Arable land (hectares) by country
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
153.81 million hectares
India
Lowest
70 hectares
Faroe Islands
Median
1.11 million hectares
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,075
What the numbers show
Arable land (hectares) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 153.81 million hectares in India; the lowest is 70 hectares in Faroe Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.11 million hectares, and the mean is 6.77 million hectares.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 148.9%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 82.0%).
Arable land (hectares): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 153.81 million hectares | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | United States | 151.55 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 121.65 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 4 | China | 108.47 million hectares | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 55.64 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 46.84 million hectares | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 38.06 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Nigeria | 37.18 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 32.92 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 31.27 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 30.69 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 30.54 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 13 | Sudan | 21.00 million hectares | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 20.22 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 20.00 million hectares | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 16 | Niger | 17.72 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 17.69 million hectares | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | France | 16.88 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.52 million hectares | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 16.40 million hectares | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 15.73 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 15.70 million hectares | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 23 | Tanzania | 13.70 million hectares | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 12.00 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 11.66 million hectares | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 11.38 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 11.19 million hectares | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 28 | Myanmar | 11.03 million hectares | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 8.75 million hectares | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 8.38 million hectares | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 31 | Mozambique | 8.28 million hectares | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 7.91 million hectares | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 7.88 million hectares | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 7.81 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Algeria | 7.53 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 7.07 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 6.95 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 38 | Vietnam | 6.73 million hectares | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 6.71 million hectares | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 6.69 million hectares | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 6.20 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 6.12 million hectares | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea | 6.07 million hectares | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia | 6.05 million hectares | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 5.59 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Belarus | 5.52 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 47 | Chad | 5.30 million hectares | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.98 million hectares | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 49 | Iraq | 4.90 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 4.71 million hectares | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 51 | Angola | 4.57 million hectares | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | Paraguay | 4.56 million hectares | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Syria | 4.40 million hectares | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 4.30 million hectares | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 4.13 million hectares | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 4.12 million hectares | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 4.05 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 58 | Japan | 4.02 million hectares | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 4.02 million hectares | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Malawi | 4.00 million hectares | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 3.92 million hectares | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 3.83 million hectares | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 3.80 million hectares | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 3.65 million hectares | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 3.49 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 3.27 million hectares | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 67 | Madagascar | 3.00 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 2.94 million hectares | 2024 | up 79.8% | falling |
| 69 | Cuba | 2.91 million hectares | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 2.77 million hectares | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 71 | Togo | 2.65 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Venezuela | 2.60 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Serbia | 2.54 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 74 | Czechia | 2.53 million hectares | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 75 | Sweden | 2.52 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 76 | South Sudan | 2.39 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 77 | Denmark | 2.35 million hectares | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 78 | Lithuania | 2.30 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 79 | North Korea | 2.29 million hectares | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Finland | 2.24 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 81 | Uruguay | 2.17 million hectares | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 2.09 million hectares | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 1.88 million hectares | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 84 | Moldova | 1.86 million hectares | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 85 | Greece | 1.83 million hectares | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 86 | Nepal | 1.80 million hectares | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 1.80 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Libya | 1.72 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 1.64 million hectares | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 1.58 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 1.50 million hectares | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Chile | 1.41 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 1.37 million hectares | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 94 | Latvia | 1.36 million hectares | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 95 | Austria | 1.32 million hectares | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 96 | Slovakia | 1.30 million hectares | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 97 | South Korea | 1.30 million hectares | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.29 million hectares | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 99 | Laos | 1.22 million hectares | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 100 | Rwanda | 1.16 million hectares | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 101 | Yemen | 1.14 million hectares | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 102 | Mongolia | 1.12 million hectares | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 103 | Burundi | 1.12 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 104 | Somalia | 1.10 million hectares | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 1.04 million hectares | 2024 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 106 | Honduras | 1.02 million hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 107 | Haiti | 1.00 million hectares | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 108 | Netherlands | 1.00 million hectares | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 109 | Ecuador | 929,404 hectares | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 110 | Belgium | 863,291 hectares | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 111 | Portugal | 854,519 hectares | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 112 | Croatia | 852,000 hectares | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 113 | Malaysia | 850,400 hectares | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 845,300 hectares | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 115 | Norway | 805,000 hectares | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 116 | Namibia | 798,490 hectares | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 117 | El Salvador | 721,000 hectares | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 118 | Estonia | 705,000 hectares | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 119 | Eritrea | 690,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 589,660 hectares | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 121 | Gambia | 588,000 hectares | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Lesotho | 577,000 hectares | 2024 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 123 | Congo | 550,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | New Zealand | 522,000 hectares | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 125 | Liberia | 500,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 498,049 hectares | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 453,350 hectares | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 128 | Mauritania | 450,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Armenia | 441,600 hectares | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 130 | Ireland | 433,000 hectares | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 411,110 hectares | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 408,000 hectares | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 133 | Switzerland | 398,375 hectares | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 330,000 hectares | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 325,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Georgia | 274,480 hectares | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 137 | Botswana | 260,000 hectares | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 138 | Israel | 257,400 hectares | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | Jordan | 201,000 hectares | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 140 | Slovenia | 177,370 hectares | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 141 | Eswatini | 177,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 167,133 hectares | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 143 | Jamaica | 125,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 144 | Iceland | 121,000 hectares | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 145 | East Timor | 111,500 hectares | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 146 | Lebanon | 110,340 hectares | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 147 | Belize | 104,000 hectares | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 148 | Bhutan | 100,000 hectares | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 149 | Cyprus | 96,305 hectares | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Guyana | 94,830 hectares | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 151 | Oman | 93,320 hectares | 2024 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 76,800 hectares | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 72,430 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 70,620 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 61,284 hectares | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 58,760 hectares | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 56,244 hectares | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Comoros | 55,350 hectares | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 159 | Suriname | 55,000 hectares | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 53,000 hectares | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 161 | Palestine | 41,900 hectares | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29,990 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 23,300 hectares | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 164 | Isle of Man | 23,173 hectares | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 165 | Tonga | 21,790 hectares | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 166 | Qatar | 20,930 hectares | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 20,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Samoa | 11,290 hectares | 2024 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 9,692 hectares | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 8,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Kuwait | 8,000 hectares | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Barbados | 7,000 hectares | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 173 | Malta | 6,981 hectares | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 5,970 hectares | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 175 | Dominica | 5,500 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Brunei | 4,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | 3,900 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Djibouti | 3,617 hectares | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Grenada | 3,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 2,660 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 2,500 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 2,400 hectares | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 186 | Bahrain | 2,100 hectares | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 187 | Aruba | 2,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Hong Kong | 2,000 hectares | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 2,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 2,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Liechtenstein | 1,730 hectares | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 193 | American Samoa | 1,680 hectares | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 194 | San Marino | 1,257 hectares | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 195 | Guam | 1,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,000 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 750 hectares | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Singapore | 560 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 500 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | Bermuda | 300 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | Palau | 300 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Cayman Islands | 200 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Northern Mariana Islands | 150 hectares | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Seychelles | 150 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 205 | Andorra | 144.3 hectares | 2024 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 70 hectares | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.