Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP by country
Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
210
Highest
0.0244 hectares per US$ of GDP
Central African Republic
Lowest
0 hectares per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,904
What the numbers show
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 0.0244 hectares per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 177 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 152.5%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 73.6%).
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 0.0244 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Greenland | 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritania | 0.0096 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 0.0075 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Chad | 0.0069 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Namibia | 0.0066 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Eritrea | 0.0059 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 9 | Somalia | 0.0057 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mali | 0.0049 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 0.0047 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Suriname | 0.0046 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Libya | 0.004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Madagascar | 0.0036 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0032 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Botswana | 0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Yemen | 0.0024 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Congo | 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Liberia | 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Laos | 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Gabon | 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Bhutan | 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Guyana | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Angola | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Tanzania | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Algeria | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Venezuela | 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Russia | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Syria | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Burundi | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Belize | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 53 | East Timor | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Malawi | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Djibouti | 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Gambia | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Canada | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Eswatini | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 79 | South Africa | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Belarus | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Kiribati | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Samoa | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Nigeria | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Montenegro | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 100 | Rwanda | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Palau | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 102 | Iraq | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Comoros | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Tonga | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominica | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Serbia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 120 | Estonia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 123 | New Zealand | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Thailand | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 127 | India | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Malaysia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Vietnam | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Sweden | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Philippines | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Marshall Islands | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 136 | Turkey | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Romania | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Croatia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 140 | El Salvador | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Greece | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 146 | China | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Lebanon | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Jamaica | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Hungary | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 31.9% | flat |
| 151 | Dominican Republic | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Poland | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovakia | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Brunei | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Faroe Islands | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 157 | United States | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Palestine | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Portugal | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Spain | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovenia | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Grenada | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 167 | American Samoa | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 168 | Czechia | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Seychelles | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 172 | France | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Austria | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritius | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Curacao | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 177 | Italy | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Nauru | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Ireland | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Kuwait | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Denmark | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Japan | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Guam | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 185 | Germany | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 189 | United Kingdom | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Barbados | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Qatar | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 192 | South Korea | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Aruba | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Belgium | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 195 | Maldives | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Switzerland | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Israel | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 199 | Netherlands | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 200 | San Marino | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 203 | Liechtenstein | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Bahrain | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Malta | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Bermuda | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Hong Kong | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 208 | Singapore | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Macao | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Monaco | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.