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

· higher is better · 121 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 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. 93Tunisia6.1
  95. 93Portugal6.1
  96. 94Oman5.9
  97. 95Greece5.8
  98. 96Argentina5.5
  99. 97Moldova5.4
  100. 97Sudan5.4
  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 (%)