Countries by Agricultural Land (%)
Complete ranking of 209 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Agricultural Land % Rankings
Côte d'Ivoire leads all 209 countries in Agricultural Land % with a value of 86.476, while Suriname ranks last at 0.45. This represents a 194-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Agricultural Land % Measures
Agricultural Land % is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Agricultural Land % across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.45 (Suriname) to 86.476 (Côte d'Ivoire) — a 194-fold difference across 209 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 11 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 17.949 to 54.009. The overall spread from 0.45 to 86.476 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Côte d'Ivoire and Turkmenistan are separated by only 3%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Agricultural Land % are Côte d'Ivoire (86.476), Turkmenistan (84.222), Burundi (83.887), Uruguay (81.354), and Saudi Arabia (80.773). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Suriname (0.45), Greenland (0.59), Singapore (0.92), Turks and Caicos Islands (1.05), and Northern Mariana Islands (1.17) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 209 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 86.5% | Africa | 100% | |
| 2nd | 84.2% | Asia | 100% | |
| 3rd | 83.9% | Africa | 99% | |
| 4th | 81.4% | South America | 99% | |
| 5th | 80.8% | Asia | 98% | |
| 6th | 79.4% | Africa | 98% | |
| 7th | 79.4% | Asia | 97% | |
| 8th | 77.8% | Africa | 97% | |
| 9th | 76.3% | Africa | 96% | |
| 10th | 76.2% | Africa | 96% | |
| 11th | 74.1% | Europe | 95% | |
| 12th | 74.1% | Asia | 95% | |
| 13th | 73.5% | Africa | 94% | |
| 14th | 73.2% | Africa | 94% | |
| 15th | 72.3% | Asia | 93% | |
| 16th | 71.9% | Africa | 93% | |
| 17th | 71.5% | Africa | 92% | |
| 18th | 71.3% | Europe | 92% | |
| 19th | 70.3% | Africa | 91% | |
| 20th | 70.3% | Europe | 91% | |
| 21st | 70.3% | Africa | 90% | |
| 22nd | 70.2% | Africa | 90% | |
| 23rd | 70.1% | Europe | 89% | |
| 24th | 69.5% | Africa | 89% | |
| 25th | 69.1% | Europe | 89% | |
| 26th | 69.0% | Asia | 88% | |
| 27th | 66.7% | Africa | 88% | |
| 28th | 65.9% | Asia | 87% | |
| 29th | 65.5% | Europe | 87% | |
| 30th | 65.1% | North America | 86% | |
| 31st | 64.9% | Asia | 86% | |
| 32nd | 64.2% | Africa | 85% | |
| 33rd | 62.7% | Africa | 85% | |
| 34th | 62.6% | Africa | 84% | |
| 35th | 62.4% | Africa | 84% | |
| 36th | 61.7% | North America | 83% | |
| 37th | 60.8% | Europe | 83% | |
| 38th | 60.3% | Africa | 82% | |
| 39th | 60.1% | Asia | 82% | |
| 40th | 60.0% | Oceania | 81% | |
| 41st | 58.6% | Europe | 81% | |
| 42nd | 58.4% | Asia | 80% | |
| 43rd | 58.1% | Asia | 80% | |
| 44th | 57.8% | Europe | 79% | |
| 45th | 57.7% | North America | 79% | |
| 46th | 55.7% | Europe | 78% | |
| 47th | 55.4% | Asia | 78% | |
| 48th | 55.4% | Africa | 78% | |
| 49th | 55.4% | North America | 77% | |
| 50th | 55.3% | Europe | 77% | |
| 51st | 54.7% | Africa | 76% | |
| 52nd | 54.1% | South America | 76% | |
| 53rd | 54.0% | Asia | 75% | |
| 54th | 53.5% | Europe | 75% | |
| 55th | 53.4% | Africa | 74% | |
| 56th | 52.8% | Africa | 74% | |
| 57th | 52.5% | Europe | 73% | |
| 58th | 51.7% | Europe | 73% | |
| 59th | 50.7% | North America | 72% | |
| 60th | 50.1% | Europe | 72% | |
| 61st | 49.6% | Europe | 71% | |
| 62nd | 49.6% | Europe | 71% | |
| 63rd | 49.5% | Africa | 70% | |
| 64th | 49.4% | Africa | 70% | |
| 65th | 48.6% | Oceania | 69% | |
| 66th | 48.6% | Asia | 69% | |
| 67th | 47.6% | Europe | 68% | |
| 68th | 47.5% | Europe | 68% | |
| 69th | 47.2% | Oceania | 67% | |
| 70th | 47.1% | Africa | 67% | |
| 71st | 46.7% | Asia | 67% | |
| 72nd | 46.7% | North America | 66% | |
| 73rd | 46.1% | Europe | 66% | |
| 74th | 46.1% | North America | 65% | |
| 75th | 45.9% | Europe | 65% | |
| 76th | 45.8% | Europe | 64% | |
| 77th | 45.6% | Africa | 64% | |
| 78th | 44.9% | Africa | 63% | |
| 79th | 44.8% | Africa | 63% | |
| 80th | 44.6% | Africa | 62% | |
| 81st | 44.4% | Asia | 62% | |
| 82nd | 44.4% | Europe | 61% | |
| 83rd | 44.3% | Europe | 61% | |
| 84th | 43.8% | Asia | 60% | |
| 85th | 43.3% | Europe | 60% | |
| 86th | 43.0% | Africa | 59% | |
| 87th | 43.0% | North America | 59% | |
| 88th | 42.7% | Asia | 58% | |
| 89th | 42.4% | South America | 58% | |
| 90th | 42.3% | North America | 57% | |
| 91st | 42.0% | Oceania | 57% | |
| 92nd | 41.8% | Africa | 56% | |
| 93rd | 41.8% | Africa | 56% | |
| 94th | 41.7% | Europe | 56% | |
| 95th | 40.4% | Europe | 55% | |
| 96th | 40.0% | Africa | 55% | |
| 97th | 39.9% | Europe | 54% | |
| 98th | 39.6% | Europe | 54% | |
| 99th | 39.2% | Asia | 53% | |
| 100th | 38.9% | Oceania | 53% | |
| 101st | 38.5% | Africa | 52% | |
| 102nd | 38.5% | North America | 52% | |
| 103rd | 38.3% | Europe | 51% | |
| 104th | 38.1% | Europe | 51% | |
| 105th | 38.0% | Europe | 50% | |
| 106th | 37.8% | Europe | 50% | |
| 107th | 36.9% | Africa | 49% | |
| 108th | 36.9% | Oceania | 49% | |
| 109th | 36.8% | Africa | 48% | |
| 110th | 36.5% | North America | 48% | |
| 111st | 35.8% | South America | 47% | |
| 112nd | 35.5% | Africa | 47% | |
| 113rd | 34.9% | Asia | 46% | |
| 114th | 34.1% | Europe | 46% | |
| 115th | 34.1% | Africa | 45% | |
| 116th | 33.3% | North America | 45% | |
| 117th | 33.1% | North America | 44% | |
| 118th | 32.3% | Europe | 44% | |
| 119th | 32.1% | Africa | 44% | |
| 120th | 32.0% | North America | 43% | |
| 121st | 31.7% | Europe | 43% | |
| 122nd | 31.5% | Europe | 42% | |
| 123rd | 31.2% | Africa | 42% | |
| 124th | 30.4% | Europe | 41% | |
| 125th | 29.9% | Africa | 41% | |
| 126th | 29.6% | Oceania | 40% | |
| 127th | 29.5% | North America | 40% | |
| 128th | 29.1% | Asia | 39% | |
| 129th | 29.0% | Asia | 39% | |
| 130th | 28.3% | South America | 38% | |
| 131st | 27.9% | Asia | 38% | |
| 132nd | 26.6% | Europe | 37% | |
| 133rd | 26.1% | Asia | 37% | |
| 134th | 26.1% | Asia | 36% | |
| 135th | 25.9% | Europe | 36% | |
| 136th | 24.8% | Asia | 35% | |
| 137th | 24.4% | North America | 35% | |
| 138th | 23.5% | North America | 34% | |
| 139th | 23.3% | North America | 34% | |
| 140th | 23.1% | Europe | 33% | |
| 141st | 23.1% | North America | 33% | |
| 142nd | 23.0% | Asia | 33% | |
| 143rd | 21.8% | Asia | 32% | |
| 144th | 21.7% | Europe | 32% | |
| 145th | 21.6% | Asia | 31% | |
| 146th | 21.5% | South America | 31% | |
| 147th | 20.9% | Africa | 30% | |
| 148th | 20.5% | North America | 30% | |
| 149th | 20.0% | Oceania | 29% | |
| 150th | 20.0% | Africa | 29% | |
| 151st | 19.9% | Asia | 28% | |
| 152nd | 19.8% | Asia | 28% | |
| 153rd | 19.6% | Africa | 27% | |
| 154th | 19.6% | Europe | 27% | |
| 155th | 19.1% | South America | 26% | |
| 156th | 19.0% | North America | 26% | |
| 157th | 17.9% | North America | 25% | |
| 158th | 17.6% | Oceania | 25% | |
| 159th | 17.4% | Africa | 24% | |
| 160th | 17.1% | Oceania | 24% | |
| 161st | 16.3% | North America | 23% | |
| 162nd | 16.2% | Europe | 23% | |
| 163rd | 16.1% | Asia | 22% | |
| 164th | 15.5% | Africa | 22% | |
| 165th | 15.3% | Oceania | 22% | |
| 166th | 14.8% | Oceania | 21% | |
| 167th | 14.4% | South America | 21% | |
| 168th | 14.0% | Europe | 20% | |
| 169th | 13.8% | Asia | 20% | |
| 170th | 13.2% | Europe | 19% | |
| 171st | 12.6% | Asia | 19% | |
| 172nd | 11.5% | Asia | 18% | |
| 173rd | 11.3% | North America | 18% | |
| 174th | 11.1% | North America | 17% | |
| 175th | 10.5% | North America | 17% | |
| 176th | 10.1% | Asia | 16% | |
| 177th | 10.1% | Oceania | 16% | |
| 178th | 9.9% | Asia | 15% | |
| 179th | 9.4% | North America | 15% | |
| 180th | 9.3% | Oceania | 14% | |
| 181st | 9.1% | Africa | 14% | |
| 182nd | 8.7% | Africa | 13% | |
| 183rd | 8.7% | Oceania | 13% | |
| 184th | 8.4% | Asia | 12% | |
| 185th | 8.4% | Africa | 12% | |
| 186th | 8.0% | North America | 11% | |
| 187th | 7.4% | Europe | 11% | |
| 188th | 7.3% | Europe | 11% | |
| 189th | 7.1% | Oceania | 10% | |
| 190th | 6.5% | North America | 10% | |
| 191st | 6.4% | Asia | 9% | |
| 192nd | 5.6% | North America | 9% | |
| 193rd | 5.5% | Asia | 8% | |
| 194th | 4.8% | Asia | 8% | |
| 195th | 4.1% | Africa | 7% | |
| 196th | 3.9% | Oceania | 7% | |
| 197th | 3.8% | Asia | 6% | |
| 198th | 3.7% | Africa | 6% | |
| 199th | 3.4% | North America | 5% | |
| 200th | 3.4% | Africa | 5% | |
| 201st | 3.1% | Oceania | 4% | |
| 202nd | 2.7% | Europe | 4% | |
| 203rd | 2.5% | Asia | 3% | |
| 204th | 1.3% | North America | 3% | |
| 205th | 1.2% | Oceania | 2% | |
| 206th | 1.1% | North America | 2% | |
| 207th | 0.9% | Asia | 1% | |
| 208th | 0.6% | North America | 1% | |
| 209th | 0.4% | North America | 0% |