.1%
  178. 178Lao PDR9.9%
  179. 179Virgin Islands (U.S.)9.4%
  180. 180Palau9.3%
  181. 181Central African Republic9.1%
  182. 182Libya8.7%
  183. 183French Polynesia8.7%
  184. 184Kuwait8.4%
  185. 185Gabon8.4%
  186. 186Belize8%
  187. 187Finland7.4%
  188. 188Sweden7.3%
  189. 189Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.1%
  190. 190Canada6.5%
  191. 191Qatar6.4%
  192. 192Bermuda5.6%
  193. 193United Arab Emirates5.5%
  194. 194Oman4.8%
  195. 195Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1%
  196. 196Solomon Islands3.9%
  197. 197Hong Kong SAR, China3.8%
  198. 198Equatorial Guinea3.7%
  199. 199Guyana3.4%
  200. 200Seychelles3.4%
  201. 201Papua New Guinea3.1%
  202. 202Norway2.7%
  203. 203Brunei Darussalam2.5%
  204. 204Bahamas, The1.3%
  205. 205Northern Mariana Islands1.2%
  206. 206Turks and Caicos Islands1.1%
  207. 207Singapore0.92%
  208. 208Greenland0.59%
  209. 209Suriname0.45%

Agricultural land (% of land area)