Data for 1985

Agricultural Land, 1985

Name: Agricultural Land, 1985
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1985, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1985 covers 177 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.322; Suriname is lowest, at 0.505. The middle country reads 36.590. Against 1984, 125 values changed (82 up, 43 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1985

HighestUruguay

85.322

LowestSuriname

0.505

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

177countries
1measure
1985the 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, 1985, 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, 1985: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	85.322
2	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	83.389
3	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	80.512
4	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	80.218
5	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	77.515
6	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	77.030
7	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.021
8	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	75.911
9	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	75.096
10	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	74.651
11	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	73.733
12	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	72.753
13	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	71.249
14	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	70.890
15	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	70.850
16	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.177
17	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.149
18	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.667
19	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	65.870
20	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	65.614
21	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.208
22	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	63.365
23	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	63.114
24	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	62.240
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	61.752
26	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.493
27	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.992
28	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	60.005
29	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	60.000
30	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.828
31	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	59.784
32	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	59.108
33	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	58.553
34	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.344
35	France`FRA`Western Europe	58.339
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	58.125
=37	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.055
=37	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	58.055
39	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	57.933
40	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	57.266
41	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.812
42	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	56.625
43	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	56.621
44	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	56.250
45	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	56.158
46	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	56.126
47	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	55.762
48	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	54.662
49	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.440
50	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	54.355
51	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	52.507
52	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	52.256
53	Mexico`MEX`Central America	52.077
54	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	51.973
55	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	50.739
56	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	50.000
57	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.543
58	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	48.936
59	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	48.150
60	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	48.148
61	United States`USA`Northern America	47.101
62	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46.960
63	Argentina`ARG`South America	46.547
64	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	46.193
65	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.894
66	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.891
67	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	45.833
68	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	45.414
69	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	44.457
70	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.453
71	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	44.186
72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44.044
73	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	43.650
74	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	43.434
75	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	42.480
76	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	41.212
77	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	41.176
78	Colombia`COL`South America	40.897
79	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	40.625
80	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.584
81	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	40.277
82	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.986
83	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.377
84	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.243
85	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	37.065
86	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	37.037
87	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.916
88	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	36.809
89	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	36.590
90	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	36.126
91	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.797
92	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	35.738
93	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.321
94	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	34.286
95	Paraguay`PRY`South America	34.163
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	34.016
97	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	32.082
98	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	32.034
99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	32.020
100	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	31.250
101	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.934
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	30.769
103	Honduras`HND`Central America	29.297
104	Brazil`BRA`South America	28.954
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.786
106	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	27.562
107	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	27.346
108	Panama`PAN`Central America	26.836
109	Ecuador`ECU`South America	26.802
110	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	26.667
111	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.571
112	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	26.310
113	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	25.333
114	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.534
115	Niger`NER`Western Africa	24.299
116	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	23.015
117	Chile`CHL`South America	22.154
118	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	21.682
119	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21.641
120	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	20.738
121	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	20.737
122	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	20.614
123	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
124	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
125	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	19.637
126	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.378
127	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.953
128	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	18.883
129	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.853
130	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17.619
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	16.939
132	Peru`PER`South America	16.820
133	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.667
134	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	16.500
135	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	16.484
136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.396
137	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	16.129
138	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	15.958
139	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	15.208
140	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	14.493
141	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	13.840
142	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	13.043
143	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.668
144	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	11.958
145	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.425
146	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
147	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	11.239
148	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
149	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	10.463
150	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	9.650
151	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	9.503
152	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.091
153	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.768
154	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	8.578
155	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.944
156	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.907
157	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	7.744
158	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	7.688
159	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	7.463
160	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.084
161	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.801
162	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.556
163	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.082
164	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.428
165	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.845
166	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.593
167	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.428
168	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.309
169	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.620
170	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	2.508
171	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.467
172	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.287
173	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	1.828
174	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.099
175	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
176	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.689
177	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.505

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay85.322
2Palestine83.389
3Mongolia80.512
4Burundi80.218
5South Africa77.515

Lowest

177Suriname0.505
176Greenland0.689
175Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
174Bahamas1.099
173Papua New Guinea1.828

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 36.590. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
125values changed, of 177 in both
82 · 43rose · fell
52unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia42.994 → 45.414+2.420
Cambodia15.245 → 16.939+1.694
Kenya44.686 → 46.193+1.506
China49.481 → 50.739+1.258
Indonesia20.453 → 21.682+1.229

Fell most

Grenada47.059 → 41.176−5.882
United States Virgin Islands40.000 → 34.286−5.714
Cyprus19.697 → 17.619−2.078
Singapore8.955 → 7.463−1.493
Costa Rica53.819 → 52.507−1.312

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

Read before you use

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 1985.
176 distinct values among 177
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 58.055. 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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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1985). Agricultural Land, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1985

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