Data for 2015

Agricultural Land, 2015

Name: Agricultural Land, 2015
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2015, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2015 covers 210 countries. Uruguay is highest, at 82.663; Suriname is lowest, at 0.542. The middle country reads 38.534. Against 2014, 154 values changed (86 up, 68 down), the same countries are covered.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2015

HighestUruguay

82.663

LowestSuriname

0.542

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

210countries
1measure
2015the year it describes
210distinct 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Uruguay`URY`South America	82.663
2	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	81.354
3	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	80.763
4	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	80.105
5	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	79.418
6	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	78.285
7	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	76.937
8	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	75.788
9	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	75.584
10	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	75.036
11	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	73.925
12	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	73.460
13	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	73.221
14	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	72.990
15	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	72.105
16	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.888
17	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.653
18	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	71.495
19	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	71.467
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.839
21	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	70.499
22	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	70.465
23	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	70.387
24	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.338
25	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	70.290
26	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	70.233
27	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	69.067
28	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	67.325
29	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	66.089
30	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	65.847
31	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	65.005
32	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	64.305
33	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	63.636
34	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.298
35	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	62.698
36	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	60.522
37	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.432
38	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	60.231
39	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	60.000
40	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	59.945
41	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	59.823
42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	59.025
43	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	58.894
44	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.124
45	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	57.985
46	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	57.702
47	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	57.681
48	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	55.783
49	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.038
50	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	54.826
51	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	54.710
52	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	54.564
53	France`FRA`Western Europe	53.302
54	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	53.189
55	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	51.823
56	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	50.989
57	Mexico`MEX`Central America	50.763
58	Paraguay`PRY`South America	50.150
59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	50.096
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	50.090
61	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	50.040
62	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	49.562
63	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	49.293
64	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	48.611
65	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.450
66	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	48.092
67	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	47.979
68	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	47.959
69	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.140
70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.962
71	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	46.935
72	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	46.768
73	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	46.667
74	United States`USA`Northern America	46.520
75	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	46.167
76	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.633
77	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	45.314
78	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	45.253
79	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	44.929
80	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.718
81	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.382
82	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	44.270
83	Argentina`ARG`South America	44.124
84	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	43.781
85	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	43.775
86	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	43.419
87	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	43.065
88	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	42.858
89	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.500
90	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	42.242
91	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.156
92	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	42.013
93	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.975
94	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.833
95	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.657
96	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	40.682
97	Colombia`COL`South America	40.364
98	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	40.021
99	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.896
100	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39.801
101	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	39.722
102	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	39.279
103	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	38.889
104	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	38.763
105	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	38.542
106	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.527
107	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	38.504
108	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	38.421
109	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	38.333
110	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.728
111	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	36.123
112	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.074
113	Bolivia`BOL`South America	35.282
114	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	34.798
115	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	34.453
116	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.383
117	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	33.333
118	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	32.967
119	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.943
120	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	32.625
121	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	31.996
122	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	31.969
123	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	31.933
124	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	31.481
125	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	31.108
126	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	30.606
127	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	30.284
128	Honduras`HND`Central America	30.164
129	Panama`PAN`Central America	29.992
130	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.214
131	Brazil`BRA`South America	28.169
132	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	28.086
133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27.964
134	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	27.611
135	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	27.468
136	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	27.076
137	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	26.721
138	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	26.084
139	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	25.581
140	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.672
141	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.375
142	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	23.529
143	Ecuador`ECU`South America	23.309
144	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	23.077
145	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.905
146	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	22.843
147	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.847
148	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21.364
149	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	21.333
150	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	20.631
151	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	20.626
152	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
153	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
154	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.603
155	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	19.521
156	Peru`PER`South America	18.995
157	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	18.859
158	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.673
159	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.949
160	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	17.815
161	Chile`CHL`South America	17.565
162	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.406
163	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.274
164	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	17.204
165	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.295
166	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	15.340
167	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	14.314
168	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	13.789
169	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	13.710
170	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	13.600
171	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.295
172	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.158
173	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.898
174	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	11.429
175	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
176	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
177	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	10.694
178	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.526
179	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	10.455
180	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	10.067
181	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.348
182	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	8.928
183	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.724
184	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.384
185	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.357
186	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	7.894
187	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.481
188	Belize`BLZ`Central America	7.453
189	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.435
190	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.143
191	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.468
192	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	6.179
193	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.556
194	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.390
195	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	4.857
196	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.633
197	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3.807
198	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.718
199	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	3.696
200	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.653
201	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.612
202	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.370
203	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.919
204	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.700
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	0.931
209	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.592
210	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.542

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Uruguay82.663
2Rwanda81.354
3Saudi Arabia80.763
4Kazakhstan80.105
5South Africa79.418

Lowest

210Suriname0.542
209Greenland0.592
208Singapore0.931
207Turks and Caicos Islands1.053
206Bahamas1.299

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.534. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
154values changed, of 210 in both
86 · 68rose · fell
56unchanged

Rose most

San Marino16.667 → 38.333+21.667
Côte d’Ivoire72.592 → 76.937+4.345
Vietnam34.699 → 38.763+4.064
Isle of Man68.246 → 72.105+3.860
Samoa23.852 → 26.721+2.869

Fell most

Australia48.738 → 45.314−3.424
Barbados27.907 → 25.581−2.326
Guam33.333 → 31.481−1.852
Lesotho74.977 → 73.221−1.756
New Zealand42.216 → 40.682−1.534

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 2015.
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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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2015). Agricultural Land, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2015

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