Data for 1982

Agricultural Land, 1982

1982, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1982 covers 177 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.82; Suriname is lowest, at 0.47. The middle country reads 36.14. Against 1981, 133 values changed (86 up, 47 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1982

HighestUruguay

85.82

LowestSuriname

0.47

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
1982the year it describes
177distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agricultural Land, 1982, 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, 1982: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	UruguayURYSouth America	85.82
2	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	83.06
3	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	80.47
4	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	80.22
5	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	77.52
6	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	76.79
7	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	76.65
8	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	75.56
9	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	75.49
10	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	74.77
11	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	73.22
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	72.18
13	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	71.95
14	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	71.42
15	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	71.06
16	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	70.15
17	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	69.15
18	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	66.67
19	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	65.38
20	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	64.96
21	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	63.88
22	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	63.68
23	SpainESPSouthern Europe	62.45
24	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	62.32
25	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	62.08
26	PolandPOLEastern Europe	61.68
27	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	60.80
28	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	60.05
29	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	60.00
30	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	59.88
31	ItalyITASouthern Europe	59.62
32	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	59.49
33	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	59.32
34	FranceFRAWestern Europe	58.72
35	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	58.46
36	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	58.34
37	HaitiHTICaribbean	58.06
38	CubaCUBCaribbean	56.64
39	GuineaGINWestern Africa	56.49
40	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	56.25
41	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	56.16
42	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	56.13
43	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	55.88
44	TogoTGOWestern Africa	55.80
45	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	55.52
46	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	55.31
47	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	54.44
48	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	54.25
49	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	53.85
50	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	53.73
51	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	53.14
52	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	52.69
53	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	52.65
54	Costa RicaCRICentral America	52.47
55	MexicoMEXCentral America	50.57
56	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	49.95
57	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	48.94
58	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	48.32
59	TongaTONPolynesia	47.22
60	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	47.14
61	United StatesUSANorthern America	47.10
62	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.06
63	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	46.95
64	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	46.91
65	ArgentinaARGSouth America	46.55
66	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.91
67	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.89
68	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44.97
69	KenyaKENEastern Africa	44.79
70	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.44
71	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	44.27
72	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.19
73	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	43.94
74	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	43.55
75	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	42.86
76	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	42.75
77	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	41.59
78	ColombiaCOLSouth America	40.85
79	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	40.66
80	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	40.63
81	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	40.50
82	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	38.71
83	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.33
84	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	38.24
85	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	38.08
86	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	38.02
87	GuamGUMMicronesia	37.04
88	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	36.61
89	IranIRNSouthern Asia	36.14
90	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	36.02
91	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	35.86
92	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	35.00
93	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	34.43
94	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	34.38
95	ParaguayPRYSouth America	33.26
96	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	33.06
97	NicaraguaNICCentral America	31.82
98	BoliviaBOLSouth America	31.51
99	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	31.10
100	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	30.90
101	HondurasHNDCentral America	29.22
102	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	28.97
103	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	28.72
104	BrazilBRASouth America	28.27
105	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	28.21
106	SamoaWSMPolynesia	27.21
107	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	26.96
108	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	26.67
109	MaliMLIWestern Africa	26.29
110	PanamaPANCentral America	25.75
111	DominicaDMACaribbean	25.33
112	EcuadorECUSouth America	25.14
113	IsraelISRWestern Asia	24.95
114	VenezuelaVENSouth America	23.99
115	NigerNERWestern Africa	23.97
116	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	23.25
117	ChileCHLSouth America	22.33
118	IraqIRQWestern Asia	21.61
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	21.15
120	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	20.45
121	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	20.44
122	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	20.42
123	NauruNRUMicronesia	20.00
124	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	19.70
125	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	19.10
126	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	19.06
127	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	19.01
128	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.95
129	BeninBENWestern Africa	18.40
130	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	17.15
131	FijiFJIMelanesia	16.97
132	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	16.67
133	JapanJPNEastern Asia	16.64
134	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.42
135	PeruPERSouth America	16.29
136	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	16.13
137	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	15.98
138	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	15.55
139	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	15.18
140	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	14.88
141	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	14.49
142	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	13.04
143	JordanJORWestern Asia	12.74
144	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	11.87
145	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	11.37
146	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	11.25
147	ArubaABWCaribbean	11.11
148	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	10.83
149	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	10.69
150	American SamoaASMPolynesia	9.65
151	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	9.09
152	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	8.99
153	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	8.96
154	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	8.95
155	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	8.69
156	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	8.17
157	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.97
158	GabonGABMiddle Africa	7.72
159	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	7.63
160	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.01
161	CanadaCANNorthern America	6.83
162	BermudaBMUNorthern America	5.56
163	QatarQATWestern Asia	4.91
164	BelizeBLZCentral America	4.25
165	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	4.09
166	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.83
167	OmanOMNWestern Asia	3.40
168	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.20
169	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2.66
170	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.58
171	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.46
172	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.22
173	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1.76
174	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.10
175	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	1.05
176	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.69
177	SurinameSURSouth America	0.47

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay85.82
2Palestine83.06
3Mongolia80.47
4Burundi80.22
5South Africa77.52

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 36.14. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
133values changed, of 177 in both
86 · 47rose · fell
44unchanged

Rose most

British Virgin Islands53.33 → 60.00+6.67
Maldives23.33 → 26.67+3.33
Pakistan47.35 → 49.95+2.60
Seychelles10.87 → 13.04+2.17
Gambia57.81 → 59.88+2.08

Fell most

São Tomé and Príncipe38.54 → 34.38−4.17
Saint Kitts and Nevis57.69 → 53.85−3.85
United States Virgin Islands45.71 → 42.86−2.86
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30.77 → 28.21−2.56
New Zealand57.68 → 55.52−2.16

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 1982.
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) (1982). Agricultural Land, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1982

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