Countries with the Most Agricultural Land 2023

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Countries with the Most Agricultural Land 2023
The 20 countries where farmland covers the largest share of the land area in 2023. Ivory Coast leads at 86.5% of its land, ahead of Turkmenistan at 84.2% and Burundi at 83.9%. Agricultural land includes cropland and permanent pasture. Data covers 209 countries and territories.
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The median country farms 38% of its land area. 23 of the 209 countries and territories measured are above 70%, and most of those are pasture economies rather than crop growers.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Ivory Coast leads with 87 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 76  ·  median: 75.
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Gap in 2023: Ivory Coast is 1.2× larger than Somalia.

Countries with the Most Agricultural Land 2023

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
86.50
Ivory Coast
Agricultural land (% of land area) · 2023
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Agricultural land (% of land area)
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Period
2023
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Agricultural land (% of land area) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Ivory Coast 86.50
🥈 Turkmenistan 84.20
🥉 Burundi 83.90
4 Uruguay 81.40
5 Saudi Arabia 80.80
6 Kazakhstan 79.40
7 South Africa 79.40
8 Lesotho 77.80
9 Rwanda 76.30
10 Nigeria 76.20
11 Moldova 74.10
12 Syria 74.10
13 Djibouti 73.50
14 Guinea 73.20
15 Bangladesh 72.30
16 Uganda 71.90
17 Comoros 71.50
18 Ukraine 71.30
19 Madagascar 70.30
20 Somalia 70.30

Data Sources & References

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