Data for 2022

Agricultural Land, 2022

Name: Agricultural Land, 2022
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2022, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agricultural Land, 2022 covers 209 countries. Turkmenistan is highest, at 84.554; Suriname is lowest, at 0.449. The middle country reads 38.333. Against 2021, 105 values changed (44 up, 61 down), 1 left.

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Agricultural Land · Data for 2022

HighestTurkmenistan

84.554

LowestSuriname

0.449

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

209countries
1measure
2022the 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	84.554
2	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	84.157
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	82.808
4	Uruguay`URY`South America	80.874
5	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	80.773
6	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	80.037
7	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	79.418
8	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	79.366
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	75.966
10	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	74.970
11	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	74.947
12	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	74.095
13	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	73.503
14	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	72.371
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	71.982
16	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	71.949
17	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	71.910
18	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.888
19	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	71.467
20	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	71.404
21	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	71.300
22	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	70.343
23	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	70.290
24	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	70.233
25	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	70.073
26	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	69.477
27	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	66.128
28	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	65.809
29	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	65.600
30	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	65.131
31	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	64.929
32	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	64.171
33	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	63.115
34	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	62.652
35	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	62.648
36	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	62.439
37	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	61.667
38	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	60.313
39	India`IND`Southern Asia	60.056
40	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	60.000
41	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	58.742
42	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	58.613
43	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	58.479
44	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	57.840
45	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	57.708
46	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	55.621
47	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	55.433
48	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	55.393
49	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.253
50	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	55.103
51	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	54.710
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.694
53	Paraguay`PRY`South America	54.107
54	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	53.579
55	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	53.357
56	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	53.350
57	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	52.773
58	France`FRA`Western Europe	52.674
59	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51.471
60	Mexico`MEX`Central America	50.870
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	50.025
62	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	49.841
63	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	49.483
64	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	49.400
65	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	48.611
66	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	47.501
67	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	47.259
68	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.143
69	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	46.667
70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.631
71	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	46.503
72	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	46.313
73	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	46.260
74	United States`USA`Northern America	46.083
75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	45.998
76	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	45.748
77	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.634
78	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	45.457
79	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	44.792
80	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	44.709
81	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	44.616
82	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	44.566
83	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	44.419
84	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	43.963
85	Argentina`ARG`South America	43.428
86	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	43.065
87	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43.062
88	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.038
89	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	42.789
90	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	42.393
91	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.305
92	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	41.975
93	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.798
94	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	41.676
95	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.445
96	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	41.253
97	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.976
98	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	39.907
99	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	39.874
100	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	39.291
101	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	38.889
102	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.527
103	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	38.504
104	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	38.457
105	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	38.333
106	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	37.871
107	Colombia`COL`South America	37.641
108	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	37.017
109	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	36.947
110	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.788
111	Bolivia`BOL`South America	35.831
112	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	35.466
113	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	34.812
114	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	34.306
115	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	34.078
116	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	33.333
117	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	33.144
118	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	32.313
119	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	32.068
120	Honduras`HND`Central America	31.960
121	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	31.657
122	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	31.477
123	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	31.190
124	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	30.329
125	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	29.630
126	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	29.624
127	Panama`PAN`Central America	29.406
128	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	29.009
129	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	29.007
130	Brazil`BRA`South America	28.327
131	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	28.073
132	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	27.344
133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	26.121
134	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	26.087
135	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	25.876
136	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.704
137	Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.375
138	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	23.529
139	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	23.256
140	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	23.077
141	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	23.075
142	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	22.959
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	21.816
144	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21.778
145	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	21.553
146	Ecuador`ECU`South America	21.533
147	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	20.892
148	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.455
149	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	20.000
150	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	19.965
151	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	19.888
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	19.667
153	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.603
154	Peru`PER`South America	19.051
155	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	19.042
156	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	18.885
157	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.566
158	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.949
159	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	17.773
160	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.351
161	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.055
162	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	16.295
163	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	16.230
164	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	15.340
165	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	15.304
166	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	14.500
167	Chile`CHL`South America	14.320
168	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	13.726
169	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	13.316
170	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.158
171	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	12.716
172	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.746
173	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	11.250
174	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.111
175	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	10.526
176	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	10.253
177	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	10.067
178	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	9.791
179	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	9.429
180	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	9.348
181	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	9.042
182	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	8.803
183	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.724
184	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	8.418
185	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.357
186	Belize`BLZ`Central America	7.979
187	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.455
188	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	7.354
189	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	7.143
190	Canada`CAN`Northern America	6.494
191	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	6.440
192	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	5.556
193	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.513
194	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.737
195	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4.077
196	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.834
197	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	3.810
198	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.740
199	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.410
200	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.370
201	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	3.103
202	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.704
203	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2.543
204	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.299
205	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	1.174
206	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	1.053
207	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.919
208	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0.592
209	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.449

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Turkmenistan84.554
2Côte d’Ivoire84.157
3Burundi82.808
4Uruguay80.874
5Saudi Arabia80.773

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.333. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
105values changed, of 209 in both
44 · 61rose · fell
104unchanged

Rose most

Isle of Man68.772 → 71.404+2.632
Dominican Republic52.411 → 54.694+2.283
Benin41.002 → 43.062+2.060
Italy41.942 → 43.963+2.021
Lesotho73.432 → 74.947+1.515

Fell most

Bosnia and Herzegovina44.199 → 21.816−22.383
Greece44.313 → 41.676−2.637
Romania56.845 → 55.103−1.743
New Zealand38.643 → 37.017−1.625
Morocco67.035 → 65.809−1.226

− Channel Islands

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 2022.
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FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2022). Agricultural Land, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agricultural-land/2022

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How it has moved, charted by country

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