Farmland by country

Share of the land used for crops or grazing animals. The map opens on 2023, with figures for 209 countries.

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Highest in 2023

  1. Côte d'Ivoire 86.5%
  2. Turkmenistan 84.2%
  3. Burundi 83.9%
  4. Uruguay 81.4%
  5. Saudi Arabia 80.8%

Lowest in 2023

  1. Suriname 0.4%
  2. Greenland 0.6%
  3. Singapore 0.9%
  4. Turks and Caicos Is. 1.1%
  5. N. Mariana Is. 1.2%

About the data

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Unit
% of land area
Years
1961–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.AGRI.ZS), CC BY 4.0

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