Data for 2011

Agricultural Land, 2011

Name: Agricultural Land, 2011
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2011, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2011 covers 208 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 82.996; Suriname is lowest, at 0.498. The middle country reads 37.872. Against 2010, 168 values changed (90 up, 78 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2011

HighestUruguay

82.996

LowestSuriname

0.498

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

208countries
1measure
2011the 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	82.996
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	80.818
3	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	80.375
4	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	79.445
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	78.760
6	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	76.153
7	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	75.777
8	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	74.947
9	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	74.754
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	73.491
11	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	73.460
12	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	73.326
13	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	72.896
14	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	72.006
15	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	71.690
16	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.639
17	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	71.467
18	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.258
19	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	70.988
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.946
21	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	70.291
22	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.179
23	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	70.124
24	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.057
25	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	67.452
26	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	67.384
27	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	67.250
28	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	66.200
29	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	66.120
30	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	64.830
31	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	64.325
=32	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	63.636
=32	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	63.636
34	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	62.698
35	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	61.491
36	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	60.746
37	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.430
38	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	60.000
39	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	59.963
40	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	59.645
41	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	59.170
42	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	58.953
43	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	58.321
44	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	58.178
45	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.131
46	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	57.692
47	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	57.378
48	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.104
49	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	55.661
50	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.310
51	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	55.113
52	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	54.091
53	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	54.041
54	France`FRA`Western Europe	53.583
55	Mexico`MEX`Central America	52.122
56	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	51.563
57	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	50.989
58	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	50.704
59	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.695
60	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	49.074
61	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	48.535
62	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	48.261
63	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	48.016
64	Paraguay`PRY`South America	47.988
65	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	47.966
66	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	47.222
67	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.139
68	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	46.868
69	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	46.844
70	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	46.759
71	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	46.667
72	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.617
73	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	46.564
74	United States`USA`Northern America	46.018
75	Argentina`ARG`South America	45.792
76	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.747
77	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	45.371
78	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	44.770
79	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.683
80	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	44.567
81	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.444
82	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.419
83	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	44.330
84	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	44.035
85	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.832
86	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	43.739
87	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	43.534
88	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	43.185
89	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	42.460
90	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	42.231
91	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.138
92	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	42.064
93	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.012
94	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.975
95	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	41.117
96	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	40.341
97	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	40.129
98	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.078
99	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	39.845
100	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.180
101	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	38.827
102	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	38.750
103	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.527
104	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	38.141
105	Colombia`COL`South America	37.603
106	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.349
107	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.625
108	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	35.417
109	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.148
110	Niger`NER`Western Africa	35.116
111	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	35.000
112	Bolivia`BOL`South America	34.897
113	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	34.373
114	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.809
115	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	33.414
=116	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	33.333
=116	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	33.333
118	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	32.558
119	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	32.281
120	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	32.187
121	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	32.098
122	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	31.795
123	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	31.030
124	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	30.806
125	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	30.779
126	Panama`PAN`Central America	30.441
127	Honduras`HND`Central America	29.592
128	Ecuador`ECU`South America	29.578
129	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	29.412
130	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	29.183
131	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.787
132	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.483
133	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.824
134	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	27.096
135	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	26.885
136	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	26.808
137	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.375
138	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.891
139	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	23.696
140	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	23.077
141	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	23.000
142	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	22.921
143	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.771
144	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	22.317
145	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	22.041
146	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.859
147	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	20.626
148	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
149	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
150	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.631
151	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.603
152	Chile`CHL`South America	19.391
153	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	19.223
154	Peru`PER`South America	18.718
155	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.685
156	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	18.069
157	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.949
158	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	17.615
159	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.427
160	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.377
161	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	16.961
162	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.667
163	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.295
164	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	15.340
165	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	13.632
166	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.495
167	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.158
168	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	13.072
169	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	13.000
170	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12.587
171	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	11.429
172	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	11.395
173	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.293
174	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
175	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
176	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.526
177	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	10.410
178	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	9.618
179	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.430
180	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.348
181	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.724
182	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.558
183	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.264
184	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.848
185	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.524
186	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.520
187	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.143
188	Belize`BLZ`Central America	6.883
189	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.436
190	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.926
191	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.556
192	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.470
193	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	5.238
194	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.642
195	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.699
196	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	3.696
197	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.653
198	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.637
199	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.483
200	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.261
201	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.840
202	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.735
203	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.543
204	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.299
205	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
206	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.037
207	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.592
208	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.498

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay82.996
2Saudi Arabia80.818
3Kazakhstan80.375
4South Africa79.445
5Rwanda78.760

Lowest

208Suriname0.498
207Greenland0.592
206Singapore1.037
205Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
204Bahamas1.299

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 37.872. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
168values changed, of 208 in both
90 · 78rose · fell
40unchanged

Rose most

Australia48.992 → 51.563+2.571
Channel Islands46.010 → 48.535+2.525
Samoa14.664 → 16.961+2.297
Palestine62.276 → 64.325+2.049
Sri Lanka41.780 → 43.534+1.754

Fell most

Barbados34.884 → 32.558−2.326
Seychelles5.217 → 3.261−1.957
Senegal48.190 → 46.564−1.626
Italy48.451 → 46.844−1.607
Isle of Man76.105 → 74.754−1.351

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 2011.
206 distinct values among 208
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 63.636. 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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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2011). Agricultural Land, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2011

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