Agricultural land — Area in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Agricultural land — Area was 2,411 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Republic of Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Republic of Moldova is 2,411 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Republic of Moldova peaked at 2,560 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,257 1000 ha, in 2018.
Republic of Moldova ranks 14th of 22 regions 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 Republic of 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% |
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 Republic of Moldova
- 11 Saudi Arabia 175,590 1000 ha compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 137,246 1000 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 112,665 1000 ha compare
- 14 Mongolia 107,246 1000 ha compare
- 15 Mexico 98,430 1000 ha compare
- 16 South Africa 96,341 1000 ha compare
- 17 Argentina 80,799 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Republic of Moldova
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.733 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.25 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 6,771 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 6,770 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 10.46 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 94.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 217.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.9 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Republic of Moldova?
- Agricultural land — area in Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2,560 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for agricultural land — area?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 14th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of 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.