Data for 2012

Agricultural Land, 2012

Name: Agricultural Land, 2012
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2012, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2012 covers 210 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 81.345; Suriname is lowest, at 0.456. The middle country reads 38.469. Against 2011, 166 values changed (84 up, 82 down), 2 countries joined.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2012

HighestUruguay

81.345

LowestSuriname

0.456

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

210countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
209distinct 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	81.345
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	80.813
3	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	80.384
4	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	79.418
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	79.408
6	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	75.810
7	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	75.273
8	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	74.863
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	73.755
10	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	73.576
11	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	73.460
12	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	73.440
13	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	73.249
14	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	72.430
15	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.888
16	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	71.467
17	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.285
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	71.021
19	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	70.930
20	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	70.785
21	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	70.291
22	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.179
23	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	70.062
24	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.057
25	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	68.964
26	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	68.122
27	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	67.368
28	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	66.552
29	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	65.801
30	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	65.600
31	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	64.321
32	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.865
33	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	63.636
34	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	63.331
35	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	62.701
36	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.421
37	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	60.062
38	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	60.000
39	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	59.704
40	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	59.671
41	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	59.115
42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	58.986
43	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	58.964
44	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	58.178
45	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.130
46	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	57.907
47	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	57.687
48	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	56.501
49	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.024
50	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.221
51	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	54.617
52	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	54.278
53	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	53.861
54	France`FRA`Western Europe	53.520
55	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	53.154
56	Mexico`MEX`Central America	51.705
57	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51.048
58	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	50.966
59	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	50.385
60	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	50.238
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.903
62	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	49.670
63	Paraguay`PRY`South America	48.539
64	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	48.283
65	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	47.811
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	47.674
67	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	47.446
68	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	47.329
69	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	47.190
70	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.139
71	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.782
72	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	46.667
73	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	46.564
74	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	46.426
75	United States`USA`Northern America	46.240
76	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	45.833
77	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.678
78	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	45.654
79	Argentina`ARG`South America	45.581
80	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	45.349
81	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	45.097
82	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.691
83	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.512
84	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	43.913
85	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.843
86	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	43.693
87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	43.565
88	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	43.352
89	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	42.571
90	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	42.332
91	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.156
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.109
93	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.975
94	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.851
95	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	41.688
96	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	41.667
97	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	40.081
98	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	40.009
99	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	39.915
100	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	39.776
101	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39.591
102	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.458
103	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	38.763
104	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	38.668
105	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.527
106	Colombia`COL`South America	38.412
107	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	38.141
108	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	36.458
109	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.338
110	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.488
111	Niger`NER`Western Africa	35.353
112	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.041
113	Bolivia`BOL`South America	35.026
114	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	34.433
115	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	34.188
116	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	33.966
117	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	33.391
=118	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	33.333
=118	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	33.333
120	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	33.146
121	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	32.331
122	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	32.188
123	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	32.064
124	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	31.151
125	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	31.045
126	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	30.368
127	Panama`PAN`Central America	30.307
128	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	30.233
129	Ecuador`ECU`South America	30.226
130	Honduras`HND`Central America	30.012
131	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	29.585
132	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.515
133	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.393
134	Brazil`BRA`South America	27.910
135	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	27.186
136	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	27.092
137	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	26.215
138	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.375
139	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.316
140	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	23.830
141	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	23.783
142	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	23.529
143	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	23.077
144	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.804
145	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	22.550
146	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	22.187
147	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.853
148	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	21.333
149	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	20.626
150	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
151	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
152	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.728
153	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.603
154	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	19.258
155	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	19.213
156	Chile`CHL`South America	18.879
157	Peru`PER`South America	18.792
158	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.675
159	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	18.374
160	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.949
161	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	17.926
162	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.389
163	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.381
164	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	16.667
165	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.295
166	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	15.340
167	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	13.632
168	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	13.624
169	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.457
170	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.158
171	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	13.150
172	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12.652
173	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.770
174	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	11.429
175	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
176	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	11.221
177	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
178	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.526
179	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	10.068
180	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	9.783
181	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.352
182	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.348
183	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.727
184	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.530
185	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.310
186	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.852
187	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.519
188	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.442
189	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.143
190	Belize`BLZ`Central America	7.014
191	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.444
192	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	5.986
193	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.556
194	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.304
195	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	4.857
196	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.600
197	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.713
198	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.704
199	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	3.696
200	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.653
201	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.480
202	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.261
203	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.840
204	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.718
205	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.543
206	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.299
207	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
208	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.034
209	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.593
210	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.456

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay81.345
2Saudi Arabia80.813
3Kazakhstan80.384
4South Africa79.418
5Rwanda79.408

Lowest

210Suriname0.456
209Greenland0.593
208Singapore1.034
207Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
206Bahamas1.299

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.469. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 208 in both
84 · 82rose · fell
42unchanged

Rose most

North Macedonia44.330 → 50.238+5.908
Togo67.384 → 70.785+3.401
Côte d’Ivoire66.200 → 68.964+2.764
Samoa16.961 → 19.258+2.297
Palestine64.325 → 66.552+2.227

Fell most

Isle of Man74.754 → 67.368−7.386
Grenada29.412 → 23.529−5.882
Marshall Islands47.222 → 41.667−5.556
Sierra Leone55.661 → 53.154−2.507
Barbados32.558 → 30.233−2.326

+ Sudan

+ South Sudan

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.

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 2012.
209 distinct values among 210
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 210 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2012). Agricultural Land, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2012

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