Data for 2018

Agricultural Land, 2018

2018, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2018 covers 210 countries. Turkmenistan is highest, at 82.994; Suriname is lowest, at 0.523. The middle country reads 38.812. Against 2017, 152 values changed (79 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2018

HighestTurkmenistan

82.994

LowestSuriname

0.523

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.

210countries
1measure
2018the year it describes
210distinct 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	82.994
2	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	81.342
3	UruguayURYSouth America	81.081
4	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	80.758
5	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	80.148
6	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	80.022
7	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	79.418
8	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	79.003
9	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	78.738
10	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	75.792
11	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	74.737
12	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	73.460
13	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	72.842
14	HaitiHTICaribbean	72.388
15	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	72.281
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	71.888
17	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	71.719
18	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	71.467
19	UkraineUKREastern Europe	71.331
20	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	71.228
21	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	70.694
22	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	70.339
23	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	70.290
24	TogoTGOWestern Africa	70.233
25	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	69.826
26	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	69.008
27	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	68.636
28	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	68.398
29	GuineaGINWestern Africa	67.979
30	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	65.813
31	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	65.645
32	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.554
33	EritreaERIEastern Africa	62.704
34	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	62.648
35	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	62.439
36	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	62.293
37	CubaCUBCaribbean	60.694
38	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	60.313
39	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	60.244
40	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	60.000
41	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	58.915
42	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	58.301
43	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	58.277
44	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	58.032
45	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	57.923
46	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	57.825
47	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	57.708
48	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	55.543
49	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	54.710
50	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	54.143
51	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	54.071
52	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	53.694
53	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	53.366
54	FranceFRAWestern Europe	53.178
55	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	52.775
56	SpainESPSouthern Europe	52.408
57	ParaguayPRYSouth America	51.710
58	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	51.196
59	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	51.102
60	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	50.119
61	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.649
62	KenyaKENEastern Africa	49.552
63	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	49.117
64	TongaTONPolynesia	48.611
65	SenegalSENWestern Africa	48.605
66	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	47.936
67	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	47.642
68	PolandPOLEastern Europe	47.399
69	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.141
70	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	47.054
71	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	46.667
72	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	46.658
73	United StatesUSANorthern America	46.582
74	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	46.334
75	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	46.111
76	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.633
77	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	45.629
78	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.448
79	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	44.717
80	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	44.706
81	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.419
82	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	44.404
83	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	44.138
84	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	43.750
85	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	43.283
86	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	43.184
87	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	43.065
88	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	42.850
89	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	42.492
90	ArgentinaARGSouth America	42.361
91	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.301
92	NicaraguaNICCentral America	42.247
93	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	41.975
94	ItalyITASouthern Europe	41.949
95	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	41.817
96	BelarusBLREastern Europe	41.644
97	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	40.792
98	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	40.072
99	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	39.976
100	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	39.869
101	ColombiaCOLSouth America	39.701
102	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	39.607
103	BeninBENWestern Africa	39.560
104	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	39.289
105	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	38.889
106	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	38.734
107	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.527
108	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	38.504
109	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	38.333
110	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	38.182
111	NigerNERWestern Africa	36.785
112	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	36.719
113	BoliviaBOLSouth America	35.263
114	MaliMLIWestern Africa	34.912
115	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.166
116	Costa RicaCRICentral America	33.720
117	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	33.585
118	DominicaDMACaribbean	33.333
119	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	33.188
120	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	32.438
121	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	32.375
122	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	32.148
123	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	32.068
124	HondurasHNDCentral America	31.361
125	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	31.144
126	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	31.132
127	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	30.393
128	IsraelISRWestern Asia	29.635
129	GuamGUMMicronesia	29.630
130	PanamaPANCentral America	29.563
131	IranIRNSouthern Asia	28.915
132	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	28.827
133	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	28.412
134	BrazilBRASouth America	28.338
135	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	27.773
136	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	26.973
137	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	26.517
138	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	26.087
139	VenezuelaVENSouth America	24.375
140	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	23.529
141	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	23.256
142	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	23.077
143	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	23.041
144	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	23.006
145	EcuadorECUSouth America	21.936
146	IraqIRQWestern Asia	21.604
147	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	21.576
148	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	21.333
149	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	20.715
150	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	20.455
151	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	20.027
152	NauruNRUMicronesia	20.000
153	SamoaWSMPolynesia	19.845
154	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	19.798
155	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	19.603
156	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	19.093
157	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	19.042
158	PeruPERSouth America	18.824
159	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.566
160	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	17.949
161	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	17.357
162	FijiFJIMelanesia	17.159
163	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	16.940
164	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	16.295
165	ChileCHLSouth America	16.016
166	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	15.340
167	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	14.828
168	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	14.334
169	American SamoaASMPolynesia	14.050
170	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	13.450
171	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	13.158
172	JapanJPNEastern Asia	13.021
173	JordanJORWestern Asia	11.509
174	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	11.250
175	ArubaABWCaribbean	11.111
176	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	10.526
177	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	10.411
178	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	10.067
179	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	10.051
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	9.429
181	PalauPLWMicronesia	9.348
182	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	9.080
183	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	8.724
184	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	8.418
185	GabonGABMiddle Africa	8.357
186	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	8.302
187	BelizeBLZCentral America	7.541
188	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	7.476
189	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	7.366
190	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	7.143
191	CanadaCANNorthern America	6.457
192	QatarQATWestern Asia	6.440
193	BermudaBMUNorthern America	5.556
194	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	5.375
195	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	4.762
196	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4.714
197	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.881
198	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.732
199	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3.716
200	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.653
201	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	3.370
202	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3.103
203	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.701
204	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2.543
205	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.299
206	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	1.174
207	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	1.053
208	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.924
209	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.592
210	SurinameSURSouth America	0.523

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Turkmenistan82.994
2Côte d’Ivoire81.342
3Uruguay81.081
4Saudi Arabia80.758
5Lesotho80.148

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.812. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
152values changed, of 210 in both
79 · 73rose · fell
58unchanged

Rose most

Côte d’Ivoire77.704 → 81.342+3.638
Benin36.302 → 39.560+3.259
Turkmenistan81.424 → 82.994+1.570
Isle of Man70.877 → 72.281+1.404
Cyprus13.141 → 14.334+1.193

Fell most

Channel Islands46.566 → 43.283−3.283
Northern Mariana Islands3.696 → 1.174−2.522
Samoa22.302 → 19.845−2.457
Rwanda81.273 → 79.003−2.270
United States Virgin Islands11.429 → 9.429−2.000

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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Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2018.
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Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 210 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2018). Agricultural Land, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2018

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