Arable land (% of land area)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.ARBL.ZS•% (share) of land area•1961 → 2023•206 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
206
Frequency
yearly
Range
1961 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Arable land (% of land area) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 1.62%
1.62% – 4.09%
4.09% – 7.15%
7.15% – 11.52%
11.52% – 17.45%
17.45% – 30.67%
> 30.67%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Arable land (% of land area)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Arable land (% of land area)
Countries
50
Median
32.4%
Mean
34.7%
25th pctl
26.3%
75th pctl
40.5%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Arable land (% of land area)
BangladeshDenmarkIndia
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BangladeshBGD | 60.63% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 59.13% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 56.82% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 56.82% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 51.75% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 51.45% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 48.72% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 46.98% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 45.41% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 43.48% | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 42.43% | 2023 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 41.12% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 40.48% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 39.25% | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 37.56% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 36.79% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 36.58% | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 36.54% | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 36.47% | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 34.93% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 34.8% | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 34.41% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 33.43% | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 33.08% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 32.71% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 32.12% | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 31.45% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 31.36% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 31% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 30.95% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 29.97% | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 28.9% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 28.31% | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 28.02% | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 27.78% | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 27.43% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 27.18% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 26.35% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 25.31% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 24.98% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 24.42% | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 23.96% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 23.96% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 23.82% | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 23.34% | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 23.01% | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 22.81% | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 22.18% | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 21.95% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 21.85% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)