Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Belarus stood at 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belarus 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 87 Serbia 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Chad 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Andorra 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Jamaica 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Greece 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Mauritania 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.