Arable land (% of land area)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.ARBL.ZS•% (share) of land area•1961 → 2023•206 countries
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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)
206 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Arable land (% of land area)
Countries
206
Median
10%
Mean
13.9%
25th pctl
3.1%
75th pctl
21.5%
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 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 21.56% | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 21.47% | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 20.7% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 20.24% | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 19.89% | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 19.23% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 19.06% | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 18.75% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 18.22% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 16.87% | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 16.64% | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 16.57% | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 16.49% | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 16.28% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 16.02% | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 15.66% | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 15.51% | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 15.4% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 15.24% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 15.1% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 14.92% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 14.76% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 14.53% | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 14.5% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 14.44% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 14.07% | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 13.97% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 13.42% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 13.12% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 13.12% | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 12.58% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 12.57% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 12.54% | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 12.49% | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 12.41% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 12.03% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 11.75% | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 11.55% | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 11.52% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 11.45% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 11.42% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 11.24% | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 11.11% | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 11.09% | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 11.08% | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 10.99% | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 10.81% | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 10.59% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 10.39% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 10.3% | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 10.29% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 10.12% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 10.03% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 9.89% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 9.68% | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 9.14% | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 9.09% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 8.88% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 8.82% | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 8% | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 7.62% | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 7.43% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 7.38% | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 7.23% | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 7.18% | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 6.95% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 6.84% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 6.71% | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 6.67% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 6.66% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 6.57% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 6.37% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 6.2% | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 6.08% | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 5.69% | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 5.66% | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 5.56% | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 5.3% | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 5.19% | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 5.16% | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 5.15% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 5.13% | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 5.13% | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 5.11% | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 4.87% | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 4.38% | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 4.38% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 4.37% | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 4.34% | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 4.32% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 4.21% | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 4.17% | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 4.14% | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.03% | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 3.94% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 3.85% | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 3.39% | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 3.27% | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 3.16% | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 3.12% | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 3.06% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 2.95% | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 2.89% | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 2.86% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 2.78% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 2.63% | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2.62% | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 2.57% | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 2.47% | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 2.39% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 2.3% | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.2% | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 2.19% | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.97% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.89% | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 1.89% | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 1.85% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.83% | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 1.75% | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 1.64% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 1.61% | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 1.56% | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 1.26% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 1.05% | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 0.98% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.97% | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 0.83% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 0.82% | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.78% | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.76% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 0.73% | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.73% | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 0.72% | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.71% | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 0.67% | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 0.65% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.46% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.46% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.45% | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 0.44% | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 0.33% | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 0.33% | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 0.33% | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 0.28% | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 0.17% | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 0.13% | 2023 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0.05% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)