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THE GLOBAL INDEX #015

Arable land area2021

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 territoryIndia154,163,967 hectares

Top 10

hectares · 2021
01India
154,163,967
02United States
152,711,560
03Russia
121,649,000
04China
108,965,000
05Brazil
55,666,000
06Argentina
42,229,000
07Canada
38,259,000
08Nigeria
36,872,000
09Ukraine
32,924,000
10Australia
31,265,000

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Arable land area · 2021 · hectares
RankCountry / territoryValue (hectares)Year
01India154,163,9672021
02United States152,711,5602021
03Russia121,649,0002021
04China108,965,0002021
05Brazil55,666,0002021
06Argentina42,229,0002021
07Canada38,259,0002021
08Nigeria36,872,0002021
09Ukraine32,924,0002021
10Australia31,265,0002021
11Pakistan30,280,0002021
12Kazakhstan29,669,7002021
13Mexico21,672,7172021
14Sudan20,995,0002021
15Türkiye19,881,0002021
16Indonesia17,790,3512021
17Niger17,700,0002021
18France17,010,4352021
19Ethiopia16,431,1722021
20Thailand16,190,4002021
21Iran15,699,0002021
22Congo - Kinshasa13,704,3832021
23Tanzania13,502,5002021
24South Africa12,000,0002021
25Germany11,658,0002021
26Spain11,550,0532021
27Poland11,079,0002021
28Myanmar (Burma)10,990,0002021
29Romania8,588,0002021
30Mali8,341,0002021
31Bangladesh7,874,1002021
32Afghanistan7,829,0002021
33Burkina Faso7,781,5582021
34Algeria7,531,0002021
35Italy7,192,8122021
36Morocco7,133,7572021
37Uganda6,900,0002021
38Vietnam6,793,2802021
39Kenya6,632,1592021
40Cameroon6,200,0002021
41United Kingdom6,009,8042021
42Mozambique5,650,0002021
43Belarus5,624,0002021
44Philippines5,590,0002021
45Bolivia5,403,4102021
46Angola5,348,0002021
47Chad5,300,0002021
48Guinea5,247,0622021
49Iraq4,969,0002021
50Ghana4,709,9002021
51Syria4,530,0452021
52Paraguay4,435,4182021
53Côte d’Ivoire4,389,7992021
54Peru4,290,2962021
55Hungary4,139,7042021
56Cambodia4,120,1402021
57Japan4,086,0002021
58Zimbabwe4,026,4542021
59Uzbekistan4,016,1002021
60Malawi4,000,0002021
61Senegal3,830,0002021
62Zambia3,800,0002021
63Bulgaria3,500,0002021
64Benin3,486,9142021
65Saudi Arabia3,430,4172021
66Egypt3,077,0002021
67Madagascar3,000,0002021
68Cuba2,908,6002021
69Tunisia2,831,3002021
70Togo2,650,0002021
71Serbia2,615,0002021
72Venezuela2,600,0002021
73Sweden2,535,0002021
74Czechia2,475,3352021
75Colombia2,396,7332021
76South Sudan2,394,7002021
77Denmark2,357,0002021
78North Korea2,295,0002021
79Lithuania2,279,0002021
80Finland2,243,0002021
81Azerbaijan2,089,0002021
82Uruguay2,031,0002021
83Moldova1,857,0002021
84Nepal1,836,4272021
85Greece1,812,4302021
86Central African Republic1,800,0002021
87Libya1,720,0002021
88Turkmenistan1,595,6002021
89Sierra Leone1,584,0002021
90Guatemala1,554,0002021
91Nicaragua1,503,0002021
92Chile1,499,1052021
93Sri Lanka1,372,0002021
94Latvia1,362,0002021
95South Korea1,343,0002021
96Slovakia1,326,0002021
97Austria1,322,9212021
98Kyrgyzstan1,287,4002021
99Burundi1,270,0002021
100Rwanda1,268,4002021
101Laos1,224,0002021
102Yemen1,158,0002021
103Mongolia1,120,8282021
104Somalia1,100,0002021
105Ecuador1,024,0002021
106Honduras1,018,0002021
107Bosnia & Herzegovina1,008,0002021
108Haiti1,005,0002021
109Netherlands1,003,0002021
110Portugal967,7732021
111Dominican Republic903,4622021
112Belgium865,6402021
113Croatia857,0002021
114Tajikistan838,0002021
115Malaysia825,3102021
116Norway804,0002021
117Namibia800,0002021
118El Salvador721,0002021
119Estonia700,0002021
120Eritrea690,0002021
121New Zealand616,0002021
122Albania599,9002021
123Panama565,0002021
124Congo - Brazzaville550,0002021
125Liberia500,0002021
126Mauritania450,0002021
127Armenia443,4202021
128Gambia440,0002021
129Ireland436,0002021
130North Macedonia417,0002021
131Switzerland395,4652021
132Guinea-Bissau394,3552021
133Papua New Guinea330,0002021
134Gabon325,0002021
135Georgia312,0002021
136Israel272,5002021
137Botswana260,0002021
138Lesotho225,4002021
139Jordan199,2002021
140Slovenia179,0102021
141Eswatini177,0002021
142Costa Rica167,1332021
143Lebanon141,6202021
144Iceland121,0002021
145Jamaica120,0002021
146Timor-Leste111,5002021
147Belize100,0002021
148Bhutan97,0002021
149Guyana97,0002021
150Cyprus93,5162021
151Fiji76,8002021
152Mauritius75,0002021
153Oman74,6602021
154Comoros65,0002021
155Luxembourg62,4722021
156Suriname58,0002021
157Equatorial Guinea53,0002021
158United Arab Emirates50,3002021
159Puerto Rico50,2002021
160Cape Verde50,0002021
161Palestinian Territories41,9002021
162Trinidad & Tobago25,0002021
163Isle of Man23,2002021
164Solomon Islands23,0002021
165Qatar21,0002021
166Vanuatu20,0002021
167Tonga20,0002021
168Samoa11,2902021
169Montenegro8,9002021
170Kuwait8,0002021
171Bahamas8,0002021
172Malta7,8002021
173Barbados7,0002021
174Dominica6,0002021
175New Caledonia5,9702021
176St. Kitts & Nevis5,0002021
177São Tomé & Príncipe4,0002021
178Brunei4,0002021
179Antigua & Barbuda4,0002021
180Maldives3,9002021
181Djibouti3,0002021
182Grenada3,0002021
183St. Lucia2,6702021
184French Polynesia2,5002021
185Bahrain2,1002021
186Kiribati2,0002021
187Micronesia2,0002021
188St. Vincent & Grenadines2,0002021
189Aruba2,0002021
190Hong Kong SAR China2,0002021
191San Marino1,9852021
192Liechtenstein1,7302021
193Turks & Caicos Islands1,0002021
194British Virgin Islands1,0002021
195Guam1,0002021
196American Samoa9702021
197U.S. Virgin Islands9002021
198Andorra747.62021
199Singapore5602021
200Marshall Islands5002021
201Bermuda3002021
202Palau3002021
203Cayman Islands2002021
204Seychelles1502021
205Northern Mariana Islands802021
206Faroe Islands702021

How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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No observation (11)

Channel Islands · Curaçao · Gibraltar · Greenland · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Nauru · Sint Maarten · St. Martin · Tuvalu

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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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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