Data for 2021

Agricultural Land, 2021

2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2021 covers 210 countries. Turkmenistan is highest, at 84.554; Suriname is lowest, at 0.486. The middle country reads 38.622. Against 2020, 131 values changed (71 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2021

HighestTurkmenistan

84.554

LowestSuriname

0.486

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
2021the year it describes
210distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	84.554
2	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	84.393
3	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	81.893
4	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	81.251
5	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	80.773
6	UruguayURYSouth America	80.391
7	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	79.418
8	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	79.366
9	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	75.666
10	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	75.068
11	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	74.993
12	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	73.503
13	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	73.432
14	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	72.352
15	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	72.179
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	71.888
17	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	71.467
18	UkraineUKREastern Europe	71.300
19	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	71.158
20	GuineaGINWestern Africa	70.553
21	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	70.341
22	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	70.290
23	TogoTGOWestern Africa	70.233
24	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	70.124
25	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	69.477
26	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	68.772
27	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	67.035
28	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	66.629
29	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	65.450
30	HaitiHTICaribbean	65.131
31	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	64.929
32	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	64.171
33	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	62.955
34	EritreaERIEastern Africa	62.652
35	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	62.648
36	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	62.439
37	CubaCUBCaribbean	61.667
38	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	60.313
39	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	60.051
40	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	60.000
41	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	59.397
42	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	58.742
43	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	58.301
44	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	57.842
45	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	57.708
46	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	56.845
47	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	55.443
48	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	55.393
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	55.267
50	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	54.710
51	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	54.046
52	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	53.816
53	ParaguayPRYSouth America	53.271
54	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	52.774
55	FranceFRAWestern Europe	52.742
56	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	52.671
57	SpainESPSouthern Europe	52.485
58	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	52.411
59	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	51.584
60	MexicoMEXCentral America	51.506
61	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	49.960
62	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	49.490
63	KenyaKENEastern Africa	49.401
64	SenegalSENWestern Africa	49.400
65	TongaTONPolynesia	48.611
66	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	47.486
67	PolandPOLEastern Europe	47.369
68	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	47.259
69	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.143
70	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	46.922
71	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	46.718
72	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	46.667
73	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	46.490
74	United StatesUSANorthern America	46.208
75	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	45.998
76	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	45.731
77	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.634
78	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.457
79	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	44.792
80	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	44.785
81	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	44.709
82	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	44.616
83	YemenYEMWestern Asia	44.419
84	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	44.313
85	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	44.199
86	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	43.283
87	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	43.254
88	ArgentinaARGSouth America	43.110
89	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	43.065
90	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.038
91	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.536
92	NicaraguaNICCentral America	42.305
93	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	41.975
94	ItalyITASouthern Europe	41.942
95	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	41.809
96	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	41.472
97	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	41.444
98	BeninBENWestern Africa	41.002
99	BelarusBLREastern Europe	40.276
100	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	39.976
101	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	39.907
102	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	39.435
103	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	38.889
104	ColombiaCOLSouth America	38.769
105	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	38.643
106	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	38.602
107	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.527
108	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	38.504
109	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	38.333
110	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	37.950
111	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	36.831
112	NigerNERWestern Africa	36.787
113	BoliviaBOLSouth America	35.683
114	MaliMLIWestern Africa	35.434
115	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	34.700
116	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	34.355
117	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.248
118	Costa RicaCRICentral America	33.343
119	DominicaDMACaribbean	33.333
120	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	32.313
121	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	32.068
122	HondurasHNDCentral America	31.960
123	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	31.657
124	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	31.538
125	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	31.252
126	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	30.341
127	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	29.849
128	GuamGUMMicronesia	29.630
129	PanamaPANCentral America	29.406
130	IranIRNSouthern Asia	29.009
131	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	28.956
132	BrazilBRASouth America	28.330
133	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	27.789
134	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	27.344
135	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	26.376
136	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	26.320
137	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	26.087
138	IsraelISRWestern Asia	24.908
139	VenezuelaVENSouth America	24.375
140	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	23.529
141	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	23.256
142	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	23.088
143	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	23.077
144	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	22.959
145	EcuadorECUSouth America	22.024
146	IraqIRQWestern Asia	21.844
147	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	21.560
148	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	20.848
149	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	20.455
150	NauruNRUMicronesia	20.000
151	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	19.965
152	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	19.888
153	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	19.667
154	PeruPERSouth America	19.608
155	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	19.603
156	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	19.042
157	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	19.001
158	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.566
159	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	17.949
160	SamoaWSMPolynesia	17.773
161	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	17.331
162	FijiFJIMelanesia	17.055
163	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	16.424
164	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	16.295
165	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	15.340
166	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	14.945
167	ChileCHLSouth America	14.563
168	American SamoaASMPolynesia	14.500
169	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	13.634
170	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	13.161
171	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	13.158
172	JapanJPNEastern Asia	12.782
173	JordanJORWestern Asia	11.521
174	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	11.250
175	ArubaABWCaribbean	11.111
176	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	10.526
177	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	10.253
178	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	10.067
179	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.577
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	9.429
181	PalauPLWMicronesia	9.348
182	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	9.005
183	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	8.944
184	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	8.724
185	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	8.418
186	GabonGABMiddle Africa	8.357
187	BelizeBLZCentral America	7.979
188	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	7.462
189	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	7.373
190	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	7.143
191	CanadaCANNorthern America	6.485
192	QatarQATWestern Asia	6.440
193	BermudaBMUNorthern America	5.556
194	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	5.513
195	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4.737
196	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4.049
197	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3.891
198	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	3.810
199	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.740
200	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.410
201	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	3.370
202	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3.103
203	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.704
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	0.919
209	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.592
210	SurinameSURSouth America	0.486

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Turkmenistan84.554
2Côte d’Ivoire84.393
3Burundi81.893
4Rwanda81.251
5Saudi Arabia80.773

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.622. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
131values changed, of 210 in both
71 · 60rose · fell
79unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda79.392 → 81.251+1.859
Côte d’Ivoire82.626 → 84.393+1.767
Benin39.314 → 41.002+1.688
Guinea69.097 → 70.553+1.456
Hungary53.875 → 55.267+1.392

Fell most

Lesotho77.385 → 73.432−3.953
Palestine67.751 → 64.929−2.822
Ireland65.496 → 62.955−2.540
Isle of Man70.526 → 68.772−1.754
Maldives21.333 → 19.667−1.667

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.

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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 2021.
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 210 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021). Agricultural Land, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2021

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