Data for 2013
Agricultural Land, 2013
2013, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Agricultural Land, 2013 covers 210 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 81.972; Suriname is lowest, at 0.518. The middle country reads 38.556. Against 2012, 159 values changed (87 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.
Agricultural Land · Data for 2013
HighestUruguay
81.972LowestSuriname
0.518Shaded 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, 2013, 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 210 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | URYSouth America | 81.972 |
| 2 | SAUWestern Asia | 80.808 |
| 3 | KAZCentral Asia | 80.377 |
| 4 | RWAEastern Africa | 80.259 |
| 5 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 79.418 |
| 6 | SYRWestern Asia | 75.810 |
| 7 | TKMCentral Asia | 75.146 |
| 8 | HTICaribbean | 75.036 |
| 9 | MDAEastern Europe | 74.848 |
| 10 | LSOSouthern Africa | 74.180 |
| 11 | NGAWestern Africa | 73.548 |
| 12 | BDIEastern Africa | 73.481 |
| 13 | DJIEastern Africa | 73.460 |
| 14 | MNGEastern Asia | 73.225 |
| 15 | UGAEastern Africa | 71.888 |
| 16 | UKREastern Europe | 71.681 |
| 17 | COMEastern Africa | 71.467 |
| 18 | GBRNorthern Europe | 71.302 |
| 19 | CIVWestern Africa | 70.887 |
| 20 | SWZSouthern Africa | 70.857 |
| 21 | SOMEastern Africa | 70.338 |
| 22 | MDGEastern Africa | 70.290 |
| 23 | TGOWestern Africa | 70.233 |
| 24 | BGDSouthern Asia | 69.970 |
| 25 | FRONorthern Europe | 69.057 |
| 26 | PSEWestern Asia | 68.842 |
| 27 | MARNorthern Africa | 68.530 |
| 28 | IMNNorthern Europe | 68.070 |
| 29 | DNKNorthern Europe | 65.700 |
| 30 | IRLNorthern Europe | 64.988 |
| 31 | LBNWestern Asia | 64.516 |
| 32 | TUNNorthern Africa | 64.000 |
| 33 | GINWestern Africa | 63.690 |
| 34 | GMBWestern Africa | 63.636 |
| 35 | ERIEastern Africa | 62.718 |
| 36 | CUBCaribbean | 60.855 |
| 37 | ROUEastern Europe | 60.449 |
| 38 | INDSouthern Asia | 60.439 |
| 39 | TUVPolynesia | 60.000 |
| 40 | SDNNorthern Africa | 59.665 |
| 41 | ARMWestern Asia | 59.115 |
| 42 | MWIEastern Africa | 58.814 |
| 43 | SLVCentral America | 58.803 |
| 44 | AFGSouthern Asia | 58.124 |
| 45 | HUNEastern Europe | 58.069 |
| 46 | AZEWestern Asia | 57.705 |
| 47 | UZBCentral Asia | 57.505 |
| 48 | CHNEastern Asia | 55.943 |
| 49 | GRCSouthern Europe | 55.493 |
| 50 | KGZCentral Asia | 55.040 |
| 51 | NLDWestern Europe | 54.841 |
| 52 | GHAWestern Africa | 54.773 |
| 53 | SLEWestern Africa | 54.706 |
| 54 | ESPSouthern Europe | 53.444 |
| 55 | FRAWestern Europe | 53.388 |
| 56 | MOZEastern Africa | 51.271 |
| 57 | MEXCentral America | 51.177 |
| 58 | LUXWestern Europe | 50.838 |
| 59 | DOMCaribbean | 50.075 |
| 60 | MKDSouthern Europe | 49.960 |
| 61 | TURWestern Asia | 49.924 |
| 62 | KENEastern Africa | 49.793 |
| 63 | PRYSouth America | 49.087 |
| 64 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 48.394 |
| 65 | BFAWestern Africa | 48.117 |
| 66 | DEUWestern Europe | 47.859 |
| 67 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 47.778 |
| 68 | NAMSouthern Africa | 47.139 |
| 69 | PAKSouthern Asia | 47.063 |
| 70 | POLEastern Europe | 47.059 |
| 71 | VGBCaribbean | 46.667 |
| 72 | SENWestern Africa | 46.580 |
| 73 | USANorthern America | 46.333 |
| 74 | LTUNorthern Europe | 46.133 |
| 75 | ITASouthern Europe | 46.091 |
| 76 | BGREastern Europe | 46.011 |
| 77 | TONPolynesia | 45.833 |
| 78 | BWASouthern Africa | 45.669 |
| 79 | CZEEastern Europe | 45.597 |
| 80 | SSDEastern Africa | 45.041 |
| 81 | ARGSouth America | 44.922 |
| 82 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 44.699 |
| 83 | YEMWestern Asia | 44.508 |
| 84 | BELWestern Europe | 44.061 |
| 85 | LKASouthern Asia | 43.693 |
| 86 | ALBSouthern Europe | 43.332 |
| 87 | MUSEastern Africa | 43.065 |
| 88 | TZAEastern Africa | 42.940 |
| 89 | BLREastern Europe | 42.932 |
| 90 | BIHSouthern Europe | 42.207 |
| 91 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 42.178 |
| 92 | NICCentral America | 42.156 |
| 93 | KIRMicronesia | 41.975 |
| 94 | ZWEEastern Africa | 41.844 |
| 95 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 41.818 |
| 96 | PRTSouthern Europe | 40.403 |
| 97 | COLSouth America | 40.393 |
| 98 | ANDSouthern Europe | 40.021 |
| 99 | SRBSouthern Europe | 39.918 |
| 100 | TCDMiddle Africa | 39.736 |
| 101 | GTMCentral America | 39.408 |
| 102 | SVKEastern Europe | 39.374 |
| 103 | MHLMicronesia | 38.889 |
| 104 | JAMCaribbean | 38.670 |
| 105 | CHEWestern Europe | 38.585 |
| 106 | MRTWestern Africa | 38.527 |
| 107 | AGOMiddle Africa | 36.487 |
| 108 | STPMiddle Africa | 36.458 |
| 109 | NERWestern Africa | 36.064 |
| 110 | GEOWestern Asia | 35.776 |
| 111 | BENWestern Africa | 35.301 |
| 112 | CRICentral America | 35.272 |
| 113 | BOLSouth America | 35.156 |
| 114 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 34.673 |
| 115 | MLIWestern Africa | 34.117 |
| 116 | LIEWestern Europe | 33.375 |
| =117 | DMACaribbean | 33.333 |
| =117 | GUMMicronesia | 33.333 |
| 119 | AUTWestern Europe | 32.918 |
| 120 | ETHEastern Africa | 32.591 |
| 121 | MLTSouthern Europe | 31.969 |
| 122 | ZMBEastern Africa | 31.931 |
| 123 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 31.452 |
| 124 | COGMiddle Africa | 31.130 |
| 125 | SVNSouthern Europe | 30.298 |
| 126 | ECUSouth America | 30.250 |
| 127 | PANCentral America | 30.172 |
| 128 | LVANorthern Europe | 30.164 |
| 129 | HNDCentral America | 30.119 |
| 130 | BRBCaribbean | 29.070 |
| 131 | NPLSouthern Asia | 28.296 |
| 132 | IRNSouthern Asia | 28.214 |
| 133 | HRVSouthern Europe | 28.006 |
| 134 | BRASouth America | 27.996 |
| 135 | GNBWestern Africa | 27.486 |
| 136 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 27.354 |
| 137 | TJKCentral Asia | 26.457 |
| 138 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 24.530 |
| 139 | VENSouth America | 24.375 |
| 140 | ISRWestern Asia | 24.043 |
| 141 | GRDCaribbean | 23.529 |
| 142 | KNACaribbean | 23.077 |
| 143 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 22.838 |
| 144 | ESTNorthern Europe | 22.199 |
| 145 | PRKEastern Asia | 21.853 |
| 146 | PRICaribbean | 21.669 |
| 147 | WSMPolynesia | 21.555 |
| 148 | MDVSouthern Asia | 21.333 |
| 149 | CMRMiddle Africa | 20.626 |
| 150 | IRQWestern Asia | 20.467 |
| 151 | ATGCaribbean | 20.455 |
| 152 | NRUMicronesia | 20.000 |
| 153 | CPVWestern Africa | 19.603 |
| 154 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 19.273 |
| 155 | PERSouth America | 18.766 |
| 156 | ISLNorthern Europe | 18.675 |
| 157 | CHLSouth America | 18.448 |
| 158 | LBRWestern Africa | 18.237 |
| 159 | KOREastern Asia | 18.154 |
| 160 | VCTCaribbean | 17.949 |
| 161 | DZANorthern Africa | 17.396 |
| 162 | FJIMelanesia | 17.351 |
| 163 | SMRSouthern Europe | 16.667 |
| 164 | MNESouthern Europe | 16.590 |
| 165 | LCACaribbean | 16.295 |
| 166 | VUTMelanesia | 15.340 |
| 167 | CODMiddle Africa | 13.864 |
| 168 | BTNSouthern Asia | 13.632 |
| 169 | JPNEastern Asia | 13.421 |
| 170 | ASMPolynesia | 13.300 |
| 171 | RUSEastern Europe | 13.158 |
| 172 | JORWestern Asia | 11.901 |
| 173 | CYPWestern Asia | 11.778 |
| 174 | VIRCaribbean | 11.429 |
| 175 | CYMCaribbean | 11.250 |
| 176 | ABWCaribbean | 11.111 |
| 177 | BHRWestern Asia | 11.078 |
| 178 | TTOCaribbean | 10.526 |
| 179 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 10.149 |
| 180 | NCLMelanesia | 10.051 |
| 181 | PLWMicronesia | 9.348 |
| 182 | PYFPolynesia | 9.211 |
| 183 | LBYNorthern Africa | 8.727 |
| 184 | KWTWestern Asia | 8.620 |
| 185 | GABMiddle Africa | 8.357 |
| 186 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.861 |
| 187 | SWENorthern Europe | 7.453 |
| 188 | FINNorthern Europe | 7.432 |
| 189 | FSMMicronesia | 7.143 |
| 190 | BLZCentral America | 7.014 |
| 191 | CANNorthern America | 6.452 |
| 192 | QATWestern Asia | 6.047 |
| 193 | BMUNorthern America | 5.556 |
| 194 | AREWestern Asia | 5.342 |
| 195 | HKGEastern Asia | 4.857 |
| 196 | OMNWestern Asia | 4.586 |
| 197 | EGYNorthern Africa | 3.748 |
| 198 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.708 |
| 199 | MNPMicronesia | 3.696 |
| 200 | GUYSouth America | 3.653 |
| 201 | SLBMelanesia | 3.512 |
| 202 | SYCEastern Africa | 3.370 |
| 203 | PNGMelanesia | 2.840 |
| 204 | NORNorthern Europe | 2.704 |
| 205 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.543 |
| 206 | BHSCaribbean | 1.299 |
| 207 | TCACaribbean | 1.053 |
| 208 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.948 |
| 209 | GRLNorthern America | 0.592 |
| 210 | SURSouth America | 0.518 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Uruguay81.972
- 2
Saudi Arabia80.808
- 3
Kazakhstan80.377
- 4
Rwanda80.259
- 5
South Africa79.418
Lowest
- 210
Suriname0.518
- 209
Greenland0.592
- 208
Singapore0.948
- 207
Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
- 206
Bahamas1.299
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.556. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 159values changed, of 210 in both
- 87 · 72rose · fell
- 51unchanged
Rose most
Croatia23.783 → 28.006+4.222
Dominican Republic47.674 → 50.075+2.401
Samoa19.258 → 21.555+2.297
Palestine66.552 → 68.842+2.290
Colombia38.412 → 40.393+1.981
Fell most
Montenegro38.141 → 16.590−21.552
Marshall Islands41.667 → 38.889−2.778
Australia50.385 → 48.394−1.992
Bulgaria47.190 → 46.011−1.179
Barbados30.233 → 29.070−1.163
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 2013.
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) (2013). Agricultural Land, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2013
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07Questions
Agricultural Land, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest agricultural land in Agricultural Land, 2013?
Uruguay, at 81.972, of the 210 countries in the file.
What year does Agricultural Land, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Agricultural Land, 2013 cover?
210.
Where can I download Agricultural Land, 2013?
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, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Agricultural Land, 2023.