Agricultural land — Area in Moldova
Moldova: Agricultural land — Area was 2,411 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 2,411 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Moldova peaked at 2,560 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,257 1000 ha, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 128th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Moldova, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,560 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,557 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,557 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,556 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,557 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,544 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,539 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,534 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,528 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,522 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,499 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,483 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,485 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,481 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,472 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,465 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,462 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,460 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,461 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,315 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2,318 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,318 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,317 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,257 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,262 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,471 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 2,469 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,465 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,440 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2,411 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2,411 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,337 1000 ha, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2,411 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,557 1000 ha | 2,556 1000 ha | 2,560 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,509 1000 ha | 2,472 1000 ha | 2,544 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,363 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 2,465 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,451 1000 ha | 2,411 1000 ha | 2,471 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 125 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,598 1000 ha compare
- 126 Austria 2,567 1000 ha compare
- 127 Dominican Republic 2,481 1000 ha compare
- 128 Republic of Moldova 2,411 1000 ha compare
- 130 Georgia 2,342 1000 ha compare
- 131 Finland 2,257 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Moldova?
- Agricultural land — area in Moldova was 2,411 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2,560 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for agricultural land — area?
- Moldova ranks 128th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.