Data for 1964

Agricultural Land, 1964

Name: Agricultural Land, 1964
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1964, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1964 covers 177 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 91.898; Suriname is lowest, at 0.287. The middle country reads 33.535. Against 1963, 119 values changed (82 up, 37 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1964

HighestUruguay

91.898

LowestSuriname

0.287

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

177countries
1measure
1964the year it describes
176distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agricultural Land, 1964, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Agricultural Land, 1964: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	91.898
2	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	90.912
3	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	85.872
4	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	84.914
5	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	81.441
6	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	80.825
7	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	80.579
8	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	79.568
9	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	77.519
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	76.700
11	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	73.135
12	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.010
13	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	69.752
14	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	69.573
15	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.149
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	67.638
17	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	66.878
18	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.667
19	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	65.953
20	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	65.722
21	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	65.535
22	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	64.706
23	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	64.001
24	France`FRA`Western Europe	63.288
25	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	62.729
26	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	62.500
27	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	60.776
28	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	60.563
29	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	59.969
30	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	59.655
31	India`IND`Southern Asia	59.435
32	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.116
33	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	57.143
34	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	56.696
35	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.444
36	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	56.324
37	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	56.250
38	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	56.166
39	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	56.126
40	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	55.789
41	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	55.733
42	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	55.319
43	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.520
44	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	54.017
45	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	53.086
46	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	52.174
47	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	52.075
48	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	51.420
49	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	51.048
50	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	50.572
51	Mexico`MEX`Central America	50.438
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	50.310
53	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	49.412
54	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	49.261
55	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	49.215
56	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.707
57	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.454
58	United States`USA`Northern America	47.933
59	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.160
60	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46.941
61	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	46.875
62	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	46.264
63	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.877
64	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	45.714
65	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	45.455
66	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.432
67	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	44.891
68	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.274
69	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.264
70	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	44.186
71	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	44.017
72	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	43.615
73	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	43.564
74	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.271
75	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	42.546
76	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	42.129
77	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	40.278
78	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	40.118
79	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	40.000
80	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.346
81	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.016
82	Colombia`COL`South America	37.850
83	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	37.366
84	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	36.476
85	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	36.458
86	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	36.423
87	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.248
88	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	36.063
89	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.535
90	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	32.968
91	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	31.481
92	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.880
93	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	30.481
94	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	29.508
95	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	29.083
96	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	28.985
97	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	28.205
98	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.581
99	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	27.332
100	Paraguay`PRY`South America	26.977
101	Honduras`HND`Central America	26.812
102	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	26.464
103	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	26.176
104	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	25.990
105	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	25.028
106	Niger`NER`Western Africa	24.868
107	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	24.846
108	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	24.839
109	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.261
110	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	24.000
111	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	22.714
112	Panama`PAN`Central America	22.168
113	Venezuela`VEN`South America	22.044
114	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	21.147
115	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
116	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20.366
117	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	20.269
118	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	20.141
119	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.110
120	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	19.403
121	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	19.377
122	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	19.171
123	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	19.103
124	Chile`CHL`South America	18.692
125	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	18.543
126	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	18.488
127	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	17.526
128	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	17.414
129	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.050
=130	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	16.667
=130	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.667
132	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	16.250
133	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	16.247
134	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	16.129
135	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	15.467
136	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	15.000
137	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	14.493
138	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	14.333
139	Peru`PER`South America	13.865
140	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	13.070
141	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	12.745
142	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	12.479
143	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.364
144	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	12.022
145	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	11.854
146	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
147	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
148	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.085
149	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	10.870
150	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	10.160
151	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	9.680
152	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	9.650
153	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	9.277
154	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	8.614
155	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	7.812
156	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.657
157	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	7.576
158	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	7.407
159	Canada`CAN`Northern America	7.044
160	Guyana`GUY`South America	6.909
161	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	6.702
162	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	6.684
163	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	6.282
164	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	5.057
165	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	4.554
166	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	4.393
167	Belize`BLZ`Central America	3.507
168	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.347
169	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	2.929
170	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.790
171	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	2.517
172	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	1.965
173	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	1.215
174	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
175	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.999
176	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.688
177	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.287

02In 1964

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay91.898
2Mongolia90.912
3Eswatini85.872
4Lesotho84.914
5United Kingdom81.441

Lowest

177Suriname0.287
176Greenland0.688
175Bahamas0.999
174Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
173Papua New Guinea1.215

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 33.535. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031963 → 1964

Since 1963

What changed between 1963 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 177 in both
82 · 37rose · fell
58unchanged

Rose most

Cuba37.598 → 44.274+6.676
United States Virgin Islands40.000 → 45.714+5.714
Uganda46.334 → 49.412+3.078
Bermuda5.556 → 7.407+1.852
Costa Rica27.810 → 29.083+1.273

Fell most

Malta50.000 → 46.875−3.125
Puerto Rico68.207 → 65.953−2.255
South Africa81.606 → 80.579−1.026
Syria81.842 → 80.825−1.018
Hong Kong13.725 → 12.745−0.980

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1964.
176 distinct values among 177
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 16.667. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 177 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1964). Agricultural Land, 1964 [data set], describing 1964. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1964

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