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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Agricultural land (% of land area)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Saudi Arabia leads Agricultural land (% of land area) in 2023 at 80.77%, while Egypt, Arab Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 4.08%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.020.240.460.680.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 80.77%80.8Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 74.09%74.1DjiboutiDjibouti: 73.51%73.5MoroccoMorocco: 66.74%66.7LebanonLebanon: 65.91%65.9West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 64.93%64.9TunisiaTunisia: 62.44%62.4AfghanistanAfghanistan: 58.44%58.4PakistanPakistan: 46.69%46.7Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 44.42%44.4Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 29.01%29.0MaltaMalta: 25.91%25.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Saudi Arabia 80.77%
2 Syrian Arab Republic 74.09%
3 Djibouti 73.51%
4 Morocco 66.74%
5 Lebanon 65.91%
6 West Bank and Gaza 64.93%
7 Tunisia 62.44%
8 Afghanistan 58.44%
9 Pakistan 46.69%
10 Yemen, Rep. 44.42%
11 Iran, Islamic Rep. 29.01%
12 Malta 25.91%
13 Israel 24.80%
14 Iraq 21.83%
15 Algeria 17.36%
16 Jordan 11.53%
17 Bahrain 10.13%
18 Libya 8.72%
19 Kuwait 8.42%
20 Qatar 6.44%
21 United Arab Emirates 5.52%
22 Oman 4.76%
23 Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.08%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Agricultural land (% of land area) in 2023, Saudi Arabia leads with a gap of 6.68% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Egypt, Arab Rep. at 4.08%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.