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 118th out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.28 % | — |
| 1993 | 46.1 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 46.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.01 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.88 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 45.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.76 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 45 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 44.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 44.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.15 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.94 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.35 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.93 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 42.49 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 42.24 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.04 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.64 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.32 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 40.27 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 39.88 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.58 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 39.07 % | -1.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 39.07 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 39.07 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (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 118th out of 255 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.