Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belarus
Belarus: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 39.07 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Belarus is 39.07 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Belarus peaked at 46.28 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 39.07 %, in 2024.
That places Belarus 109th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46 % | 45.76 % | 46.28 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.37 % | 43.94 % | 45.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.54 % | 41.32 % | 43.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.92 % | 39.07 % | 40.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 25.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 465.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 29.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,331 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 78.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.62 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,520 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Belarus?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Belarus was 39.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 46.28 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.07 % in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Belarus ranks 109th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.