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THE GLOBAL INDEX #015

Arable land area2020

Calculated from same-year arable land percentage and land area. Permanent crop land is excluded. Values are converted to hectares.

World Bank · calculated
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data206 / 217No observation: 11
First-ranked country or territoryIndia154,422,600 hectares

Top 10

hectares · 2020
01India
154,422,600
02United States
153,903,595
03Russia
121,649,000
04China
108,804,600
05Brazil
55,690,000
06Argentina
41,930,000
07Canada
38,235,000
08Nigeria
36,872,000
09Ukraine
32,924,000
10Pakistan
30,930,000

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Arable land area · 2020 · hectares
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares)Year
01India154,422,6002020
02United States153,903,5952020
03Russia121,649,0002020
04China108,804,6002020
05Brazil55,690,0002020
06Argentina41,930,0002020
07Canada38,235,0002020
08Nigeria36,872,0002020
09Ukraine32,924,0002020
10Pakistan30,930,0002020
11Australia30,644,0002020
12Kazakhstan29,553,2002020
13Mexico21,683,7992020
14Sudan20,995,0002020
15Türkiye19,586,0002020
16Indonesia17,798,7202020
17Niger17,700,0002020
18France16,984,6662020
19Thailand16,823,6002020
20Ethiopia16,195,1002020
21Iran15,660,0002020
22Congo - Kinshasa13,680,0002020
23Tanzania13,502,5002020
24South Africa12,000,0002020
25Germany11,664,0002020
26Spain11,639,3982020
27Poland11,150,0002020
28Myanmar (Burma)10,990,0002020
29Romania8,483,0002020
30Mali8,152,0002020
31Bangladesh7,890,0002020
32Afghanistan7,829,0002020
33Burkina Faso7,655,7282020
34Algeria7,531,0002020
35Italy7,199,4142020
36Morocco7,175,0352020
37Uganda6,900,0002020
38Vietnam6,787,0002020
39Kenya6,632,1592020
40Cameroon6,200,0002020
41United Kingdom5,978,5022020
42Belarus5,660,0002020
43Mozambique5,650,0002020
44Philippines5,590,0002020
45Angola5,340,0002020
46Chad5,300,0002020
47Bolivia5,275,2122020
48Iraq4,969,0002020
49Guinea4,953,3312020
50Ghana4,709,9002020
51Syria4,660,6172020
52Paraguay4,378,5302020
53Côte d’Ivoire4,335,1412020
54Japan4,104,0002020
55Cambodia4,090,3882020
56Zimbabwe4,029,4772020
57Hungary4,025,9702020
58Uzbekistan4,023,0002020
59Peru3,935,2612020
60Malawi3,934,0002020
61Zambia3,800,0002020
62Senegal3,750,0002020
63Bulgaria3,492,0002020
64Saudi Arabia3,430,4172020
65Egypt3,365,0002020
66Benin3,331,2592020
67Madagascar3,000,0002020
68Cuba2,908,6002020
69Tunisia2,831,3002020
70Togo2,650,0002020
71Serbia2,604,0002020
72Venezuela2,600,0002020
73Sweden2,539,0002020
74Czechia2,484,1542020
75South Sudan2,394,7002020
76Denmark2,370,9302020
77Colombia2,344,4342020
78North Korea2,295,0002020
79Lithuania2,249,4002020
80Finland2,243,0002020
81Azerbaijan2,084,3002020
82Uruguay2,024,4002020
83Nepal1,869,0552020
84Moldova1,852,0002020
85Greece1,803,6602020
86Central African Republic1,800,0002020
87Libya1,720,0002020
88Turkmenistan1,605,8002020
89Sierra Leone1,584,0002020
90Guatemala1,554,0002020
91Nicaragua1,503,0002020
92Chile1,374,9052020
93Sri Lanka1,372,0002020
94South Korea1,352,0002020
95Slovakia1,346,0002020
96Latvia1,334,0002020
97Austria1,324,9712020
98Kyrgyzstan1,287,4002020
99Burundi1,243,0002020
100Laos1,224,0002020
101Rwanda1,214,6002020
102Yemen1,158,0002020
103Mongolia1,122,0052020
104Somalia1,100,0002020
105Ecuador1,038,0002020
106Honduras1,018,0002020
107Bosnia & Herzegovina1,015,0002020
108Netherlands1,004,8302020
109Haiti1,000,0002020
110Portugal972,9092020
111Dominican Republic899,2182020
112Croatia889,0002020
113Belgium864,8772020
114Tajikistan839,4002020
115Malaysia825,3102020
116Norway804,4972020
117Namibia800,0002020
118El Salvador721,0002020
119Estonia694,0002020
120Eritrea690,0002020
121Albania599,6002020
122Panama565,0002020
123Congo - Brazzaville550,0002020
124New Zealand527,0002020
125Liberia500,0002020
126Mauritania450,0002020
127Armenia444,0002020
128Ireland444,0002020
129Gambia440,0002020
130North Macedonia416,0002020
131Switzerland399,8412020
132Guinea-Bissau374,9112020
133Lesotho345,4002020
134Papua New Guinea330,0002020
135Gabon325,0002020
136Georgia310,0002020
137Israel275,4002020
138Botswana260,0002020
139Jordan206,0002020
140Slovenia179,1002020
141Eswatini177,0002020
142Costa Rica167,1332020
143Lebanon134,1152020
144Iceland121,0002020
145Jamaica120,0002020
146Timor-Leste111,5002020
147Cyprus99,4472020
148Belize98,0002020
149Guyana97,0002020
150Bhutan95,5002020
151Oman77,8502020
152Fiji76,8002020
153Mauritius75,0002020
154Comoros65,0002020
155Luxembourg62,1302020
156Suriname60,0002020
157Equatorial Guinea53,0002020
158Puerto Rico50,2002020
159Cape Verde50,0002020
160United Arab Emirates49,0002020
161Palestinian Territories46,1642020
162Trinidad & Tobago25,0002020
163Isle of Man23,9002020
164Solomon Islands23,0002020
165Qatar21,0002020
166Vanuatu20,0002020
167Tonga20,0002020
168Samoa11,2902020
169Montenegro9,1002020
170Kuwait8,0002020
171Bahamas8,0002020
172Malta7,8002020
173Barbados7,0002020
174Dominica6,0002020
175New Caledonia5,9702020
176St. Kitts & Nevis5,0002020
177São Tomé & Príncipe4,0002020
178Brunei4,0002020
179Antigua & Barbuda4,0002020
180Maldives3,9002020
181Djibouti3,0002020
182Grenada3,0002020
183St. Lucia2,6702020
184French Polynesia2,5002020
185Bahrain2,1002020
186Kiribati2,0002020
187Micronesia2,0002020
188St. Vincent & Grenadines2,0002020
189Aruba2,0002020
190Hong Kong SAR China2,0002020
191San Marino1,9852020
192Liechtenstein1,7302020
193Turks & Caicos Islands1,0002020
194British Virgin Islands1,0002020
195Guam1,0002020
196American Samoa9602020
197U.S. Virgin Islands9002020
198Andorra768.92020
199Singapore5602020
200Marshall Islands5002020
201Bermuda3002020
202Palau3002020
203Cayman Islands2002020
204Seychelles1502020
205Northern Mariana Islands802020
206Faroe Islands702020

How this ranking works

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No observation (11)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Calculated from same-year arable land percentage and land area. Permanent crop land is excluded. Values are converted to hectares.
Unit
hectares
Source & definition
World Bank · calculated · derived:arable-area
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Original metadata
用同年耕地比例乘以陆地面积推算,平方公里换算为公顷;不含永久作物用地。

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  "definition": "用同年耕地比例乘以陆地面积推算,平方公里换算为公顷;不含永久作物用地。"
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