Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Agricultural land share (2024)
Agricultural land share: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Tuvalu ranks #1 with 100% of land area. Turkmenistan is second with 84.3% of land area, 18.6% behind. The top five are Tuvalu, Turkmenistan, South Africa, Kazakhstan and Moldova. The median across all 58 is 38.6% of land area; Suriname is last at 0.474% of land area. Tuvalu's figure has risen 50% since 2000 (66.7% of land area to 100% of land area in 2024).
- #1
- Tuvalu · 100% of land area
- Median
- 38.6% of land area
- Coverage
- 58 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Agricultural land share (% of land area) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100 |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 84.3 |
| 3 | South Africa | 79.4 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 79.2 |
| 5 | Moldova | 73.2 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 71.3 |
| 7 | Mongolia | 68.8 |
| 8 | Cuba | 61.7 |
| 9 | Armenia | 59.4 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 57.8 |
| 11 | El Salvador | 57.3 |
| 12 | Paraguay | 54.1 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 51.5 |
| 14 | Mexico | 50.6 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 50.2 |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 49.2 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 48.8 |
| 18 | Tonga | 48.5 |
| 19 | Guatemala | 46 |
| 20 | Botswana | 45.6 |
| 21 | Thailand | 43.3 |
| 22 | Philippines | 42.7 |
| 23 | China | 41.7 |
| 24 | Albania | 41.1 |
| 25 | Mauritius | 40.9 |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 40.2 |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 39.2 |
| 28 | Belarus | 39.1 |
| 29 | Jamaica | 39 |
| 30 | Serbia | 38.1 |
| 31 | Colombia | 36.5 |
| 32 | Georgia | 33.7 |
| 33 | Dominica | 32.6 |
| 34 | Argentina | 29.5 |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 29 |
| 36 | Indonesia | 28.9 |
| 37 | Brazil | 28.4 |
| 38 | Malaysia | 24.8 |
| 39 | Cabo Verde | 24.8 |
| 40 | Grenada | 23.3 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.4 |
| 42 | Iraq | 21.6 |
| 43 | Ecuador | 20.3 |
| 44 | Maldives | 19.8 |
| 45 | Peru | 19 |
| 46 | Montenegro | 18.5 |
| 47 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18 |
| 48 | Samoa | 17.8 |
| 49 | Algeria | 17.3 |
| 50 | Fiji | 17 |
| 51 | St. Lucia | 16.3 |
| 52 | Jordan | 11.6 |
| 53 | Libya | 8.72 |
| 54 | Belize | 8.15 |
| 55 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 7.7 |
| 56 | Gabon | 6.88 |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.44 |
| 58 | Suriname | 0.474 |
About the top 10
#1 Tuvalu
Tuvalu ranks #1 on this list with 100% of land area.
- 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 Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ranks #2 on this list with 84.3% of land area.
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 7.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$49.83 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,540 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 47.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ashgabat.
Also ranks #4 in agricultural land share · #5 in literacy rate · #16 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#3 South Africa
South Africa ranks #3 on this list with 79.4% of land area.
- Capital
- Pretoria, Cape Town
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 64.75 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$427.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,598 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg, Cape Town.
Also ranks #2 in unemployment rate · #2 in youth unemployment rate · #2 in income share of richest 10%.
#4 Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ranks #4 on this list with 79.2% of land area.
- Capital
- Astana
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 20.84 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$306.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,692 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 62.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Almaty, Shymkent, Astana.
Also ranks #2 in debt service share of exports · #4 in income share of poorest 10% · #6 in protected marine area share.
#5 Moldova
Moldova ranks #5 on this list with 73.2% of land area.
- 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 Ukraine
Ukraine ranks #6 on this list with 71.3% of land area.
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 38.98 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$214.23 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,866 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa.
Also ranks #1 in net migration · #3 in refugee population by origin · #4 in arable land share.
#7 Mongolia
Mongolia ranks #7 on this list with 68.8% of land area.
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.57 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$25.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,108 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ulaanbaatar.
Also ranks #3 in mineral rents share of gdp · #4 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #5 in hospital beds per 10,000.
#8 Cuba
Cuba ranks #8 on this list with 61.7% of land area.
- Capital
- Havana
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$107.35 billion (2020)
- GDP per person
- US$9,605 (2020)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Havana.
Also ranks #1 in physicians per 1,000 · #2 in women in parliament share · #3 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#9 Armenia
Armenia ranks #9 on this list with 59.4% of land area.
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$29.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,474 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Yerevan.
Also ranks #5 in electricity access rate · #5 in access to electricity (rural) · #7 in female population share.
#10 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan ranks #10 on this list with 57.8% of land area.
- Capital
- Baku
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.25 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$75.94 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,411 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 58.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Baku.
Also ranks #9 in literacy rate · #9 in electricity access rate · #9 in access to electricity (rural).
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Source and method
Agricultural land share: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
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. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.