Data for 2000

Agricultural Land, 2000

Name: Agricultural Land, 2000
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2000, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2000 covers 206 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.465; Suriname is lowest, at 0.548. The middle country reads 38.568. Against 1999, 158 values changed (93 up, 65 down), 2 countries joined.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2000

HighestUruguay

85.465

LowestSuriname

0.548

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

206countries
1measure
2000the year it describes
205distinct 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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	85.465
2	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	84.314
3	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	80.888
4	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	80.849
5	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	79.784
6	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	77.776
7	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	77.372
8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.877
9	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	76.842
10	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	75.543
11	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	74.606
12	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.554
13	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	74.017
14	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	72.702
15	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	72.213
16	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	71.926
17	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.470
18	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.105
19	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.244
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.119
21	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	69.643
22	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.121
23	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	69.094
24	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	68.780
25	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	68.680
26	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	66.667
27	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	66.175
28	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	66.168
29	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	65.320
30	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	64.677
31	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	63.814
32	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	62.684
33	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	62.619
34	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	62.511
35	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	62.125
36	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	62.099
37	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	61.477
38	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.321
39	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	61.024
40	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.869
41	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	60.116
42	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	59.651
43	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	59.288
44	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	58.162
45	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	58.045
46	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	57.946
47	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	57.386
48	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	57.236
49	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	56.102
50	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.860
51	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	55.695
52	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	55.390
53	France`FRA`Western Europe	55.306
54	Mexico`MEX`Central America	54.698
55	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54.531
56	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	52.878
57	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	52.595
58	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.060
59	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50.728
60	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	50.456
61	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	50.170
62	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.000
63	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	49.719
64	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	49.104
65	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	48.936
66	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	48.912
67	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	48.565
68	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	47.623
69	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.605
70	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	47.222
71	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.152
72	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	46.967
73	Argentina`ARG`South America	46.958
74	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	46.886
75	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	46.864
76	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	46.667
77	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	46.470
78	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	45.811
79	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.791
80	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	45.611
81	United States`USA`Northern America	45.231
82	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.830
83	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	44.436
84	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	44.229
85	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	43.750
86	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	43.239
87	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	43.172
88	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	42.857
89	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.721
90	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.975
91	Paraguay`PRY`South America	41.871
92	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	41.860
93	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.752
94	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.667
95	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.602
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.976
97	Colombia`COL`South America	40.432
98	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	39.899
99	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	39.617
100	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	39.078
101	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.930
102	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.620
103	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	38.609
104	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.527
105	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.383
106	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.676
107	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	37.500
108	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.474
109	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	37.037
110	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	36.538
111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	36.036
112	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.713
113	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	35.630
114	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	35.294
115	Bolivia`BOL`South America	34.287
116	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.674
117	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.477
118	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	31.688
119	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.864
120	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	30.534
121	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	30.302
122	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	30.000
123	Panama`PAN`Central America	29.997
124	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	29.641
125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	29.210
126	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	28.307
127	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	28.226
128	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	28.125
129	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	28.000
130	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	27.869
131	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.318
132	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	27.022
133	Honduras`HND`Central America	26.231
134	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.155
135	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	25.720
136	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	25.519
137	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.528
138	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	23.764
139	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	23.582
140	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	23.279
141	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	23.260
142	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.663
143	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	21.119
144	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.005
145	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	20.908
146	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
147	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	20.454
148	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	20.350
149	Chile`CHL`South America	20.322
=150	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
=150	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	20.000
152	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.423
153	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.378
154	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.843
155	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.949
156	Peru`PER`South America	17.905
157	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	17.866
158	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	16.961
159	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.803
160	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.667
161	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	16.544
162	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	15.314
163	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	14.523
164	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	14.425
165	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	14.356
166	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	14.193
167	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	13.944
168	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	13.403
169	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.257
170	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	13.060
171	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.115
172	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	11.350
173	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.292
174	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
175	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
176	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.571
177	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.348
178	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.781
179	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.696
180	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.305
181	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.022
182	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.980
183	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.857
184	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.825
185	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	7.702
186	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	7.407
187	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.301
188	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.282
189	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.836
190	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.667
191	Belize`BLZ`Central America	6.532
192	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	6.522
193	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.685
194	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.790
195	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.667
196	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.634
197	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.306
198	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.853
199	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.715
200	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.403
201	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.277
202	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.791
203	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.099
204	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
205	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.584
206	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.548

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay85.465
2Mongolia84.314
3South Africa80.888
4Saudi Arabia80.849
5Kazakhstan79.784

Lowest

206Suriname0.548
205Greenland0.584
204Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
203Bahamas1.099
202Singapore1.791

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.568. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
158values changed, of 204 in both
93 · 65rose · fell
46unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda69.599 → 74.017+4.418
Palestine74.352 → 77.776+3.424
Maldives26.667 → 30.000+3.333
Dominica25.333 → 28.000+2.667
Vietnam25.847 → 28.226+2.379

Fell most

Croatia36.344 → 20.908−15.436
Gambia56.028 → 50.000−6.028
Honduras29.824 → 26.231−3.593
Hungary68.886 → 65.320−3.566
Saint Lucia25.246 → 23.279−1.967

+ Belgium

+ Luxembourg

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 2000.
205 distinct values among 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 20.000. 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 206 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2000). Agricultural Land, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2000

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