World Data Atlas Topics Land Use

The arable area of the World

10.8 % in 2021

Though World in the area of arable fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 1972 - 2021 period ending at 10.8 % in 2021.

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Land Use Type
Agricultural 36.84 % in 2021 WB
Country 140,486,936.91 sq. km in 2021 WB
Cropland 1.42 % in 2021 WB
Forest 31.18 % in 2021 WB
Land 15.27 % in 2021 WB
Marine 11.92 % in 2021 WB
Macro Region
Africa 54 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 21 timeseries
Europe 42 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 10.93 % in 2021 WB
Oceania 12 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 12 timeseries
Country (% in 2021)

Bangladesh is the top country by in the area of arable in the world. As of 2021, in the area of arable in Bangladesh was 62.3 %. The top 5 countries also includes Denmark, Ukraine, India, and Republic of Moldova.

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Bangladesh 62.3 WB
Denmark 58.93 WB
Ukraine 56.82 WB
India 51.95 WB
Republic of Moldova 51.9 WB
Rwanda 51.41 WB
Burundi 49.45 WB
Togo 48.72 WB
Hungary 45.36 WB
Gambia 43.48 WB
Malawi 42.43 WB
Nigeria 40.48 WB
Pakistan 39.58 WB
Mauritius 37.56 WB
Romania 37.33 WB
Haiti 36.47 WB
Lithuania 36.4 WB
Poland 36.19 WB
Comoros 34.93 WB
El Salvador 34.8 WB
Uganda 34.41 WB
Thailand 33.57 WB
Germany 33.37 WB
San Marino 33.08 WB
France 32.79 WB
Bulgaria 32.24 WB
Czech Republic 32.07 WB
Serbia 31.1 WB
Netherlands 29.79 WB
Belgium 28.59 WB
Cuba 28.02 WB
Tonga 27.78 WB
Belarus 27.71 WB
Slovakia 27.58 WB
Turkey 25.83 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 25.38 WB
Azerbaijan 25.28 WB
United Kingdom 24.84 WB
Benin 24.83 WB
Malta 24.38 WB
Italy 24.32 WB
Luxembourg 24.27 WB
Cambodia 23.34 WB
Spain 23.11 WB
Burkina Faso 22.3 WB
Sri Lanka 22.18 WB
Sierra Leone 21.95 WB
Albania 21.89 WB
Latvia 21.89 WB
Viet Nam 21.65 WB
Ghana 20.7 WB
Senegal 19.89 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.69 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.23 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.06 WB
Philippines 18.75 WB
Dominican Republic 18.45 WB
Tunisia 18.22 WB
Israel 17.42 WB
United States of America 17.24 WB
Myanmar 16.84 WB
Morocco 16.83 WB
Greece 16.54 WB
North Macedonia 16.53 WB
Estonia 16.37 WB
Barbados 16.28 WB
Austria 15.99 WB
Armenia 15.57 WB
Argentina 15.42 WB
Croatia 15.31 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 15.24 WB
Nepal 14.75 WB
Guatemala 14.5 WB
Ethiopia 14.46 WB
Lesotho 14.13 WB
Niger 13.97 WB
Indonesia 13.9 WB
Republic of Korea 13.76 WB
Lebanon 13.62 WB
Cameroon 13.12 WB
Maldives 13 WB
Guinea 12.62 WB
Nicaragua 12.49 WB
Cabo Verde 12.41 WB
Afghanistan 12 WB
Paraguay 11.92 WB
Uruguay 11.6 WB
China 11.6 WB
Iraq 11.45 WB
Sudan 11.24 WB
Japan 11.21 WB
Jamaica 11.08 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 11.01 WB
Kazakhstan 10.99 WB
Liechtenstein 10.81 WB
Guinea Bissau 10.67 WB
Portugal 10.54 WB
Zimbabwe 10.34 WB
Mexico 10.33 WB
Cyprus 10.3 WB
Eswatini 10.29 WB
Kenya 10.19 WB
Switzerland 10.01 WB
South Africa 9.89 WB
Iran 9.68 WB
Uzbekistan 9.11 WB
Honduras 9.1 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 9.09 WB
Slovenia 8.99 WB
Grenada 8.82 WB
Dominica 8 WB
Panama 7.62 WB
Timor-Leste 7.5 WB
Russian Federation 7.43 WB
Finland 7.38 WB
Mozambique 7.18 WB
Brazil 6.97 WB
Palestine 6.95 WB
Mali 6.84 WB
Kyrgyzstan 6.71 WB
Ireland 6.33 WB
Sweden 6.22 WB
Tajikistan 6.04 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.03 WB
Eritrea 5.7 WB
Puerto Rico 5.66 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 5.3 WB
Liberia 5.19 WB
Madagascar 5.16 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.13 WB
Zambia 5.11 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 4.87 WB
Costa Rica 4.76 WB
Bolivia 4.49 WB
Georgia 4.49 WB
Belize 4.38 WB
Saint Lucia 4.38 WB
Canada 4.35 WB
Angola 4.31 WB
Chad 4.21 WB
Fiji 4.2 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 4.17 WB
Turkmenistan 4.13 WB
Ecuador 4.12 WB
Australia 4.06 WB
Samoa 4.06 WB
South Sudan 3.79 WB
Peru 3.35 WB
Algeria 3.16 WB
Egypt 3.09 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.95 WB
Central African Republic 2.89 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.86 WB
Marshall Islands 2.78 WB
Bahrain 2.66 WB
Malaysia 2.51 WB
Kiribati 2.47 WB
Bhutan 2.46 WB
New Zealand 2.34 WB
Jordan 2.24 WB
Norway 2.21 WB
Yemen 2.19 WB
Guyana 2.13 WB
Hong Kong 1.9 WB
Equatorial Guinea 1.89 WB
Qatar 1.83 WB
Colombia 1.8 WB
Chile 1.77 WB
Somalia 1.75 WB
Vanuatu 1.64 WB
Congo 1.61 WB
Saudi Arabia 1.6 WB
Andorra 1.59 WB
Gabon 1.26 WB
Iceland 1.2 WB
Libya 0.98 WB
Namibia 0.97 WB
Mongolia 0.86 WB
Solomon Islands 0.82 WB
Bahamas 0.8 WB
Singapore 0.78 WB
Brunei Darussalam 0.76 WB
Papua New Guinea 0.73 WB
United Arab Emirates 0.71 WB
Montenegro 0.66 WB
Palau 0.65 WB
Botswana 0.46 WB
Kuwait 0.45 WB
Mauritania 0.44 WB
Suriname 0.37 WB
Seychelles 0.33 WB
Oman 0.27 WB
Djibouti 0.13 WB
Land Use