Data for 2010
Agricultural Land, 2010
2010, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Agricultural Land, 2010 covers 208 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 82.465; Suriname is lowest, at 0.488. The middle country reads 38.188. Against 2009, 170 values changed (81 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.
Agricultural Land · Data for 2010
HighestUruguay
82.465LowestSuriname
0.488Shaded 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, 2010, 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 208 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | URYSouth America | 82.465 |
| 2 | SAUWestern Asia | 80.821 |
| 3 | KAZCentral Asia | 80.439 |
| 4 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 79.871 |
| 5 | RWAEastern Africa | 77.908 |
| 6 | LSOSouthern Africa | 76.614 |
| 7 | IMNNorthern Europe | 76.105 |
| 8 | SYRWestern Asia | 75.739 |
| 9 | MDAEastern Europe | 75.038 |
| 10 | NGAWestern Africa | 73.442 |
| 11 | DJIEastern Africa | 73.438 |
| 12 | MNGEastern Asia | 73.339 |
| 13 | TKMCentral Asia | 72.351 |
| 14 | HTICaribbean | 71.988 |
| 15 | COMEastern Africa | 71.467 |
| 16 | BDIEastern Africa | 71.379 |
| 17 | UKREastern Europe | 71.234 |
| 18 | GBRNorthern Europe | 71.194 |
| 19 | UGAEastern Africa | 71.140 |
| 20 | BGDSouthern Asia | 70.992 |
| 21 | SWZSouthern Africa | 70.991 |
| 22 | SOMEastern Africa | 70.338 |
| 23 | MDGEastern Africa | 70.322 |
| 24 | FRONorthern Europe | 69.051 |
| 25 | TGOWestern Africa | 67.384 |
| 26 | MARNorthern Africa | 67.193 |
| 27 | IRLNorthern Europe | 66.309 |
| 28 | CIVWestern Africa | 65.736 |
| 29 | DNKNorthern Europe | 65.650 |
| 30 | TUNNorthern Africa | 64.611 |
| 31 | GMBWestern Africa | 63.636 |
| 32 | ERIEastern Africa | 62.710 |
| 33 | LBNWestern Asia | 62.561 |
| 34 | PSEWestern Asia | 62.276 |
| 35 | ROUEastern Europe | 61.534 |
| 36 | GINWestern Africa | 61.289 |
| 37 | ARMWestern Asia | 60.941 |
| 38 | CUBCaribbean | 60.703 |
| 39 | INDSouthern Asia | 60.397 |
| 40 | TUVPolynesia | 60.000 |
| 41 | SLVCentral America | 59.358 |
| 42 | HUNEastern Europe | 59.019 |
| 43 | UZBCentral Asia | 58.726 |
| 44 | MWIEastern Africa | 58.178 |
| 45 | AFGSouthern Asia | 58.134 |
| 46 | GRCSouthern Europe | 58.099 |
| 47 | AZEWestern Asia | 57.670 |
| 48 | CHNEastern Asia | 56.183 |
| 49 | NLDWestern Europe | 55.508 |
| 50 | KGZCentral Asia | 55.328 |
| 51 | ESPSouthern Europe | 55.089 |
| 52 | GHAWestern Africa | 54.498 |
| 53 | SLEWestern Africa | 54.452 |
| 54 | FRAWestern Europe | 53.672 |
| 55 | MEXCentral America | 52.371 |
| 56 | LUXWestern Europe | 50.900 |
| 57 | TURWestern Asia | 50.689 |
| 58 | MOZEastern Africa | 50.441 |
| 59 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 48.992 |
| 60 | ITASouthern Europe | 48.451 |
| 61 | SENWestern Africa | 48.190 |
| 62 | KENEastern Africa | 48.120 |
| 63 | DEUWestern Europe | 47.910 |
| 64 | DOMCaribbean | 47.563 |
| 65 | PRYSouth America | 47.447 |
| 66 | MHLMicronesia | 47.222 |
| 67 | POLEastern Europe | 47.176 |
| 68 | NAMSouthern Africa | 47.139 |
| 69 | VGBCaribbean | 46.667 |
| 70 | BGREastern Europe | 46.536 |
| 71 | ARGSouth America | 46.139 |
| 72 | BFAWestern Africa | 46.021 |
| 73 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 46.010 |
| 74 | USANorthern America | 45.797 |
| 75 | PAKSouthern Asia | 45.717 |
| 76 | BWASouthern Africa | 45.632 |
| 77 | CZEEastern Europe | 45.629 |
| 78 | MUSEastern Africa | 44.828 |
| 79 | BELWestern Europe | 44.694 |
| 80 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 44.675 |
| 81 | YEMWestern Asia | 44.660 |
| 82 | TONPolynesia | 44.444 |
| 83 | MKDSouthern Europe | 44.370 |
| 84 | LTUNorthern Europe | 44.233 |
| 85 | BLREastern Europe | 43.854 |
| 86 | ALBSouthern Europe | 43.843 |
| 87 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 43.325 |
| 88 | TZAEastern Africa | 42.221 |
| 89 | ANDSouthern Europe | 42.064 |
| 90 | KIRMicronesia | 41.975 |
| 91 | NICCentral America | 41.964 |
| 92 | BIHSouthern Europe | 41.875 |
| 93 | LKASouthern Asia | 41.780 |
| 94 | ZWEEastern Africa | 41.713 |
| 95 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 40.581 |
| 96 | SVKEastern Europe | 40.438 |
| 97 | GTMCentral America | 40.287 |
| 98 | SRBSouthern Europe | 40.265 |
| 99 | PRTSouthern Europe | 39.897 |
| 100 | TCDMiddle Africa | 39.100 |
| 101 | JAMCaribbean | 38.901 |
| 102 | CHEWestern Europe | 38.833 |
| 103 | MRTWestern Africa | 38.527 |
| 104 | COLSouth America | 38.308 |
| 105 | MNESouthern Europe | 38.067 |
| 106 | AGOMiddle Africa | 35.975 |
| 107 | LIEWestern Europe | 35.813 |
| 108 | CRICentral America | 35.625 |
| 109 | GEOWestern Asia | 35.401 |
| 110 | BRBCaribbean | 34.884 |
| 111 | BOLSouth America | 34.772 |
| 112 | NERWestern Africa | 34.722 |
| 113 | STPMiddle Africa | 34.375 |
| 114 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 34.345 |
| 115 | AUTWestern Europe | 33.679 |
| 116 | MLIWestern Africa | 33.663 |
| =117 | DMACaribbean | 33.333 |
| =117 | GUMMicronesia | 33.333 |
| 119 | MLTSouthern Europe | 32.281 |
| 120 | ETHEastern Africa | 31.618 |
| 121 | ZMBEastern Africa | 31.526 |
| 122 | COGMiddle Africa | 30.968 |
| 123 | SVNSouthern Europe | 30.967 |
| 124 | BENWestern Africa | 30.925 |
| 125 | PANCentral America | 30.487 |
| 126 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 30.486 |
| 127 | ECUSouth America | 30.189 |
| 128 | GRDCaribbean | 29.412 |
| 129 | HNDCentral America | 29.207 |
| 130 | LVANorthern Europe | 29.007 |
| 131 | NPLSouthern Asia | 28.783 |
| 132 | IRNSouthern Asia | 28.574 |
| 133 | BRASouth America | 27.738 |
| 134 | TJKCentral Asia | 27.209 |
| 135 | GNBWestern Africa | 26.585 |
| 136 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 26.568 |
| 137 | VENSouth America | 24.375 |
| 138 | HRVSouthern Europe | 23.833 |
| 139 | ISRWestern Asia | 23.313 |
| 140 | MDVSouthern Asia | 23.000 |
| 141 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 22.730 |
| 142 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 22.491 |
| 143 | ESTNorthern Europe | 22.383 |
| 144 | PRKEastern Asia | 22.202 |
| 145 | KNACaribbean | 21.923 |
| 146 | PRICaribbean | 21.860 |
| 147 | CMRMiddle Africa | 20.520 |
| 148 | ATGCaribbean | 20.455 |
| 149 | NRUMicronesia | 20.000 |
| 150 | CHLSouth America | 19.795 |
| 151 | CPVWestern Africa | 19.355 |
| 152 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 19.175 |
| 153 | IRQWestern Asia | 18.923 |
| 154 | ISLNorthern Europe | 18.693 |
| 155 | PERSouth America | 18.644 |
| 156 | KOREastern Asia | 18.241 |
| 157 | VCTCaribbean | 17.949 |
| 158 | FJIMelanesia | 17.466 |
| 159 | DZANorthern Africa | 17.371 |
| 160 | LBRWestern Africa | 17.307 |
| 161 | SMRSouthern Europe | 16.667 |
| 162 | LCACaribbean | 16.295 |
| 163 | VUTMelanesia | 15.340 |
| 164 | WSMPolynesia | 14.664 |
| 165 | BTNSouthern Asia | 13.642 |
| 166 | JPNEastern Asia | 13.588 |
| 167 | RUSEastern Europe | 13.158 |
| 168 | ASMPolynesia | 12.850 |
| 169 | CODMiddle Africa | 12.540 |
| 170 | CYPWestern Asia | 12.392 |
| 171 | BHRWestern Asia | 11.614 |
| 172 | VIRCaribbean | 11.429 |
| 173 | JORWestern Asia | 11.290 |
| 174 | CYMCaribbean | 11.250 |
| 175 | ABWCaribbean | 11.111 |
| 176 | NCLMelanesia | 10.864 |
| 177 | TTOCaribbean | 10.526 |
| 178 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 9.504 |
| 179 | PLWMicronesia | 9.348 |
| 180 | PYFPolynesia | 9.220 |
| 181 | LBYNorthern Africa | 8.724 |
| 182 | KWTWestern Asia | 8.530 |
| 183 | GABMiddle Africa | 8.218 |
| 184 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.897 |
| 185 | SWENorthern Europe | 7.546 |
| 186 | FINNorthern Europe | 7.542 |
| 187 | FSMMicronesia | 7.143 |
| 188 | BLZCentral America | 6.883 |
| 189 | CANNorthern America | 6.500 |
| 190 | QATWestern Asia | 5.866 |
| 191 | BMUNorthern America | 5.556 |
| 192 | AREWestern Asia | 5.524 |
| 193 | HKGEastern Asia | 5.238 |
| 194 | SYCEastern Africa | 5.217 |
| 195 | OMNWestern Asia | 4.663 |
| 196 | MNPMicronesia | 3.696 |
| 197 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.694 |
| 198 | EGYNorthern Africa | 3.688 |
| 199 | GUYSouth America | 3.653 |
| 200 | SLBMelanesia | 3.355 |
| 201 | PNGMelanesia | 2.798 |
| 202 | NORNorthern Europe | 2.754 |
| 203 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.543 |
| 204 | BHSCaribbean | 1.199 |
| 205 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.054 |
| 206 | TCACaribbean | 1.053 |
| 207 | GRLNorthern America | 0.592 |
| 208 | SURSouth America | 0.488 |
02In 2010
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Uruguay82.465
- 2
Saudi Arabia80.821
- 3
Kazakhstan80.439
- 4
South Africa79.871
- 5
Rwanda77.908
Lowest
- 208
Suriname0.488
- 207
Greenland0.592
- 206
Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
- 205
Singapore1.054
- 204
Bahamas1.199
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.188. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032009 → 2010
Since 2009
What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 170values changed, of 208 in both
- 81 · 89rose · fell
- 38unchanged
Rose most
Haiti65.905 → 71.988+6.084
North Macedonia40.167 → 44.370+4.203
Malta29.063 → 32.281+3.219
Guinea58.463 → 61.289+2.826
Dominica30.667 → 33.333+2.667
Fell most
Palestine71.387 → 62.276−9.111
Tajikistan34.005 → 27.209−6.796
Hungary63.879 → 59.019−4.860
Poland50.996 → 47.176−3.820
Barbados37.209 → 34.884−2.326
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 2010.
207 distinct values among 208
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 33.333. 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 208 countries has every column.
05The files
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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.
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FAO’s own file, on its own site.
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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) (2010). Agricultural Land, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2010
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Other years
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Agricultural Land, 2009208 countries
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Agricultural Land: every year63 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Agricultural Land, 2010: questions and answers
Which country has the highest agricultural land in Agricultural Land, 2010?
Uruguay, at 82.465, of the 208 countries in the file.
What year does Agricultural Land, 2010 describe?
2010.
How many countries does Agricultural Land, 2010 cover?
208.
Where can I download Agricultural Land, 2010?
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, 2010 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Agricultural Land, 2023.