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Arable land (% of land area)
World Bank (WDI)
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206 countries · 1961–2024
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2024
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East Asia & Pacific
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Bangladesh
60.5
2
Denmark
58.9
3
Gambia, The
58.1
4
Ukraine
56.8
5
Moldova
56.4
6
India
51.7
7
Rwanda
48.9
8
Togo
48.7
9
Hungary
45.2
10
Burundi
43.7
11
Uganda
43.6
12
Malawi
42.4
13
Nigeria
40.8
14
Isle of Man
40.5
15
Pakistan
39.8
16
Lithuania
36.7
17
Poland
36.6
18
Haiti
36.5
19
Romania
36.4
20
Mauritius
35.3
21
El Salvador
34.8
22
Germany
33.4
23
Czechia
32.7
24
Benin
32.3
25
Bulgaria
32.2
26
France
31.3
27
Thailand
30.8
28
Tonga
30.3
29
Netherlands
29.8
30
Comoros
29.6
31
Serbia
29
32
Burkina Faso
28.9
33
Belgium
28.3
34
Cuba
28
35
Belarus
27.2
36
Slovak Republic
27.1
37
Turkiye
26.3
38
Azerbaijan
25.3
39
United Kingdom
25.3
40
Guinea
24.7
41
Syrian Arab Republic
24
42
Luxembourg
23.8
43
Italy
23.5
44
Cambodia
23.3
45
Spain
22.8
46
Sri Lanka
22.2
47
Malta
22.2
48
Sierra Leone
21.9
49
Latvia
21.8
50
Dominican Republic
21.7
51
Albania
21.5
52
Viet Nam
21.5
53
Ghana
20.7
54
San Marino
20.5
55
Senegal
19.9
56
St. Kitts and Nevis
19.2
57
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
19.1
58
Lesotho
19
59
Philippines
18.7
60
Cabo Verde
18
61
Tunisia
17.8
62
Guatemala
17.5
63
Argentina
17.1
64
Myanmar
16.9
65
United States
16.6
66
Estonia
16.5
67
Barbados
16.2
68
North Macedonia
16.2
69
Guinea-Bissau
16.1
70
Austria
16
71
Morocco
15.8
72
Cote d'Ivoire
15.7
73
Armenia
15.7
74
Tanzania
15.5
75
Croatia
15.2
76
Ethiopia
14.6
77
Greece
14.2
78
Niger
14
79
Korea, Rep.
13.3
80
British Virgin Islands
13.2
81
Cameroon
13.1
82
Maldives
13.1
83
Nepal
12.6
84
Uruguay
12.4
85
Afghanistan
12
86
Israel
11.9
87
China
11.6
88
Jamaica
11.5
89
Paraguay
11.5
90
Kenya
11.5
91
Kazakhstan
11.3
92
Iraq
11.3
93
Sudan
11.2
94
Aruba
11.1
95
Japan
11
96
Liechtenstein
10.8
97
Lebanon
10.8
98
Mozambique
10.5
99
Cyprus
10.4
100
Zimbabwe
10.4
101
Eswatini
10.3
102
Mexico
10.3
103
Switzerland
10.1
104
South Africa
9.9
105
Iran, Islamic Rep.
9.7
106
Indonesia
9.3
107
Portugal
9.3
108
Uzbekistan
9.2
109
Honduras
9.1
110
Antigua and Barbuda
9.1
111
Slovenia
8.8
112
Grenada
8.7
113
American Samoa
8.4
114
Bosnia and Herzegovina
8
115
Timor-Leste
7.5
116
Russian Federation
7.4
117
Finland
7.4
118
Dominica
7.3
119
Congo, Dem. Rep.
7.3
120
West Bank and Gaza
7
121
Panama
6.7
122
Kyrgyz Republic
6.7
123
Brazil
6.7
124
Puerto Rico (US)
6.6
125
Ireland
6.3
126
Sweden
6.2
127
Tajikistan
6.1
128
Trinidad and Tobago
5.8
129
Eritrea
5.7
130
Bolivia
5.6
131
Bermuda
5.6
132
Mali
5.5
133
Lao PDR
5.3
134
Liberia
5.2
135
Madagascar
5.2
136
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5.1
137
Zambia
5.1
138
Belize
4.6
139
St. Lucia
4.4
140
Canada
4.3
141
Chad
4.2
142
Fiji
4.2
143
Sao Tome and Principe
4.2
144
Australia
4.1
145
Samoa
4.1
146
Georgia
3.9
147
South Sudan
3.8
148
Ecuador
3.7
149
Angola
3.7
150
Turkmenistan
3.5
151
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
3.4
152
Costa Rica
3.3
153
Egypt, Arab Rep.
3.3
154
Algeria
3.2
155
Peru
3.1
156
Venezuela, RB
2.9
157
Central African Republic
2.9
158
Marshall Islands
2.8
159
Colombia
2.7
160
Bahrain
2.6
161
Bhutan
2.6
162
Malaysia
2.6
163
Kiribati
2.5
164
Jordan
2.3
165
Norway
2.2
166
Yemen, Rep.
2.2
167
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
2.2
168
Saudi Arabia
2
169
New Zealand
2
170
Hong Kong SAR, China
1.9
171
Chile
1.9
172
Equatorial Guinea
1.9
173
Guam
1.8
174
Qatar
1.8
175
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1.8
176
Vanuatu
1.6
177
Congo, Rep.
1.6
178
Gabon
1.3
179
Iceland
1.2
180
Turks and Caicos Islands
1.1
181
Libya
0.98
182
Namibia
0.97
183
Cayman Islands
0.83
184
Solomon Islands
0.83
185
Bahamas, The
0.8
186
United Arab Emirates
0.79
187
Singapore
0.77
188
Brunei Darussalam
0.76
189
Papua New Guinea
0.73
190
Mongolia
0.72
191
Montenegro
0.72
192
French Polynesia
0.71
193
Palau
0.65
194
Botswana
0.46
195
Guyana
0.45
196
Kuwait
0.45
197
Mauritania
0.44
198
Suriname
0.34
199
Northern Mariana Islands
0.33
200
Seychelles
0.33
201
New Caledonia
0.32
202
Andorra
0.31
203
Oman
0.3
204
Djibouti
0.16
205
Faroe Islands
0.05
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