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 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
| United States |
157,736,800 |
157,736,800 |
157,736,800 |
157,736,800 |
157,736,800 |
| India |
154,447,948 |
154,447,948 |
155,369,076 |
155,477,911 |
155,895,136 |
| Russia |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
121,649,000 |
| China |
108,862,000 |
108,962,000 |
109,162,000 |
110,613,900 |
112,032,867 |
| Brazil |
58,252,760 |
57,630,280 |
57,007,690 |
56,385,000 |
55,762,000 |
| Argentina |
42,208,760 |
42,008,760 |
40,808,760 |
40,208,760 |
40,385,900 |
| Canada |
38,259,000 |
38,235,000 |
38,648,000 |
38,690,000 |
38,509,000 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
36,872,000 |
36,872,000 |
36,420,000 |
36,160,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
32,924,000 |
32,924,000 |
32,889,000 |
32,773,000 |
| Australia |
31,265,000 |
30,644,000 |
30,573,000 |
30,974,000 |
30,752,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
30,930,000 |
30,530,000 |
31,160,000 |
31,210,000 |
| Kazakhstan |
29,669,700 |
29,553,200 |
29,378,300 |
29,748,000 |
29,657,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
26,300,000 |
26,300,000 |
26,300,000 |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
20,994,840 |
20,994,840 |
20,994,840 |
20,689,920 |
| Mexico |
20,084,000 |
20,071,000 |
19,400,000 |
19,900,000 |
20,257,000 |
| Turkey |
19,881,000 |
19,586,000 |
19,580,000 |
19,723,000 |
19,998,000 |
| France |
17,956,560 |
17,956,560 |
18,065,023 |
18,126,400 |
18,464,367 |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
17,700,000 |
| Thailand |
17,150,000 |
16,971,900 |
16,800,000 |
16,745,697 |
16,747,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,314,000 |
16,195,100 |
16,192,000 |
16,187,000 |
15,969,200 |
| Iran |
15,699,000 |
15,659,667 |
15,620,333 |
15,581,000 |
15,134,000 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
13,680,000 |
13,680,000 |
13,680,000 |
13,494,000 |
13,241,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
13,502,500 |
13,321,100 |
13,139,700 |
12,958,300 |
| South Africa |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
| Germany |
11,658,000 |
11,664,000 |
11,714,000 |
11,731,000 |
11,772,000 |
| Spain |
11,550,053 |
11,639,398 |
11,812,315 |
11,884,252 |
12,253,767 |
| Poland |
11,078,760 |
11,150,000 |
11,055,000 |
11,009,000 |
10,907,000 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
10,990,000 |
10,990,400 |
11,080,300 |
11,061,600 |
| Romania |
8,588,000 |
8,483,000 |
8,966,000 |
8,686,000 |
8,543,000 |
| Mali |
8,341,000 |
8,152,000 |
7,963,000 |
7,774,000 |
7,585,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
8,000,000 |
7,967,000 |
7,772,300 |
7,757,330 |
| Afghanistan |
7,829,000 |
7,829,000 |
7,788,000 |
7,794,000 |
7,699,000 |
| Algeria |
7,530,600 |
7,530,600 |
7,530,600 |
7,500,704 |
7,470,807 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
7,624,000 |
6,898,964 |
7,852,171 |
8,418,759 |
| Italy |
7,192,812 |
7,199,414 |
6,914,183 |
6,723,000 |
6,736,270 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
6,900,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
6,787,000 |
6,784,000 |
6,952,100 |
6,988,300 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
6,200,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,100,000 |
6,004,000 |
5,909,000 |
5,813,000 |
5,717,000 |
| United Kingdom |
6,009,804 |
5,978,502 |
6,085,598 |
6,037,787 |
6,082,879 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,800,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
5,650,000 |
| Belarus |
5,624,000 |
5,660,000 |
5,713,000 |
5,712,000 |
5,727,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
5,368,000 |
5,363,000 |
5,357,000 |
5,352,000 |
| 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 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
4,756,674 |
4,742,422 |
4,627,599 |
4,424,547 |
| Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
4,734,000 |
4,734,000 |
4,734,000 |
4,653,000 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
4,709,900 |
4,661,644 |
4,613,387 |
4,565,130 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,660,617 |
4,660,617 |
4,658,153 |
4,662,323 |
4,668,450 |
| Peru |
4,290,296 |
3,935,262 |
3,580,226 |
3,814,351 |
3,756,825 |
| Hungary |
4,139,704 |
4,025,970 |
4,317,000 |
4,324,000 |
4,323,000 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
4,090,388 |
4,060,636 |
4,030,884 |
4,001,132 |
| Japan |
4,086,000 |
4,104,000 |
4,124,000 |
4,142,000 |
4,161,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
4,023,000 |
4,033,500 |
4,019,800 |
4,026,400 |
| Malawi |
4,000,000 |
3,934,000 |
3,878,000 |
3,823,000 |
3,767,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
| Senegal |
3,830,000 |
3,750,000 |
3,715,000 |
3,680,000 |
3,645,000 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
3,800,000 |
| Bulgaria |
3,500,476 |
3,492,000 |
3,476,000 |
3,478,000 |
3,489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3,430,000 |
3,430,000 |
3,430,000 |
3,430,000 |
3,438,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
3,100,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
3,365,000 |
3,219,000 |
3,049,000 |
2,911,969 |
| 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 |
2,569,600 |
2,569,600 |
2,606,900 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
2,650,000 |
| Serbia |
2,615,000 |
2,604,000 |
2,579,000 |
2,583,000 |
2,595,000 |
| Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
2,600,000 |
| Sweden |
2,535,170 |
2,538,550 |
2,540,120 |
2,541,990 |
2,555,110 |
| Czech Republic |
2,475,335 |
2,484,154 |
2,484,472 |
2,484,000 |
2,496,000 |
| South Sudan |
2,394,700 |
2,394,700 |
2,394,700 |
2,396,700 |
2,467,275 |
| Denmark |
2,357,000 |
2,370,930 |
2,395,932 |
2,388,400 |
2,367,400 |
| North Korea |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
2,295,000 |
| Lithuania |
2,279,000 |
2,249,400 |
2,211,900 |
2,115,000 |
2,103,700 |
| Finland |
2,243,000 |
2,243,000 |
2,245,000 |
2,243,000 |
2,242,000 |
| Greece |
2,131,930 |
2,131,930 |
2,131,930 |
2,141,295 |
2,142,887 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
2,113,700 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,089,000 |
2,084,300 |
2,096,000 |
2,097,900 |
2,094,500 |
| Uruguay |
2,030,605 |
2,024,400 |
2,088,300 |
2,151,800 |
2,183,900 |
| Colombia |
1,993,000 |
2,043,000 |
2,112,490 |
2,089,254 |
1,781,000 |
| 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 |
1,711,000 |
1,699,800 |
1,689,900 |
1,681,700 |
1,738,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
1,584,000 |
| Guatemala |
1,554,000 |
1,554,000 |
1,538,000 |
1,521,000 |
1,504,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
1,372,000 |
1,371,573 |
1,371,600 |
1,320,200 |
| Latvia |
1,362,000 |
1,334,000 |
1,319,000 |
1,295,000 |
1,290,000 |
| South Korea |
1,343,000 |
1,352,000 |
1,364,000 |
1,374,000 |
1,396,700 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
1,340,480 |
1,328,800 |
1,327,400 |
1,322,710 |
| Slovak Republic |
1,326,000 |
1,346,000 |
1,349,000 |
1,348,000 |
1,343,000 |
| Austria |
1,319,765 |
1,324,971 |
1,325,530 |
1,327,150 |
1,328,940 |
| Chile |
1,313,900 |
1,310,907 |
1,306,914 |
1,303,921 |
1,299,929 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
1,287,400 |
1,287,400 |
1,288,000 |
1,287,800 |
| Burundi |
1,270,000 |
1,243,000 |
1,216,000 |
1,189,000 |
1,162,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,268,400 |
1,214,600 |
1,192,000 |
1,235,000 |
1,289,000 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
1,224,000 |
1,295,600 |
1,367,400 |
1,439,200 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
1,158,000 |
1,158,000 |
1,167,000 |
1,163,000 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
| Ecuador |
1,024,000 |
1,038,000 |
989,000 |
968,000 |
1,033,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
1,018,000 |
| Bosnia |
1,008,000 |
1,015,000 |
1,015,000 |
1,029,000 |
1,060,000 |
| Haiti |
1,005,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,180,000 |
1,180,000 |
| Netherlands |
1,003,000 |
1,004,830 |
1,011,100 |
1,021,000 |
1,037,000 |
| Portugal |
965,234 |
972,909 |
997,763 |
960,441 |
968,052 |
| Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
877,000 |
877,000 |
877,000 |
877,000 |
| Belgium |
865,640 |
864,877 |
857,286 |
850,000 |
836,000 |
| Croatia |
857,000 |
889,000 |
823,000 |
804,000 |
817,000 |
| Tajikistan |
838,000 |
839,400 |
844,200 |
839,400 |
837,900 |
| Malaysia |
826,000 |
826,000 |
826,000 |
826,000 |
826,000 |
| Norway |
804,000 |
804,497 |
802,002 |
803,210 |
801,490 |
| Namibia |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
800,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
721,000 |
721,000 |
721,000 |
713,500 |
| Estonia |
700,000 |
694,000 |
690,000 |
683,000 |
679,000 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
690,000 |
| New Zealand |
616,000 |
527,000 |
546,000 |
518,500 |
491,000 |
| Albania |
599,900 |
599,600 |
610,000 |
611,346 |
612,000 |
| Panama |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
565,000 |
| Republic Of Congo |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
550,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
450,000 |
450,000 |
450,000 |
450,000 |
| Armenia |
443,420 |
444,000 |
444,800 |
445,600 |
446,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
440,000 |
| Ireland |
436,000 |
444,000 |
443,000 |
451,000 |
461,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
429,000 |
429,000 |
429,300 |
414,000 |
| Guyana |
420,000 |
420,000 |
420,000 |
420,000 |
420,000 |
| North Macedonia |
417,000 |
416,000 |
419,000 |
418,000 |
417,000 |
| Switzerland |
395,465 |
399,842 |
398,794 |
398,139 |
398,184 |
| Israel |
377,000 |
380,000 |
378,000 |
383,500 |
387,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
331,000 |
329,000 |
330,000 |
330,000 |
| Gabon |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
325,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
310,000 |
307,000 |
311,000 |
324,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
| Botswana |
260,000 |
260,000 |
260,000 |
259,600 |
259,600 |
| Costa Rica |
243,000 |
243,000 |
243,000 |
252,500 |
253,000 |
| Jordan |
199,200 |
206,000 |
214,800 |
201,000 |
187,000 |
| Slovenia |
180,950 |
181,030 |
181,230 |
181,780 |
184,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
177,000 |
177,000 |
177,000 |
177,000 |
| Lebanon |
139,300 |
137,300 |
135,300 |
137,180 |
137,170 |
| 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 |
112,800 |
113,200 |
| Belize |
100,000 |
98,000 |
92,000 |
90,000 |
90,000 |
| Cyprus |
95,157 |
99,448 |
96,396 |
104,565 |
94,330 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
94,000 |
94,000 |
94,000 |
94,500 |
| Oman |
82,610 |
74,660 |
77,840 |
76,660 |
69,300 |
| Fiji |
76,800 |
76,800 |
75,800 |
74,400 |
73,000 |
| Mauritius |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
| Comoros |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
65,000 |
| Luxembourg |
62,472 |
62,130 |
61,959 |
62,114 |
62,038 |
| Suriname |
58,000 |
60,000 |
62,000 |
62,000 |
62,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
53,000 |
53,000 |
53,000 |
54,000 |
54,000 |
| UAE |
50,300 |
49,000 |
49,900 |
42,300 |
44,500 |
| Puerto Rico |
50,200 |
50,200 |
50,200 |
50,200 |
50,600 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
| West Bank And Gaza |
41,900 |
46,164 |
50,227 |
54,291 |
58,355 |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
| Isle Of Man |
23,200 |
23,500 |
24,100 |
23,100 |
23,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
23,000 |
| Qatar |
21,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
21,000 |
19,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Tonga |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
| Samoa |
11,290 |
11,290 |
11,290 |
12,350 |
19,060 |
| Montenegro |
8,900 |
9,100 |
9,000 |
9,200 |
9,200 |
| Kuwait |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,600 |
| Bahamas |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
| Malta |
7,800 |
7,800 |
9,070 |
9,070 |
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 |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
| Brunei |
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 |
3,630 |
3,630 |
3,630 |
3,630 |
3,820 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
3,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
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 |
2,090 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Hong Kong |
2,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,100 |
| 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 |
| San Marino |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
1,985 |
| Liechtenstein |
1,730 |
1,730 |
1,730 |
1,740 |
1,750 |
| British Virgin Islands |
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 |
| American Samoa |
970 |
960 |
950 |
940 |
930 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
900 |
900 |
900 |
900 |
1,000 |
| Andorra |
748 |
769 |
791 |
825 |
820 |
| 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 |
250 |
| Faroe Islands |
70 |
70 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
