Land area per crop type by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
8.58 million hectares
USSR
Lowest
0 hectares
Japan
Median
6,440 hectares
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
3,206
What the numbers show
Land area per crop type is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 8.58 million hectares in USSR; the lowest is 0 hectares in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,440 hectares, and the mean is 188,262 hectares.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 1,753.6%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 100.0%).
Land area per crop type: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 8.58 million hectares | 1991 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 682,180 hectares | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 580,000 hectares | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 535,600 hectares | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 5 | Belarus | 340,000 hectares | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 6 | China | 166,529 hectares | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 7 | United States | 162,690 hectares | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 118,002 hectares | 2024 | up 269.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 117,000 hectares | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 112,000 hectares | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 97,260 hectares | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 12 | Turkey | 90,329 hectares | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Iraq | 74,397 hectares | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 69,700 hectares | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 15 | North Korea | 52,855 hectares | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 16 | Egypt | 47,869 hectares | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 41,335 hectares | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 36,840 hectares | 2024 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Latvia | 34,600 hectares | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 32,150 hectares | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 29,320 hectares | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 27,480 hectares | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 25,430 hectares | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 24,300 hectares | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 22,630 hectares | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 20,444 hectares | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | 18,240 hectares | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Finland | 15,910 hectares | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 12,740 hectares | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 11,120 hectares | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 7,590 hectares | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 7,060 hectares | 2024 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 6,440 hectares | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 5,730 hectares | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia | 4,610 hectares | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 3,705 hectares | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 37 | Italy | 3,690 hectares | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Brazil | 3,360 hectares | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 3,189 hectares | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 40 | Switzerland | 1,970 hectares | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 1,782 hectares | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,606 hectares | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 1,490 hectares | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 1,320 hectares | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 1,170 hectares | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 1,080 hectares | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 47 | Chile | 947 hectares | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Belgium | 840 hectares | 2024 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 690 hectares | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 50 | Moldova | 562 hectares | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 519 hectares | 2024 | up 1,753.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran | 491 hectares | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 489 hectares | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia | 355 hectares | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Georgia | 163 hectares | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Armenia | 142 hectares | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 127 hectares | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 103 hectares | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 97 hectares | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 88 hectares | 2024 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 44 hectares | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Peru | 43 hectares | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 63 | South Korea | 1 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Japan | 0 hectares | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |