Data for 2003
Agricultural Land, 2003
2003, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Agricultural Land, 2003 covers 206 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 85.287; Suriname is lowest, at 0.502. The middle country reads 38.608. Against 2002, 160 values changed (85 up, 75 down), the same countries are covered.
Agricultural Land · Data for 2003
HighestUruguay
85.287LowestSuriname
0.502Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Agricultural Land, 2003, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 206 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | URYSouth America | 85.287 |
| 2 | SAUWestern Asia | 80.838 |
| 3 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 80.726 |
| 4 | IMNNorthern Europe | 80.298 |
| 5 | KAZCentral Asia | 78.898 |
| 6 | PSEWestern Asia | 77.325 |
| 7 | MDAEastern Europe | 76.909 |
| 8 | RWAEastern Africa | 76.449 |
| 9 | LSOSouthern Africa | 75.889 |
| 10 | SYRWestern Asia | 75.238 |
| 11 | ERIEastern Africa | 74.921 |
| 12 | TKMCentral Asia | 74.883 |
| 13 | MNGEastern Asia | 73.501 |
| 14 | DJIEastern Africa | 73.412 |
| 15 | NGAWestern Africa | 72.290 |
| 16 | BGDSouthern Asia | 71.660 |
| 17 | UKREastern Europe | 71.383 |
| 18 | BDIEastern Africa | 71.379 |
| 19 | SWZSouthern Africa | 71.163 |
| 20 | COMEastern Africa | 70.930 |
| 21 | SOMEastern Africa | 70.311 |
| 22 | MDGEastern Africa | 70.232 |
| 23 | GBRNorthern Europe | 70.086 |
| 24 | MARNorthern Africa | 69.182 |
| 25 | FRONorthern Europe | 69.154 |
| 26 | DNKNorthern Europe | 66.450 |
| 27 | UGAEastern Africa | 65.622 |
| 28 | HUNEastern Europe | 65.443 |
| 29 | ROUEastern Europe | 64.362 |
| 30 | GRCSouthern Europe | 64.019 |
| 31 | TGOWestern Africa | 63.615 |
| 32 | IRLNorthern Europe | 63.434 |
| 33 | TUNNorthern Africa | 62.976 |
| 34 | CUBCaribbean | 62.387 |
| 35 | UZBCentral Asia | 61.634 |
| 36 | LBNWestern Asia | 61.290 |
| 37 | CIVWestern Africa | 61.085 |
| 38 | INDSouthern Asia | 60.625 |
| 39 | HTICaribbean | 60.595 |
| 40 | SLVCentral America | 60.555 |
| 41 | ESPSouthern Europe | 58.398 |
| 42 | AFGSouthern Asia | 58.084 |
| 43 | AZEWestern Asia | 57.526 |
| 44 | GINWestern Africa | 57.442 |
| 45 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 57.209 |
| 46 | NLDWestern Europe | 56.685 |
| 47 | TUVPolynesia | 56.667 |
| 48 | KGZCentral Asia | 56.517 |
| 49 | CHNEastern Asia | 55.884 |
| 50 | GHAWestern Africa | 55.336 |
| 51 | MEXCentral America | 54.811 |
| 52 | FRAWestern Europe | 54.800 |
| 53 | MWIEastern Africa | 52.821 |
| 54 | TURWestern Asia | 52.810 |
| 55 | POLEastern Europe | 52.798 |
| 56 | MKDSouthern Europe | 51.160 |
| 57 | ARMWestern Asia | 50.720 |
| 58 | ITASouthern Europe | 50.410 |
| 59 | LUXWestern Europe | 49.719 |
| 60 | SLEWestern Africa | 49.414 |
| 61 | DOMCaribbean | 49.031 |
| 62 | BGREastern Europe | 48.966 |
| 63 | MUSEastern Africa | 48.768 |
| 64 | DEUWestern Europe | 48.740 |
| 65 | ANDSouthern Europe | 48.638 |
| 66 | MOZEastern Africa | 48.469 |
| 67 | PAKSouthern Asia | 47.792 |
| 68 | CZEEastern Europe | 47.475 |
| 69 | MHLMicronesia | 47.222 |
| 70 | KENEastern Africa | 47.219 |
| 71 | ARGSouth America | 47.175 |
| 72 | NAMSouthern Africa | 47.152 |
| 73 | VGBCaribbean | 46.667 |
| 74 | GMBWestern Africa | 46.542 |
| 75 | SVKEastern Europe | 46.477 |
| 76 | GTMCentral America | 46.183 |
| 77 | BELWestern Europe | 45.897 |
| 78 | BWASouthern Africa | 45.517 |
| 79 | USANorthern America | 45.080 |
| 80 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 45.034 |
| 81 | SENWestern Africa | 44.835 |
| 82 | YEMWestern Asia | 44.501 |
| 83 | BLREastern Europe | 44.304 |
| 84 | JAMCaribbean | 43.767 |
| 85 | PRYSouth America | 43.696 |
| 86 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 43.403 |
| 87 | NICCentral America | 43.352 |
| 88 | GEOWestern Asia | 43.258 |
| 89 | BFAWestern Africa | 42.385 |
| 90 | BIHSouthern Europe | 42.363 |
| 91 | KIRMicronesia | 41.975 |
| 92 | PRTSouthern Europe | 41.680 |
| 93 | TONPolynesia | 41.667 |
| 94 | LIEWestern Europe | 41.500 |
| 95 | ALBSouthern Europe | 40.912 |
| 96 | LTUNorthern Europe | 40.539 |
| 97 | ZWEEastern Africa | 40.351 |
| 98 | MDVSouthern Asia | 40.000 |
| 99 | BRBCaribbean | 39.535 |
| 100 | IRNSouthern Asia | 39.456 |
| 101 | CHEWestern Europe | 39.389 |
| 102 | TCDMiddle Africa | 38.779 |
| 103 | TZAEastern Africa | 38.688 |
| 104 | MRTWestern Africa | 38.527 |
| 105 | LKASouthern Asia | 38.047 |
| 106 | COLSouth America | 37.901 |
| 107 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 37.697 |
| 108 | STPMiddle Africa | 37.500 |
| 109 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 37.374 |
| 110 | GUMMicronesia | 37.037 |
| 111 | CRICentral America | 35.821 |
| 112 | AGOMiddle Africa | 35.693 |
| 113 | GRDCaribbean | 35.294 |
| 114 | AUTWestern Europe | 34.964 |
| 115 | BOLSouth America | 33.829 |
| 116 | MLIWestern Africa | 33.377 |
| 117 | TJKCentral Asia | 32.838 |
| 118 | MLTSouthern Europe | 32.500 |
| 119 | ETHEastern Africa | 31.607 |
| 120 | KNACaribbean | 31.154 |
| 121 | COGMiddle Africa | 30.864 |
| 122 | ZMBEastern Africa | 30.817 |
| 123 | BENWestern Africa | 30.782 |
| 124 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 30.758 |
| 125 | NERWestern Africa | 30.324 |
| 126 | PANCentral America | 30.067 |
| 127 | NPLSouthern Asia | 29.487 |
| 128 | DMACaribbean | 29.333 |
| 129 | ECUSouth America | 29.191 |
| 130 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 28.892 |
| 131 | HNDCentral America | 28.179 |
| 132 | BRASouth America | 27.355 |
| 133 | ISRWestern Asia | 25.462 |
| 134 | LVANorthern Europe | 25.423 |
| 135 | SVNSouthern Europe | 25.323 |
| 136 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 24.789 |
| 137 | GNBWestern Africa | 24.483 |
| 138 | VENSouth America | 24.420 |
| 139 | PRICaribbean | 24.307 |
| 140 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 22.448 |
| 141 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 21.660 |
| 142 | HRVSouthern Europe | 21.371 |
| 143 | PRKEastern Asia | 21.047 |
| 144 | CHLSouth America | 20.746 |
| 145 | ATGCaribbean | 20.455 |
| 146 | LCACaribbean | 20.328 |
| 147 | NRUMicronesia | 20.000 |
| 148 | IRQWestern Asia | 19.857 |
| 149 | KOREastern Asia | 19.649 |
| 150 | ESTNorthern Europe | 19.549 |
| 151 | FJIMelanesia | 19.398 |
| 152 | CMRMiddle Africa | 19.378 |
| 153 | ISLNorthern Europe | 18.803 |
| 154 | CPVWestern Africa | 18.610 |
| 155 | PERSouth America | 18.126 |
| 156 | VCTCaribbean | 17.949 |
| 157 | VIRCaribbean | 17.143 |
| 158 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 16.804 |
| 159 | DZANorthern Africa | 16.755 |
| =160 | CYPWestern Asia | 16.667 |
| =160 | SMRSouthern Europe | 16.667 |
| 162 | WSMPolynesia | 15.901 |
| 163 | LBRWestern Africa | 15.135 |
| 164 | VUTMelanesia | 14.766 |
| 165 | BTNSouthern Asia | 14.648 |
| 166 | JPNEastern Asia | 14.102 |
| 167 | NCLMelanesia | 13.326 |
| 168 | BHRWestern Asia | 13.306 |
| 169 | RUSEastern Europe | 13.203 |
| 170 | ASMPolynesia | 11.800 |
| 171 | TTOCaribbean | 11.696 |
| 172 | JORWestern Asia | 11.389 |
| 173 | CODMiddle Africa | 11.270 |
| 174 | CYMCaribbean | 11.250 |
| 175 | ABWCaribbean | 11.111 |
| 176 | PYFPolynesia | 9.912 |
| 177 | PLWMicronesia | 9.348 |
| 178 | LBYNorthern Africa | 8.781 |
| 179 | SYCEastern Africa | 8.696 |
| 180 | KWTWestern Asia | 8.474 |
| 181 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 8.280 |
| 182 | GABMiddle Africa | 8.081 |
| 183 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.957 |
| 184 | FSMMicronesia | 7.857 |
| 185 | AREWestern Asia | 7.801 |
| 186 | SWENorthern Europe | 7.681 |
| 187 | BMUNorthern America | 7.407 |
| 188 | FINNorthern Europe | 7.374 |
| 189 | CANNorthern America | 6.909 |
| 190 | HKGEastern Asia | 6.667 |
| 191 | BLZCentral America | 6.664 |
| 192 | MNPMicronesia | 6.522 |
| 193 | QATWestern Asia | 5.702 |
| 194 | OMNWestern Asia | 4.436 |
| 195 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.667 |
| 196 | GUYSouth America | 3.648 |
| 197 | EGYNorthern Africa | 3.425 |
| 198 | SLBMelanesia | 2.965 |
| 199 | NORNorthern Europe | 2.847 |
| 200 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.467 |
| 201 | PNGMelanesia | 2.447 |
| 202 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.164 |
| 203 | BHSCaribbean | 1.099 |
| 204 | TCACaribbean | 1.053 |
| 205 | GRLNorthern America | 0.586 |
| 206 | SURSouth America | 0.502 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Uruguay85.287
- 2
Saudi Arabia80.838
- 3
South Africa80.726
- 4
Isle of Man80.298
- 5
Kazakhstan78.898
Lowest
- 206
Suriname0.502
- 205
Greenland0.586
- 204
Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
- 203
Bahamas1.099
- 202
Singapore1.164
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.608. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 160values changed, of 206 in both
- 85 · 75rose · fell
- 46unchanged
Rose most
Sierra Leone44.750 → 49.414+4.663
Estonia16.471 → 19.549+3.079
Armenia48.858 → 50.720+1.862
Malawi51.230 → 52.821+1.591
Cyprus15.152 → 16.667+1.515
Fell most
Mongolia84.086 → 73.501−10.585
Lithuania46.027 → 40.539−5.488
Dominican Republic52.060 → 49.031−3.029
Grenada38.235 → 35.294−2.941
Poland55.173 → 52.798−2.375
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.
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 2003.
205 distinct values among 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 16.667. 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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FAO’s own file, on its own site.
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2003). Agricultural Land, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2003
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Agricultural Land, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest agricultural land in Agricultural Land, 2003?
Uruguay, at 85.287, of the 206 countries in the file.
What year does Agricultural Land, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Agricultural Land, 2003 cover?
206.
Where can I download Agricultural Land, 2003?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Agricultural Land, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Agricultural Land, 2023.