Arable Land by Country
Arable land (in hectares) 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.
| Country Name |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
| United States |
157,736,800 |
157,736,800 |
157,191,000 |
156,645,100 |
156,099,300 |
| India |
156,416,000 |
156,416,000 |
156,416,000 |
156,416,000 |
156,463,000 |
| Russia |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
| China |
119,488,700 |
119,491,100 |
119,512,900 |
119,593,400 |
119,655,000 |
| Brazil |
55,762,000 |
55,762,000 |
55,140,000 |
54,518,000 |
53,895,000 |
| Argentina |
39,200,000 |
39,200,000 |
39,200,000 |
39,200,000 |
39,200,000 |
| Canada |
38,687,000 |
38,509,000 |
38,530,000 |
38,282,000 |
38,032,000 |
| Nigeria |
34,000,000 |
34,000,000 |
34,000,000 |
34,000,000 |
34,000,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,888,000 |
32,774,000 |
32,776,000 |
32,775,000 |
32,770,000 |
| Australia |
30,974,000 |
30,752,000 |
30,057,000 |
31,090,700 |
31,960,300 |
| Pakistan |
30,507,000 |
31,210,000 |
30,990,000 |
30,400,000 |
30,440,000 |
| Kazakhstan |
29,748,400 |
29,657,100 |
29,642,200 |
29,601,100 |
29,470,200 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
26,300,000 |
25,200,000 |
23,800,000 |
23,500,000 |
| Mexico |
23,905,000 |
23,905,000 |
22,167,000 |
20,611,000 |
19,117,000 |
| Sudan |
19,823,160 |
19,823,160 |
19,823,160 |
19,823,160 |
19,823,160 |
| Turkey |
19,723,000 |
19,998,000 |
20,382,000 |
20,650,000 |
20,699,000 |
| France |
18,126,400 |
18,464,367 |
18,355,916 |
18,478,700 |
18,333,100 |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,500,000 |
16,800,000 |
16,800,000 |
| Thailand |
16,810,000 |
16,810,000 |
16,810,000 |
16,810,000 |
16,810,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,187,000 |
15,969,200 |
15,846,000 |
15,721,000 |
15,596,000 |
| Iran |
14,687,000 |
14,687,000 |
14,687,000 |
14,687,000 |
14,687,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,500,000 |
13,500,000 |
13,500,000 |
13,500,000 |
13,500,000 |
| South Africa |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
| Spain |
11,884,252 |
12,253,767 |
12,337,180 |
12,278,220 |
12,278,000 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
11,800,000 |
11,800,000 |
12,300,000 |
12,500,000 |
12,400,000 |
| Germany |
11,731,000 |
11,772,000 |
11,762,000 |
11,846,000 |
11,869,000 |
| Myanmar |
11,080,300 |
11,061,600 |
10,948,000 |
10,933,000 |
10,816,000 |
| Poland |
11,009,000 |
10,907,000 |
10,806,000 |
10,887,000 |
10,928,000 |
| Romania |
8,686,000 |
8,543,000 |
8,582,000 |
8,778,000 |
8,778,000 |
| Bangladesh |
7,772,300 |
7,757,330 |
7,764,210 |
7,732,240 |
7,669,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,703,000 |
7,699,000 |
7,729,000 |
7,765,000 |
7,771,000 |
| Algeria |
7,505,017 |
7,470,807 |
7,404,200 |
7,462,100 |
7,469,400 |
| Morocco |
7,477,600 |
7,477,600 |
7,529,700 |
7,497,300 |
7,601,100 |
| Vietnam |
6,988,300 |
6,988,300 |
6,998,000 |
7,002,800 |
6,409,500 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
| Italy |
6,723,000 |
6,736,270 |
6,697,000 |
6,601,000 |
6,728,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
6,411,000 |
6,411,000 |
6,411,000 |
6,411,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
| United Kingdom |
6,037,787 |
6,082,879 |
6,026,011 |
6,011,000 |
6,233,500 |
| Colombia |
6,021,000 |
6,019,000 |
1,756,200 |
1,731,500 |
1,706,700 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
| Belarus |
5,712,000 |
5,727,000 |
5,683,800 |
5,677,400 |
5,662,100 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
5,200,000 |
5,200,000 |
5,200,000 |
5,200,000 |
| Iraq |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
5,019,000 |
| Angola |
4,900,000 |
4,900,000 |
4,900,000 |
4,900,000 |
4,900,000 |
| Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
4,653,000 |
4,664,000 |
4,868,000 |
4,663,000 |
| Ghana |
4,700,000 |
4,700,000 |
4,700,000 |
4,700,000 |
4,700,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
4,662,000 |
4,662,000 |
4,662,000 |
4,662,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,480,000 |
4,241,000 |
4,438,000 |
4,416,000 |
4,469,000 |
| Hungary |
4,324,000 |
4,323,000 |
4,323,000 |
4,324,000 |
4,322,000 |
| Japan |
4,142,000 |
4,161,000 |
4,184,000 |
4,205,000 |
4,222,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,064,500 |
4,075,400 |
4,091,600 |
4,097,600 |
4,044,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
| Cambodia |
3,911,000 |
3,911,000 |
3,911,000 |
3,911,000 |
3,800,000 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
3,600,000 |
3,600,000 |
3,600,000 |
3,600,000 |
| Bulgaria |
3,478,000 |
3,489,080 |
3,496,000 |
3,509,700 |
3,486,000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3,437,000 |
3,437,000 |
3,477,000 |
3,490,000 |
3,430,000 |
| Peru |
3,429,700 |
3,488,000 |
3,508,000 |
3,155,000 |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
3,200,000 |
3,200,000 |
3,200,000 |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
| Egypt |
2,910,969 |
2,910,969 |
2,786,765 |
2,865,877 |
2,640,190 |
| Cuba |
2,908,600 |
2,908,600 |
2,989,200 |
3,013,700 |
3,087,970 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
2,700,000 |
2,700,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,607,000 |
2,607,000 |
2,564,000 |
2,570,000 |
2,588,000 |
| Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
| Serbia |
2,583,000 |
2,595,000 |
2,598,000 |
2,591,000 |
2,605,700 |
| Sweden |
2,550,000 |
2,564,000 |
2,575,600 |
2,586,000 |
2,593,000 |
| Czech Republic |
2,484,000 |
2,496,000 |
2,491,000 |
2,490,000 |
2,489,000 |
| Denmark |
2,392,000 |
2,370,355 |
2,373,859 |
2,351,651 |
2,432,000 |
| North Korea |
2,350,000 |
2,350,000 |
2,350,000 |
2,350,000 |
2,350,000 |
| Finland |
2,244,000 |
2,242,000 |
2,246,000 |
2,242,300 |
2,230,800 |
| Greece |
2,136,600 |
2,138,000 |
2,140,000 |
2,171,000 |
2,224,000 |
| Lithuania |
2,115,000 |
2,103,700 |
2,142,800 |
2,171,900 |
2,350,200 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,097,900 |
2,094,500 |
1,999,000 |
1,937,700 |
1,926,500 |
| Uruguay |
1,976,900 |
2,005,500 |
2,051,800 |
2,254,600 |
2,255,800 |
| Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
1,940,000 |
1,940,000 |
1,940,000 |
1,940,000 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
| Libya |
1,720,000 |
1,720,000 |
1,720,000 |
1,720,000 |
1,720,000 |
| Moldova |
1,681,700 |
1,738,000 |
1,738,000 |
1,733,000 |
1,728,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
| Lao PDR |
1,550,000 |
1,600,000 |
1,650,000 |
1,650,000 |
1,596,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,504,000 |
1,504,000 |
1,504,000 |
1,504,000 |
1,504,000 |
| South Korea |
1,374,000 |
1,396,700 |
1,421,000 |
1,464,500 |
1,476,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,371,600 |
1,320,200 |
1,310,000 |
1,300,000 |
1,300,000 |
| Slovak Republic |
1,348,000 |
1,343,000 |
1,347,000 |
1,350,000 |
1,359,200 |
| Mongolia |
1,327,400 |
1,322,710 |
1,323,350 |
1,328,110 |
1,312,700 |
| Austria |
1,327,150 |
1,328,940 |
1,344,490 |
1,346,100 |
1,351,700 |
| Latvia |
1,295,000 |
1,290,000 |
1,288,000 |
1,229,800 |
1,209,000 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,288,000 |
1,287,800 |
1,287,800 |
1,280,600 |
1,280,600 |
| Chile |
1,213,000 |
1,282,000 |
1,269,800 |
1,313,000 |
1,289,200 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
1,200,000 |
1,200,000 |
1,200,000 |
1,200,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
1,151,700 |
1,151,700 |
1,151,700 |
1,149,500 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
| Yemen |
1,097,700 |
1,097,700 |
1,095,800 |
1,137,600 |
1,153,600 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
1,070,000 |
1,070,000 |
1,070,000 |
1,070,000 |
| Bosnia |
1,029,000 |
1,060,000 |
1,026,000 |
1,022,000 |
1,006,000 |
| Netherlands |
1,021,000 |
1,037,000 |
1,028,000 |
1,042,000 |
1,045,000 |
| Honduras |
1,020,000 |
1,020,000 |
1,020,000 |
1,020,000 |
1,020,000 |
| Ecuador |
968,000 |
1,033,000 |
976,000 |
1,068,000 |
970,000 |
| Portugal |
919,180 |
944,009 |
982,230 |
1,069,960 |
1,098,130 |
| Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
877,000 |
877,000 |
877,000 |
800,000 |
| Guatemala |
862,000 |
862,000 |
862,000 |
862,000 |
933,800 |
| Belgium |
850,000 |
836,000 |
849,400 |
829,500 |
817,000 |
| Malaysia |
826,000 |
826,000 |
826,000 |
825,310 |
804,000 |
| Croatia |
804,000 |
817,000 |
874,000 |
843,700 |
812,900 |
| Norway |
803,210 |
801,490 |
805,122 |
807,141 |
808,180 |
| Namibia |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
| Tajikistan |
701,800 |
717,100 |
714,500 |
723,300 |
729,700 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
| Estonia |
688,000 |
684,000 |
696,000 |
675,000 |
654,000 |
| El Salvador |
627,000 |
637,000 |
693,000 |
671,000 |
706,000 |
| Albania |
611,346 |
606,900 |
620,300 |
615,100 |
615,600 |
| Panama |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
| Republic Of Congo |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
| New Zealand |
491,000 |
491,000 |
541,000 |
478,000 |
590,000 |
| Ireland |
451,000 |
461,000 |
461,000 |
453,000 |
465,180 |
| Armenia |
445,600 |
446,000 |
446,400 |
446,700 |
447,500 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,300 |
414,000 |
352,000 |
219,000 |
272,300 |
| Guyana |
420,000 |
420,000 |
420,000 |
420,000 |
420,000 |
| North Macedonia |
418,000 |
417,000 |
416,000 |
414,000 |
412,000 |
| Mauritania |
400,000 |
400,000 |
400,000 |
400,000 |
400,000 |
| Switzerland |
398,139 |
398,184 |
398,695 |
398,399 |
399,442 |
| Israel |
383,500 |
387,000 |
295,000 |
297,200 |
300,500 |
| Gabon |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
| Georgia |
311,000 |
324,000 |
344,000 |
367,700 |
365,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
| Botswana |
259,600 |
259,600 |
259,600 |
259,600 |
402,000 |
| Costa Rica |
252,500 |
251,500 |
267,500 |
253,500 |
225,000 |
| Jordan |
201,000 |
187,000 |
237,260 |
227,900 |
237,500 |
| Slovenia |
181,780 |
184,000 |
184,260 |
184,240 |
184,040 |
| Eswatini |
175,000 |
175,000 |
175,000 |
175,000 |
175,000 |
| Fiji |
165,000 |
165,000 |
165,000 |
165,000 |
165,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
155,000 |
155,000 |
155,000 |
155,000 |
155,000 |
| Lebanon |
132,000 |
132,000 |
132,000 |
132,000 |
132,000 |
| Iceland |
121,000 |
121,000 |
121,000 |
121,000 |
121,200 |
| Jamaica |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
| Cyprus |
104,005 |
94,330 |
81,600 |
98,380 |
80,180 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
94,500 |
100,000 |
100,200 |
100,200 |
| Belize |
90,000 |
90,000 |
88,000 |
88,000 |
78,000 |
| Oman |
76,660 |
69,300 |
56,110 |
52,160 |
37,500 |
| Mauritius |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
66,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
| Luxembourg |
62,114 |
62,038 |
61,860 |
62,800 |
62,610 |
| Suriname |
62,000 |
62,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
| Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
50,600 |
51,500 |
52,400 |
53,300 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| UAE |
42,300 |
44,500 |
44,500 |
44,100 |
44,000 |
| Samoa |
32,500 |
32,500 |
32,500 |
32,460 |
28,000 |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Isle Of Man |
23,100 |
23,000 |
23,500 |
23,200 |
22,100 |
| Tonga |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
19,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Qatar |
14,000 |
14,000 |
14,300 |
15,300 |
15,100 |
| Montenegro |
9,200 |
9,200 |
9,000 |
8,700 |
8,730 |
| Malta |
9,070 |
9,070 |
9,070 |
8,970 |
8,970 |
| Kuwait |
8,000 |
8,600 |
8,000 |
7,700 |
9,500 |
| Bahamas |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
| Barbados |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
8,000 |
9,000 |
| Dominica |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
| New Caledonia |
5,970 |
5,970 |
5,970 |
5,970 |
6,000 |
| Brunei |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
| St. Kitts And Nevis |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| Antigua And Barbuda |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| Maldives |
3,900 |
3,900 |
3,900 |
3,900 |
3,900 |
| Channel Islands |
3,820 |
3,820 |
3,990 |
3,960 |
4,170 |
| Faroe Islands |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| Grenada |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| St. Lucia |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| Hong Kong |
3,000 |
3,100 |
3,000 |
3,100 |
3,100 |
| American Samoa |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| French Polynesia |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
| Liechtenstein |
2,160 |
2,160 |
2,160 |
2,160 |
2,320 |
| Aruba |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Djibouti |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Marshall Islands |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| San Marino |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,000 |
| Bahrain |
1,600 |
1,600 |
1,600 |
1,600 |
1,600 |
| British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Guam |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Turks And Caicos Islands |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Andorra |
830 |
820 |
820 |
810 |
800 |
| Singapore |
560 |
560 |
560 |
560 |
560 |
| Bermuda |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
| Palau |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
| Cayman Islands |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
| Seychelles |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
| West Bank And Gaza |
0 |
0 |
50,820 |
50,820 |
64,000 |
| Greenland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
900 |
900 |
