Data for 2004

Agricultural Land, 2004

Name: Agricultural Land, 2004
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2004, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2004 covers 206 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 84.727; Suriname is lowest, at 0.483. The middle country reads 38.043. Against 2003, 166 values changed (84 up, 82 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2004

HighestUruguay

84.727

LowestSuriname

0.483

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

206countries
1measure
2004the year it describes
206distinct 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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	84.727
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	80.839
3	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	80.462
4	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	80.351
5	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	78.776
6	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	77.392
7	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	76.703
8	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	76.328
9	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.219
10	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	75.748
11	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	74.586
12	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	73.436
13	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	73.412
14	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	72.423
15	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	71.963
16	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	71.622
17	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	71.467
18	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.381
19	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.163
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.479
21	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.388
22	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	70.232
23	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.154
24	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	67.311
25	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	66.373
26	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	66.150
27	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	65.432
28	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	63.982
29	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	63.404
30	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.272
31	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	62.684
32	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	62.491
33	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	62.395
34	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	61.992
35	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	61.810
36	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	61.435
37	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	61.348
38	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	61.222
39	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.667
40	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	60.595
41	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	58.238
42	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.151
43	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	57.743
44	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	57.515
45	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	57.464
46	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	56.667
47	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	56.152
48	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	55.948
49	Mexico`MEX`Central America	54.821
50	France`FRA`Western Europe	54.659
51	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	53.545
52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	53.299
53	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	52.863
54	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	52.821
55	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	52.268
56	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	52.165
57	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	51.405
58	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	50.328
59	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	49.719
60	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	49.626
61	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	49.007
62	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	48.780
63	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	48.750
64	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	48.532
65	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	48.276
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	48.083
67	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	47.426
68	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.319
69	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	47.233
70	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	47.222
71	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.152
72	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	47.002
73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.758
74	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	46.667
75	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	45.868
76	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.572
77	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	45.156
78	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.120
79	United States`USA`Northern America	45.076
80	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.618
81	Paraguay`PRY`South America	44.236
82	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	44.163
83	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	44.074
84	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	43.585
85	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.583
86	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	43.419
87	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	42.907
88	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.371
89	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	42.291
90	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.975
91	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	41.667
92	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	41.549
93	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.250
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.949
95	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	40.688
96	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	40.208
97	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	39.592
98	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	39.312
99	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.238
100	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.779
101	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.527
102	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	38.468
103	Colombia`COL`South America	38.207
104	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	37.879
105	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.209
106	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	37.037
107	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	36.667
108	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.492
109	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	36.458
110	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.861
111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.684
112	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	35.542
113	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	35.294
114	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	34.748
115	Bolivia`BOL`South America	33.801
116	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	33.224
117	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	32.529
118	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	31.592
119	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	31.250
120	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	30.885
121	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.873
122	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	30.801
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	30.678
124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	30.372
125	Ecuador`ECU`South America	30.307
126	Panama`PAN`Central America	30.032
127	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	29.628
128	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	29.424
129	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	29.333
130	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.329
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	28.063
132	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.367
133	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	26.387
134	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	24.837
135	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	24.783
136	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.477
137	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	24.429
138	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.729
139	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	23.563
140	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.421
141	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	21.707
142	Chile`CHL`South America	21.431
143	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.085
144	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	21.014
145	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
146	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
147	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.730
148	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	19.552
149	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.483
150	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	19.080
151	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	18.859
152	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.793
153	Peru`PER`South America	18.200
154	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	18.197
155	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	18.174
156	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.949
157	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.275
158	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	17.143
159	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	16.960
160	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.883
161	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.667
162	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	15.450
163	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	15.321
164	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	15.194
165	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	14.848
166	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	14.019
167	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.185
168	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	12.986
169	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	12.943
170	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	11.950
171	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.752
172	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	11.270
173	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
174	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
175	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.721
176	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.834
177	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.348
178	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.744
179	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.696
180	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	8.432
181	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.418
182	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.100
183	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.952
184	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.857
185	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	7.801
186	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.741
187	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	7.407
188	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.397
189	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.893
190	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.667
191	Belize`BLZ`Central America	6.664
192	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	6.522
193	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.616
194	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.756
195	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.667
196	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.650
197	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.494
198	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2.965
199	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.847
200	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.480
201	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.467
202	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.161
203	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.099
204	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
205	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.587
206	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.483

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay84.727
2Saudi Arabia80.839
3South Africa80.462
4Isle of Man80.351
5Kazakhstan78.776

Lowest

206Suriname0.483
205Greenland0.587
204Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
203Bahamas1.099
202Singapore1.161

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.043. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 206 in both
84 · 82rose · fell
40unchanged

Rose most

Sierra Leone49.414 → 52.268+2.855
Côte d’Ivoire61.085 → 63.404+2.319
Armenia50.720 → 52.863+2.143
El Salvador60.555 → 61.810+1.255
Ecuador29.191 → 30.307+1.115

Fell most

Eritrea74.921 → 61.992−12.928
Georgia43.258 → 35.861−7.397
Slovakia46.477 → 40.208−6.269
Australia57.209 → 51.405−5.805
Maldives40.000 → 36.667−3.333

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 2004.
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) (2004). Agricultural Land, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2004

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