Global Arable Land Ranking

Name: Global Arable Land Ranking
Creator: Data Race
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Arable Land (% of Land Area) by Country 1961 - 2023

Summary

In 2023, Bangladesh led with 61.0%, ahead of Denmark at 59.0%.

San Marino rose the most since 2013, up 16.0 percentage points.

San Marino climbed 40 places since 2013.

Full Rankings

Complete dataset - 2023

Rank	Country	Value	YoY	Δ Rank
1#1South Asia	BangladeshBGD	61%	0.0	—
2#1Northern Europe	DenmarkDEN	59%	0.0	—
3#1Eastern Europe	Moldova, Republic ofMDA	57%	0.0	+1
3#1Eastern Europe	UkraineUKR	57%	0.0	—
5#2South Asia	IndiaIND	52%	0.0	—
6#1Sub-Saharan Afr.	BurundiBDI	51%	+2.0	—
7#2Sub-Saharan Afr.	TogoTGO	49%	0.0	+1
8#3Sub-Saharan Afr.	RwandaRWA	47%	-6.0	-1
9#3Eastern Europe	HungaryHUN	45%	-2.2	—
10	GambiaGMB	43%	0.0	—
11	MalawiMWI	42%	0.0	—
12#1Western Europe	Isle of ManIMN	41%	-2.4	—
13	NigeriaNGR	40%	0.0	—
14#3South Asia	PakistanPAK	39%	0.0	—
15	MauritiusMUS	38%	0.0	—
16#2Northern Europe	LithuaniaLTU	37%	0.0	—
17	PolandPOL	37%	+2.8	—
18	RomaniaROU	37%	+2.8	+1
19#1Latin Am. & Caribbean	HaitiHTI	36%	0.0	-1
20	ComorosCOM	35%	0.0	—
21#2Latin Am. & Caribbean	El SalvadorSLV	35%	0.0	—
22	UgandaUGA	34%	0.0	—
23#2Western Europe	GermanyGER	33%	0.0	—
24#1Southern Europe	San MarinoSMR	33%	0.0	—
25	CzechiaCZE	33%	+3.1	—
26	BulgariaBGR	32%	0.0	—
27	BeninBEN	31%	0.0	+1
28#3Western Europe	FranceFRA	31%	-3.1	-1
29#1Southeast Asia	ThailandTHA	31%	0.0	—
30#2Southern Europe	SerbiaSRB	31%	0.0	—
31	NetherlandsNED	30%	0.0	—
32	Burkina FasoBFA	29%	0.0	—
33	BelgiumBEL	28%	0.0	—
34#3Latin Am. & Caribbean	CubaCUB	28%	0.0	—
35#1Oceania	TongaTON	28%	0.0	—
36	BelarusBLR	27%	-3.6	—
37	SlovakiaSVK	27%	-3.6	—
38#1Middle East & C. Asia	TürkiyeTUR	26%	0.0	—
39#2Middle East & C. Asia	AzerbaijanAZE	25%	0.0	—
40	United KingdomGBR	25%	0.0	—
41	GuineaGIN	24%	+4.3	+6
42	ItalyITA	24%	0.0	+1
42#3Middle East & C. Asia	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	24%	0.0	+1
44	LuxembourgLUX	24%	0.0	-2
45#2Southeast Asia	CambodiaKHM	23%	0.0	+1
46	SpainESP	23%	0.0	-1
47#3Southern Europe	MaltaMLT	23%	-4.2	-6
48	Sri LankaLKA	22%	0.0	—
49	Sierra LeoneSLE	22%	0.0	—
50#3Northern Europe	LatviaLAT	22%	0.0	+1
51	AlbaniaALB	22%	0.0	-1
52#3Southeast Asia	Viet NamVNM	21%	-4.5	—
53	GhanaGHA	21%	0.0	—
54	Dominican RepublicDOM	20%	0.0	+1
55	SenegalSEN	20%	0.0	-1
56	Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	19%	0.0	—
57#1East Asia	Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK	19%	0.0	—
58	PhilippinesPHI	19%	0.0	—
59#1North Africa	TunisiaTUN	18%	0.0	—
60	MyanmarMMR	17%	0.0	—
61	EstoniaEST	17%	0.0	+1
62#1North America	United StatesUSA	17%	0.0	-1
63	North MacedoniaMKD	16%	0.0	—
64	BarbadosBRB	16%	0.0	—
65	AustriaAUT	16%	0.0	—
66	ArmeniaARM	16%	0.0	+1
67	CroatiaHRV	16%	+6.7	+1
68#2North Africa	MoroccoMAR	15%	0.0	+3
69	Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA	15%	0.0	-1
70	Côte d'IvoireCIV	15%	+7.1	+4
71#2East Asia	Korea, Republic ofKOR	15%	+7.1	+6
72	ArgentinaARG	15%	-6.3	-6
73	EthiopiaETH	15%	0.0	-3
74	GuatemalaGTM	14%	0.0	-2
75	GreeceGRE	14%	0.0	-2
76	Guinea-BissauGNB	14%	0.0	—
77	NigerNIG	14%	0.0	-2
78	MaldivesMDV	13%	0.0	+2
79	CameroonCMR	13%	0.0	—
79	LebanonLBN	13%	0.0	-1
81	NepalNPL	13%	0.0	—
82	UruguayURY	13%	+8.3	+3
83	IsraelISR	13%	+8.3	—
84	NicaraguaNIC	12%	0.0	-2
85	Cabo VerdeCPV	12%	0.0	-2
86	AfghanistanAFG	12%	0.0	—
87	LesothoLSO	12%	+33.3	+22
88#3East Asia	ChinaCHN	12%	0.0	-1
89	ParaguayPRY	12%	0.0	-1
90	IraqIRQ	11%	0.0	-1
91	KenyaKEN	11%	0.0	-1
92#3North Africa	SudanSDN	11%	0.0	-1
93	ArubaABW	11%	0.0	—
94	JapanJPN	11%	0.0	-2
95	JamaicaJAM	11%	0.0	-1
96	KazakhstanKAZ	11%	0.0	-1
97	LiechtensteinLIE	11%	0.0	-1
98	CyprusCYP	11%	+10.0	+2
99	ZimbabweZWE	10%	0.0	-1
100#2North America	MexicoMEX	10%	-9.1	-3
101	EswatiniSWZ	10%	0.0	-2
102	PortugalPOR	10%	0.0	-1
103	SwitzerlandSUI	10%	0.0	-1
104	South AfricaRSA	10%	0.0	-1
105	Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI	10%	0.0	-1
106	IndonesiaINA	9%	0.0	-1
107	UzbekistanUZB	9%	0.0	-1
108	HondurasHND	9%	0.0	-1
109	Antigua and BarbudaATG	9%	0.0	-1
110	SloveniaSLO	9%	0.0	—
111	GrenadaGRD	9%	0.0	—
112	DominicaDMA	8%	0.0	—
113	PanamaPAN	8%	0.0	—
114	Timor-LesteTLS	8%	0.0	—
115	Russian FederationRUS	7%	0.0	—
116	FinlandFIN	7%	0.0	—
117	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	7%	0.0	—
118	MozambiqueMOZ	7%	0.0	—
119	Palestine, State ofPSE	7%	0.0	—
120	MaliMLI	7%	0.0	—
121	KyrgyzstanKGZ	7%	0.0	—
122	Virgin Islands, BritishVGB	7%	0.0	—
123	BrazilBRA	7%	0.0	—
124	Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD	7%	+16.7	+1
125	IrelandIRL	6%	0.0	-1
126	SwedenSWE	6%	0.0	—
127	TajikistanTJK	6%	0.0	—
128	EritreaERI	6%	0.0	—
129	Puerto RicoPUR	6%	0.0	—
130#3North America	BermudaBMU	6%	0.0	—
131	Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO	5%	0.0	—
132	LiberiaLBR	5%	0.0	—
133	MadagascarMDG	5%	0.0	—
134#2Oceania	American SamoaASM	5%	0.0	+4
135	Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL	5%	0.0	-1
135	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	5%	0.0	-1
137	ZambiaZMB	5%	0.0	-1
138	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	5%	0.0	-1
139	BelizeBLZ	4%	0.0	+1
139	Saint LuciaLCA	4%	0.0	+1
141	GeorgiaGEO	4%	-20.0	-2
142	CanadaCAN	4%	0.0	—
143	AngolaAGO	4%	0.0	—
144	ChadTCD	4%	0.0	—
145#3Oceania	FijiFJI	4%	0.0	—
146	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	4%	0.0	—
147	EcuadorECU	4%	0.0	+2
148	AustraliaAUS	4%	0.0	-1
149	South SudanSSD	4%	0.0	+1
150	SamoaWSM	4%	0.0	-3
151	TurkmenistanTKM	3%	0.0	—
152	Costa RicaCRI	3%	0.0	—
153	AlgeriaDZA	3%	0.0	—
154	EgyptEGY	3%	0.0	—
155	PeruPER	3%	0.0	—
156	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN	3%	0.0	—
157	Central African RepublicCAF	3%	0.0	—
158	Micronesia, Federated States ofFSM	3%	0.0	—
159	Marshall IslandsMHL	3%	0.0	—
160	BahrainBRN	3%	0.0	—
160	BhutanBTN	3%	0.0	+1
162	Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR	3%	0.0	—
163	KiribatiKIR	2%	0.0	+1
164	MalaysiaMYS	2%	-33.3	-1
165	ColombiaCOL	2%	0.0	+1
165	JordanJOR	2%	0.0	—
167	NorwayNOR	2%	0.0	-1
168	YemenYEM	2%	0.0	—
169	New ZealandNZL	2%	0.0	—
170	Hong KongHKG	2%	0.0	—
171	ChileCHL	2%	0.0	+3
171	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	2%	0.0	—
173	GuamGUM	2%	0.0	-1
174	QatarQAT	2%	0.0	-1
175	SomaliaSOM	2%	0.0	-1
176	VanuatuVUT	2%	0.0	—
177	CongoCOG	2%	0.0	—
178	Saudi ArabiaKSA	2%	0.0	—
179	AndorraAND	2%	0.0	—
180	GabonGAB	1%	0.0	—
181	IcelandISL	1%	0.0	—
182	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	1%	0.0	—
183	LibyaLBY	1%	0.0	—
184	NamibiaNAM	1%	0.0	—
185	Cayman IslandsCYM	1%	0.0	—
186	Solomon IslandsSLB	1%	0.0	—
187	BahamasBHS	1%	0.0	—
188	SingaporeSIN	1%	0.0	—
189	Brunei DarussalamBRU	1%	0.0	—
190	MongoliaMNG	1%	0.0	—
190	Papua New GuineaPNG	1%	0.0	—
192	French PolynesiaPYF	1%	0.0	—
193	United Arab EmiratesARE	1%	0.0	—
194	MontenegroMNE	1%	0.0	—
195	PalauPLW	1%	0.0	—
196	BotswanaBWA	0%	—	—
196	GuyanaGUY	0%	—	—
198	KuwaitKWT	0%	—	—
199	MauritaniaMRT	0%	—	—
200	New CaledoniaNCL	0%	—	—
200	SurinameSUR	0%	—	+2
200	SeychellesSYC	0%	—	—
203	OmanOMN	0%	—	—
204	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	0%	—	—
205	DjiboutiDJI	0%	—	—
206	Faroe IslandsFRO	0%	—	—