Data for 1998

Agricultural Land, 1998

Name: Agricultural Land, 1998
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1998, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 1998 covers 204 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.42; Suriname is lowest, at 0.55. The middle country reads 38.00. Against 1997, 152 values changed (90 up, 62 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 1998

HighestUruguay

85.42

LowestSuriname

0.55

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

204countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
204distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Agricultural Land, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	85.42
2	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	83.45
3	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	80.78
4	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	79.76
5	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	78.09
6	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	77.67
7	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	77.58
8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.71
9	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	75.54
10	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	75.44
11	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	74.84
12	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	74.49
13	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	73.93
14	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	72.47
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	72.41
16	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.82
17	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	71.60
18	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.10
19	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.24
20	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	69.41
21	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.12
22	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	68.96
23	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	68.13
24	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	67.73
25	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	67.71
26	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	66.80
27	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.67
28	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	66.19
29	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	64.78
30	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	64.25
31	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	64.23
32	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	63.43
33	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	62.14
34	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	61.60
35	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	61.59
36	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.32
37	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	61.28
38	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	61.27
39	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	61.19
40	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.83
41	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	60.63
42	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	60.38
43	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	60.21
44	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	59.98
45	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.06
46	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	57.24
47	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	57.07
48	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	56.75
49	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	56.35
50	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	56.03
51	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.74
52	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	55.69
53	France`FRA`Western Europe	55.63
54	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	55.44
55	Mexico`MEX`Central America	54.70
56	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54.64
57	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	53.33
58	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	52.65
59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.53
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	51.87
61	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	51.03
62	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50.79
63	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	50.77
64	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	49.78
65	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	49.60
66	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	48.94
67	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	48.58
68	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	48.06
69	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.69
70	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	47.22
71	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.15
72	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	47.07
73	Argentina`ARG`South America	46.89
74	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	46.65
75	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	46.56
76	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	45.89
77	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.58
78	United States`USA`Northern America	45.27
79	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.85
80	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44.69
81	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	44.19
82	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	43.82
83	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	43.75
84	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	43.58
85	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.27
86	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	43.06
87	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	42.49
88	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.19
89	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.98
90	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.57
91	Colombia`COL`South America	41.05
92	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	40.83
93	Paraguay`PRY`South America	40.71
94	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	40.68
95	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	40.40
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.05
97	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.78
98	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	39.77
99	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.92
100	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.62
101	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.53
102	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.16
103	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.85
104	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	37.50
105	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.14
106	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	37.04
107	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.99
108	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	36.63
109	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	35.87
110	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.70
111	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	34.62
112	Bolivia`BOL`South America	34.14
113	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.49
114	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	32.35
115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.32
116	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	32.29
117	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	30.86
118	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.85
119	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	30.72
120	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	30.45
121	Honduras`HND`Central America	30.34
122	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	29.83
123	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	29.55
124	Panama`PAN`Central America	28.91
125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	28.42
126	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	28.13
127	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	28.11
128	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.29
129	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	26.97
130	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	26.67
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	26.23
132	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	25.97
133	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	25.41
134	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	24.75
135	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	24.60
136	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.53
137	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	24.33
138	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	23.80
139	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	22.98
140	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.93
141	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	22.86
142	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	22.67
143	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	21.14
144	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	20.99
145	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	20.97
146	Chile`CHL`South America	20.47
147	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.45
148	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	20.41
149	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.00
150	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.75
151	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	19.74
152	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.38
153	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.86
154	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	18.02
155	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	17.87
156	Peru`PER`South America	17.76
157	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.72
158	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.67
159	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	16.09
160	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	15.61
161	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	14.75
162	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	14.37
163	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	14.11
164	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	14.08
165	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	13.57
166	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.26
167	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	13.13
168	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	12.87
169	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.08
170	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.34
171	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.25
172	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.11
173	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	11.01
174	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.35
175	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.23
176	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.78
177	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.70
178	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.02
179	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.98
180	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	7.97
181	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.93
182	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.86
183	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.65
184	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	7.41
185	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.20
186	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.83
187	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.67
188	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	6.52
189	Belize`BLZ`Central America	6.49
190	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.68
191	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.60
192	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.67
193	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.63
194	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.46
195	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.27
196	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.87
197	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.64
198	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.35
199	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.28
200	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.79
201	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.05
202	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.00
203	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.58
204	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.55

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay85.42
2Mongolia83.45
3South Africa80.78
4Kazakhstan79.76
5Palestine78.09

Lowest

204Suriname0.55
203Greenland0.58
202Bahamas1.00
201Turks and Caicos Islands1.05
200Singapore1.79

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
152values changed, of 204 in both
90 · 62rose · fell
52unchanged

Rose most

São Tomé and Príncipe28.13 → 32.29+4.17
Saudi Arabia73.86 → 77.58+3.72
Ecuador28.94 → 32.32+3.38
Croatia34.67 → 36.63+1.96
Madagascar64.47 → 66.19+1.72

Fell most

Bulgaria56.07 → 51.03−5.04
Kiribati45.68 → 41.98−3.70
Malta31.25 → 28.13−3.13
Ghana59.69 → 57.07−2.63
Saint Lucia27.87 → 25.41−2.46

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 1998.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 204 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1998). Agricultural Land, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/1998

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