Countries With the Fastest Growth in Agricultural land share (5-Year Change)
Change in Agricultural land share over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Tuvalu rose the most: by 40 pts, from 60% of land area to 100% of land area in the five years to 2024. Lesotho is second (+14.8 pts), followed by Gambia, The (+7.76 pts). 88 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +0.351 pts.
- #1
- Tuvalu · +40 pts
- Median
- +0.351 pts
- Coverage
- 88 countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 60 | 100 | +40 pts |
| 2 | Lesotho | 78.1 | 92.9 | +14.8 pts |
| 3 | Gambia, The | 68.4 | 76.1 | +7.76 pts |
| 4 | Guinea | 68.8 | 73.2 | +4.47 pts |
| 5 | Moldova | 68.8 | 73.2 | +4.45 pts |
| 6 | British Virgin Islands | 33.7 | 37.7 | +4.08 pts |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 45.4 | 48.8 | +3.32 pts |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.9 | 83.9 | +2.98 pts |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 49.1 | 51.5 | +2.34 pts |
| 10 | Rwanda | 73.3 | 75.7 | +2.32 pts |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.2 | 31.4 | +2.21 pts |
| 12 | Nigeria | 75.1 | 77.1 | +1.97 pts |
| 13 | Andorra | 40 | 41.9 | +1.86 pts |
| 14 | Paraguay | 52.4 | 54.1 | +1.72 pts |
| 15 | Malawi | 63.5 | 65 | +1.55 pts |
| 16 | Benin | 41.8 | 43.1 | +1.32 pts |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 | 62.6 | +1.31 pts |
| 18 | Türkiye | 49 | 50.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 19 | Mexico | 49.4 | 50.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | 39 | 40.2 | +1.17 pts |
| 21 | San Marino | 41.2 | 42.3 | +1.15 pts |
| 22 | Faroe Islands | 69 | 70.1 | +1.11 pts |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5 | 11.6 | +1.08 pts |
| 24 | Kenya | 49.1 | 50 | +0.959 pts |
| 25 | Cambodia | 33.7 | 34.7 | +0.957 pts |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 58 | 58.9 | +0.942 pts |
| 27 | São Tomé and Principe | 45.2 | 46.1 | +0.927 pts |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 80.8 | 81.7 | +0.918 pts |
| 29 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.39 | 2.28 | +0.884 pts |
| 30 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 15.3 | 16.2 | +0.879 pts |
| 31 | Morocco | 66.4 | 67.2 | +0.869 pts |
| 32 | Tanzania | 44.4 | 45.1 | +0.755 pts |
| 33 | Senegal | 48.8 | 49.4 | +0.597 pts |
| 34 | Bolivia | 35.5 | 36.1 | +0.587 pts |
| 35 | Mozambique | 55.5 | 56.1 | +0.566 pts |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 51.1 | 51.7 | +0.562 pts |
| 37 | Ghana | 54.8 | 55.4 | +0.541 pts |
| 38 | Guatemala | 45.5 | 46 | +0.535 pts |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 54.7 | 55.2 | +0.533 pts |
| 40 | Belize | 7.63 | 8.15 | +0.526 pts |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 8.82 | 9.34 | +0.523 pts |
| 42 | Armenia | 58.9 | 59.4 | +0.455 pts |
| 43 | Bhutan | 13.5 | 13.8 | +0.368 pts |
| 44 | Togo | 68.7 | 69.1 | +0.354 pts |
| 45 | Seychelles | 3.02 | 3.37 | +0.348 pts |
| 46 | Peru | 18.6 | 19 | +0.34 pts |
| 47 | Angola | 36 | 36.3 | +0.326 pts |
| 48 | Cameroon | 20.8 | 21.1 | +0.326 pts |
| 49 | Mali | 33.8 | 34.2 | +0.317 pts |
| 50 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 3.94 | 4.25 | +0.308 pts |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 3.83 | 4.14 | +0.307 pts |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 34 | 34.3 | +0.261 pts |
| 53 | Philippines | 42.5 | 42.7 | +0.261 pts |
| 54 | Tonga | 48.3 | 48.5 | +0.194 pts |
| 55 | Haiti | 64.9 | 65.1 | +0.19 pts |
| 56 | Indonesia | 28.8 | 28.9 | +0.183 pts |
| 57 | Latvia | 31.5 | 31.7 | +0.175 pts |
| 58 | Czechia | 45.6 | 45.8 | +0.171 pts |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 27.8 | 28 | +0.169 pts |
| 60 | Australia | 47.1 | 47.3 | +0.158 pts |
| 61 | Pakistan | 47.1 | 47.2 | +0.149 pts |
| 62 | Mauritius | 40.7 | 40.9 | +0.135 pts |
| 63 | Liberia | 20 | 20.1 | +0.112 pts |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 58.3 | 58.4 | +0.11 pts |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 5.5 | 5.6 | +0.102 pts |
| 66 | Niger | 36.7 | 36.8 | +0.087 pts |
| 67 | Oman | 4.71 | 4.78 | +0.066 pts |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 42.2 | 42.3 | +0.058 pts |
| 69 | Madagascar | 70.3 | 70.4 | +0.051 pts |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 29 | 29 | +0.049 pts |
| 71 | Myanmar | 19.9 | 19.9 | +0.048 pts |
| 72 | Eswatini | 69.6 | 69.6 | +0.047 pts |
| 73 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.9 | 18 | +0.046 pts |
| 74 | Djibouti | 73.5 | 73.5 | +0.034 pts |
| 75 | Gabon | 6.85 | 6.88 | +0.033 pts |
| 76 | Brazil | 28.3 | 28.4 | +0.031 pts |
| 77 | Iraq | 21.6 | 21.6 | +0.029 pts |
| 78 | Canada | 6.43 | 6.46 | +0.028 pts |
| 79 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 21.5 | 21.6 | +0.026 pts |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 72.2 | 72.2 | +0.016 pts |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 13.2 | 13.2 | +0.014 pts |
| 82 | Norway | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.0054 pts |
| 83 | Eritrea | 62.8 | 62.8 | +0.005 pts |
| 84 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 70.3 | 70.3 | +0.004 pts |
| 85 | Namibia | 47.1 | 47.1 | +0.002 pts |
| 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.05 | 1.05 | +0.002 pts |
| 87 | Algeria | 17.3 | 17.3 | +0.002 pts |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 13.3 | 13.3 | +0.001 pts |
About the top 10
#1 Tuvalu
Tuvalu ranks #1 on this list with +40 pts.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 9,492 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$57.35 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,041 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in agricultural land share · #1 in health expenditure share of gdp · #1 in literacy rate.
#2 Lesotho
Lesotho ranks #2 on this list with +14.8 pts.
- Capital
- Maseru
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 2.36 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.57 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,089 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 57.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 44.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in tax revenue share of gdp · #1 in suicide mortality rate · #2 in agricultural land share.
#3 Gambia, The
Gambia, The ranks #3 on this list with +7.76 pts.
- Capital
- Banjul
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 2.82 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.59 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$919.1 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in gender parity index (school enrolment) · #3 in arable land share · #7 in gross capital formation rate.
#4 Guinea
Guinea ranks #4 on this list with +4.47 pts.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 15.1 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,877 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 60.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Conakry.
Also ranks #6 in under-5 mortality rate · #7 in infant mortality rate · #7 in official exchange rate.
#5 Moldova
Moldova ranks #5 on this list with +4.45 pts.
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.36 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$20.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,622 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 43.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in real effective exchange rate index · #2 in female population share · #5 in arable land share.
#6 British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands ranks #6 on this list with +4.08 pts.
- Capital
- Road Town
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 39,732 people (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 57.4% of population (2025)
- International tourist arrivals
- 83,000 arrivals (2020)
- CO2 emissions per person
- 2.33 t CO2e per person (2024)
Also ranks #1 in secure internet servers per million · #6 in population ages 15-64 share · #13 in fdi inflows.
#7 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ranks #7 on this list with +3.32 pts.
- Capital
- Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 21.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$108.83 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,002 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 20.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in rural population share · #9 in immunisation (measles) rate · #13 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#8 Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire ranks #8 on this list with +2.98 pts.
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 32.71 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$99.77 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,050 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 54.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Abidjan.
Also ranks #5 in agricultural land share · #9 in livestock production index · #10 in mobile subscriptions per 100.
#9 Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic ranks #9 on this list with +2.34 pts.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 11.52 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$127.41 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$11,059 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 72.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Santo Domingo.
Also ranks #4 in crop production index · #14 in deposit interest rate · #19 in remittances received.
#10 Rwanda
Rwanda ranks #10 on this list with +2.32 pts.
- Capital
- Kigali
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 14.57 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$16.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,124 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 30.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kigali.
Also ranks #1 in women in parliament share · #2 in school enrolment (primary) · #2 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary).
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Source and method
Change in Agricultural land share over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Agricultural land (% of land area): FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.