Data for 1998

Agricultural Land, 1998

1998, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1998 covers 204 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.42; Suriname is lowest, at 0.55. The middle country reads 38.00. Against 1997, 152 values changed (90 up, 62 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1998

HighestUruguay

85.42

LowestSuriname

0.55

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.

204countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
204distinct values15 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agricultural Land, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	UruguayURYSouth America	85.42
2	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	83.45
3	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	80.78
4	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	79.76
5	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	78.09
6	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	77.67
7	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	77.58
8	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	76.71
9	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	75.54
10	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	75.44
11	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	74.84
12	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	74.49
13	EritreaERIEastern Africa	73.93
14	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.47
15	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	72.41
16	UkraineUKREastern Europe	71.82
17	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	71.60
18	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	71.10
19	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	70.24
20	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	69.41
21	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	69.12
22	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	68.96
23	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	68.13
24	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	67.73
25	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	67.71
26	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	66.80
27	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	66.67
28	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	66.19
29	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	64.78
30	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	64.25
31	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	64.23
32	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	63.43
33	CubaCUBCaribbean	62.14
34	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	61.60
35	TogoTGOWestern Africa	61.59
36	HaitiHTICaribbean	61.32
37	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	61.28
38	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	61.27
39	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	61.19
40	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	60.83
41	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	60.63
42	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	60.38
43	PolandPOLEastern Europe	60.21
44	SpainESPSouthern Europe	59.98
45	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	58.06
46	GuineaGINWestern Africa	57.24
47	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	57.07
48	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	56.75
49	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	56.35
50	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	56.03
51	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	55.74
52	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	55.69
53	FranceFRAWestern Europe	55.63
54	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	55.44
55	MexicoMEXCentral America	54.70
56	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	54.64
57	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	53.33
58	ItalyITASouthern Europe	52.65
59	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	52.53
60	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	51.87
61	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	51.03
62	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	50.79
63	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	50.77
64	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	49.78
65	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	49.60
66	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	48.94
67	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	48.58
68	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	48.06
69	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	47.69
70	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	47.22
71	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.15
72	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	47.07
73	ArgentinaARGSouth America	46.89
74	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	46.65
75	KenyaKENEastern Africa	46.56
76	BelarusBLREastern Europe	45.89
77	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.58
78	United StatesUSANorthern America	45.27
79	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.85
80	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44.69
81	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.19
82	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	43.82
83	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	43.75
84	SenegalSENWestern Africa	43.58
85	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.27
86	TongaTONPolynesia	43.06
87	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	42.49
88	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	42.19
89	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	41.98
90	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	41.57
91	ColombiaCOLSouth America	41.05
92	NicaraguaNICCentral America	40.83
93	ParaguayPRYSouth America	40.71
94	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	40.68
95	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	40.40
96	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40.05
97	IranIRNSouthern Asia	39.78
98	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	39.77
99	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	38.92
100	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	38.62
101	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.53
102	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	38.16
103	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	37.85
104	Costa RicaCRICentral America	37.50
105	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	37.14
106	GuamGUMMicronesia	37.04
107	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	36.99
108	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	36.63
109	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	35.87
110	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	35.70
111	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	34.62
112	BoliviaBOLSouth America	34.14
113	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	32.49
114	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	32.35
115	EcuadorECUSouth America	32.32
116	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	32.29
117	MaliMLIWestern Africa	30.86
118	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	30.85
119	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	30.72
120	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	30.45
121	HondurasHNDCentral America	30.34
122	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	29.83
123	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	29.55
124	PanamaPANCentral America	28.91
125	NigerNERWestern Africa	28.42
126	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	28.13
127	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	28.11
128	BrazilBRASouth America	27.29
129	BeninBENWestern Africa	26.97
130	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	26.67
131	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	26.23
132	IsraelISRWestern Asia	25.97
133	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	25.41
134	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	24.75
135	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	24.60
136	VenezuelaVENSouth America	24.53
137	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.33
138	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	23.80
139	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	22.98
140	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	22.93
141	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	22.86
142	DominicaDMACaribbean	22.67
143	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	21.14
144	FijiFJIMelanesia	20.99
145	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	20.97
146	ChileCHLSouth America	20.47
147	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	20.45
148	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	20.41
149	NauruNRUMicronesia	20.00
150	IraqIRQWestern Asia	19.75
151	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	19.74
152	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	19.38
153	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.86
154	SamoaWSMPolynesia	18.02
155	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	17.87
156	PeruPERSouth America	17.76
157	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.72
158	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	16.67
159	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	16.09
160	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	15.61
161	JapanJPNEastern Asia	14.75
162	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	14.37
163	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	14.11
164	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	14.08
165	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	13.57
166	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	13.26
167	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	13.13
168	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	12.87
169	JordanJORWestern Asia	12.08
170	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	11.34
171	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	11.25
172	ArubaABWCaribbean	11.11
173	American SamoaASMPolynesia	11.01
174	PalauPLWMicronesia	9.35
175	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	9.23
176	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	8.78
177	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	8.70
178	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	8.02
179	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.98
180	GabonGABMiddle Africa	7.97
181	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	7.93
182	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	7.86
183	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.65
184	BermudaBMUNorthern America	7.41
185	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	7.20
186	CanadaCANNorthern America	6.83
187	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	6.67
188	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	6.52
189	BelizeBLZCentral America	6.49
190	QatarQATWestern Asia	5.68
191	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	5.60
192	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.67
193	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.63
194	OmanOMNWestern Asia	3.46
195	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.27
196	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.87
197	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.64
198	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2.35
199	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2.28
200	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1.79
201	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	1.05
202	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.00
203	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.58
204	SurinameSURSouth America	0.55

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay85.42
2Mongolia83.45
3South Africa80.78
4Kazakhstan79.76
5Palestine78.09

Lowest

204Suriname0.55
203Greenland0.58
202Bahamas1.00
201Turks and Caicos Islands1.05
200Singapore1.79

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
152values changed, of 204 in both
90 · 62rose · fell
52unchanged

Rose most

São Tomé and Príncipe28.13 → 32.29+4.17
Saudi Arabia73.86 → 77.58+3.72
Ecuador28.94 → 32.32+3.38
Croatia34.67 → 36.63+1.96
Madagascar64.47 → 66.19+1.72

Fell most

Bulgaria56.07 → 51.03−5.04
Kiribati45.68 → 41.98−3.70
Malta31.25 → 28.13−3.13
Ghana59.69 → 57.07−2.63
Saint Lucia27.87 → 25.41−2.46

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 1998.
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 204 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1998). Agricultural Land, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1998

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