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Land use statistics by country

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This article includes the table with land use statistics by country. Countries are ranked by their total cultivated land area, which is the sum of the total arable land area and total area of permanent crops.

Arable land is defined as being cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice, all of which are replanted after each harvest. Permanent cropland is defined as being cultivated for crops like citrus, coffee, and rubber, which are not replanted after each harvest; this also includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, elm trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Other lands include any lands not arable nor under permanent crops; this includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, and so on.

Percentage figures for arable land, permanent crops land and other lands are all taken from the CIA World Factbook as well as total land area figures (Note: the total area of a country is defined as the sum of total land area and total water area together.) All other figures, including total cultivated land area, are calculated on the basis of this mentioned dataset.

List

RankCountryCultivated
land
(km2)Cultivated
land
(%)Arable
land
(km2)Arable
land
(%)Arable
Land
per
capitaPermanent
crops
(km2)Permanent
crops
(%)Other
land
(km2)Other
land
(%)Total
area
(km2)Date
**World**17,235,80011.615,827,53410.71.921,549,6001131,701,10088.4149,000,0002011
1India1,765,26053.71,656,78050.41.17108,4793.31,522,00246.33,287,2632020
2United States1,681,82617.11,652,02816.84.8629,7980.38,151,69182.99,833,5172020
4Russia1,265,2677.41,248,1697.38.5517,0980.115,832,97592.617,098,2422011
3China1,476,92515.41,275,79913.30.91201,1262.18,120,03584.69,596,9602023
5Brazil800,4859.4570,5726.72.6768,1260.87,715,28590.68,515,7702011
6Canada519,2055.2429,3554.310.6649,9240.59,465,46594.89,984,6702011
7Australia487,6956.3307,5204.011.367,7410.17,253,52593.77,741,2202011
8Indonesia478,05525.1247,598130.87230,45712.11,426,51474.91,904,5692011
9Nigeria412,93844.7354,72637.31.5868,3617.4510,83055.3923,7682011
10Argentina397,59814.3328,08713.97.1911,1220.42,382,80285.72,780,4002016
11Ukraine347,67357.6342,90156.18.699,0541.5255,87742.4603,5502011
12Sudan296,28915.9204,71011.03.923,7230.21,565,19584.11,861,4842011
13Mexico259,30113.2202,22911.81.5527,5021.41,705,07486.81,964,3752011
14Kazakhstan242,5168.9221,0598.910.55002,482,38491.672,724,9002011
15Turkey240,55330.7209,21126.72.4031,3424543,00969.3783,5622011
16Pakistan227,68628.7219,72427.60.917,9621.1568,40971.3796,0952011
17France226,61735.2180,95532.82.811,5881.8417,18464.8643,8012011
18Thailand203,18839.6158,03530.82.245,1538.8309,93260.4513,1202011
19Iran197,79412158,2089.61.7119,7881.21,450,401881,648,1952011
20Ethiopia180,00116.3167,85415.21.5012,1471.1924,29983.71,104,3002011
21Spain171,83634125,84524.92.5645,9919.1333,53466505,3702011
22Tanzania157,25216.6142,76315.021,7882.3790,04883.4947,3002011
23Niger155,96812.4155,84112.31270.11,111,03287.61,267,0002011
24Myanmar114,34118.7111,63916.514,8852.2550,05481.3676,5782011
25South Africa124,33810.2120,7809.91.863,6470.31,094,75289.81,219,0902011
26Germany123,87934.7119,34433.41.412,1420.6233,14365.3357,0222011
27Poland117,26237.5113,19736.22.974,0651.3195,42362.5312,6852011
28Uganda109,89645.682,91734.327,23311.3131,14854.4241,0382011
29Vietnam108,30232.768,22720.60.6740,07512.1222,90867.3331,2102011
30Philippines108,0003654,60018.20.4853,40017.8192,00064300,0002011
31Romania97,7444193,21439.14.944,5301.9140,64759238,3912011
32Bangladesh97,26865.587,615590.499,6536.551,19234.5148,4602011
33Italy94,60931.468,69722.81.1625,9128.6206,72968.6301,3382011
34Morocco91,11120.478,15517.512,9512.9355,43979.6446,5502011
35Algeria83,3603.573,8333.19,5270.42,298,38196.52,381,7412016
36Afghanistan78,91612.177,61211.91,3040.2673,31487.9652,2302016
37Cameroon77,96516.462,27713.115,6883.3397,47583.6475,4402011
38Cote d'Ivoire75,14323.329,3489.145,79514.2247,32076.7322,4632011
39Malaysia73,56822.39,5672.90.2664,00119.4256,27977.7329,8472011
40Mali70,6915.769,4515.61,2400.11,169,50194.31,240,1922011
41Kenya62,10310.756,8799.85,2240.9518,26489.3580,3672011
42United Kingdom61,63125.360,17124.70.864870.2181,97974.7243,6102011
43Syria57,78331.247,04125.410,7425.8688,65168.8185,1802011
44Belarus57,71327.856,46727.21,2460.6149,88772.2207,6002011
45Paraguay55,7701154,75610.81,0140.2350,98289406,7522011
46Tunisia55,13333.729,93918.325,19415.4108,47766.3163,6102011
47Peru53,8784.239,8413.114,1371.11,231,33895.81,285,2162011
48Mozambique53,5606.751,1626.42,3980.3745,82093.3799,3802011
49Chad50,0763.935,2583.9001,233,92496.11,284,0002011
50Uzbekistan48,76610.945,18710.13,5790.8398,63489.1447,4002011
51Japan47,25012.544,22611.70.363,0240.8327,75187.5377,9152011
52Hungary46,96550.545,10548.51,860246,06349.593,0282011
53Malawi46,92639.645,26738.21,6591.471,55860.4118,4842011
54Ghana46,20732.628,39320.717,81411.9192,34667.4238,5532011
55Burkina Faso45,53321.144,71020.88230.3228,66778.9274,2002011
56Cambodia42,71623.641,08722.71,6290.9138,31976.4181,0352011
57Democratic Republic of the Congo42,2081.837,5181.60.334,6900.22,302,65098.22,344,8582011
58Bolivia41,7623.839,5643.62,1980.21,056,81996.21,098,5812011
59Cuba41,47637.437,48433.83,9923.669,38462.6110,8602011
60Madagascar41,090735,22065,8701545,95193587,0412011
61Iraq39,0098.936,8178.42,1920.5399,30891.1438,3172011
62Greece37,75228.626,00419.72.6111,7488.994,20571.4131,9572011
63Zambia36,1254.836,1254.800716,49395.2752,6182011
64Egypt36,0543.628,0422.88,0120.8965,39696.41,001,4502011
65Angola52,3614.248,6213.93,7400.31,194,33995.81,246,7002016
66Guinea35,90114.629,01611.86,8852.8209,95685.4245,8572011
67Venezuela35,5723.928,2753.17,2970.8876,47896.1912,0502011
68Bulgaria35,32331.433,15929.92,1641.575,55668.6110,8792011
69Senegal34,81617.734,22617.45900.3161,90682.3196,7222011
70Saudi Arabia34,4001.632,2501.50.932,1500.12,115,29098.42,149,6902011
71Colombia34,170315,9461.418,2241.61,104,740971,138,9102011
72Czech Republic33,1384232,34941789145,7295878,8672011
73Serbia31,85341.129,21837.74.362,6353.445,62158.977,4742011
74Benin29,72626.425,78522.93,9413.582,89673.6112,6222011
75Ecuador29,22110.313,3344.715,8875.6254,43089.7283,6512011
76North Korea29,12421.415,80819.513,3161.991,41478.6120,5382011
77Sweden28,8196.424,0196.42.2600421,47693.6450,2952011
78Togo27,8324925,67445.22,1583.828,9535156,7852011
79Denmark25,4295925,38658.94.24430.117,6654143,0942011
80Guatemala25,0472315,46414.29,5838.883,84277108,8892011
81Finland25,0197.425,0197.44.4400313,12692.6338,1452011
82Nepal23,99316.322,22715.11,7661.2123,18883.7147,1812011
83Sri Lanka23,94436.513,57920.710,36515.841,66663.565,6102011
84Lithuania23,11735.422,79034.93270.542,18364.665,3002011
85Azerbaijan22,08325.519,74522.82,3382.764,51774.586,6002011
86Moldova21,76464.218,67955.13,0859.173,51435.833,8512011
87Kyrgyzstan21,4007.113,4006.78,0000.4178,55192.9199,9512011
88Libya21,1141.217,59513,5190.21,738,42698.81,759,5402011
89Turkmenistan20,4964.220,0084.14880.1467,60495.8488,1002011
90Nicaragua19,5541516,29512.53,2592.5111,81685130,3702011
91Sierra Leone18,85726.316,77823.42,0792.952,88373.771,7402011
92Central African Republic18,690318,0672.96230.1604,29497622,9842011
93Uruguay18,21510.317,79810.14170.2158,00089.7176,2152011
94Portugal18,14419.710,96011.91.057,1847.873,94680.392,0902011
95South Korea17,34717.515,25415.30.292,1932.282,37382.599,7202011
96Yemen16,6842.811,6162.21,3200.6511,28697.2527,9682011
97Laos16,3406.914,6826.21,6580.7220,46093.1236,8002011
98Chile16,0222.312,8541.70.643,1680.6740,08097.7756,1022011
99Burundi15,15154.510,81438.94,33715.657,28245.527,8302011
100Rwanda15,01757.112,361472,65610.111,32142.926,3382011
101Honduras14,68413.110,2019.14,483497,40686.9112,0902011
102Austria14,51517.313,84416.56710.869,25682.783,8712011
103Slovakia14,35729.314,16128.91960.434,67870.749,0352011
104Haiti13,53848.710,70338.52,83510.214,21251.327,7502011
105Dominican Republic13,00026.78,08416.64,91610.135,67073.348,6702011
106Netherlands12,82430.912,36729.84571.128,71969.141,5432011
107Latvia12,66218.712,01618.66460.151,92781.364,5892011
108Somalia11,4791.811,4791.800616,79898.2637,6572011
109Bosnia and Herzegovina11,11021.710,08619.71,024240,08778.351,1972011
110Ireland10,82615.410,82615.40070,27384.670,2732011
111Papua New Guinea10,1822.23,2400.76,9421.5452,65897.8462,8402011
112Tajikistan10,08778,7906.11,2970.9134,01393144,1002011
113Croatia9,90517.59,056168491.546,68982.556,5942011
114El Salvador9,108446,85233.12,25610.911,6125620,7202011
115Belgium8,540288,29627.22440.821,9887230,5282011
116Namibia8,24318,243100816,04999824,2922011
117Liberia8,1327.35,7935.22,3392.1103,23792.7111,3692011
118Eritrea7,9976.87,9976.800109,60393.2117,6002011
119Panama7,3899.85,5047.31,8852.568,03190.275,4202011
120Albania7,35925.66,49722.6862321,45874.428,7482016
121Norway7,1242.27,1242.200316,67897.8323,8022011
122Estonia6,780156,73514.9450.138,4488545,2282011
123Mongolia6,2560.46,2560.4001,557,86099.61,564,1162011
124Republic of the Congo6,1561.85,4721.66840.2335,84498.2342,0002011
125Costa Rica5,92811.62,5044.93,4246.745,17288.451,1002011
126New Zealand5,6422.14,8381.88060.3263,19697.9268,8382011
127Guinea-Bissau5,45115.12,9608.22,4916.930,67484.936,1252011
128Georgia5,2987.64,0435.81,2551.864,40292.469,7002011
129Armenia5,25717.74,69315.85641.924,48682.329,7432011
130Gabon4,8181.83,2121.21,6060.6262,84998.2267,6672011
131Guyana4,7302.24,5152.12150.1210,23997.8214,9692011
132Gambia4,69041.54,63341570.56,61058.511,3002011
133North Macedonia4,57517.84,21516.43601.421,13882.225,7132011
134Switzerland4,46110.84,21310.22480.636,81689.241,2772011
135Mauritania4,1240.44,1240.4001,026,57699.61,030,7002011
136Israel3,64017.52,85013.77903.817,13082.520,7702011
137Botswana3,4920.63,4920.600578,23899.4581,7302011
138Lesotho3,09610.23,06610.1300.127,25989.830,3552011
139Jordan2,68131,7872894186,6619789,3422011
140Lebanon2,51724.21,23811.91,27912.37,88375.810,4002011
141Fiji2,50713.71,64798604.715,76786.318,2742011
142Jamaica2,23320.31,22111.11,0129.28,75879.710,9912011
143Timor-Leste2,231151,50210.17294.912,6438514,8742011
144Palestine2,02318.49537.41,070113,61781.65,8602011
145Slovenia1,9709.71,7068.42641.318,30390.320,2732011
146Montenegro1,95014.11,78412.91661.211,86285.913,8122011
147Eswatini1,84010.61,7019.81390.815,52489.417,3642011
148Equatorial Guinea1,7985.41,2084.35902.126,25394.628,0512011
149Comoros1,70976.31,04646.766329.652623.72,2352011
*Puerto Rico*1,68412.29116.67735.612,10787.813,7912011
150Vanuatu1,45111.91951.61,25610.310,73888.112,1892011
151Cyprus1,206139069.82963.28,045879,2512011
152Bhutan1,1132.99982.61150.337,28197.138,3942011
153Belize1,0804.77583.33221.421,88695.322,9662011
154Solomon Islands1,0403.62020.78382.927,85696.428,8962011
155United Arab Emirates83614180.54180.582,7649983,6002011
156Mauritius82440.476438.46021,21659.62,5862011
157Suriname6550.46550.400163,16599.6163,8202011
158Luxembourg63624.662024160.61,95075.42,5862011
159Oman6190.23100.13090.1308,88199.8309,5002011
160Cape Verde50012.447211.7280.73,53387.64,0332011
161São Tomé and Príncipe47949.7879.139240.648550.39642011
162Trinidad and Tobago4719.22514.92204.34,65790.85,1282011
163Kiribati41150.68222.7138947.9740049.328112011
164Micronesia36151.42405.7132145.7134148.587022011
165Samoa29910.6792.82207.82,53289.42,8312011
*French Polynesia*2907290.72616.33,877934,1672011
166Tonga28037.516622.211515.346762.57472011
167Dominica2373257818024514687512011
*Gaza Strip*18050104297621180503602011
168Saint Lucia17629.03396.4513722.5843070.976062011
169Barbados17039.5416037.21102.3326160.464312011
170Kuwait1590.91060.6530.317,65999.117,8182011
171Brunei1562.951102.08460.875,11597.055,2702011
172Qatar1531.31281.1230.211,43398.711,5862011
173Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14035.97017.957017.9524964.13892005
174Maldives13043.334013.33903017056.673002005
175Grenada12135.29205.8810129.4122364.713442005
*Guam*11821.82203.649818.1842378.185412005
*Wallis and Futuna*11842.85207.149835.7115757.152742005
176Malta10934.389931.25103.1320765.623162005
177Antigua and Barbuda10122.738118.18204.5534277.274432005
*New Caledonia*1000.54590.32410.2218,47599.4618,5752005
178Marshall Islands10055.552011.118044.448044.451812005
*Netherlands Antilles*9610961000864909602005
179Bahamas870.87580.58290.299,98299.1310,0702005
*Northern Mariana Islands*8317.396213.04214.3539482.614772005
180Iceland700.07700.0700100,18099.93100,2502005
*Niue*7026.923011.544015.3819073.082602005
181Seychelles6915.21102.175913.0438684.794552005
182Palau6013.05408.7204.3539886.954582005
*Cook Islands*60254016.67208.33178752372005
183Saint Kitts and Nevis5822.225119.4472.7820377.782612005
184Bahrain568.45192.82375.6360991.556652005
Western Sahara530.02530.0200265,94799.98266,0002005
*Isle of Man*51951900521915722002
*American Samoa*4921.93013.4198.517578.12242016
*British Virgin Islands*4126.673120106.6711273.331532005
185Liechtenstein4025402500120751602005
*Faroe Islands*302.14302.14001,36997.861,3992005
*Saint Pierre and Miquelon*3012.53012.50021287.52422005
*U.S. Virgin Islands*308.57205.71102.8631691.433462005
*Aruba*2010.532010.530017389.471932005
*Montserrat*202020200082801022005
186Singapore202.94101.470.0016101.4766397.066832005
187Tuvalu1766.67001766.67933.33262005
*Bermuda*11201120004280532005
188Andorra102.13102.130045897.874682005
*Turks and Caicos Islands*102.33102.330042097.674302005
*Cayman Islands*103.85103.850025296.152622005
189San Marino1016.671016.67005183.33612005
190Djibouti90.0490.040022,97199.9622,9802005
Antarctica00000014,000,00010014,000,0002005
*Greenland*0000002,166,0861002,166,0862005
*Svalbard*00000061,02010061,0202005
*Falkland Islands*00000012,17310012,1732005
*South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands*0000003,9031003,9032005
*Heard Island and McDonald Islands*0000004121004122005
*Jan Mayen*0000003771003772005
*Christmas Island*0000001351001352005
*Jersey*0000001161001162005
*Anguilla*0000001021001022005
*British Indian Ocean Territory*00000060100602005
*Bouvet Island*00000049100492005
*Norfolk Island*00000035100352005
*Macau*00000028100282005
191Nauru00000021100212005
*Cocos (Keeling) Islands*00000014100142005
*Tokelau*00000010100102005
*Gibraltar*000000710072005
*Wake Island*000000710072005
*Clipperton Island*000000610062005
*Ashmore and Cartier Islands*000000510052005
*Navassa Island*000000510052005
192Monaco000000210022005
193Vatican City0000000.441000.442005

References

References

  1. [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/land-use/ CIA World Factbook-Land Use]
  2. [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/area/ CIA World Factbook-Area]
  3. "China Statistical Yearbook 2023".
  4. [[West Bank]] only.
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