Data for 1992

Agricultural Land, 1992

Name: Agricultural Land, 1992
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1992, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1992 covers 200 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.28; Suriname is lowest, at 0.55. The middle country reads 38.45. Against 1991, 132 values changed (73 up, 59 down), 19 countries joined.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1992

HighestUruguay

85.28

LowestSuriname

0.55

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

200countries
1measure
1992the year it describes
199distinct 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, 1992, 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, 1992: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	85.28
2	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	82.56
3	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	82.03
4	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	81.07
5	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	79.87
6	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	79.53
7	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	77.88
8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.94
9	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	75.22
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	74.69
11	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	74.38
12	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	74.07
13	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	73.36
14	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	72.37
15	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	71.12
16	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.10
17	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	70.88
18	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.21
19	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.15
20	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	68.90
21	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	68.60
22	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	68.28
23	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.67
24	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	66.53
25	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	65.17
26	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	64.46
27	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.11
28	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	63.08
29	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	62.81
30	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	62.54
31	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	61.79
32	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	61.19
33	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.98
34	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	60.66
35	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	60.63
36	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	60.32
37	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	60.21
38	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	59.24
39	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	59.17
40	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	58.93
41	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	58.63
42	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.31
43	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	58.17
44	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	57.56
45	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	57.15
46	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	57.06
47	France`FRA`Western Europe	56.38
48	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	55.90
49	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	55.63
50	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	54.78
51	Mexico`MEX`Central America	54.62
52	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	54.33
53	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	54.15
54	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54.07
55	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	53.76
56	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.69
57	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	53.43
58	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	53.33
59	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	52.60
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	51.85
61	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	51.65
62	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	51.40
63	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	48.94
64	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	48.55
65	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	48.15
66	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	47.56
67	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	47.22
68	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46.96
69	Argentina`ARG`South America	46.68
70	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	46.47
71	United States`USA`Northern America	46.45
72	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	46.28
73	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	46.22
74	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	46.15
75	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	45.90
76	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.61
77	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.60
78	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	45.40
79	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	45.29
80	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.47
81	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.44
82	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	44.19
83	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.95
84	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	43.75
85	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	43.00
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.97
87	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	42.93
88	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	42.38
89	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	42.30
90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	41.84
91	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.13
92	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	41.10
93	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	40.66
94	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	40.63
95	Colombia`COL`South America	40.54
96	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	40.38
97	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	39.99
98	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.16
99	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	39.00
100	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.50
101	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.41
102	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.38
103	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	37.29
104	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.28
105	Paraguay`PRY`South America	37.11
106	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	37.04
107	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	36.51
108	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	36.05
109	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.70
110	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	35.29
111	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	34.24
112	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	33.87
113	Bolivia`BOL`South America	33.08
114	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	32.41
115	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	32.30
116	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.07
117	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	31.25
118	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.80
119	Honduras`HND`Central America	29.98
120	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	29.08
121	Panama`PAN`Central America	28.92
122	Ecuador`ECU`South America	28.73
123	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	28.57
124	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	28.34
125	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	28.00
126	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.76
127	Niger`NER`Western Africa	27.63
128	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	26.67
129	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.66
130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	26.43
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	25.58
132	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	25.28
133	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.50
134	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	24.00
135	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	22.89
136	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.83
137	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.19
138	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	22.14
139	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21.82
140	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	21.58
141	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	20.99
142	Chile`CHL`South America	20.92
143	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	20.72
144	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	20.71
145	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.45
146	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	20.31
147	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.00
148	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.38
149	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.96
150	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	18.37
151	Peru`PER`South America	17.59
152	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17.27
153	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	17.12
154	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.67
155	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.32
156	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	15.91
157	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	15.79
158	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	15.73
159	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	14.08
160	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.52
161	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	12.88
162	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.70
163	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	12.58
164	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	11.67
165	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.47
166	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.25
167	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.11
168	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	10.79
169	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	9.99
170	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.67
171	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.35
172	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.79
=173	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	8.70
=173	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.70
175	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	8.21
176	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	8.08
177	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.99
178	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	7.91
179	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.90
180	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.86
181	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	7.83
182	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.21
183	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.86
184	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.96
185	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.56
186	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.51
187	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	4.77
188	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.74
189	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.61
190	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.50
191	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.01
192	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.75
193	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.54
194	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.47
195	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.08
196	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.79
197	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.10
198	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.05
199	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.69
200	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.55

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay85.28
2Palestine82.56
3Kazakhstan82.03
4Burundi81.07
5Mongolia79.87

Lowest

200Suriname0.55
199Greenland0.69
198Turks and Caicos Islands1.05
197Bahamas1.10
196Singapore1.79

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.45. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+19 / −0countries joined / left
132values changed, of 181 in both
73 · 59rose · fell
49unchanged

Rose most

Djibouti57.66 → 59.17+1.51
Nigeria65.26 → 66.53+1.27
Jordan11.45 → 12.70+1.25
Tunisia59.28 → 60.21+0.93
El Salvador61.95 → 62.81+0.86

Fell most

Bangladesh79.28 → 73.36−5.92
Hungary71.88 → 68.28−3.61
Gambia57.51 → 54.15−3.36
Mongolia81.51 → 79.87−1.64
Rwanda76.00 → 74.38−1.62

+ Armenia

+ Azerbaijan

+ Bosnia and Herzegovina

+ Belarus

+ Estonia

+ Georgia

+ Croatia

+ Kazakhstan

+ Kyrgyzstan

+ Lithuania

+ Latvia

+ Moldova

+ North Macedonia

+ Russia

+ Slovenia

+ Tajikistan

+ Turkmenistan

+ Ukraine

+ Uzbekistan

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 1992.
199 distinct values among 200
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 8.70. 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 200 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1992). Agricultural Land, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1992

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204 countries
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