Data for 1981

Agricultural Land, 1981

1981, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1981 covers 177 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 86.007; Suriname is lowest, at 0.455. The middle country reads 37.037. Against 1980, 123 values changed (80 up, 43 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1981

HighestUruguay

86.007

LowestSuriname

0.455

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

177countries
1measure
1981the year it describes
177distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agricultural Land, 1981, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Agricultural Land, 1981: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	UruguayURYSouth America	86.007
2	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	82.724
3	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	80.802
4	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	80.468
5	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	77.524
6	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	76.804
7	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	76.677
8	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	75.823
9	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	75.724
10	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	74.651
11	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	73.426
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	72.425
13	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	71.420
14	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	71.342
15	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	71.260
16	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	70.145
17	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	69.149
18	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	66.667
19	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	65.180
20	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	64.895
21	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	64.507
22	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	62.807
23	SpainESPSouthern Europe	62.479
24	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	62.199
25	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	62.034
26	PolandPOLEastern Europe	61.739
27	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	61.139
28	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	60.676
29	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	60.145
30	ItalyITASouthern Europe	59.675
31	FranceFRAWestern Europe	58.794
32	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	58.754
33	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	58.456
34	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	58.343
35	HaitiHTICaribbean	58.055
36	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	57.806
37	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	57.692
38	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	57.679
39	GuineaGINWestern Africa	56.501
40	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	56.250
41	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	56.158
42	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	56.126
43	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	55.853
44	TogoTGOWestern Africa	55.801
45	CubaCUBCaribbean	55.289
46	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	54.898
47	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	54.337
48	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	53.851
49	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	53.735
50	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	53.333
51	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	52.877
52	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	52.649
53	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	52.298
54	Costa RicaCRICentral America	50.901
55	MexicoMEXCentral America	50.521
56	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	50.171
57	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	48.936
58	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	47.354
59	TongaTONPolynesia	47.222
60	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.059
61	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	46.954
62	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	46.914
63	United StatesUSANorthern America	46.748
64	ArgentinaARGSouth America	46.546
65	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	46.112
66	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.915
67	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.891
68	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.884
69	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	45.714
70	KenyaKENEastern Africa	44.775
71	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.444
72	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.186
73	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	44.164
74	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	43.939
75	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	43.519
76	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	41.716
77	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	41.684
78	ColombiaCOLSouth America	40.836
79	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	40.730
80	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	40.625
81	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	40.477
82	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	38.542
83	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.308
84	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	38.239
85	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	38.238
86	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	37.857
87	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	37.808
88	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	37.458
89	GuamGUMMicronesia	37.037
90	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	35.877
91	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	35.785
92	IranIRNSouthern Asia	35.782
93	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	34.997
94	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	34.098
95	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	33.059
96	ParaguayPRYSouth America	32.965
97	NicaraguaNICCentral America	31.802
98	BoliviaBOLSouth America	31.477
99	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	30.823
100	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	30.769
101	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	30.764
102	HondurasHNDCentral America	29.172
103	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	28.692
104	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	28.621
105	BrazilBRASouth America	28.046
106	SamoaWSMPolynesia	27.208
107	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	26.841
108	MaliMLIWestern Africa	26.293
109	DominicaDMACaribbean	25.333
110	PanamaPANCentral America	25.316
111	IsraelISRWestern Asia	24.861
112	EcuadorECUSouth America	24.415
113	NigerNERWestern Africa	23.905
114	VenezuelaVENSouth America	23.854
115	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	23.333
116	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	23.274
117	ChileCHLSouth America	22.528
118	IraqIRQWestern Asia	21.581
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	21.125
120	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	20.455
121	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	20.340
122	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	20.226
123	NauruNRUMicronesia	20.000
124	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	19.037
125	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	18.964
126	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	18.955
127	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.953
128	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	18.552
129	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	18.519
130	BeninBENWestern Africa	18.045
131	JapanJPNEastern Asia	16.706
132	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	16.667
133	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.446
134	FijiFJIMelanesia	16.420
135	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	16.129
136	PeruPERSouth America	16.107
137	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	15.945
138	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	15.355
139	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	15.012
140	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	14.497
141	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	14.493
142	JordanJORWestern Asia	12.665
143	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	11.833
144	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	11.358
145	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	11.250
146	ArubaABWCaribbean	11.111
147	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	10.870
148	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	10.760
149	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	10.747
150	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	10.448
151	American SamoaASMPolynesia	9.650
152	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	9.022
153	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	9.000
154	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	8.839
155	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	8.630
156	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	8.263
157	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.938
158	GabonGABMiddle Africa	7.713
159	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	7.632
160	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	6.971
161	CanadaCANNorthern America	6.836
162	BermudaBMUNorthern America	5.556
163	QatarQATWestern Asia	4.823
164	BelizeBLZCentral America	4.253
165	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	4.166
166	GuyanaGUYSouth America	4.092
167	OmanOMNWestern Asia	3.396
168	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.196
169	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2.846
170	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.563
171	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.479
172	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.108
173	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1.773
174	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.099
175	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	1.053
176	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.688
177	SurinameSURSouth America	0.455

02In 1981

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay86.007
2Palestine82.724
3Burundi80.802
4Mongolia80.468
5South Africa77.524

Lowest

177Suriname0.455
176Greenland0.688
175Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
174Bahamas1.099
173Papua New Guinea1.773

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 37.037. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031980 → 1981

Since 1980

What changed between 1980 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
123values changed, of 177 in both
80 · 43rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Guam33.333 → 37.037+3.704
New Zealand55.414 → 57.679+2.265
Gambia55.632 → 57.806+2.174
Rwanda69.518 → 71.342+1.824
Costa Rica49.275 → 50.901+1.626

Fell most

El Salvador63.316 → 61.139−2.177
Algeria18.403 → 16.446−1.956
Singapore11.940 → 10.448−1.493
Pakistan48.537 → 47.354−1.183
Trinidad and Tobago19.688 → 18.519−1.170

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1981.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 177 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1981). Agricultural Land, 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1981

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