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Global Arable Land Ranking
Arable Land (% of Land Area) by Country 1961 - 2023
About this Indicator
Arable land refers to land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow, as defined by the FAO.
Measured as a percentage (%) of total land area.
Data Profile
This dataset covers the period from 1961 to 2023, recording data for 206 entities. Data is sourced from World Bank.
1961–2023 206 entities
World Bank
- As of 2023, Bangladesh holds the top position with a value of 61.0%.
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% by Bangladesh in 1989.
Limitations
This share does not indicate land productivity or soil quality. Countries with large total land areas may have a small arable land percentage even if absolute arable land area is large.
Data Source & License
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.