Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 5.19 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
2 | United States | 4.11 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
3 | Australia | 4.1 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
4 | Brazil | 2.75 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
5 | Russia | 2.15 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
6 | Kazakhstan | 2.09 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
7 | European Union | 1.88 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
8 | India | 1.8 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
9 | Saudi Arabia | 1.73 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
10 | Argentina | 1.48 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
11 | Mongolia | 1.14 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
12 | Sudan | 1.09 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
13 | Mexico | 1.03 million sq. km | 2011 | ||
14 | South Africa | 963,740 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 909,154.42 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 793,323 sq. km | 2011 | |||
15 | Nigeria | 762,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 754,000.28 sq. km | 2011 | |||
16 | Canada | 625,970 sq. km | 2011 | ||
17 | Angola | 583,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
18 | Indonesia | 545,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 509,749.5 sq. km | 2011 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 507,814 sq. km | 2011 | |||
19 | Chad | 499,320 sq. km | 2011 | ||
20 | Mozambique | 494,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
21 | Iran | 489,570 sq. km | 2011 | ||
22 | Somalia | 441,290 sq. km | 2011 | ||
23 | Colombia | 437,856 sq. km | 2011 | ||
24 | Niger | 437,820 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 421,012.92 sq. km | 2011 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 418,993.46 sq. km | 2011 | |||
25 | Mali | 416,210 sq. km | 2011 | ||
26 | Madagascar | 413,950 sq. km | 2011 | ||
27 | Algeria | 413,830 sq. km | 2011 | ||
28 | Ukraine | 412,810 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 411,558.21 sq. km | 2011 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 411,040.25 sq. km | 2011 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 403,586.64 sq. km | 2011 | |||
29 | Mauritania | 397,110 sq. km | 2011 | ||
30 | Namibia | 388,090 sq. km | 2011 | ||
31 | Turkey | 382,470 sq. km | 2011 | ||
32 | Afghanistan | 379,100 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 377,519.13 sq. km | 2011 | |||
33 | Tanzania | 373,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
34 | Bolivia | 370,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
35 | Ethiopia | 356,830 sq. km | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 348,077.21 sq. km | 2011 | |||
36 | Turkmenistan | 326,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 315,176.31 sq. km | 2011 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 305,556.25 sq. km | 2011 | |||
37 | Morocco | 301,038 sq. km | 2011 | ||
38 | France | 290,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
39 | South Sudan | 285,332 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 278,748.69 sq. km | 2011 | |||
40 | Spain | 275,342.5 sq. km | 2011 | ||
41 | Kenya | 274,500 sq. km | 2011 | ||
42 | Uzbekistan | 266,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
43 | Pakistan | 265,500 sq. km | 2011 | ||
44 | Botswana | 258,610 sq. km | 2011 | ||
45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 257,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 237,104.97 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 236,334.33 sq. km | 2011 | |||
46 | Yemen | 234,520 sq. km | 2011 | ||
47 | Zambia | 234,350 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 222,881.84 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 217,104.84 sq. km | 2011 | |||
48 | Peru | 215,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 214,036.26 sq. km | 2011 | |||
49 | Venezuela | 212,500 sq. km | 2011 | ||
50 | Thailand | 210,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
51 | Paraguay | 209,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 207,334.48 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 205,442.25 sq. km | 2011 | |||
52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 205,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 202,087.24 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 184,919.55 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 183,772.62 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 175,193.47 sq. km | 2011 | |||
53 | United Kingdom | 171,640 sq. km | 2011 | ||
54 | Germany | 167,190 sq. km | 2011 | ||
55 | Zimbabwe | 163,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
56 | Ghana | 159,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
57 | Chile | 157,890 sq. km | 2011 | ||
58 | Libya | 155,850 sq. km | 2011 | ||
59 | Poland | 147,790 sq. km | 2011 | ||
60 | Uruguay | 143,780 sq. km | 2011 | ||
61 | Guinea | 142,400 sq. km | 2011 | ||
62 | Uganda | 140,620 sq. km | 2011 | ||
63 | Romania | 139,820 sq. km | 2011 | ||
64 | Italy | 139,326 sq. km | 2011 | ||
65 | Syria | 138,640 sq. km | 2011 | ||
66 | Burma | 125,580 sq. km | 2011 | ||
67 | Philippines | 121,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
68 | Burkina Faso | 117,650 sq. km | 2011 | ||
69 | New Zealand | 113,710 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 110,026.52 sq. km | 2011 | |||
70 | Vietnam | 108,420 sq. km | 2011 | ||
71 | Kyrgyzstan | 106,085 sq. km | 2011 | ||
72 | Republic of the Congo | 105,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 103,559.57 sq. km | 2011 | |||
73 | Tunisia | 100,720 sq. km | 2011 | ||
74 | Cameroon | 96,000 sq. km | 2011 | ||
75 | Senegal | 95,050 sq. km | 2011 | ||
76 | Bangladesh | 91,280 sq. km | 2011 | ||
77 | Belarus | 88,750 sq. km | 2011 | ||
78 | Iraq | 82,100 sq. km | 2011 | ||
79 | Greece | 81,520 sq. km | 2011 | ||
80 | Malaysia | 78,700 sq. km | 2011 | ||
81 | Eritrea | 75,920 sq. km | 2011 | ||
82 | Ecuador | 73,460.7 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 71,258.57 sq. km | 2011 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 67,100.59 sq. km | 2011 | |||
83 | Cuba | 65,700 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 65,230.36 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Western Europe average (profile) | 57,970.54 sq. km | 2011 | |||
84 | Cambodia | 56,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
85 | Malawi | 55,800 sq. km | 2011 | ||
86 | Hungary | 53,370 sq. km | 2011 | ||
87 | Gabon | 51,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
88 | Nicaragua | 51,460 sq. km | 2011 | ||
89 | Bulgaria | 50,880 sq. km | 2011 | ||
90 | Central African Republic | 50,800 sq. km | 2011 | ||
91 | Serbia | 50,610 sq. km | 2011 | ||
92 | Tajikistan | 48,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
93 | Azerbaijan | 47,687 sq. km | 2011 | ||
94 | Japan | 45,610 sq. km | 2011 | ||
95 | Ireland | 45,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
96 | Guatemala | 43,950 sq. km | 2011 | ||
97 | Nepal | 42,590 sq. km | 2011 | ||
98 | Czech Republic | 42,290 sq. km | 2011 | ||
99 | Togo | 37,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
100 | Egypt | 36,650 sq. km | 2011 | ||
101 | Portugal | 36,360 sq. km | 2011 | ||
102 | Sierra Leone | 34,350 sq. km | 2011 | ||
103 | Benin | 34,300 sq. km | 2011 | ||
104 | Honduras | 32,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
105 | Sweden | 30,660 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 28,943.76 sq. km | 2011 | |||
106 | Austria | 28,690 sq. km | 2011 | ||
107 | Lithuania | 28,059 sq. km | 2011 | ||
108 | Denmark | 26,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
109 | Liberia | 26,300 sq. km | 2011 | ||
110 | Sri Lanka | 26,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
111 | North Korea | 25,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
112 | Georgia | 24,690 sq. km | 2011 | ||
113 | Moldova | 24,590 sq. km | 2011 | ||
114 | Dominican Republic | 24,470 sq. km | 2011 | ||
115 | Laos | 23,780 sq. km | 2011 | ||
116 | Lesotho | 23,120 sq. km | 2011 | ||
117 | Finland | 22,860 sq. km | 2011 | ||
118 | Panama | 22,670 sq. km | 2011 | ||
119 | Burundi | 22,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,510 sq. km | 2011 | ||
121 | Slovakia | 19,297 sq. km | 2011 | ||
122 | Rwanda | 19,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
123 | Netherlands | 18,948 sq. km | 2011 | ||
124 | Costa Rica | 18,800 sq. km | 2011 | ||
125 | Latvia | 18,160 sq. km | 2011 | ||
126 | Oman | 17,705 sq. km | 2011 | ||
127 | Haiti | 17,700 sq. km | 2011 | ||
128 | South Korea | 17,560 sq. km | 2011 | ||
129 | Armenia | 17,106 sq. km | 2011 | ||
130 | Djibouti | 17,020 sq. km | 2011 | ||
131 | Guyana | 16,770 sq. km | 2011 | ||
132 | Guinea-Bissau | 16,300 sq. km | 2011 | ||
133 | Iceland | 15,910 sq. km | 2011 | ||
134 | El Salvador | 15,320 sq. km | 2011 | ||
135 | Switzerland | 15,229 sq. km | 2011 | ||
136 | Belgium | 13,370 sq. km | 2011 | ||
137 | Croatia | 13,261 sq. km | 2011 | ||
138 | Swaziland | 12,220 sq. km | 2011 | ||
139 | Albania | 12,010 sq. km | 2011 | ||
140 | Papua New Guinea | 11,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
141 | Republic of Macedonia | 11,180 sq. km | 2011 | ||
142 | Jordan | 10,026 sq. km | 2011 | ||
143 | Norway | 9,980 sq. km | 2011 | ||
144 | Estonia | 9,450 sq. km | 2011 | ||
145 | Lebanon | 6,380 sq. km | 2011 | ||
146 | The Gambia | 6,150 sq. km | 2011 | ||
147 | Kosovo | 5,700 sq. km | 2007 | ||
148 | Israel | 5,205 sq. km | 2011 | ||
149 | Bhutan | 5,200 sq. km | 2011 | ||
150 | Montenegro | 5,120 sq. km | 2011 | ||
151 | Slovenia | 4,585 sq. km | 2011 | ||
152 | Jamaica | 4,490 sq. km | 2011 | ||
153 | Fiji | 4,276 sq. km | 2011 | ||
154 | United Arab Emirates | 3,973 sq. km | 2011 | ||
155 | East Timor | 3,600 sq. km | 2011 | ||
156 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,040 sq. km | 2011 | ||
157 | New Caledonia | 2,510 sq. km | 2011 | ||
158 | Greenland | 2,359 sq. km | 2011 | ||
159 | Puerto Rico | 1,900 sq. km | 2011 | ||
160 | Vanuatu | 1,870 sq. km | 2011 | ||
161 | Belize | 1,570 sq. km | 2011 | ||
162 | Comoros | 1,550 sq. km | 2011 | ||
163 | Kuwait | 1,520 sq. km | 2011 | ||
164 | Luxembourg | 1,310 sq. km | 2011 | ||
165 | Cyprus | 1,185 sq. km | 2011 | ||
166 | Federated States of Micronesia | 954 sq. km | 2011 | ||
167 | Solomon Islands | 910 sq. km | 2011 | ||
168 | Mauritius | 890 sq. km | 2011 | ||
169 | Suriname | 820 sq. km | 2011 | ||
170 | Cape Verde | 750 sq. km | 2011 | ||
171 | Qatar | 660 sq. km | 2011 | ||
172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 540 sq. km | 2011 | ||
173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 487 sq. km | 2011 | ||
174 | French Polynesia | 455 sq. km | 2011 | ||
175 | Isle of Man | 426 sq. km | 2011 | ||
176 | Samoa | 350 sq. km | 2011 | ||
177 | Kiribati | 340 sq. km | 2011 | ||
178 | Tonga | 310 sq. km | 2011 | ||
179 | Dominica | 260 sq. km | 2011 | ||
180 | Andorra | 203 sq. km | 2011 | ||
181 | Guam | 180 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=182 | The Bahamas | 150 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=182 | Barbados | 150 sq. km | 2011 | ||
184 | Marshall Islands | 130 sq. km | 2011 | ||
185 | Brunei | 114 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=186 | Grenada | 110 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=186 | Saint Lucia | 110 sq. km | 2011 | ||
188 | Malta | 103 sq. km | 2011 | ||
189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 sq. km | 2011 | ||
190 | Channel Islands | 96 sq. km | 2011 | ||
191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 90 sq. km | 2011 | ||
192 | Bahrain | 83.6 sq. km | 2011 | ||
193 | Maldives | 70 sq. km | 2011 | ||
194 | Liechtenstein | 65 sq. km | 2011 | ||
195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 60 sq. km | 2011 | ||
196 | Palau | 50 sq. km | 2011 | ||
197 | American Samoa | 49 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=198 | Seychelles | 30 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 30 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=198 | Faeroe Islands | 30 sq. km | 2011 | ||
201 | Cayman Islands | 27 sq. km | 2011 | ||
202 | Aruba | 20 sq. km | 2011 | ||
203 | Tuvalu | 18 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10 sq. km | 2011 | ||
=204 | San Marino | 10 sq. km | 2011 | ||
206 | Bermuda | 7.4 sq. km | 2011 | ||
207 | Singapore | 7.3 sq. km | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km
- United States ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2011.
- China has had the highest agricultural land > sq. km since 1985.
- Australia ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Russia ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Europe in 2011.
- Brazil ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- France ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst European Union in 2011.
- Sudan ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011.
- Canada ranked first for agricultural land > sq. km amongst NATO countries in 2011.
- India ranked third for agricultural land > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2011.