Which country has the highest Arable land (% of land area)?

In 2023, Bangladesh had the highest Arable land (% of land area) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest Arable land (% of land area)?

In 2023, Faroe Islands had the lowest Arable land (% of land area) among countries with reported data.

How many countries report Arable land (% of land area)?

The World Bank tracks Arable land (% of land area) for 206 countries.

Agriculture

Arable land (% of land area)

Name: Arable land (% of land area) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

World Bank code: AG.LND.ARBL.ZS • Data available for 206 countries • Latest year: 2023

In 2023, Bangladesh led Arable land (% of land area) at 60.63.

The world median across 206 reporting countries was 9.96.

What this measures: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

How "Agriculture" indicators are measured

Agricultural indicators are compiled by the FAO and national agriculture ministries. Many are reported as percentages (share of land, share of GDP, share of employment) so per-capita normalization is rarely needed. Weather-driven variability means single-year readings can be misleading — a 5-year rolling average is often more meaningful than a single point.

Distribution — 2023

Reporting: 206 countries
Median: 9.96
Mean: 13.93
25th percentile: 3.06
75th percentile: 20.70
Range: 0.05 – 60.63

World at a Glance — 2023

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2023

#	Country	Arable land (% of land area)
1	Bangladesh South Asia	60.63
2	Denmark Europe & Central Asia	59.13
3	Ukraine Europe & Central Asia	56.82
4	Moldova Europe & Central Asia	56.82
5	India South Asia	51.75
6	Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa	51.45
7	Togo Sub-Saharan Africa	48.72
8	Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa	46.98
9	Hungary Europe & Central Asia	45.41
10	Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa	43.48

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Lesotho +31.4%
Korea, Rep. +10.3%
Chile +8.5%
Guinea +8.1%
Cote d'Ivoire +6.5%

Largest decreases

Malta -6.4%
Rwanda -6.4%
Argentina -6.3%
Samoa -5.1%
Malaysia -5.0%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	77	12.79
Upper middle income	52	13.31
Lower middle income	50	14.22
Low income	25	18.57
Not classified	2	8.74

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	34	7.61
Europe & Central Asia	53	20.62
Latin America & Caribbean	39	9.30
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	8.90
North America	3	8.82
South Asia	6	27.20
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	15.86

Lowest Values — 2023

#	Country	Arable land (% of land area)
1	Faroe Islands	0.05
2	Djibouti	0.13
3	Northern Mariana Islands	0.17
4	Oman	0.28
5	Seychelles	0.33
6	New Caledonia	0.33
7	Suriname	0.33
8	Mauritania	0.44
9	Kuwait	0.45
10	Botswana	0.46

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Source: World Bank Open Data (AG.LND.ARBL.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2023.