Belarus vs Estonia: Arable land use per person
Belarus
0.6066 hectares per person
in 2023
Estonia
0.5189 hectares per person
in 2023
Belarus rank
13th
Estonia rank
15th
Arable land use per person over time
- Belarus
- Estonia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.6066 hectares per person against 0.5189 hectares per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.0877 hectares per person.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Belarus ranks 13th and Estonia ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6083 hectares per person | 0.6518 hectares per person | 0.0436 hectares per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.5792 hectares per person | 0.4508 hectares per person | 0.1285 hectares per person | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.5958 hectares per person | 0.5006 hectares per person | 0.0952 hectares per person | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.6055 hectares per person | 0.5227 hectares per person | 0.0828 hectares per person | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Belarus or Estonia?
- Belarus, at 0.6066 hectares per person against 0.5189 hectares per person in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Belarus and Estonia?
- 0.0877 hectares per person, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Belarus ranks 13th and Estonia ranks 15th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.