Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Armenia
Armenia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 59.36 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Armenia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Armenia stood at 59.36 %.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Armenia peaked at 61.69 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41.1 %, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 48th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 41.1 % | — |
| 1993 | 41.48 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 42.15 % | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 43.7 % | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 45.87 % | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 46.79 % | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 46.65 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 46.47 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 46.65 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.86 % | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 50.72 % | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 52.86 % | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 56.38 % | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 61.69 % | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 61.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 61.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 60.94 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.65 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 59.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 59.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.44 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 59.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.61 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 58.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 59.36 % | +1.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 59.36 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 59.36 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.28 % | 41.1 % | 46.79 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.79 % | 46.47 % | 61.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.23 % | 58.87 % | 60.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.08 % | 58.59 % | 59.44 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 45 Cuba 61.67 % compare
- 46 Sudan 60.31 % compare
- 47 India 59.94 % compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 58.95 % compare
- 50 Afghanistan 58.39 % compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 57.76 % compare
- 51 Sudan (former) 57.76 % compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Armenia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Armenia was 59.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.69 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1 % in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Armenia ranks 48th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in 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.