Statizoid

Cropland area by country

Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.

Countries reporting
177
Highest
170.28 million
United States
Lowest
0
Falkland Islands
Median
1.50 million
Years covered
231
1780–2010
Data points
4,296

What the numbers show

Cropland area is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 170.28 million in United States; the lowest is 0 in Falkland Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.50 million, and the mean is 7.82 million.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 59.2%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 65.6%).

Cropland area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 170.28 million 2010 down 1.1% volatile
2 India 162.24 million 2010 up 0.4% rising
3 China 155.67 million 2010 up 9.8% rising
4 Russia 106.66 million 2010 down 2.1% rising
5 Brazil 55.76 million 2010 up 6.0% volatile
6 Australia 48.31 million 2010 up 5.8% volatile
7 Canada 47.17 million 2010 up 1.6% volatile
8 Nigeria 34.83 million 2010 up 9.2% rising
9 Ukraine 32.74 million 2010 down 1.2% rising
10 Argentina 30.28 million 2010 up 8.2% volatile
11 Indonesia 27.06 million 2010 up 16.5% volatile
12 Turkey 26.00 million 2010 down 0.2% rising
13 Kazakhstan 23.78 million 2010 up 2.1% volatile
14 Mexico 22.28 million 2010 up 1.7% volatile
15 Pakistan 20.38 million 2010 up 1.8% volatile
16 Iran 18.41 million 2010 up 13.1% rising
17 Thailand 17.26 million 2010 down 1.4% volatile
18 France 14.31 million 2010 up 0.3% falling
19 Spain 13.73 million 2010 down 0.0% rising
20 Ethiopia 12.79 million 2010 up 17.3% volatile
21 Sudan 12.65 million 2010 up 21.2% volatile
22 South Africa 11.36 million 2010 up 1.3% volatile
23 Myanmar 10.41 million 2010 up 3.7% volatile
24 Niger 10.35 million 2010 up 3.3% rising
25 Bangladesh 8.64 million 2010 up 0.4% rising
26 Afghanistan 7.62 million 2010 up 0.4% volatile
27 Romania 7.58 million 2010 down 6.7% rising
28 Germany 7.55 million 2010 down 1.5% rising
29 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.40 million 2010 up 0.3% rising
30 Tanzania 7.39 million 2010 up 7.6% volatile
31 Morocco 7.24 million 2010 down 4.3% volatile
32 Algeria 7.03 million 2010 up 1.2% volatile
33 Cameroon 6.76 million 2010 down 0.3% volatile
34 Poland 6.75 million 2010 down 14.9% rising
35 Italy 6.75 million 2010 down 11.0% rising
36 Uganda 6.64 million 2010 up 9.4% volatile
37 Malaysia 6.35 million 2010 up 14.6% volatile
38 Iraq 6.22 million 2010 up 3.6% volatile
39 Vietnam 6.10 million 2010 up 8.4% volatile
40 Cote d'Ivoire 5.78 million 2010 up 13.5% volatile
41 Kenya 5.67 million 2010 up 12.6% volatile
42 Burkina Faso 5.48 million 2010 up 23.6% volatile
43 Syria 5.28 million 2010 up 3.6% rising
44 Belarus 5.13 million 2010 down 12.6% rising
45 Uzbekistan 5.11 million 2010 up 2.6% rising
46 South Sudan 5.00 million 2010 up 21.1% volatile
47 Cambodia 4.79 million 2010 up 13.7% volatile
48 Chad 4.39 million 2010 up 16.5% rising
49 Hungary 4.27 million 2010 down 1.4% rising
50 Ghana 4.25 million 2010 up 10.8% volatile
51 Philippines 4.16 million 2010 up 3.1% volatile
52 Paraguay 3.99 million 2010 up 32.3% volatile
53 Mozambique 3.78 million 2010 up 15.6% volatile
54 Zambia 3.75 million 2010 up 2.0% volatile
55 United Kingdom 3.75 million 2010 down 5.5% rising
56 Tunisia 3.69 million 2010 down 2.0% volatile
57 Senegal 3.62 million 2010 up 14.3% volatile
58 Angola 3.59 million 2010 up 7.4% volatile
59 Peru 3.33 million 2010 up 3.8% volatile
60 Egypt 3.04 million 2010 up 10.4% rising
61 Serbia 2.74 million 2010 down 1.6% rising
62 Madagascar 2.73 million 2010 up 3.9% volatile
63 Czechia 2.71 million 2010 down 2.6% rising
64 Zimbabwe 2.67 million 2010 up 5.1% volatile
65 Colombia 2.59 million 2010 down 22.0% volatile
66 Nepal 2.58 million 2010 up 1.4% rising
67 New Zealand 2.58 million 2010 up 5.4% volatile
68 Cuba 2.57 million 2010 up 5.3% volatile
69 Mali 2.53 million 2010 up 8.9% rising
70 Malawi 2.51 million 2010 up 22.2% volatile
71 Turkmenistan 2.47 million 2010 up 11.6% rising
72 Bulgaria 2.45 million 2010 down 10.7% rising
73 Venezuela 2.44 million 2010 up 0.2% rising
74 Japan 2.30 million 2010 down 13.6% rising
75 Benin 2.24 million 2010 up 12.8% rising
76 Ecuador 2.14 million 2010 down 9.8% volatile
77 Bolivia 2.13 million 2010 up 7.4% volatile
78 Azerbaijan 2.06 million 2010 up 1.3% rising
79 Central African Republic 2.03 million 2010 up 2.2% volatile
80 Moldova 1.93 million 2010 down 2.0% rising
81 North Korea 1.86 million 2010 up 8.8% volatile
82 Libya 1.85 million 2010 down 0.6% volatile
83 Chile 1.81 million 2010 down 19.3% volatile
84 Togo 1.80 million 2010 up 4.6% volatile
85 Greece 1.73 million 2010 down 5.3% rising
86 Portugal 1.61 million 2010 down 16.2% rising
87 Somalia 1.57 million 2010 up 20.5% volatile
88 Rwanda 1.54 million 2010 up 8.0% volatile
89 Guatemala 1.50 million 2010 up 5.0% volatile
90 Guinea 1.47 million 2010 up 20.9% volatile
91 Yemen 1.43 million 2010 up 3.8% rising
92 Honduras 1.41 million 2010 up 1.2% volatile
93 Kyrgyzstan 1.26 million 2010 down 4.1% rising
94 Burundi 1.24 million 2010 up 2.1% volatile
95 Tajikistan 1.18 million 2010 up 0.1% rising
96 Sri Lanka 1.16 million 2010 down 3.8% volatile
97 Nicaragua 1.13 million 2010 up 7.9% volatile
98 South Korea 1.12 million 2010 down 7.7% volatile
99 Lithuania 1.12 million 2010 down 40.5% rising
100 Mongolia 1.12 million 2010 up 5.4% volatile
101 Denmark 1.11 million 2010 down 2.1% rising
102 Croatia 1.09 million 2010 down 29.1% rising
103 Georgia 1.08 million 2010 down 0.3% rising
104 Uruguay 1.05 million 2010 down 6.0% volatile
105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 979,806 2010 down 5.1% volatile
106 Austria 956,070 2010 down 5.9% falling
107 Laos 832,766 2010 up 15.0% rising
108 Belgium 822,474 2010 up 10.0% rising
109 Slovakia 787,708 2010 down 12.9% rising
110 Latvia 734,564 2010 up 4.8% rising
111 Haiti 711,491 2010 up 0.6% volatile
112 El Salvador 680,300 2010 up 0.0% volatile
113 Sierra Leone 669,206 2010 up 20.4% volatile
114 Mauritania 665,764 2010 up 13.0% volatile
115 Dominican Republic 605,526 2010 down 3.9% volatile
116 Netherlands 604,395 2010 up 3.3% rising
117 North Macedonia 599,578 2010 down 0.4% rising
118 Sweden 566,560 2010 up 0.2% rising
119 Albania 564,567 2010 down 2.7% volatile
120 Armenia 562,650 2010 down 3.3% rising
121 Taiwan 506,566 2010 up 4.6% volatile
122 Liberia 493,063 2010 up 5.2% volatile
124 Congo 480,766 2010 down 4.6% rising
125 Botswana 425,168 2010 up 3.1% volatile
126 Papua New Guinea 422,171 2010 up 17.4% volatile
127 Namibia 416,658 2010 down 4.0% volatile
128 Israel 398,147 2010 up 0.2% rising
129 Panama 383,273 2010 up 9.2% volatile
130 Eritrea 368,082 2010 up 2.2% volatile
131 Guyana 356,703 2010 up 1.2% rising
132 Gabon 333,470 2010 down 0.5% volatile
133 Guinea-Bissau 329,186 2010 up 14.6% volatile
134 Switzerland 318,809 2010 down 0.6% rising
135 Lesotho 313,712 2010 up 3.9% volatile
136 Gambia 277,551 2010 up 23.6% volatile
137 Costa Rica 246,844 2010 up 7.7% volatile
138 Montenegro 203,248 2010 up 13.9% volatile
139 Lebanon 185,991 2010 down 1.2% volatile
140 Eswatini 158,355 2010 up 1.2% volatile
141 Bhutan 157,938 2010 up 7.2% rising
142 Jordan 155,064 2010 down 21.5% volatile
143 East Timor 140,522 2010 up 16.8% volatile
144 Slovenia 118,941 2010 down 7.9% rising
145 Equatorial Guinea 116,244 2010 down 4.6% rising
146 Oman 113,258 2010 up 33.9% volatile
147 Palestine 76,520 2010 down 8.0% volatile
148 Trinidad and Tobago 69,262 2010 up 1.0% volatile
149 United Arab Emirates 68,037 2010 up 29.0% volatile
150 Suriname 67,468 2010 up 14.2% volatile
151 Saudi Arabia 47,858 2010 up 14.3% volatile
152 Belize 47,397 2010 up 15.3% volatile
153 Brunei 44,949 2010 up 23.0% volatile
155 Qatar 8,708 2010 up 22.2% volatile
156 Cyprus 8,534 2010 down 30.5% falling
157 Kuwait 6,752 2010 up 59.2% volatile
158 Fiji 4,362 2010 down 0.0% flat
159 Puerto Rico 3,393 2010 unchanged flat
160 Western Sahara 2,011 2010 up 2.9% volatile
161 Solomon Islands 1,433 2010 unchanged flat
162 Djibouti 359.19 2010 up 7.9% volatile
163 New Caledonia 183.26 2010 down 65.6% falling
164 Bahamas 0 2010 — flat
164 Comoros 0 2010 — flat
164 Cape Verde 0 2010 — flat
164 Cayman Islands 0 2010 — flat
164 Hong Kong 0 2010 — flat
164 Jamaica 0 2010 — flat
164 Kiribati 0 2010 — flat
164 Mauritius 0 2010 — flat
164 French Polynesia 0 2010 — flat
164 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2010 — flat
164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2010 — flat
164 United States Virgin Islands 0 2010 — flat
164 Vanuatu 0 2010 — flat
164 Samoa 0 2010 — flat
164 Cook Islands 0 2010 — flat
164 Falkland Islands 0 2010 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Cropland area
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.