The CIA World Factbook Edition 2015 Geography

Land use In 35 editions of 36.

Land use was published in 35 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2015 edition carries it in 245 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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Africa

55 entries

Algeria

agricultural land:

17.3%

  • arable land 3.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.4%;
  • permanent pasture 13.8%
forest:
0.6%
other:
82% (2011 est.)

Angola

agricultural land:

47.3%

  • arable land 3.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 43.3%
forest:
46.8%
other:
5.9% (2011 est.)

Benin

agricultural land:

31.3%

  • arable land 22.9%;
  • permanent crops 3.5%;
  • permanent pasture 4.9%
forest:
40%
other:
28.7% (2011 est.)

Botswana

agricultural land:

45.8%

  • arable land 0.6%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 45.2%
forest:
19.8%
other:
34.4% (2011 est.)

Burkina Faso

agricultural land:

43%

  • arable land 20.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 21.9%
forest:
20.4%
other:
36.6% (2011 est.)

Burundi

agricultural land:

73.3%

  • arable land 38.9%;
  • permanent crops 15.6%;
  • permanent pasture 18.8%
forest:
6.6%
other:
20.1% (2011 est.)

Cabo Verde

agricultural land:

18.6%

  • arable land 11.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.7%;
  • permanent pasture 6.2%
forest:
21%
other:
60.4% (2011 est.)

Cameroon

agricultural land:

20.6%

  • arable land 13.1%;
  • permanent crops 3.3%;
  • permanent pasture 4.2%
forest:
41.7%
other:
37.7% (2011 est.)

Central African Republic

agricultural land:

8.1%

  • arable land 2.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 5.1%
forest:
36.2%
other:
55.7% (2011 est.)

Chad

agricultural land:

39.6%

  • arable land 3.9%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 35.7%
forest:
9.1%
other:
51.3% (2011 est.)

Comoros

agricultural land:

84.4%

  • arable land 46.7%;
  • permanent crops 29.6%;
  • permanent pasture 8.1%
forest:
1.4%
other:
14.2% (2011 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

agricultural land:

11.4%

  • arable land 3.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 8%
forest:
67.9%
other:
20.7% (2011 est.)

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

agricultural land:

31.1%

  • arable land 1.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 29.3%
forest:
65.6%
other:
3.3% (2011 est.)

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

agricultural land:

64.8%

  • arable land 9.1%;
  • permanent crops 14.2%;
  • permanent pasture 41.5%
forest:
32.7%
other:
2.5% (2011 est.)

Djibouti

agricultural land:

73.4%

  • arable land 0.1%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 73.3%
forest:
0.2%
other:
26.4% (2011 est.)

Egypt

agricultural land:

3.6%

  • arable land 2.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0.1%
other:
96.3% (2011 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

agricultural land:

10.1%

  • arable land 4.3%;
  • permanent crops 2.1%;
  • permanent pasture 3.7%
forest:
57.5%
other:
32.4% (2011 est.)

Eritrea

agricultural land:

75.1%

  • arable land 6.8%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 68.3%
forest:
15.1%
other:
9.8% (2011 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

agricultural land:

68.3%

  • arable land 9.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 57.7%
forest:
31.7%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Ethiopia

agricultural land:

36.3%

  • arable land 15.2%;
  • permanent crops 1.1%;
  • permanent pasture 20%
forest:
12.2%
other:
51.5% (2011 est.)

Gabon

agricultural land:

18.1%

  • arable land 1.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 17.2%
forest:
81%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

agricultural land:

56.1%

  • arable land 41%;
  • permanent crops 0.5%;
  • permanent pasture 14.6%
forest:
43.9%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Ghana

agricultural land:

69.1%

  • arable land 20.7%;
  • permanent crops 11.9%;
  • permanent pasture 36.5%
forest:
21.2%
other:
9.7% (2011 est.)

Guinea

agricultural land:

58.1%

  • arable land 11.8%;
  • permanent crops 2.8%;
  • permanent pasture 43.5%
forest:
26.5%
other:
15.4% (2011 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

agricultural land:

44.8%

  • arable land 8.2%;
  • permanent crops 6.9%;
  • permanent pasture 29.7%
forest:
55.2%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Kenya

agricultural land:

48.1%

  • arable land 9.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.9%;
  • permanent pasture 37.4%
forest:
6.1%
other:
45.8% (2011 est.)

Lesotho

agricultural land:

76.1%

  • arable land 10.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 65.9%
forest:
1.5%
other:
22.4% (2011 est.)

Liberia

agricultural land:

28.1%

  • arable land 5.2%;
  • permanent crops 2.1%;
  • permanent pasture 20.8%
forest:
44.6%
other:
27.3% (2011 est.)

Libya

agricultural land:

8.8%

  • arable land 1%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 7.6%
forest:
0.1%
other:
91.1% (2011 est.)

Madagascar

agricultural land:

71.1%

  • arable land 6%;
  • permanent crops 1%;
  • permanent pasture 64.1%
forest:
21.5%
other:
7.4% (2011 est.)

Malawi

agricultural land:

59.2%

  • arable land 38.2%;
  • permanent crops 1.4%;
  • permanent pasture 19.6%
forest:
34%
other:
6.8% (2011 est.)

Mali

agricultural land:

34.1%

  • arable land 5.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 28.4%
forest:
10.2%
other:
55.7% (2011 est.)

Mauritania

agricultural land:

38.5%

  • arable land 0.4%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 38.1%
forest:
0.2%
other:
61.3% (2011 est.)

Mauritius

agricultural land:

43.8%

  • arable land 38.4%;
  • permanent crops 2%;
  • permanent pasture 3.4%
forest:
17.3%
other:
38.9% (2011 est.)

Morocco

agricultural land:

67.5%

  • arable land 17.5%;
  • permanent crops 2.9%;
  • permanent pasture 47.1%
forest:
11.5%
other:
21% (2011 est.)

Mozambique

agricultural land:

56.3%

  • arable land 6.4%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 49.6%
forest:
43.7%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Namibia

agricultural land:

47.2%

  • arable land 1%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 46.2%
forest:
8.8%
other:
44% (2011 est.)

Niger

agricultural land:

35.1%

  • arable land 12.3%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 22.7%
forest:
1%
other:
63.9% (2011 est.)

Nigeria

agricultural land:

78%

  • arable land 37.3%;
  • permanent crops 7.4%;
  • permanent pasture 33.3%
forest:
9.5%
other:
12.5% (2011 est.)

Rwanda

agricultural land:

74.5%

  • arable land 47%;
  • permanent crops 10.1%;
  • permanent pasture 17.4%
forest:
18%
other:
7.5% (2011 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

agricultural land:

30.8%

  • arable land 10.3%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 20.5%
forest:
5.1%
other:
64.1% (2011 est.)

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

agricultural land:

50.7%

  • arable land 9.1%;
  • permanent crops 40.6%;
  • permanent pasture 1%
forest:
28.1%
other:
21.2% (2011 est.)

Senegal

agricultural land:

46.8%

  • arable land 17.4%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 29.1%
forest:
43.8%
other:
9.4% (2011 est.)

Seychelles

agricultural land:

6.5%

  • arable land 2.2%;
  • permanent crops 4.3%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
88.5%
other:
5% (2011 est.)

Sierra Leone

agricultural land:

56.2%

  • arable land 23.4%;
  • permanent crops 2.3%;
  • permanent pasture 30.5%
forest:
37.5%
other:
6.3% (2011 est.)

Somalia

agricultural land:

70.3%

  • arable land 1.8%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 68.5%
forest:
10.6%
other:
19.1% (2011 est.)

South Africa

agricultural land:

79.4%

  • arable land 9.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 69.2%
forest:
7.6%
other:
13% (2011 est.)

Sudan

agricultural land:

100%

  • arable land 15.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 84.2%
forest:
0%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Tanzania

agricultural land:

43.7%

  • arable land 14.3%;
  • permanent crops 2.3%;
  • permanent pasture 27.1%
forest:
37.3%
other:
19% (2011 est.)

Togo

agricultural land:

67.4%

  • arable land 45.2%;
  • permanent crops 3.8%;
  • permanent pasture 18.4%
forest:
4.9%
other:
27.7% (2011 est.)

Tunisia

agricultural land:

64.8%

  • arable land 18.3%;
  • permanent crops 15.4%;
  • permanent pasture 31.1%
forest:
6.6%
other:
28.6% (2011 est.)

Uganda

agricultural land:

71.2%

  • arable land 34.3%;
  • permanent crops 11.3%;
  • permanent pasture 25.6%
forest:
14.5%
other:
14.3% (2011 est.)

Western Sahara

agricultural land:

18.8%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 18.8%
forest:
2.7%
other:
78.5% (2011 est.)

Zambia

agricultural land:

31.7%

  • arable land 4.8%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 26.9%
forest:
66.3%
other:
2% (2011 est.)

Zimbabwe

agricultural land:

42.5%

  • arable land 10.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 31.3%
forest:
39.5%
other:
18% (2011 est.)

Antarctic Region

3 entries

Bouvet Island

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (93% ice) (2011 est.)

Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands now Heard Island and McDonald Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

agricultural land:

0.6%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0.6%
forest:
0%
other:
99.4% (2011 est.)

Iceland

agricultural land:

18.7%

  • arable land 1.2%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 17.5%
forest:
0.3%
other:
81% (2011 est.)

Jan Mayen

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Svalbard

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

agricultural land:

58.1%

  • arable land 11.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 46%
forest:
2.1%
other:
39.8% (2011 est.)

Armenia

agricultural land:

59.7%

  • arable land 15.8%;
  • permanent crops 1.9%;
  • permanent pasture 42%
forest:
9.1%
other:
31.2% (2011 est.)

Azerbaijan

agricultural land:

57.6%

  • arable land 22.8%;
  • permanent crops 2.7%;
  • permanent pasture 32.1%
forest:
11.3%
other:
31.1% (2011 est.)

Bangladesh

agricultural land:

70.1%

  • arable land 59%;
  • permanent crops 6.5%;
  • permanent pasture 4.6%
forest:
11.1%
other:
18.8% (2011 est.)

Bhutan

agricultural land:

13.6%

  • arable land 2.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 10.7%
forest:
85.5%
other:
0.9% (2011 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

China

agricultural land:

54.7%

  • arable land 11.3%;
  • permanent crops 1.6%;
  • permanent pasture 41.8%
forest:
22.3%
other:
23% (2011 est.)

Georgia

agricultural land:

35.5%

  • arable land 5.8%;
  • permanent crops 1.8%;
  • permanent pasture 27.9%
forest:
39.4%
other:
25.1% (2011 est.)

India

agricultural land:

60.5%

  • arable land 52.8%;
  • permanent crops 4.2%;
  • permanent pasture 3.5%
forest:
23.1%
other:
16.4% (2011 est.)

Japan

agricultural land:

12.5%

  • arable land 11.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
68.5%
other:
19% (2011 est.)

Kazakhstan

agricultural land:

77.4%

  • arable land 8.9%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 68.5%
forest:
1.2%
other:
21.4% (2011 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

agricultural land:

21.8%

  • arable land 19.5%;
  • permanent crops 1.9%;
  • permanent pasture 0.4%
forest:
46%
other:
32.2% (2011 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

agricultural land:

18.1%

  • arable land 15.3%;
  • permanent crops 2.2%;
  • permanent pasture 0.6%
forest:
63.9%
other:
18% (2011 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

agricultural land:

55.4%

  • arable land 6.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.4%;
  • permanent pasture 48.3%
forest:
5.1%
other:
39.5% (2011 est.)

Maldives

agricultural land:

23.3%

  • arable land 10%;
  • permanent crops 10%;
  • permanent pasture 3.3%
forest:
3%
other:
73.7% (2011 est.)

Mongolia

agricultural land:

73%

  • arable land 0.4%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 72.6%
forest:
7%
other:
20% (2011 est.)

Nepal

agricultural land:

28.8%

  • arable land 15.1%;
  • permanent crops 1.2%;
  • permanent pasture 12.5%
forest:
25.4%
other:
45.8% (2011 est.)

Pakistan

agricultural land:

35.2%

  • arable land 27.6%;
  • permanent crops 1.1%;
  • permanent pasture 6.5%
forest:
2.1%
other:
62.7% (2011 est.)

Russia

agricultural land:

13.1%

  • arable land 7.3%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 5.7%
forest:
49.4%
other:
37.5% (2011 est.)

Sri Lanka

agricultural land:

43.5%

  • arable land 20.7%;
  • permanent crops 15.8%;
  • permanent pasture 7%
forest:
29.4%
other:
27.1% (2011 est.)

Tajikistan

agricultural land:

34.7%

  • arable land 6.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.9%;
  • permanent pasture 27.7%
forest:
2.9%
other:
62.4% (2011 est.)

Turkmenistan

agricultural land:

72%

  • arable land 4.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 67.8%
forest:
8.8%
other:
19.2% (2011 est.)

Uzbekistan

agricultural land:

62.6%

  • arable land 10.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 51.7%
forest:
7.7%
other:
29.7% (2011 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
61.1%
other:
38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds) (2011 est.)

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

agricultural land:

20.5%

  • arable land 9.1%;
  • permanent crops 2.3%;
  • permanent pasture 9.1%
forest:
22.3%
other:
57.2% (2011 est.)

Aruba

agricultural land:

11.1%

  • arable land 11.1%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
2.3%
other:
86.6% (2011 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

agricultural land:

1.4%

  • arable land 0.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.4%;
  • permanent pasture 0.2%
forest:
51.4%
other:
47.2% (2011 est.)

Barbados

agricultural land:

32.6%

  • arable land 25.6%;
  • permanent crops 2.3%;
  • permanent pasture 4.7%
forest:
19.4%
other:
48% (2011 est.)

Belize

agricultural land:

6.9%

  • arable land 3.3%;
  • permanent crops 1.4%;
  • permanent pasture 2.2%
forest:
60.6%
other:
32.5% (2011 est.)

British Virgin Islands

agricultural land:

46.7%

  • arable land 6.7%;
  • permanent crops 6.7%;
  • permanent pasture 33.3%
forest:
24.3%
other:
29% (2011 est.)

Cayman Islands

agricultural land:

11.2%

  • arable land 0.8%;
  • permanent crops 2.1%;
  • permanent pasture 8.3%
forest:
52.9%
other:
35.9% (2011 est.)

Costa Rica

agricultural land:

37.1%

  • arable land 4.9%;
  • permanent crops 6.7%;
  • permanent pasture 25.5%
forest:
51.5%
other:
11.4% (2011 est.)

Cuba

agricultural land:

60.3%

  • arable land 33.8%;
  • permanent crops 3.6%;
  • permanent pasture 22.9%
forest:
27.3%
other:
12.4% (2011 est.)

Curacao

agricultural land:

10%

  • arable land 10%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
90% (2011 est.)

Dominica

agricultural land:

34.7%

  • arable land 8%;
  • permanent crops 24%;
  • permanent pasture 2.7%
forest:
59.2%
other:
6.1% (2011 est.)

Dominican Republic

agricultural land:

51.5%

  • arable land 16.6%;
  • permanent crops 10.1%;
  • permanent pasture 24.8%
forest:
40.8%
other:
7.7% (2011 est.)

El Salvador

agricultural land:

74.7%

  • arable land 33.1%;
  • permanent crops 10.9%;
  • permanent pasture 30.7%
forest:
13.6%
other:
11.7% (2011 est.)

Grenada

agricultural land:

32.3%

  • arable land 8.8%;
  • permanent crops 20.6%;
  • permanent pasture 2.9%
forest:
50%
other:
17.7% (2011 est.)

Guatemala

agricultural land:

41.2%

  • arable land 14.2%;
  • permanent crops 8.8%;
  • permanent pasture 18.2%
forest:
33.6%
other:
25.2% (2011 est.)

Haiti

agricultural land:

66.4%

  • arable land 38.5%;
  • permanent crops 10.2%;
  • permanent pasture 17.7%
forest:
3.6%
other:
30% (2011 est.)

Honduras

agricultural land:

28.8%

  • arable land 9.1%;
  • permanent crops 4%;
  • permanent pasture 15.7%
forest:
45.3%
other:
25.9% (2011 est.)

Jamaica

agricultural land:

41.4%

  • arable land 11.1%;
  • permanent crops 9.2%;
  • permanent pasture 21.1%
forest:
31.1%
other:
27.5% (2011 est.)

Montserrat

agricultural land:

30%

  • arable land 20%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 10%
forest:
25%
other:
45% (2011 est.)

Navassa Island

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Nicaragua

agricultural land:

42.2%

  • arable land 12.5%;
  • permanent crops 2.5%;
  • permanent pasture 27.2%
forest:
25.3%
other:
32.5% (2011 est.)

Panama

agricultural land:

30.5%

  • arable land 7.3%;
  • permanent crops 2.5%;
  • permanent pasture 20.7%
forest:
43.6%
other:
25.9% (2011 est.)

Puerto Rico

agricultural land:

22%

  • arable land 6.6%;
  • permanent crops 5.6%;
  • permanent pasture 9.8%
forest:
63.2%
other:
14.8% (2011 est.)

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

agricultural land:

23.1%

  • arable land 19.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.4%;
  • permanent pasture 3.5%
forest:
42.3%
other:
34.6% (2011 est.)

Saint Lucia

agricultural land:

17.4%

  • arable land 4.9%;
  • permanent crops 11.5%;
  • permanent pasture 1%
forest:
77%
other:
5.6% (2011 est.)

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

agricultural land:

25.6%

  • arable land 12.8%;
  • permanent crops 7.7%;
  • permanent pasture 5.1%
forest:
68.7%
other:
5.7% (2011 est.)

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

agricultural land:

10.6%

  • arable land 4.9%;
  • permanent crops 4.3%;
  • permanent pasture 1.4%
forest:
44%
other:
45.4% (2011 est.)

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

agricultural land:

1.1%

  • arable land 1.1%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
36.2%
other:
62.7% (2011 est.)

Virgin Islands

agricultural land:

11.5%

  • arable land 2.9%;
  • permanent crops 2.9%;
  • permanent pasture 5.7%
forest:
57.4%
other:
31.1% (2011 est.)

Europe

47 entries

Albania

agricultural land:

43.8%

  • arable land 22.7%;
  • permanent crops 2.7%;
  • permanent pasture 18.4%
forest:
28.3%
other:
27.9% (2011 est.)

Andorra

agricultural land:

43.4%

  • arable land 5.5%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 37.9%
forest:
34%
other:
22.6% (2011 est.)

Austria

Published as “Land use”

agricultural land:

38.4%

  • arable land 16.5%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 21.1%
forest:
47.2%
other:
14.4% (2011 est.)

Published as “Land use”

agricultural land:

38.4%

  • arable land 16.5%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 21.1%
forest:
47.2%
other:
14.4% (2011 est.)

Belarus

agricultural land:

43.7%

  • arable land 27.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 15.9%
forest:
42.7%
other:
13.6% (2011 est.)

Belgium

agricultural land:

44.1%

  • arable land 27.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 16.1%
forest:
22.4%
other:
33.5% (2011 est.)

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

agricultural land:

42.2%

  • arable land 19.7%;
  • permanent crops 2%;
  • permanent pasture 20.5%
forest:
42.8%
other:
15% (2011 est.)

Bulgaria

agricultural land:

46.9%

  • arable land 29.9%;
  • permanent crops 1.5%;
  • permanent pasture 15.5%
forest:
36.7%
other:
16.4% (2011 est.)

Croatia

agricultural land:

23.7%

  • arable land 16%;
  • permanent crops 1.5%;
  • permanent pasture 6.2%
forest:
34.4%
other:
41.9% (2011 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

agricultural land:

54.8%

  • arable land 41%;
  • permanent crops 1%;
  • permanent pasture 12.8%
forest:
34.4%
other:
10.8% (2011 est.)

Denmark

agricultural land:

63.4%

  • arable land 58.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 4.4%
forest:
12.9%
other:
23.7%

note: highest percentage of arable land for any country in the world (2011 est.)

Estonia

agricultural land:

22.2%

  • arable land 14.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 7.2%
forest:
52.1%
other:
25.7% (2011 est.)

Faroe Islands

agricultural land:

2.1%

  • arable land 2.1%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0.1%
other:
97.8% (2011 est.)

Finland

agricultural land:

7.5%

  • arable land 7.4%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0.1%
forest:
72.9%
other:
19.6% (2011 est.)

France

agricultural land:

52.7%

  • arable land 33.4%;
  • permanent crops 1.8%;
  • permanent pasture 17.5%
forest:
29.2%
other:
18.1% (2011 est.)

Germany

agricultural land:

48%

  • arable land 34.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 13.3%
forest:
31.8%
other:
20.2% (2011 est.)

Gibraltar

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Greece

agricultural land:

63.4%

  • arable land 19.7%;
  • permanent crops 8.9%;
  • permanent pasture 34.8%
forest:
30.5%
other:
6.1% (2011 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (urban area) (2011 est.)

Hungary

agricultural land:

58.9%

  • arable land 48.5%;
  • permanent crops 2%;
  • permanent pasture 8.4%
forest:
22.5%
other:
18.6% (2011 est.)

Ireland

agricultural land:

66.1%

  • arable land 15.4%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 50.7%
forest:
10.9%
other:
23% (2011 est.)

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

agricultural land:

74.7%

  • arable land 43.8%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 30.9%
forest:
6.1%
other:
19.2% (2011 est.)

Italy

agricultural land:

47.1%

  • arable land 22.8%;
  • permanent crops 8.6%;
  • permanent pasture 15.7%
forest:
31.4%
other:
21.5% (2011 est.)

Jersey

agricultural land:

66%

  • arable land 66%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
34% (2011 est.)

Kosovo

agricultural land:

52.8%

  • arable land 27.4%;
  • permanent crops 1.9%;
  • permanent pasture 23.5%
forest:
41.7%
other:
5.5% (2001 est.)

Latvia

agricultural land:

29.2%

  • arable land 18.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 10.5%
forest:
54.1%
other:
16.7% (2011 est.)

Liechtenstein

agricultural land:

37.6%

  • arable land 18.8%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 18.8%
forest:
43.1%
other:
19.3% (2011 est.)

Lithuania

agricultural land:

44.8%

  • arable land 34.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.5%;
  • permanent pasture 9.4%
forest:
34.6%
other:
20.6% (2011 est.)

Luxembourg

agricultural land:

50.7%

  • arable land 24%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 26.1%
forest:
33.5%
other:
15.8% (2011 est.)

Malta

agricultural land:

32.3%

  • arable land 28.4%;
  • permanent crops 3.9%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0.9%
other:
66.8% (2011 est.)

Moldova

agricultural land:

74.9%

  • arable land 55.1%;
  • permanent crops 9.1%;
  • permanent pasture 10.7%
forest:
11.9%
other:
13.2% (2011 est.)

Monaco

agricultural land:

1%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 1%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
99% (2011 est.)

Montenegro

agricultural land:

38.2%

  • arable land 12.9%;
  • permanent crops 1.2%;
  • permanent pasture 24.1%
forest:
40.4%
other:
21.4% (2011 est.)

Netherlands

agricultural land:

55.1%

  • arable land 29.8%;
  • permanent crops 1.1%;
  • permanent pasture 24.2%
forest:
10.8%
other:
34.1% (2011 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

agricultural land:

44.3%

  • arable land 16.4%;
  • permanent crops 1.4%;
  • permanent pasture 26.5%
forest:
39.8%
other:
15.9% (2011 est.)

Norway

agricultural land:

2.7%

  • arable land 2.2%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0.5%
forest:
27.8%
other:
69.5% (2011 est.)

Poland

agricultural land:

48.2%

  • arable land 36.2%;
  • permanent crops 1.3%;
  • permanent pasture 10.7%
forest:
30.6%
other:
21.2% (2011 est.)

Portugal

agricultural land:

39.7%

  • arable land 11.9%;
  • permanent crops 7.8%;
  • permanent pasture 20%
forest:
37.8%
other:
22.5% (2011 est.)

Romania

agricultural land:

60.7%

  • arable land 39.1%;
  • permanent crops 1.9%;
  • permanent pasture 19.7%
forest:
28.7%
other:
10.6% (2011 est.)

San Marino

agricultural land:

16.7%

  • arable land 16.7%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
83.3% (2011 est.)

Serbia

agricultural land:

57.9%

  • arable land 37.7%;
  • permanent crops 3.4%;
  • permanent pasture 16.8%
forest:
31.6%
other:
10.5% (2011 est.)

Slovakia

agricultural land:

40.1%

  • arable land 28.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.4%;
  • permanent pasture 10.8%
forest:
40.2%
other:
19.7% (2011 est.)

Slovenia

agricultural land:

22.8%

  • arable land 8.4%;
  • permanent crops 1.3%;
  • permanent pasture 13.1%
forest:
62.3%
other:
14.9% (2011 est.)

Spain

agricultural land:

54.1%

  • arable land 24.9%;
  • permanent crops 9.1%;
  • permanent pasture 20.1%
forest:
36.8%
other:
9.1% (2011 est.)

Sweden

agricultural land:

7.5%

  • arable land 6.4%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 1.1%
forest:
68.7%
other:
23.8% (2011 est.)

Switzerland

agricultural land:

38.7%

  • arable land 10.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 27.9%
forest:
31.5%
other:
29.8% (2011 est.)

Ukraine

agricultural land:

71.2%

  • arable land 56.1%;
  • permanent crops 1.5%;
  • permanent pasture 13.6%
forest:
16.8%
other:
12% (2011 est.)

United Kingdom

agricultural land:

71%

  • arable land 25.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 45.7%
forest:
11.9%
other:
17.1% (2011 est.)

Middle East

16 entries

Bahrain

agricultural land:

11.3%

  • arable land 2.1%;
  • permanent crops 3.9%;
  • permanent pasture 5.3%
forest:
0.7%
other:
88% (2011 est.)

Cyprus

agricultural land:

13.4%

  • arable land 9.8%;
  • permanent crops 3.2%;
  • permanent pasture 0.4%
forest:
18.8%
other:
67.8% (2011 est.)

Iran

agricultural land:

30.1%

  • arable land 10.8%;
  • permanent crops 1.2%;
  • permanent pasture 18.1%
forest:
6.8%
other:
63.1% (2011 est.)

Iraq

agricultural land:

18.1%

  • arable land 8.4%;
  • permanent crops 0.5%;
  • permanent pasture 9.2%
forest:
1.9%
other:
80% (2011 est.)

Israel

agricultural land:

23.8%

  • arable land 13.7%;
  • permanent crops 3.8%;
  • permanent pasture 6.3%
forest:
7.1%
other:
69.1% (2011 est.)

Jordan

agricultural land:

11.4%

  • arable land 2%;
  • permanent crops 1%;
  • permanent pasture 8.4%
forest:
1.1%
other:
87.5% (2011 est.)

Kuwait

agricultural land:

8.5%

  • arable land 0.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 7.6%
forest:
0.4%
other:
91.1% (2011 est.)

Lebanon

agricultural land:

63.3%

  • arable land 11.9%;
  • permanent crops 12.3%;
  • permanent pasture 39.1%
forest:
13.4%
other:
23.3% (2011 est.)

Oman

agricultural land:

4.7%

  • arable land 0.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 4.5%
forest:
0%
other:
95.3% (2011 est.)

Qatar

agricultural land:

5.6%

  • arable land 1.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 4.3%
forest:
0%
other:
94.4% (2011 est.)

Saudi Arabia

agricultural land:

80.7%

  • arable land 1.5%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 79.1%
forest:
0.5%
other:
18.8% (2011 est.)

Syria

agricultural land:

75.8%

  • arable land 25.4%;
  • permanent crops 5.8%;
  • permanent pasture 44.6%
forest:
2.7%
other:
21.5% (2011 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

agricultural land:

49.7%

  • arable land 26.7%;
  • permanent crops 4%;
  • permanent pasture 19%
forest:
14.9%
other:
35.4% (2011 est.)

United Arab Emirates

agricultural land:

4.6%

  • arable land 0.5%;
  • permanent crops 0.5%;
  • permanent pasture 3.6%
forest:
3.8%
other:
91.6% (2011 est.)

West Bank

agricultural land:

43.3%

  • arable land 7.4%;
  • permanent crops 11%;
  • permanent pasture 24.9%
forest:
1.5%
other:
55.2%

note: includes Gaza Strip (2011 est.)

Yemen

agricultural land:

44.5%

  • arable land 2.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 41.7%
forest:
1%
other:
54.5% (2011 est.)

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

agricultural land:

14.8%

  • arable land 14.8%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
20%
other:
65.2% (2011 est.)

Canada

agricultural land:

6.8%

  • arable land 4.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.5%;
  • permanent pasture 1.6%
forest:
34.1%
other:
59.1% (2011 est.)

Clipperton Island

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (all coral) (2011 est.)

Mexico

agricultural land:

54.9%

  • arable land 11.8%;
  • permanent crops 1.4%;
  • permanent pasture 41.7%
forest:
33.3%
other:
11.8% (2011 est.)

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

agricultural land:

8.7%

  • arable land 8.7%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
12.5%
other:
78.8% (2011 est.)

United States

agricultural land:

44.5%

  • arable land 16.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 27.4%
forest:
33.3%
other:
22.2% (2011 est.)

Oceania

29 entries

American Samoa

agricultural land:

21.7%

  • arable land 13.3%;
  • permanent crops 8.4%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
78.3%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Australia

agricultural land:

53.4%

  • arable land 6.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 47.1%
forest:
19.3%
other:
27.3% (2011 est.)

Cook Islands

agricultural land:

8.4%

  • arable land 4.2%;
  • permanent crops 4.2%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
64.6%
other:
27% (2011 est.)

Coral Sea Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2011 est.)

Fiji

agricultural land:

23.3%

  • arable land 9%;
  • permanent crops 4.7%;
  • permanent pasture 9.6%
forest:
55.7%
other:
21% (2011 est.)

French Polynesia

agricultural land:

12.5%

  • arable land 0.7%;
  • permanent crops 6.3%;
  • permanent pasture 5.5%
forest:
43.7%
other:
43.8% (2011 est.)

Guam

agricultural land:

33.4%

  • arable land 1.9%;
  • permanent crops 16.7%;
  • permanent pasture 14.8%
forest:
47.9%
other:
18.7% (2011 est.)

Kiribati

agricultural land:

42%

  • arable land 2.5%;
  • permanent crops 39.5%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
15%
other:
43% (2011 est.)

Marshall Islands

agricultural land:

50.7%

  • arable land 7.8%;
  • permanent crops 31.2%;
  • permanent pasture 11.7%
forest:
49.3%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

agricultural land:

25.5%

  • arable land 2.3%;
  • permanent crops 19.7%;
  • permanent pasture 3.5%
forest:
74.5%
other:
0% (2011 est.)

Midway Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Nauru

agricultural land:

20%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 20%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
80% (2011 est.)

New Caledonia

agricultural land:

10.4%

  • arable land 0.4%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 9.8%
forest:
45.9%
other:
43.7% (2011 est.)

New Zealand

agricultural land:

43.2%

  • arable land 1.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.3%;
  • permanent pasture 41.1%
forest:
31.4%
other:
25.4% (2011 est.)

Niue

agricultural land:

19.1%

  • arable land 3.8%;
  • permanent crops 11.5%;
  • permanent pasture 3.8%
forest:
71.2%
other:
9.7% (2011 est.)

Norfolk Island

agricultural land:

25%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 25%
forest:
11.5%
other:
63.5% (2011 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

agricultural land:

6.6%

  • arable land 2.2%;
  • permanent crops 2.2%;
  • permanent pasture 2.2%
forest:
65.5%
other:
27.9% (2011 est.)

Palau

agricultural land:

10.8%

  • arable land 2.2%;
  • permanent crops 4.3%;
  • permanent pasture 4.3%
forest:
87.6%
other:
1.6% (2011 est.)

Papua New Guinea

agricultural land:

2.6%

  • arable land 0.7%;
  • permanent crops 1.5%;
  • permanent pasture 0.4%
forest:
63.1%
other:
34.3% (2011 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
74.5%
other:
25.5% (2011 est.)

Samoa

agricultural land:

12.4%

  • arable land 2.8%;
  • permanent crops 7.8%;
  • permanent pasture 1.8%
forest:
60.4%
other:
27.2% (2011 est.)

Solomon Islands

agricultural land:

3.9%

  • arable land 0.7%;
  • permanent crops 2.9%;
  • permanent pasture 0.3%
forest:
78.9%
other:
17.2% (2011 est.)

Tokelau

agricultural land:

60%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 60%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
40% (2011 est.)

Tonga

agricultural land:

43.1%

  • arable land 22.2%;
  • permanent crops 15.3%;
  • permanent pasture 5.6%
forest:
12.5%
other:
44.4% (2011 est.)

Tuvalu

agricultural land:

60%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 60%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
33.3%
other:
6.7% (2011 est.)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Vanuatu

agricultural land:

15.3%

  • arable land 1.6%;
  • permanent crops 10.3%;
  • permanent pasture 3.4%
forest:
36.1%
other:
48.6% (2011 est.)

Wake Island

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

agricultural land:

42.8%

  • arable land 7.1%;
  • permanent crops 35.7%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
41.9%
other:
15.3% (2011 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

agricultural land:

53.9%

  • arable land 13.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.4%;
  • permanent pasture 39.6%
forest:
10.7%
other:
35.4% (2011 est.)

Bolivia

agricultural land:

34.3%

  • arable land 3.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 30.5%
forest:
52.5%
other:
13.2% (2011 est.)

Brazil

agricultural land:

32.9%

  • arable land 8.6%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 23.5%
forest:
61.9%
other:
5.2% (2011 est.)

Chile

agricultural land:

21.1%

  • arable land 1.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.6%;
  • permanent pasture 18.8%
forest:
21.9%
other:
57% (2011 est.)

Colombia

agricultural land:

37.5%

  • arable land 1.4%;
  • permanent crops 1.6%;
  • permanent pasture 34.5%
forest:
54.4%
other:
8.1% (2011 est.)

Ecuador

agricultural land:

29.7%

  • arable land 4.7%;
  • permanent crops 5.6%;
  • permanent pasture 19.4%
forest:
38.9%
other:
31.4% (2011 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

agricultural land:

92.4%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 92.4%
forest:
0%
other:
7.6% (2011 est.)

Guyana

agricultural land:

8.4%

  • arable land 2.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 6.2%
forest:
77.4%
other:
14.2% (2011 est.)

Paraguay

agricultural land:

53.8%

  • arable land 10.8%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 42.8%
forest:
43.8%
other:
2.4% (2011 est.)

Peru

agricultural land:

18.8%

  • arable land 3.1%;
  • permanent crops 1.1%;
  • permanent pasture 14.6%
forest:
53%
other:
28.2% (2011 est.)

Suriname

agricultural land:

0.5%

  • arable land 0.4%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0.1%
forest:
94.6%
other:
4.9% (2011 est.)

Uruguay

agricultural land:

87.2%

  • arable land 10.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.2%;
  • permanent pasture 76.9%
forest:
10.2%
other:
2.6% (2011 est.)

Venezuela

agricultural land:

24.5%

  • arable land 3.1%;
  • permanent crops 0.8%;
  • permanent pasture 20.6%
forest:
52.1%
other:
23.4% (2011 est.)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore And Cartier Islands now Ashmore and Cartier Islands

agricultural land:
0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (all grass and sand) (2011 est.)

Brunei

agricultural land:

2.5%

  • arable land 0.8%;
  • permanent crops 1.1%;
  • permanent pasture 0.6%
forest:
71.8%
other:
25.7% (2011 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

agricultural land:

19.2%

  • arable land 16.5%;
  • permanent crops 2.2%;
  • permanent pasture 0.5%
forest:
48.2%
other:
32.6% (2011 est.)

Cambodia

agricultural land:

32.1%

  • arable land 22.7%;
  • permanent crops 0.9%;
  • permanent pasture 8.5%
forest:
56.5%
other:
11.4% (2011 est.)

Christmas Island

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
other:
100% (mainly tropical reainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2011 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Hong Kong

agricultural land:

5%

  • arable land 3.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.9%;
  • permanent pasture 0.9%
forest:
0%
other:
95% (2011 est.)

Indonesia

agricultural land:

31.2%

  • arable land 13%;
  • permanent crops 12.1%;
  • permanent pasture 6.1%
forest:
51.7%
other:
17.1% (2011 est.)

Laos

agricultural land:

10.6%

  • arable land 6.2%;
  • permanent crops 0.7%;
  • permanent pasture 3.7%
forest:
67.9%
other:
21.5% (2011 est.)

Macau

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (urban area) (2011 est.)

Malaysia

agricultural land:

23.2%

  • arable land 2.9%;
  • permanent crops 19.4%;
  • permanent pasture 0.9%
forest:
62%
other:
14.8% (2011 est.)

Paracel Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Philippines

agricultural land:

41%

  • arable land 18.2%;
  • permanent crops 17.8%;
  • permanent pasture 5%
forest:
25.9%
other:
33.1% (2011 est.)

Singapore

agricultural land:

1%

  • arable land 0.9%;
  • permanent crops 0.1%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
3.3%
other:
95.7% (2011 est.)

Spratly Islands

agricultural land:

0%

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • permanent pasture 0%
forest:
0%
other:
100% (2011 est.)

Taiwan

agricultural land:

22.7%

  • arable land 16.9%;
  • permanent crops 5.8%;
  • permanent pasture NA
forest:
NA
other:
77.3% (2011 est.)

Thailand

agricultural land:

41.2%

  • arable land 30.8%;
  • permanent crops 8.8%;
  • permanent pasture 1.6%
forest:
37.2%
other:
21.6% (2011 est.)

Timor-Leste

agricultural land:

25.1%

  • arable land 10.1%;
  • permanent crops 4.9%;
  • permanent pasture 10.1%
forest:
49.1%
other:
25.8% (2011 est.)

Vietnam

agricultural land:

34.8%

  • arable land 20.6%;
  • permanent crops 12.1%;
  • permanent pasture 2.1%
forest:
45%
other:
20.2% (2011 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2015, “Land use”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/land-use/2015.

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