Breakdown of habitable land area by country
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.
Countries reporting
228
Highest
86.61 million hectares
Canada
Lowest
0 hectares
French Southern Territories
Median
44,330 hectares
Years covered
5
2015–2019
Data points
1,175
What the numbers show
Breakdown of habitable land area is currently reported for 228 countries. The highest value is 86.61 million hectares in Canada; the lowest is 0 hectares in French Southern Territories.
The median across all reporting countries is 44,330 hectares, and the mean is 1.21 million hectares.
Breakdown of habitable land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 86.61 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 49.83 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 16.72 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 4 | United States | 14.09 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 5 | China | 11.36 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 9.16 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 8.93 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 7.94 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 9 | Iran | 6.13 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 10 | Tanzania | 5.55 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 11 | Uganda | 3.62 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.53 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 3.36 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 3.07 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 2.88 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Malawi | 2.33 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 2.08 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 18 | India | 1.82 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 19 | Greenland | 1.54 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 1.39 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 21 | Norway | 1.35 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 22 | Chile | 1.26 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 1.25 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 1.20 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 1.17 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 1.15 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 27 | Turkey | 1.10 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ukraine | 1.07 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 29 | Mozambique | 1.04 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 30 | Mexico | 1.04 million hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 31 | Venezuela | 1.02 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 1.01 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia | 1.00 million hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 954,230 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 35 | Colombia | 741,210 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 720,450 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 717,580 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 670,760 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 642,500 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 579,220 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 41 | Iraq | 519,810 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 498,810 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 493,160 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 475,950 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 45 | Vietnam | 445,640 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 395,430 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 389,010 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 383,330 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 49 | Philippines | 367,860 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 50 | Japan | 344,950 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 51 | Germany | 337,780 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 52 | Sudan | 336,670 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 336,290 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 54 | Nigeria | 336,280 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 55 | Malaysia | 331,890 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 322,680 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 57 | Poland | 317,000 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 58 | Pakistan | 313,860 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 291,540 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 60 | France | 265,500 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 260,020 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 237,030 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Spain | 216,820 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 64 | Iceland | 207,880 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 205,820 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 66 | Cuba | 202,970 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 67 | Burundi | 194,820 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 68 | Denmark | 194,040 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Suriname | 183,190 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 70 | Ecuador | 179,970 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 71 | Laos | 176,680 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 72 | Mali | 170,700 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 73 | Madagascar | 167,840 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 74 | Cameroon | 165,160 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 163,570 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 76 | Belarus | 163,300 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 77 | Congo | 161,940 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 78 | Chad | 158,500 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 151,720 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 80 | Rwanda | 150,090 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 81 | Greece | 141,880 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Gabon | 135,170 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 83 | Switzerland | 133,910 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 84 | Armenia | 133,460 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 85 | Bahamas | 124,580 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 86 | Guatemala | 112,880 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 88 | North Korea | 110,830 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 109,150 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 90 | Syria | 104,370 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 96,890 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 92 | Guyana | 96,040 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 95,380 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | South Korea | 88,100 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 85,210 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Lithuania | 84,630 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 84,090 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 82,170 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 99 | Netherlands | 80,930 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 100 | Honduras | 75,870 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 101 | Angola | 70,590 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 102 | Portugal | 64,800 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 63,790 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 58,730 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 105 | Morocco | 57,990 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 106 | Serbia | 52,100 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 49,840 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 108 | Yemen | 48,770 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 48,600 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 48,020 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 111 | South Sudan | 46,580 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 112 | Czechia | 45,360 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 113 | Botswana | 45,060 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 114 | Israel | 44,920 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 115 | Jordan | 44,410 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 116 | Taiwan | 44,250 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 44,130 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 42,730 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 119 | Algeria | 41,660 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 120 | French Guiana | 41,000 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 121 | Senegal | 39,830 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 37,830 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 123 | Croatia | 35,050 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 124 | Fiji | 31,350 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 125 | Tunisia | 28,760 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 28,010 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 127 | Belize | 26,630 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 128 | Falkland Islands | 25,470 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 25,450 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 130 | Moldova | 25,430 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Slovakia | 24,740 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 132 | Montenegro | 24,670 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 133 | El Salvador | 24,340 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 134 | Haiti | 23,220 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 135 | Namibia | 20,810 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 136 | Mauritania | 19,930 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 137 | Palestine | 18,030 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,000 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 17,820 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 140 | Niger | 16,100 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 141 | Oman | 15,430 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 142 | Nepal | 15,380 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 143 | Djibouti | 13,530 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 144 | Belgium | 12,820 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 145 | Benin | 11,420 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 146 | Eritrea | 9,320 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 147 | New Caledonia | 9,290 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 8,870 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 149 | Somalia | 8,590 hectares | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 7,290 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Guinea | 7,110 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 5,970 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 153 | Togo | 5,560 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 154 | Libya | 5,120 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 155 | Bhutan | 4,910 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 156 | Brunei | 4,860 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 157 | Netherlands Antilles | 4,620 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 4,530 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | 4,070 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,930 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 161 | Slovenia | 3,540 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 162 | Lesotho | 3,480 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 163 | Kuwait | 2,950 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 164 | Cyprus | 2,820 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 165 | Qatar | 2,730 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,560 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 167 | Gambia | 2,220 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 168 | Singapore | 2,210 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 169 | Jamaica | 2,110 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 170 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,060 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,850 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 172 | Hong Kong | 1,700 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,650 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 174 | East Timor | 1,640 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 175 | Liberia | 1,530 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 176 | Mauritius | 1,350 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 178 | Western Sahara | 1,260 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 179 | British Virgin Islands | 1,150 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 180 | Faroe Islands | 1,090 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 181 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,070 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 182 | Palau | 990 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 183 | Tonga | 970 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 184 | Lebanon | 920 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 185 | Bahrain | 770 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 186 | Cayman Islands | 750 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 188 | United States Virgin Islands | 620 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 189 | Cape Verde | 600 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 190 | Maldives | 430 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 420 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 410 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 390 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 195 | Isle of Man | 290 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 196 | Comoros | 280 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 197 | Grenada | 270 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 198 | Aruba | 260 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 200 | Dominica | 210 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 201 | Reunion | 200 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 201 | Anguilla | 200 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 203 | Seychelles | 110 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 204 | Barbados | 80 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 206 | Montserrat | 60 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 207 | Andorra | 40 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 207 | Macao | 40 hectares | 2019 | — | rising |
| 210 | American Samoa | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Bermuda | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Micronesia (country) | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Guam | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Kiribati | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Monaco | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Marshall Islands | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Nauru | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | French Polynesia | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | San Marino | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | falling |
| 210 | Tuvalu | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Samoa | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Cook Islands | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Niue | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Saint Helena | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Tokelau | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Vatican | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Norfolk Island | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Pitcairn | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
| 210 | French Southern Territories | 0 hectares | 2019 | — | flat |
About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.