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 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
| India |
153,868,700 |
154,027,533 |
154,163,967 |
154,422,600 |
155,369,000 |
| United States |
151,563,525 |
151,554,225 |
152,711,560 |
153,903,595 |
155,092,830 |
| Russia |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
| China |
108,427,100 |
108,561,100 |
108,965,000 |
108,804,600 |
108,942,800 |
| Brazil |
55,642,000 |
55,642,000 |
55,666,000 |
55,690,000 |
55,714,000 |
| Argentina |
40,387,343 |
43,099,000 |
42,229,000 |
41,930,000 |
40,850,000 |
| Canada |
38,151,000 |
38,346,000 |
38,259,000 |
38,235,000 |
38,648,000 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
36,872,000 |
36,872,000 |
36,872,000 |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
32,924,000 |
32,924,000 |
32,924,000 |
32,924,000 |
| Australia |
30,989,678 |
31,265,000 |
31,265,000 |
30,644,000 |
30,573,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,260,000 |
30,230,000 |
30,280,000 |
30,930,000 |
30,530,000 |
| Kazakhstan |
29,669,700 |
29,669,700 |
29,669,700 |
29,553,200 |
29,378,300 |
| Sudan |
20,995,000 |
20,995,000 |
20,995,000 |
20,995,000 |
20,995,000 |
| Turkey |
20,277,000 |
20,213,000 |
19,881,000 |
19,586,000 |
19,580,000 |
| Mexico |
20,023,595 |
20,567,362 |
21,672,717 |
21,683,799 |
19,400,000 |
| Indonesia |
17,782,903 |
17,781,981 |
17,790,351 |
17,798,720 |
17,807,090 |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
| France |
16,899,246 |
16,990,355 |
17,010,435 |
16,984,666 |
17,942,786 |
| Ethiopia |
16,399,972 |
16,399,972 |
16,431,172 |
16,195,100 |
16,192,000 |
| Thailand |
15,835,200 |
15,853,300 |
16,190,400 |
16,823,600 |
16,628,427 |
| Iran |
15,699,000 |
15,699,000 |
15,699,000 |
15,660,000 |
15,620,000 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
14,897,864 |
14,501,885 |
13,704,383 |
13,680,000 |
13,680,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
13,502,500 |
13,502,500 |
13,502,500 |
13,321,100 |
| South Africa |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
| Germany |
11,681,000 |
11,657,000 |
11,658,000 |
11,664,000 |
11,714,000 |
| Spain |
11,496,755 |
11,690,558 |
11,550,053 |
11,639,398 |
11,812,315 |
| Poland |
11,202,000 |
11,165,000 |
11,079,000 |
11,150,000 |
11,055,000 |
| Myanmar |
11,007,332 |
10,990,000 |
10,990,000 |
10,990,000 |
10,990,400 |
| Romania |
8,407,000 |
8,211,000 |
8,588,000 |
8,483,000 |
8,966,000 |
| Mali |
8,341,000 |
8,341,000 |
8,341,000 |
8,152,000 |
7,963,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
7,907,389 |
7,907,389 |
7,781,558 |
7,655,728 |
7,529,897 |
| Bangladesh |
7,880,400 |
7,917,700 |
7,874,100 |
7,890,000 |
7,857,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,846,000 |
7,810,000 |
7,829,000 |
7,829,000 |
7,788,000 |
| Algeria |
7,531,000 |
7,531,000 |
7,531,000 |
7,531,000 |
7,531,000 |
| Italy |
7,084,477 |
7,084,477 |
7,192,812 |
7,199,414 |
6,914,183 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
| Morocco |
6,874,052 |
6,476,395 |
7,133,757 |
7,175,035 |
6,898,964 |
| Vietnam |
6,728,480 |
6,753,000 |
6,793,280 |
6,787,000 |
6,784,000 |
| Kenya |
6,632,159 |
6,632,159 |
6,632,159 |
6,632,159 |
6,632,159 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
| United Kingdom |
6,043,692 |
6,041,110 |
6,009,804 |
5,978,502 |
6,085,598 |
| Guinea |
6,000,091 |
5,549,889 |
5,247,062 |
4,953,331 |
4,918,900 |
| 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 |
| Belarus |
5,567,800 |
5,606,000 |
5,624,000 |
5,660,000 |
5,713,000 |
| Bolivia |
5,562,568 |
5,562,568 |
5,403,410 |
5,275,212 |
5,251,636 |
| Angola |
5,385,000 |
5,385,000 |
5,348,000 |
5,340,000 |
5,342,000 |
| Chad |
5,300,000 |
5,300,000 |
5,300,000 |
5,300,000 |
5,300,000 |
| Iraq |
4,969,000 |
4,969,000 |
4,969,000 |
4,969,000 |
4,969,000 |
| Ghana |
4,709,900 |
4,709,900 |
4,709,900 |
4,709,900 |
4,661,644 |
| Paraguay |
4,561,000 |
4,561,240 |
4,435,418 |
4,378,530 |
4,321,641 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,400,000 |
4,399,000 |
4,530,045 |
4,660,617 |
4,658,153 |
| Hungary |
4,144,147 |
4,157,671 |
4,139,704 |
4,025,970 |
4,317,000 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
4,120,140 |
4,120,140 |
4,090,388 |
4,060,636 |
| Japan |
4,044,000 |
4,066,000 |
4,086,000 |
4,104,000 |
4,124,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,029,000 |
4,028,500 |
4,016,100 |
4,023,000 |
4,033,500 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,020,408 |
4,023,431 |
4,026,454 |
4,029,477 |
4,032,500 |
| Malawi |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
3,934,000 |
3,878,000 |
| Peru |
3,918,431 |
3,918,431 |
4,290,296 |
3,935,261 |
3,580,226 |
| Senegal |
3,830,000 |
3,830,000 |
3,830,000 |
3,750,000 |
3,715,000 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
| Benin |
3,545,952 |
3,545,952 |
3,486,915 |
3,331,259 |
3,537,982 |
| Bulgaria |
3,486,550 |
3,468,000 |
3,500,000 |
3,492,000 |
3,476,000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3,430,417 |
3,430,417 |
3,430,417 |
3,430,417 |
3,430,417 |
| Egypt |
3,103,000 |
3,103,000 |
3,077,000 |
3,365,000 |
3,219,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
| Cuba |
2,908,600 |
2,908,600 |
2,908,600 |
2,908,600 |
2,908,600 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
2,831,300 |
2,831,300 |
2,831,300 |
2,569,600 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
| Serbia |
2,603,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,615,000 |
2,604,000 |
2,579,000 |
| Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
| Colombia |
2,549,300 |
2,452,700 |
2,396,733 |
2,344,434 |
2,315,916 |
| Sweden |
2,526,000 |
2,528,000 |
2,535,000 |
2,539,000 |
2,540,000 |
| Czech Republic |
2,524,276 |
2,479,316 |
2,475,335 |
2,484,154 |
2,484,472 |
| South Sudan |
2,489,233 |
2,394,700 |
2,394,700 |
2,394,700 |
2,394,700 |
| Denmark |
2,365,000 |
2,360,000 |
2,357,000 |
2,370,930 |
2,395,932 |
| Lithuania |
2,303,000 |
2,292,400 |
2,279,000 |
2,249,400 |
2,211,900 |
| North Korea |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
| Finland |
2,244,000 |
2,241,000 |
2,243,000 |
2,243,000 |
2,245,000 |
| Uruguay |
2,199,600 |
2,115,490 |
2,031,000 |
2,024,400 |
2,088,300 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,091,700 |
2,091,900 |
2,089,000 |
2,084,300 |
2,096,000 |
| Moldova |
1,871,000 |
1,866,000 |
1,857,000 |
1,852,000 |
1,689,900 |
| Greece |
1,861,153 |
1,861,153 |
1,812,430 |
1,803,660 |
2,128,309 |
| Nepal |
1,803,800 |
1,803,800 |
1,836,427 |
1,869,055 |
1,901,682 |
| 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 |
| Turkmenistan |
1,591,539 |
1,610,400 |
1,595,600 |
1,605,800 |
1,582,400 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
| Guatemala |
1,554,000 |
1,554,000 |
1,554,000 |
1,554,000 |
1,538,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
| South Korea |
1,456,000 |
1,320,000 |
1,343,000 |
1,352,000 |
1,364,000 |
| Chile |
1,406,900 |
1,296,900 |
1,499,105 |
1,374,905 |
1,399,226 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
1,372,000 |
1,372,000 |
1,372,000 |
1,371,573 |
| Latvia |
1,360,000 |
1,357,000 |
1,362,000 |
1,334,000 |
1,319,000 |
| Austria |
1,321,782 |
1,320,593 |
1,322,921 |
1,324,971 |
1,325,530 |
| Burundi |
1,321,207 |
1,293,509 |
1,270,000 |
1,243,000 |
1,216,000 |
| Slovak Republic |
1,307,000 |
1,323,000 |
1,326,000 |
1,346,000 |
1,349,000 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,286,385 |
1,286,385 |
1,287,400 |
1,287,400 |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
1,224,000 |
1,224,000 |
1,224,000 |
1,295,600 |
| Rwanda |
1,159,071 |
1,238,447 |
1,268,400 |
1,214,600 |
1,192,000 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
1,158,000 |
1,158,000 |
1,158,000 |
1,158,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,143,269 |
1,135,000 |
1,120,829 |
1,122,005 |
1,112,004 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
| Ecuador |
1,028,000 |
974,000 |
1,024,000 |
1,038,000 |
989,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
| Netherlands |
1,009,000 |
1,004,000 |
1,003,000 |
1,004,830 |
1,011,100 |
| Haiti |
1,005,000 |
1,005,000 |
1,005,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
975,760 |
943,199 |
903,462 |
899,218 |
926,396 |
| Portugal |
927,263 |
932,559 |
967,773 |
972,909 |
997,763 |
| Croatia |
868,000 |
853,000 |
857,000 |
889,000 |
823,000 |
| Belgium |
863,154 |
863,550 |
865,640 |
864,877 |
857,286 |
| Tajikistan |
844,400 |
838,800 |
838,000 |
839,400 |
844,200 |
| Norway |
803,000 |
804,000 |
804,000 |
804,497 |
802,002 |
| Namibia |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
| Malaysia |
784,300 |
825,310 |
825,310 |
825,310 |
825,310 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
721,000 |
721,000 |
721,000 |
721,000 |
| Estonia |
711,000 |
707,000 |
700,000 |
694,000 |
690,000 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
| Albania |
590,700 |
598,100 |
599,900 |
599,600 |
610,000 |
| Panama |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
| Republic Of Congo |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
| New Zealand |
520,000 |
533,000 |
616,000 |
527,000 |
546,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
450,000 |
450,000 |
450,000 |
450,000 |
| Armenia |
441,600 |
442,730 |
443,420 |
444,000 |
444,800 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
| Ireland |
439,000 |
446,000 |
436,000 |
444,000 |
443,000 |
| North Macedonia |
416,000 |
416,000 |
417,000 |
416,000 |
419,000 |
| Switzerland |
396,421 |
396,599 |
395,465 |
399,842 |
398,794 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
395,531 |
388,024 |
394,355 |
374,911 |
366,953 |
| Bosnia |
370,000 |
377,000 |
1,008,000 |
1,015,000 |
1,015,000 |
| Lesotho |
356,748 |
271,400 |
225,400 |
345,400 |
150,400 |
| Papua New Guinea |
330,000 |
330,000 |
330,000 |
330,000 |
330,000 |
| Gabon |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
| Georgia |
304,000 |
316,000 |
312,000 |
310,000 |
307,000 |
| Israel |
271,400 |
268,500 |
272,500 |
275,400 |
378,000 |
| Botswana |
260,000 |
260,000 |
260,000 |
260,000 |
260,000 |
| Jordan |
204,000 |
202,617 |
199,200 |
206,000 |
214,800 |
| Slovenia |
178,890 |
179,050 |
179,010 |
179,100 |
179,330 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
177,000 |
177,000 |
177,000 |
177,000 |
| Costa Rica |
167,133 |
167,133 |
167,133 |
167,133 |
177,945 |
| Lebanon |
134,214 |
136,485 |
141,620 |
134,115 |
135,300 |
| Iceland |
121,000 |
121,000 |
121,000 |
121,000 |
121,000 |
| Jamaica |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
111,500 |
111,500 |
111,500 |
111,500 |
| Belize |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
98,000 |
92,000 |
| Bhutan |
100,000 |
98,500 |
97,000 |
95,500 |
94,000 |
| Cyprus |
97,873 |
94,824 |
93,516 |
99,447 |
96,395 |
| Guyana |
97,000 |
97,000 |
97,000 |
97,000 |
97,000 |
| Oman |
87,130 |
82,610 |
74,660 |
77,850 |
76,660 |
| Fiji |
76,800 |
76,800 |
76,800 |
76,800 |
75,800 |
| Mauritius |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Comoros |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
| Luxembourg |
61,326 |
61,992 |
62,472 |
62,130 |
61,959 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
53,000 |
53,000 |
53,000 |
53,000 |
53,000 |
| Suriname |
52,965 |
50,000 |
58,000 |
60,000 |
62,000 |
| UAE |
50,384 |
50,384 |
50,300 |
49,000 |
49,900 |
| Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
50,200 |
50,200 |
50,200 |
50,200 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| West Bank And Gaza |
41,900 |
41,900 |
41,900 |
46,164 |
50,227 |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Isle Of Man |
23,440 |
24,100 |
23,200 |
23,900 |
24,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
| Qatar |
21,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
| Tonga |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Samoa |
10,710 |
11,290 |
11,290 |
11,290 |
11,290 |
| Montenegro |
9,050 |
9,000 |
8,900 |
9,100 |
9,000 |
| Bahamas |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
| Kuwait |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
| Malta |
7,300 |
7,800 |
7,800 |
7,800 |
9,070 |
| Barbados |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
| Dominica |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
| New Caledonia |
5,970 |
5,970 |
5,970 |
5,970 |
5,970 |
| St. Kitts And Nevis |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
| Antigua And Barbuda |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| Brunei |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| Maldives |
4,000 |
3,900 |
3,900 |
3,900 |
3,900 |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
2,000 |
| Grenada |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| St. Lucia |
2,670 |
2,670 |
2,670 |
2,670 |
2,670 |
| French Polynesia |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
| Bahrain |
2,100 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
| Aruba |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Hong Kong |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
| Kiribati |
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 |
| San Marino |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
| Liechtenstein |
1,730 |
1,730 |
1,730 |
1,730 |
1,730 |
| American Samoa |
1,030 |
970 |
970 |
960 |
950 |
| 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 |
| British Virgin Islands |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
900 |
900 |
900 |
900 |
900 |
| Andorra |
733 |
748 |
748 |
769 |
791 |
| Singapore |
560 |
560 |
560 |
560 |
560 |
| Marshall Islands |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
| 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 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
| Faroe Islands |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
66 |
