Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Solomon Islands | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Timor-Leste | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Haiti | 32.7 | 28.3 | 32.7 | 36.3 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| Yemen, Rep. | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Afghanistan | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Burundi | 36.6 | 36.2 | 37.4 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.2 | 45.2 | 46.3 | 47.4 | 48.4 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Central African Republic | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Chad | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Comoros | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 5.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Guinea | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.7 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 8.7 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
| Liberia | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1.0 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Sierra Leone | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 |
| Somalia | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| South Sudan | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||||||
| Togo | 33.1 | 38.1 | 41.7 | 43.6 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 |