Data for 1987

Agricultural Land, 1987

Name: Agricultural Land, 1987
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1987, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1987 covers 177 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 84.89; Suriname is lowest, at 0.55. The middle country reads 36.69. Against 1986, 124 values changed (78 up, 46 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1987

HighestUruguay

84.89

LowestSuriname

0.55

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

177countries
1measure
1987the year it describes
177distinct 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, 1987, 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, 1987: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	84.89
2	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	83.39
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	81.27
4	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	80.71
5	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.02
6	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	77.71
7	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.75
8	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	75.99
9	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	75.67
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	74.88
11	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	74.67
12	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	72.44
13	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	71.19
14	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.19
15	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	69.95
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	69.92
17	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.15
18	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	67.19
19	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.67
20	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	66.47
21	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.52
22	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	63.43
23	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	62.63
24	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	62.32
25	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	61.61
26	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	61.31
27	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.27
28	India`IND`Southern Asia	61.06
29	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	60.72
30	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	60.48
31	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	60.00
32	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.67
33	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	59.26
34	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	59.14
35	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	59.04
36	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.33
37	France`FRA`Western Europe	58.17
38	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.06
39	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	57.92
40	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	57.84
41	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	57.81
42	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	57.18
43	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	56.50
44	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	56.16
45	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	56.13
46	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	55.74
47	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	54.72
48	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.58
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	54.21
50	Mexico`MEX`Central America	52.75
51	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	52.09
52	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.95
53	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	51.91
54	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	51.23
55	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	50.23
56	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	50.00
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	49.73
58	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	48.94
59	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	48.15
60	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.57
61	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46.96
62	United States`USA`Northern America	46.62
63	Argentina`ARG`South America	46.55
64	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	46.36
65	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	46.15
66	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.89
67	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.87
68	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	45.83
69	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	44.65
70	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.47
71	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	44.19
72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44.04
73	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	43.73
74	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	43.59
75	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	43.43
76	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	41.57
77	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	40.98
78	Colombia`COL`South America	40.92
79	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	40.63
80	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.55
81	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	39.12
82	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.42
83	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.28
84	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	38.24
85	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	37.47
86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.22
87	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	37.04
88	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	36.96
89	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	36.69
90	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	36.13
91	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.71
92	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.32
93	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	34.97
94	Paraguay`PRY`South America	34.79
95	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	34.43
96	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	34.29
97	Bolivia`BOL`South America	32.52
98	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	32.32
99	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	32.30
100	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	31.25
101	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.85
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	29.90
103	Honduras`HND`Central America	29.36
104	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.91
105	Brazil`BRA`South America	28.61
106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.89
107	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	27.60
108	Panama`PAN`Central America	27.51
109	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	27.10
110	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	26.67
111	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.66
112	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	26.31
113	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	25.33
114	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.90
115	Niger`NER`Western Africa	24.48
116	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	24.00
117	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	23.00
118	Chile`CHL`South America	21.74
119	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21.64
120	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20.96
121	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	20.75
122	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	20.62
123	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.45
124	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	20.11
125	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.00
126	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	19.98
127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.48
128	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	19.47
129	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	19.26
130	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.95
131	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	18.49
132	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17.58
133	Peru`PER`South America	17.18
134	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.67
135	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	16.34
136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.28
137	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	16.13
138	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	15.95
139	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	14.49
140	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	14.00
141	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	13.84
142	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	13.10
143	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	13.04
144	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	12.11
145	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	11.73
146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.45
147	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.25
148	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.11
149	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	10.04
150	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	9.95
151	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	9.65
152	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.09
153	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.78
154	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	8.48
155	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.96
156	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.91
157	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	7.76
158	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	7.74
159	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.11
160	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.81
161	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.56
162	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.25
163	Belize`BLZ`Central America	4.91
164	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	4.48
165	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.84
166	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.60
167	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.46
168	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.35
169	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.66
170	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	2.56
171	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.47
172	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.32
173	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	1.90
174	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.10
175	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.05
176	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.69
177	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.55

02In 1987

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay84.89
2Palestine83.39
3Burundi81.27
4Mongolia80.71
5South Africa78.02

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 36.69. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031986 → 1987

Since 1986

What changed between 1986 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
124values changed, of 177 in both
78 · 46rose · fell
53unchanged

Rose most

Cuba60.07 → 62.63+2.56
Saudi Arabia47.81 → 50.23+2.42
Cambodia18.64 → 20.96+2.32
Comoros59.11 → 60.72+1.61
Pakistan46.14 → 47.57+1.43

Fell most

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines33.33 → 29.90−3.44
Grenada41.18 → 38.24−2.94
Singapore5.97 → 4.48−1.49
Costa Rica51.16 → 49.73−1.43
Eswatini77.27 → 75.99−1.28

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 1987.
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) (1987). Agricultural Land, 1987 [data set], describing 1987. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1987

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