Countries by Agricultural Land (%)
Complete ranking of 209 countries • % • Updated 2026
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About Agricultural Land Share Rankings
Côte d'Ivoire leads all 209 countries in Agricultural Land Share with a value of 86.48%, while Suriname ranks last at 0.45%. This represents a 194-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Agricultural Land Share Measures
Agricultural Land % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Agricultural Land Share 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 86.48% (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 17.95% to 54.01%. The overall spread from 0.45% to 86.48% 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 Agricultural Land Share
The 5 strongest Agricultural Land Share reads.
Lowest Agricultural Land Share
The 5 lowest Agricultural Land Share reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, 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
Country Ladder
1stCôte d'IvoireAfrica86.48%2ndTurkmenistanAsia84.22%3rdBurundiAfrica83.89%4thUruguaySouth America81.35%5thSaudi ArabiaAsia80.77%6thSouth AfricaAfrica79.42%7thKazakhstanAsia79.37%8thLesothoAfrica77.76%9thRwandaAfrica76.33%10thNigeriaAfrica76.2%11thMoldovaEurope74.1%12thSyriaAsia74.09%13thDjiboutiAfrica73.51%14thGuineaAfrica73.23%15thBangladeshAsia72.31%16thUgandaAfrica71.89%17thComorosAfrica71.47%18thUkraineEurope71.3%19thSomaliaAfrica70.34%20thUnited KingdomEurope70.31%21stMadagascarAfrica70.29%22ndTogoAfrica70.23%23rdFaroe IslandsEurope70.12%24thEswatiniAfrica69.48%25thIsle of ManEurope69.09%26thMongoliaAsia68.96%27thMoroccoAfrica66.74%28thLebanonAsia65.91%29thDenmarkEurope65.53%30thHaitiNorth America65.13%31stPalestineAsia64.93%32ndMalawiAfrica64.17%33rdEritreaAfrica62.65%34thGambiaAfrica62.65%35thTunisiaAfrica62.44%36thCubaNorth America61.67%37thIrelandEurope60.81%38thSudanAfrica60.31%39thIndiaAsia60.06%40thTuvaluOceania60%41stArmeniaEurope58.59%42ndAfghanistanAsia58.44%43rdUzbekistanAsia58.06%44thAzerbaijanEurope57.83%45thEl SalvadorNorth America57.71%46thHungaryEurope55.7%47thChinaAsia55.43%48thGhanaAfrica55.39%49thDominican RepublicNorth America55.35%50thRomaniaEurope55.26%51stSierra LeoneAfrica54.71%52ndParaguaySouth America54.11%53rdKyrgyzstanAsia54.01%54thNetherlandsEurope53.55%55thBurkina FasoAfrica53.4%56thMozambiqueAfrica52.79%57thFranceEurope52.5%58thLuxembourgEurope51.66%59thMexicoNorth America50.69%60thTurkeyEurope50.14%61stNorth MacedoniaEurope49.6%62ndSpainEurope49.58%63rdKenyaAfrica49.53%64thSenegalAfrica49.4%65thTongaOceania48.61%66thSri LankaAsia48.61%67thPolandEurope47.61%68thGermanyEurope47.47%69thAustraliaOceania47.22%70thNamibiaAfrica47.14%71stPakistanAsia46.69%72ndBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America46.67%73rdBulgariaEurope46.09%74thUnited StatesNorth America46.08%75thLithuaniaEurope45.89%76thCzechiaEurope45.8%77thBotswanaAfrica45.63%78thSouth SudanAfrica44.86%79thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica44.79%80thTanzaniaAfrica44.62%81stYemenAsia44.42%82ndBelgiumEurope44.38%83rdItalyEurope44.26%84thThailandAsia43.8%85thPortugalEurope43.34%86thMauritiusAfrica43.04%87thGuatemalaNorth America43.04%88thPhilippinesAsia42.67%89thArgentinaSouth America42.44%90thNicaraguaNorth America42.31%91stKiribatiOceania41.98%92ndBeninAfrica41.83%93rdZimbabweAfrica41.79%94thGreeceEurope41.68%95thSerbiaEurope40.39%96thChadAfrica39.98%97thAndorraEurope39.87%98thBelarusEurope39.58%99thVietnamAsia39.21%100thMarshall IslandsOceania38.89%101stMauritaniaAfrica38.53%102ndJamaicaNorth America38.5%103rdSan MarinoEurope38.33%104thAlbaniaEurope38.12%105thSlovakiaEurope37.96%106thSwitzerlandEurope37.79%107thAngolaAfrica36.95%108thNew ZealandOceania36.88%109thNigerAfrica36.79%110thColombiaNorth America36.49%111stBoliviaSouth America35.83%112ndMaliAfrica35.47%113rdCambodiaAsia34.86%114thGeorgiaEurope34.13%115thEthiopiaAfrica34.08%116thDominicaNorth America33.33%117thCosta RicaNorth America33.14%118thLiechtensteinEurope32.31%119thZambiaAfrica32.07%120thHondurasNorth America31.96%121stLatviaEurope31.67%122ndAustriaEurope31.47%123rdCongoAfrica31.19%124thSloveniaEurope30.36%125thGuinea-BissauAfrica29.89%126thGuamOceania29.63%127thPanamaNorth America29.52%128thIndonesiaAsia29.13%129thIranAsia29.01%130thBrazilSouth America28.33%131stTajikistanAsia27.95%132ndCroatiaEurope26.55%133rdNepalAsia26.12%134thMalaysiaAsia26.09%135thMaltaEurope25.91%136thIsraelAsia24.8%137thVenezuelaNorth America24.38%138thGrenadaNorth America23.53%139thBarbadosNorth America23.26%140thEstoniaEurope23.12%141stSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America23.08%142ndTimor-LesteAsia22.96%143rdIraqAsia21.83%144thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope21.74%145thNorth KoreaAsia21.55%146thEcuadorSouth America21.54%147thCameroonAfrica20.94%148thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America20.45%149thNauruOceania20%150thLiberiaAfrica19.97%151stMyanmarAsia19.91%152ndMaldivesAsia19.8%153rdCabo VerdeAfrica19.6%154thMontenegroEurope19.59%155thPeruSouth America19.05%156thPuerto RicoNorth America19.04%157thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America17.95%158thSamoaOceania17.56%159thAlgeriaAfrica17.36%160thFijiOceania17.06%161stSaint LuciaNorth America16.3%162ndIcelandEurope16.25%163rdSouth KoreaAsia16.07%164thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica15.48%165thVanuatuOceania15.34%166thAmerican SamoaOceania14.8%167thChileSouth America14.4%168thCyprusEurope13.96%169thBhutanAsia13.82%170thRussiaEurope13.17%171stJapanAsia12.64%172ndJordanAsia11.53%173rdCayman IslandsNorth America11.25%174thArubaNorth America11.11%175thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America10.53%176thBahrainAsia10.13%177thNew CaledoniaOceania10.07%178thLaosAsia9.9%179thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America9.4%180thPalauOceania9.3%181stCentral African RepublicAfrica9.1%182ndLibyaAfrica8.7%183rdFrench PolynesiaOceania8.7%184thKuwaitAsia8.4%185thGabonAfrica8.4%186thBelizeNorth America8.0%187thFinlandEurope7.4%188thSwedenEurope7.3%189thMicronesiaOceania7.1%190thCanadaNorth America6.5%191stQatarAsia6.4%192ndBermudaNorth America5.6%193rdUnited Arab EmiratesAsia5.5%194thOmanAsia4.8%195thEgyptAfrica4.1%196thSolomon IslandsOceania3.9%197thHong KongAsia3.8%198thEquatorial GuineaAfrica3.7%199thGuyanaNorth America3.4%200thSeychellesAfrica3.4%201stPapua New GuineaOceania3.1%202ndNorwayEurope2.7%203rdBruneiAsia2.5%204thBahamasNorth America1.3%205thNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania1.2%206thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America1.1%207thSingaporeAsia0.92%208thGreenlandNorth America0.59%209thSurinameNorth America0.45%
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Côte d'Ivoire | 86.48% | Africa | 100% |
| 2nd | Turkmenistan | 84.22% | Asia | 100% |
| 3rd | Burundi | 83.89% | Africa | 99% |
| 4th | Uruguay | 81.35% | South America | 99% |
| 5th | Saudi Arabia | 80.77% | Asia | 98% |
| 6th | South Africa | 79.42% | Africa | 98% |
| 7th | Kazakhstan | 79.37% | Asia | 97% |
| 8th | Lesotho | 77.76% | Africa | 97% |
| 9th | Rwanda | 76.33% | Africa | 96% |
| 10th | Nigeria | 76.2% | Africa | 96% |
| 11th | Moldova | 74.1% | Europe | 95% |
| 12th | Syria | 74.09% | Asia | 95% |
| 13th | Djibouti | 73.51% | Africa | 94% |
| 14th | Guinea | 73.23% | Africa | 94% |
| 15th | Bangladesh | 72.31% | Asia | 93% |
| 16th | Uganda | 71.89% | Africa | 93% |
| 17th | Comoros | 71.47% | Africa | 92% |
| 18th | Ukraine | 71.3% | Europe | 92% |
| 19th | Somalia | 70.34% | Africa | 91% |
| 20th | United Kingdom | 70.31% | Europe | 91% |
| 21st | Madagascar | 70.29% | Africa | 90% |
| 22nd | Togo | 70.23% | Africa | 90% |
| 23rd | Faroe Islands | 70.12% | Europe | 89% |
| 24th | Eswatini | 69.48% | Africa | 89% |
| 25th | Isle of Man | 69.09% | Europe | 89% |
| 26th | Mongolia | 68.96% | Asia | 88% |
| 27th | Morocco | 66.74% | Africa | 88% |
| 28th | Lebanon | 65.91% | Asia | 87% |
| 29th | Denmark | 65.53% | Europe | 87% |
| 30th | Haiti | 65.13% | North America | 86% |
| 31st | Palestine | 64.93% | Asia | 86% |
| 32nd | Malawi | 64.17% | Africa | 85% |
| 33rd | Eritrea | 62.65% | Africa | 85% |
| 34th | Gambia | 62.65% | Africa | 84% |
| 35th | Tunisia | 62.44% | Africa | 84% |
| 36th | Cuba | 61.67% | North America | 83% |
| 37th | Ireland | 60.81% | Europe | 83% |
| 38th | Sudan | 60.31% | Africa | 82% |
| 39th | India | 60.06% | Asia | 82% |
| 40th | Tuvalu | 60% | Oceania | 81% |
| 41st | Armenia | 58.59% | Europe | 81% |
| 42nd | Afghanistan | 58.44% | Asia | 80% |
| 43rd | Uzbekistan | 58.06% | Asia | 80% |
| 44th | Azerbaijan | 57.83% | Europe | 79% |
| 45th | El Salvador | 57.71% | North America | 79% |
| 46th | Hungary | 55.7% | Europe | 78% |
| 47th | China | 55.43% | Asia | 78% |
| 48th | Ghana | 55.39% | Africa | 78% |
| 49th | Dominican Republic | 55.35% | North America | 77% |
| 50th | Romania | 55.26% | Europe | 77% |
| 51st | Sierra Leone | 54.71% | Africa | 76% |
| 52nd | Paraguay | 54.11% | South America | 76% |
| 53rd | Kyrgyzstan | 54.01% | Asia | 75% |
| 54th | Netherlands | 53.55% | Europe | 75% |
| 55th | Burkina Faso | 53.4% | Africa | 74% |
| 56th | Mozambique | 52.79% | Africa | 74% |
| 57th | France | 52.5% | Europe | 73% |
| 58th | Luxembourg | 51.66% | Europe | 73% |
| 59th | Mexico | 50.69% | North America | 72% |
| 60th | Turkey | 50.14% | Europe | 72% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 49.6% | Europe | 71% |
| 62nd | Spain | 49.58% | Europe | 71% |
| 63rd | Kenya | 49.53% | Africa | 70% |
| 64th | Senegal | 49.4% | Africa | 70% |
| 65th | Tonga | 48.61% | Oceania | 69% |
| 66th | Sri Lanka | 48.61% | Asia | 69% |
| 67th | Poland | 47.61% | Europe | 68% |
| 68th | Germany | 47.47% | Europe | 68% |
| 69th | Australia | 47.22% | Oceania | 67% |
| 70th | Namibia | 47.14% | Africa | 67% |
| 71st | Pakistan | 46.69% | Asia | 67% |
| 72nd | British Virgin Islands | 46.67% | North America | 66% |
| 73rd | Bulgaria | 46.09% | Europe | 66% |
| 74th | United States | 46.08% | North America | 65% |
| 75th | Lithuania | 45.89% | Europe | 65% |
| 76th | Czechia | 45.8% | Europe | 64% |
| 77th | Botswana | 45.63% | Africa | 64% |
| 78th | South Sudan | 44.86% | Africa | 63% |
| 79th | Sao Tome and Principe | 44.79% | Africa | 63% |
| 80th | Tanzania | 44.62% | Africa | 62% |
| 81st | Yemen | 44.42% | Asia | 62% |
| 82nd | Belgium | 44.38% | Europe | 61% |
| 83rd | Italy | 44.26% | Europe | 61% |
| 84th | Thailand | 43.8% | Asia | 60% |
| 85th | Portugal | 43.34% | Europe | 60% |
| 86th | Mauritius | 43.04% | Africa | 59% |
| 87th | Guatemala | 43.04% | North America | 59% |
| 88th | Philippines | 42.67% | Asia | 58% |
| 89th | Argentina | 42.44% | South America | 58% |
| 90th | Nicaragua | 42.31% | North America | 57% |
| 91st | Kiribati | 41.98% | Oceania | 57% |
| 92nd | Benin | 41.83% | Africa | 56% |
| 93rd | Zimbabwe | 41.79% | Africa | 56% |
| 94th | Greece | 41.68% | Europe | 56% |
| 95th | Serbia | 40.39% | Europe | 55% |
| 96th | Chad | 39.98% | Africa | 55% |
| 97th | Andorra | 39.87% | Europe | 54% |
| 98th | Belarus | 39.58% | Europe | 54% |
| 99th | Vietnam | 39.21% | Asia | 53% |
| 100th | Marshall Islands | 38.89% | Oceania | 53% |
| 101st | Mauritania | 38.53% | Africa | 52% |
| 102nd | Jamaica | 38.5% | North America | 52% |
| 103rd | San Marino | 38.33% | Europe | 51% |
| 104th | Albania | 38.12% | Europe | 51% |
| 105th | Slovakia | 37.96% | Europe | 50% |
| 106th | Switzerland | 37.79% | Europe | 50% |
| 107th | Angola | 36.95% | Africa | 49% |
| 108th | New Zealand | 36.88% | Oceania | 49% |
| 109th | Niger | 36.79% | Africa | 48% |
| 110th | Colombia | 36.49% | North America | 48% |
| 111st | Bolivia | 35.83% | South America | 47% |
| 112nd | Mali | 35.47% | Africa | 47% |
| 113rd | Cambodia | 34.86% | Asia | 46% |
| 114th | Georgia | 34.13% | Europe | 46% |
| 115th | Ethiopia | 34.08% | Africa | 45% |
| 116th | Dominica | 33.33% | North America | 45% |
| 117th | Costa Rica | 33.14% | North America | 44% |
| 118th | Liechtenstein | 32.31% | Europe | 44% |
| 119th | Zambia | 32.07% | Africa | 44% |
| 120th | Honduras | 31.96% | North America | 43% |
| 121st | Latvia | 31.67% | Europe | 43% |
| 122nd | Austria | 31.47% | Europe | 42% |
| 123rd | Congo | 31.19% | Africa | 42% |
| 124th | Slovenia | 30.36% | Europe | 41% |
| 125th | Guinea-Bissau | 29.89% | Africa | 41% |
| 126th | Guam | 29.63% | Oceania | 40% |
| 127th | Panama | 29.52% | North America | 40% |
| 128th | Indonesia | 29.13% | Asia | 39% |
| 129th | Iran | 29.01% | Asia | 39% |
| 130th | Brazil | 28.33% | South America | 38% |
| 131st | Tajikistan | 27.95% | Asia | 38% |
| 132nd | Croatia | 26.55% | Europe | 37% |
| 133rd | Nepal | 26.12% | Asia | 37% |
| 134th | Malaysia | 26.09% | Asia | 36% |
| 135th | Malta | 25.91% | Europe | 36% |
| 136th | Israel | 24.8% | Asia | 35% |
| 137th | Venezuela | 24.38% | North America | 35% |
| 138th | Grenada | 23.53% | North America | 34% |
| 139th | Barbados | 23.26% | North America | 34% |
| 140th | Estonia | 23.12% | Europe | 33% |
| 141st | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.08% | North America | 33% |
| 142nd | Timor-Leste | 22.96% | Asia | 33% |
| 143rd | Iraq | 21.83% | Asia | 32% |
| 144th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.74% | Europe | 32% |
| 145th | North Korea | 21.55% | Asia | 31% |
| 146th | Ecuador | 21.54% | South America | 31% |
| 147th | Cameroon | 20.94% | Africa | 30% |
| 148th | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.45% | North America | 30% |
| 149th | Nauru | 20% | Oceania | 29% |
| 150th | Liberia | 19.97% | Africa | 29% |
| 151st | Myanmar | 19.91% | Asia | 28% |
| 152nd | Maldives | 19.8% | Asia | 28% |
| 153rd | Cabo Verde | 19.6% | Africa | 27% |
| 154th | Montenegro | 19.59% | Europe | 27% |
| 155th | Peru | 19.05% | South America | 26% |
| 156th | Puerto Rico | 19.04% | North America | 26% |
| 157th | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.95% | North America | 25% |
| 158th | Samoa | 17.56% | Oceania | 25% |
| 159th | Algeria | 17.36% | Africa | 24% |
| 160th | Fiji | 17.06% | Oceania | 24% |
| 161st | Saint Lucia | 16.3% | North America | 23% |
| 162nd | Iceland | 16.25% | Europe | 23% |
| 163rd | South Korea | 16.07% | Asia | 22% |
| 164th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 15.48% | Africa | 22% |
| 165th | Vanuatu | 15.34% | Oceania | 22% |
| 166th | American Samoa | 14.8% | Oceania | 21% |
| 167th | Chile | 14.4% | South America | 21% |
| 168th | Cyprus | 13.96% | Europe | 20% |
| 169th | Bhutan | 13.82% | Asia | 20% |
| 170th | Russia | 13.17% | Europe | 19% |
| 171st | Japan | 12.64% | Asia | 19% |
| 172nd | Jordan | 11.53% | Asia | 18% |
| 173rd | Cayman Islands | 11.25% | North America | 18% |
| 174th | Aruba | 11.11% | North America | 17% |
| 175th | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.53% | North America | 17% |
| 176th | Bahrain | 10.13% | Asia | 16% |
| 177th | New Caledonia | 10.07% | Oceania | 16% |
| 178th | Laos | 9.9% | Asia | 15% |
| 179th | U.S. Virgin Islands | 9.4% | North America | 15% |
| 180th | Palau | 9.3% | Oceania | 14% |
| 181st | Central African Republic | 9.1% | Africa | 14% |
| 182nd | Libya | 8.7% | Africa | 13% |
| 183rd | French Polynesia | 8.7% | Oceania | 13% |
| 184th | Kuwait | 8.4% | Asia | 12% |
| 185th | Gabon | 8.4% | Africa | 12% |
| 186th | Belize | 8.0% | North America | 11% |
| 187th | Finland | 7.4% | Europe | 11% |
| 188th | Sweden | 7.3% | Europe | 11% |
| 189th | Micronesia | 7.1% | Oceania | 10% |
| 190th | Canada | 6.5% | North America | 10% |
| 191st | Qatar | 6.4% | Asia | 9% |
| 192nd | Bermuda | 5.6% | North America | 9% |
| 193rd | United Arab Emirates | 5.5% | Asia | 8% |
| 194th | Oman | 4.8% | Asia | 8% |
| 195th | Egypt | 4.1% | Africa | 7% |
| 196th | Solomon Islands | 3.9% | Oceania | 7% |
| 197th | Hong Kong | 3.8% | Asia | 6% |
| 198th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.7% | Africa | 6% |
| 199th | Guyana | 3.4% | North America | 5% |
| 200th | Seychelles | 3.4% | Africa | 5% |
| 201st | Papua New Guinea | 3.1% | Oceania | 4% |
| 202nd | Norway | 2.7% | Europe | 4% |
| 203rd | Brunei | 2.5% | Asia | 3% |
| 204th | Bahamas | 1.3% | North America | 3% |
| 205th | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.2% | Oceania | 2% |
| 206th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.1% | North America | 2% |
| 207th | Singapore | 0.92% | Asia | 1% |
| 208th | Greenland | 0.59% | North America | 1% |
| 209th | Suriname | 0.45% | North America | 0% |